May 26, 2011

Saudi Arabian women demanding right to drive are threatened with beatings, arrested

Saudi men have launched a campaign to beat women who drive their cars on June 17: the “The […]

May 21, 2011

Saudi woman who defied driving ban and posted a video of herself driving is detained

Authorities detained a Saudi woman on Saturday after she launched a campaign against the driving ban for women […]

May 5, 2011

Repressing women is sharia’s raison d’etre

Paul Sheehan writes that “the constraints on women imposed daily by sharia are imposed on hundreds of millions […]

April 17, 2011

Radial Islamist groups gaining stranglehold in Egypt

The rapid spread of Muslim political parties ahead of September’s parliamentary elections has strengthened fears that Egyptian democracy […]

April 14, 2011

Pakistan: Christian Girls Forced to Convert to Islam; Rapes, Coersion, Abuse

In Pakistan forced conversions to Islam, rapes and forced marriages are on the rise: the victims are mostly […]

April 7, 2011

Chechnya, where stability comes at the price of secularism

In the Russian republic of Chechnya, the clock is being turned back as Islamic law creeps into public […]

April 4, 2011

Muslim Brotherhood advocates Egyptian modesty police

Officials of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s leading Islamic group, have called for the establishment of a Saudi-style modesty […]

March 30, 2011

Only 14, Bangladeshi girl charged with adultery was lashed to death

A 14-year old girl charged with adultery in Bangladesh was lashed to death under Sharia law: activist and […]

March 29, 2011

Saudi Arabia ‘not ready for women voters’

The head of Saudi Arabia’s electoral committee charged with preparing for next month’s municipal polls said the kingdom […]

March 27, 2011

Pakistani Actress Defies Mullah Accusing Her of Immoral Behavior on an Indian Reality TV Show

A Pakistani actress has defied a mullah on television in a powerful broadcast. Watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pMnAmRa4NYw via:[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pMnAmRa4NYw]

March 22, 2011

Judge orders use of Islamic law in Tampa lawsuit over mosque leadership

In Florida, Hillsborough Circuit Judge Richard Nielsen ruled on March 3 that a lawsuit pertaining to a Mosque […]

March 13, 2011

Christian Woman Freed from Muslim Kidnappers in Pakistan

A Christian mother of seven in Pakistan who last August was kidnapped, raped, sold into marriage and threatened […]

March 9, 2011

Muslim women ‘should not travel more than 48 miles from home without male chaperone’

Muslim women have been banned from traveling more than 48 miles from their homes without being chaperoned by […]

February 23, 2011

Pressure Increases for Release of Afghan Aid Worker Arrested for Being Christian

Pressure is mounting for the release of an Afghan Red Cross worker who was arrested last summer for […]

February 16, 2011

Brave Bibi holds her head high

Dressed in skinny jeans and trendy Ugg boots, pretty Bibi Aisha strolls purposefully through New York’s bustling streets: […]

February 5, 2011

Turkish woman recounts difficult life in Saudi Arabia with book

The difficulties of living as a woman in Saudi Arabia are the subject of a new book by […]

January 29, 2011

Dutch freeze contacts after Iran executes woman

An Iranian-Dutch woman, arrested in Iran after taking part in demonstrations has been hanged on alleged charges of […]

January 28, 2011

Feo Aladag focuses her camera on honor killings

Though rarely documented in the U.S., the tradition of “honor killings”: putting a woman to death for having […]

January 27, 2011

Taliban stones woman for fleeing arranged marriage – The Daily Mail UK

Video has emerged of a 19-year-old girl being stoned to death by the Taliban for running away from […]

January 25, 2011

Miss Pak backs Veena Malik in row with clerics

Miss Pakistan World Annie Rupani came out in support of Pakistani actress Veena Malik who is under fire […]