April 22, 2009

Analysis: Islam, Virgins and Grapes

There is the beginning of an intellectual reform movement in the Islamic world, and one window into this […]
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April 14, 2009

Harvard Chaplain’s Statements on Apostasy Spark Controversy

Harvard Islamic chaplain Taha Abdul-Basser has recently come under fire for controversial statements in which he allegedly endorsed […]
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April 8, 2009

Third Circuit Court of Appeals in U.S. rejects Muslim Cop’s Bid to Wear Religious Scarf

A Muslim woman who works as a Philadelphia police officer has lost her court battle to wear a […]
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March 30, 2009

Analysis: The New Threat to Freedom of Expression

On Friday, the UN Human Rights Council approved a resolution that calls on states to limit criticism of […]
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March 29, 2009

Islamic Law’s Influence in America a Growing Concern

As America’s Muslim population grows, so too does the influence of Islamic law, or Shariah, in daily life […]
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March 28, 2009

Muslim Women in U.S. Struggle to Balance Western Freedoms and Islamic Culture

While there are plenty of comforts from their home countries, Muslim women living in the United States say […]
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March 1, 2009

Analysis: Are Honor Killings Simply Domestic Violence?

Honor killings are distinct from wife battering and child abuse: analysis of more than fifty reported honor killings […]
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March 1, 2009

New York City, State Do Little to Address Female Genital Cutting

When Angela Montague spoke to her colleagues throughout the city about genital cutting, she discovered that many of […]
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March 26, 2008

Many Muslims in Lodi, CA Turn to Home Schooling

Like dozens of other Pakistani-American girls in Lodi, California, Hajra Bibi stopped attending the local public school when […]
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March 9, 2008

Brother Of Slain Texas Girls Defends Father At Vigil

Sarah and Amina Said would have both celebrated birthdays this month. Sarah would have been 18, and Amina […]
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January 17, 2008

911 call reveals horror of Lewisville, TX honor killing

In the one-minute call, the voice fades in and out as the dispatcher and Irving Texas Fire Department […]
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January 3, 2008

Lewisville, TX taxi driver who discovered honor killing victims speaks publicly

The man told CBS 11 News that he thought the sisters were asleep, but then he noticed that […]
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November 25, 2007

Parents force daughters to fly home to Pakistan for arranged marriages

It’s a well-kept secret in Pakistani homes across New York city: Young women violently forced to return to […]
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