July 8, 2009Western Muslim women who talk of choosing the hijab dismiss the struggles elsewhere, says Rahila GuptaMuslim women in the west who talk about choosing to wear the hijab implicitly dismiss the struggles of […]
July 8, 2009Response: We don’t need Hegel: The burka is a cloth soaked in bloodMuslim women in the west who talk about choosing to wear the hijab implicitly dismiss the struggles of […]
July 5, 2009Forced marriage: ‘I can’t forgive or forget what they did to me’An NHS doctor from east London who was held hostage and forced into marriage has spoken for the […]
July 2, 2009British teachers told how to spot forced marriagesThe British government has provided school teachers with guidelines on how to spot cases of potential forced marriages, […]
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 25, 2009Why I, as a British Muslim woman, want the burkha banned from our streetsBehind the closed doors of some Muslim houses in the UK, countless young women are told to wear […]
June 22, 2009100 women in Cambridgeshire escape forced marriages – thanks to an ‘honour’ crime hotline.100 women in Cambridgeshire, UK have escaped or avoided a forced marriages thanks to an ‘honour’ crime hotline […]
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 […]
June 5, 2009Court helps first Kirklees’ forced marriage victimA forced marriage has been prevented by law for the first time in Kirklees (UK): a new law […]
May 27, 2009UK man jailed for raping teenage brideA man has been jailed for five years for raping his teenage bride who was trapped and unhappy […]
May 21, 2009Mother sentenced to 3 years for forced marriages in UKA Muslim woman who forced her teenage daughters to marry cousins in Pakistan was sentenced Thursday to three […]
May 21, 2009“Headscarf” dentist case is adjournedA British dentist who asked women to wear Islamic headscarves must wait until July to discover if he […]
May 16, 2009Society “must act to prevent forced marriages”British Member of Parliament Sayeeda Warsi has urged heightened vigilance against forced marriages and “honor” violence. via:[http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/05/16/society-must-act-to-prevent-forced-marriages-91466-23635939/]
May 13, 2009UK dentist faces second headscarf complaintA British dentist recommended women wore traditional religious headscarves in his surgery to make him feel more comfortable, […]
April 26, 2009British airline company told stewardess to wear Muslim robeA British air stewardess was fired for refusing to fly to Saudi Arabia after she was ordered to […]
April 15, 2009New arrest over Warley honour killingAnother man has been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with an execution-style honour killing back in […]
March 31, 2009Naseebah Bibi ‘forced daughters-in-law to work as slaves’A mother-in-law kept her sons’ wives imprisoned for up to 13 years, forcing them to work as slaves, […]
March 31, 2009British fire service introduces hijab headscarves for Muslim workersThe British Fire Service has introduced special uniforms for female Muslim workers. via:[]
March 15, 2009Hannah Shah: “My imam father came after me with an axe”Hannah Shah had been raped by her father and faced a forced marriage. She fled, became a Christian […]