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 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 […]
April 8, 2009Third Circuit Court of Appeals in U.S. rejects Muslim Cop’s Bid to Wear Religious ScarfA Muslim woman who works as a Philadelphia police officer has lost her court battle to wear a […]
March 30, 2009Analysis: The New Threat to Freedom of ExpressionOn Friday, the UN Human Rights Council approved a resolution that calls on states to limit criticism of […]
March 29, 2009Islamic Law’s Influence in America a Growing ConcernAs America’s Muslim population grows, so too does the influence of Islamic law, or Shariah, in daily life […]
March 28, 2009Muslim Women in U.S. Struggle to Balance Western Freedoms and Islamic CultureWhile there are plenty of comforts from their home countries, Muslim women living in the United States say […]
March 1, 2009Analysis: Are Honor Killings Simply Domestic Violence?Honor killings are distinct from wife battering and child abuse: analysis of more than fifty reported honor killings […]
March 1, 2009New York City, State Do Little to Address Female Genital CuttingWhen Angela Montague spoke to her colleagues throughout the city about genital cutting, she discovered that many of […]
March 26, 2008Many Muslims in Lodi, CA Turn to Home SchoolingLike dozens of other Pakistani-American girls in Lodi, California, Hajra Bibi stopped attending the local public school when […]
March 9, 2008Brother Of Slain Texas Girls Defends Father At VigilSarah and Amina Said would have both celebrated birthdays this month. Sarah would have been 18, and Amina […]
January 17, 2008911 call reveals horror of Lewisville, TX honor killingIn the one-minute call, the voice fades in and out as the dispatcher and Irving Texas Fire Department […]
January 3, 2008Lewisville, TX taxi driver who discovered honor killing victims speaks publiclyThe man told CBS 11 News that he thought the sisters were asleep, but then he noticed that […]
November 25, 2007Parents force daughters to fly home to Pakistan for arranged marriagesIt’s a well-kept secret in Pakistani homes across New York city: Young women violently forced to return to […]