November 11, 2009

Scholarship in honor of Neda draws criticism from Iran

Iran has condemned England’s Oxford University for creating a scholarship in honor of Neda Agha-Soltan, a 27-year-old philosophy […]

November 5, 2009

Neda’s mother: She was ‘like an angel’

More than four months after Neda Agha Soltan’s death at the hands of Iran’s Basij militia troops, her […]

October 20, 2009

Italy: Imam’s marriage to a Catholic rattles Muslim hardliners

Moroccan imam Abdellah Mechoune’s imminent marriage to Italian Catholic Sara Campanile in the northern Italian city of Turin […]

October 19, 2009

Queen Elizabeth asked to convert to Islam

Islamic preacher Anjem Choudary, in the UK, called on Queen Elizabeth to convert to Islam and called for […]

October 9, 2009

Top Islamic cleric outlaws full-face veil

Egypt’s leading Islamic cleric has barred female students from wearing a full-face veil at Al-Azhar University, the prestigious […]

October 7, 2009

Nasty Side of Radical Islam

Many nations having Shariah Law or Mullah rule in the world are continuing to commit various forms of […]

October 6, 2009

Increasing use of niqab worries Egyptian government

Women dressed in stark black, their faces veiled and their hands sometimes gloved, are becoming a common sight […]

September 28, 2009

Egypt anger over virginity faking

A leading Egyptian scholar has demanded that people caught importing a female virginity-faking device into the country should […]

September 26, 2009

Muslim women’s right to happiness under threat

In a letter to the editor of the Financial Times titled “Muslim women’s right to happiness under threat,” […]

September 25, 2009

Muslim ‘apostates’ in U.S. ask for protection

Five ex-Muslims who founded a group called Former Muslims United have put out a public appeal to the […]

August 18, 2009

Dutch university fires Islamic scholar Ramadan

The Dutch city of Rotterdam and Erasmus University have dismissed Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan as an adviser: the […]

August 12, 2009

In Nigeria, Sharia Fails to Deliver

Vows of accountability and equity under moderate Islamic law are unmet, as few of the reforms many Nigerians […]

July 19, 2009

Muslim women sign “Jihad Against Violence”

200 Muslim women from all over the world are taking part in the Women’s Islamic Initiative in Spirituality […]

June 29, 2009

At least 85 sharia ‘courts’ operating in Britain, says Civitas report

At least 85 separate sharia “courts” are now openly functioning in Britain, almost 20 times as many as […]

June 28, 2009

Role of Women In Iran Protest Kindles Hope

Over the past two weeks, Marcelle George has watched with amazement as legions of Iranian women, most wearing […]

June 26, 2009

Doctor tells how Neda Soltan was shot dead by Ahmadinejad’s basij

Neda Soltan, the 26-year-old woman killed by members of Iran’s Islamic militia, has become a global symbol, leading […]

June 25, 2009

‘The Stoning of Soraya M.’ is compelling and unsettling

The new film ‘The Stoning of Soraya M.’ is profoundly compelling in its focus on Zahra’s courageous stance […]

June 15, 2009

Reconciling faith, feminism, and Islam

In pushing for change within her hometown mosque in Morgantown (West Virginia), journalist and author Asra Nomani opted […]

May 12, 2009

Debate in Saudi Arabia over Women in Media

In a recently issued communique, 35 Saudi clerics called on the country’s newly appointed culture and information minister, […]

April 22, 2009

Analysis: Islam, Virgins and Grapes

There is the beginning of an intellectual reform movement in the Islamic world, and one window into this […]