September 12 DC Washington Monument – Homeland Security Begins with Equality and Liberty
On Saturday, September 12, 2009, Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) will be holding a public awareness event at the DC Washington Monument on the…
Bin Ladenism
Somali Islamists Chop Off Thieves’ Hands as Sharia Law Takes Hold
Somali Islamists Chop Off Thieves’ Hands as Sharia Law Takes Hold — VOA reports: “Radical Somali Islamist group al-Shabab chopped off the right hands of…
Pakistan: ‘Fear of violence used to exclude women from public sphere’
(Pakistan) ‘Fear of violence used to exclude women from public sphere’
Indonesia: Students demand harsher sharia law implementation
(Indonesia) Students demand harsher sharia law implementation — Jakarta Post: “The sharia law will be more strict if jinayat is implemented in Aceh. Article 37…
Egypt: Ramadan Arrests in Egypt Called Unconstitutional
Egypt: Ramadan Arrests in Egypt Called Unconstitutional
Thailand: School torched in Narathiwat
Bangkok Post reports: — “A school in Buerae village of Narathiwat’s Bacho district was set on fire on Thursday morning, Bacho police said. It took…
Turkish father goes on trial over son’s gay “honor killing” — murder of Ahmet Yildiz
Turkish father goes on trial over son’s gay “honour killing” — DPA reports: “A Turkish father accused of murdering his homosexual son in a so-called…
Pakistan: Christians in Pakistan Fear Further Firestorms
COMPASS: Christians in Pakistan Fear Further Firestorms — COMPASS reports: — “In the wake of Islamists setting fires that killed at least seven people in…
Pakistan: Pregnant woman killed for changing sect – from Sunni to Shia Islam
Pakistan Daily Times: Pregnant woman killed for changing sect – from Sunni to Shia Islam — Pakistan Daily Times reports: “Ayesha Obaid, a pregnant woman…
Afghanstan: Secret pardon frees Afghan journalism student
(Afghanstan) Secret pardon frees Afghan journalism student — AP reports: “Activists have called Parwez Kambakhsh, who was convicted of blasphemy and originally sentenced to death,…