June 30, 2009Cameron criticizes BurkhasBritish Conservative leader David Cameron has said that while he supports the right of individual schools to ban […]
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, 2009Woman power in IranIranian women have played a prominent role in the protests against the government. via:[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3737144,00.html]
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 […]
June 8, 2009Saudi woman minister needs permission to be on TVSaudi Arabia’s first woman cabinet minister cannot appear on television without permission, a newspaper quoted her as saying […]
June 5, 2009Lord Tebbit compares Sharia law with Kray twins’ arbitration systemLord Tebbit, an influential former British cabinet member, has expressed his strong dissatisfaction with the option of using […]
May 27, 2009Afghan women fight onIn the troubled east and south of Afghanistan, Taliban are burning girls’ schools and throwing acid in the […]
May 26, 2009‘If We Now Kill Schoolgirls, You Shouldn’t Be Surprised’Responding to threats from the Taliban, at least 10 girls’ schools have shut down near Kunduz in northern […]
May 19, 2009Certain Islamic groups seek Sharia law in GermanySome Muslim groups in Germany want to live under Sharia law, according to a new study. The annual […]
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, […]
May 10, 2009Saudi Judge’s Ruling Sparks ControversyHusbands are allowed to slap their wives if they spend lavishly, a Saudi judge said recently during a […]
May 2, 2009Residents in Pakistan’s Swat Valley resign themselves to strict Islamic lawsWhen the straggly-haired holy warriors took over his village in Pakistan’s Swat valley, 18-year-old Fawad Ali resigned himself […]
April 30, 2009Saudi official grants girl, 8, divorceFaisal bin Bandar, prince of Saudi Arabia’s Qassim Province, has granted an 8-year-old girl a divorce from her […]
April 30, 2009Analysis: E Pluribis Islam?Irshad Manji writes about some of the difficulties reformist Muslims face. via:[http://www.newsweek.com/id/195490]
April 22, 2009Analysis: Islam, Virgins and GrapesThere is the beginning of an intellectual reform movement in the Islamic world, and one window into this […]
April 15, 2009Afghan Women Protest New Law on Home LifeKabul, Afghanistan: The young women stepped off the bus and moved toward the protest march just beginning on […]
April 14, 2009Harvard Chaplain’s Statements on Apostasy Spark ControversyHarvard Islamic chaplain Taha Abdul-Basser has recently come under fire for controversial statements in which he allegedly endorsed […]