November 11, 2009Scholarship in honor of Neda draws criticism from IranIran has condemned England’s Oxford University for creating a scholarship in honor of Neda Agha-Soltan, a 27-year-old philosophy […]
November 5, 2009Neda’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, 2009Italy: Imam’s marriage to a Catholic rattles Muslim hardlinersMoroccan imam Abdellah Mechoune’s imminent marriage to Italian Catholic Sara Campanile in the northern Italian city of Turin […]
October 19, 2009Queen Elizabeth asked to convert to IslamIslamic preacher Anjem Choudary, in the UK, called on Queen Elizabeth to convert to Islam and called for […]
October 9, 2009Top Islamic cleric outlaws full-face veilEgypt’s leading Islamic cleric has barred female students from wearing a full-face veil at Al-Azhar University, the prestigious […]
October 7, 2009Nasty Side of Radical IslamMany nations having Shariah Law or Mullah rule in the world are continuing to commit various forms of […]
October 6, 2009Increasing use of niqab worries Egyptian governmentWomen dressed in stark black, their faces veiled and their hands sometimes gloved, are becoming a common sight […]
September 28, 2009Egypt anger over virginity fakingA leading Egyptian scholar has demanded that people caught importing a female virginity-faking device into the country should […]
September 26, 2009Muslim women’s right to happiness under threatIn a letter to the editor of the Financial Times titled “Muslim women’s right to happiness under threat,” […]
September 25, 2009Muslim ‘apostates’ in U.S. ask for protectionFive ex-Muslims who founded a group called Former Muslims United have put out a public appeal to the […]
August 18, 2009Dutch university fires Islamic scholar RamadanThe Dutch city of Rotterdam and Erasmus University have dismissed Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan as an adviser: the […]
August 12, 2009In Nigeria, Sharia Fails to DeliverVows of accountability and equity under moderate Islamic law are unmet, as few of the reforms many Nigerians […]
July 19, 2009Muslim 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, 2009At least 85 sharia ‘courts’ operating in Britain, says Civitas reportAt least 85 separate sharia “courts” are now openly functioning in Britain, almost 20 times as many as […]
June 28, 2009Role of Women In Iran Protest Kindles HopeOver the past two weeks, Marcelle George has watched with amazement as legions of Iranian women, most wearing […]
June 26, 2009Doctor tells how Neda Soltan was shot dead by Ahmadinejad’s basijNeda 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 unsettlingThe new film ‘The Stoning of Soraya M.’ is profoundly compelling in its focus on Zahra’s courageous stance […]
June 15, 2009Reconciling faith, feminism, and IslamIn pushing for change within her hometown mosque in Morgantown (West Virginia), journalist and author Asra Nomani opted […]
May 12, 2009Debate in Saudi Arabia over Women in MediaIn a recently issued communique, 35 Saudi clerics called on the country’s newly appointed culture and information minister, […]
April 22, 2009Analysis: Islam, Virgins and GrapesThere is the beginning of an intellectual reform movement in the Islamic world, and one window into this […]