Chicago: IPT News: “Pro-Terror Group to Meet in Chicago Suburb” — report on Hizb ut-Tahrir
Chicago: IPT News: “Pro-Terror Group to Meet in Chicago Suburb” — report on Hizb ut-Tahrir
July 2009
Belgium: Brothers arrested in suspected honour killing
(Belgium) Brothers arrested in suspected honour killing — Gulf Times reports: “Two Pakistani brothers were being held in custody in Belgium on murder charges, a…
Somalia: Extremists behead 7 Somalis for ‘abandoning Islam’
— “Islamist fighters beheaded seven Somalis accused of renouncing their Muslim faith” http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/somalia/5799339/Islamist-insurgents-behead-7-Somalis-for-spying-on-government-and-abandoning-Islam.html — Seven Somalis beheaded by extremists for ‘spying for government’ — “‘Al-Shabaab…
Maldives: Woman gets 100 lashes in public, house arrest in Sharia punishment – govt says Maldives too “squeamish” for other Sharia penalties
— (Maldives) Woman faints after 100 lashes, says judge — “An 18-year-old woman was flogged in public outside the Justice Building and sentenced to a…
Saudi religious police blamed in ‘honour’ killing of sisters
Saudi religious police blamed in ‘honour’ killing of sisters — AFP reports: “The Society for Defending Women’s Rights in Saudi Arabia said the religious police…
Pakistan: U.N. Posted Red Cross Report on “Honor Killings” in Pakistan
(Pakistan) U.N. Posted Red Cross Report on “Honor Killings” in Pakistan — “Human rights groups say Pakistani women suffer severe discrimination, domestic violence and ‘honour’…
New UN report takes firm stand on women’s rights in Afghanistan
(Afghanistan) New UN report takes firm stand on women’s rights in Afghanistan — “The ‘Silence is Violence’ report documents the failure of state institutions to…
Sweden: “Honor Killing” Suspected in Balcony Fall Cases
— Malmo: Woman dies after balcony fall, honor-murder suspected — “A 28 year old woman died after falling from her 3rd story apartment’s kitchen window…
UK: Pair jailed for web race crimes
(UK) Pair jailed for web race crimes — “Two men have been jailed after becoming the first in the UK to be convicted of inciting…
Pennsylvania investigates alleged racial discrimination at country club pool
Pennsylvania investigates alleged racial discrimination at country club pool