August 25, 2010Officials: Schoolgirls, teachers sick from poison gasIn Afghanistan, Dozens of schoolgirls and teachers have been sickened by poison gas in Afghanistan, medical and government […]
August 3, 2010John Esposito, Islamophobia, and the Ground Zero MosqueStephen Schwartz, a reformist Sunni Muslim, writes: “Denunciation of crimes committed by Muslims, such as the 9/11 attacks, […]
July 29, 2010The Plight of Afghan Women: A Disturbing PictureAisha, a shy 18-year-old Afghan woman who was sentenced by a Taliban commander to have her nose and […]
July 23, 2010Cultural Defense Accepted as to Nonconsensual Sex in New Jersey Trial Court, Rejected on AppealIn a domestic violence case involving a Muslim couple living in New Jersey, a Judge found that the […]
July 14, 2010Limited justice for women Sharia judgesMalaysia’s two newly-appointed women Sharia judges will not be allowed to rule on criminal or divorce cases, a […]
July 9, 2010Iran stoning sentence not carried outThe authorities in Iran have announced that a woman convicted of adultery will not be stoned to death, […]
July 6, 2010Iranian Family Works to Save Mother From StoningThe fate of an Iranian mother of two sentenced to be stoned to death at any time hung […]
July 5, 2010What isn’t wrong with Sharia law?Sharia councils in the UK will frequently ask people to sign an agreement to abide by their decisions: […]
July 1, 2010Store opposes Sharia councilsJonas Gahr Store, Norway’s Foreign Minister (Labour Party), has rejected the idea of establishing a Sharia council in […]
July 1, 2010Demonstration against Sharia lawA London demonstration against Sharia and religious laws was a great success: several hundred people joined One Law […]
June 30, 2010Sharia-based policies could “distinegrate” IndonesiaIn Indonesia, fears are rising that Sharia-based policies could “disintegrate” the country. via:[http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/06/30/shariabased-policies-could-%E2%80%98disintegrate%E2%80%99-indonesia-nu.html]
June 28, 2010Hard-line groups target Christianity with sharia lawA joint congress of Muslim organizations in Indonesia demanded the Bekasi regency and municipality administrations immediately implement Islamic […]
June 15, 2010Death by StoningAn Iranian woman who was forced to marry an older man at age 14 was accused of adultery […]
June 10, 2010Saudi Convicts Man for Kissing Woman in MallA Saudi court convicted a man and sentenced him to four months in prison and 90 lashes for […]
June 8, 2010Judge Asked to Decide Against AIG BailoutAIG and the Federal Government find themselves at the center of a lawsuit in which it is argued […]
June 4, 2010Sentence is life for cutting girlfriend’s throatA Little Rock man was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for cutting his girlfriend’s throat after […]
June 2, 2010France to bar polygamy, sharia on Mayotte islandsNew polygamous marriages and sharia courts will be banned on France’s Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte when it […]
June 1, 2010Saudi Youths in Trouble Over MTV Reality ShowSaudi Arabia’s religious police are trying to bring to court three Saudi youths for challenging the kingdom’s austere […]
June 1, 2010Afghan president takes ‘personal interest’ in suspended NGOsThe Afghan government has suspended two Christian aid groups after a TV show reported they were proselytising, which […]
May 25, 2010Two women acquitted on apostasy in IranFourteen months after being arrested for their Christian faith, two young Iranian women were acquitted on apostasy charges: […]