Italian Muslim Women’s Rights Leader Souad Sbai in Court Over Extremist Death Threats to Her
— Souad Sbai gets death threats, charged with being an “apostate”… Italy: MP in court to defend herself against death ‘fatwa’ — Souad Sbai —…
Bin Ladenism
Turkey: Young Iraqi gays find safe haven in Turkey
(Turkey) Young Iraqi gays find safe haven in Turkey — Reuters: “‘I could be tracked down and killed if I would say I am gay,’…
Review of “Murder in the Name of Honour” by Rana Husseini
Jordan Times Book Review of “Murder in the Name of Honour: The true story of one woman’s heroic fight against an unbelievable crime” – by…
Saudi Arabia: Police arrest ‘homosexuals’ at party — based on Extremist Sharia law
Saudi Arabia: Police arrest ‘homosexuals’ at party — 71 arrested in Riyadh according to al-Quds al-Arabi report — “Several residents are reported to have notified…
WWW or KKK? Wiesenthal Center reports hike in ‘online hate’
WWW or KKK? Wiesenthal Center reports hike in ‘online hate’ — “‘I could have wiped out all the Jews in the world, but I left…
U.S. State Dept Trafficking in Persons Report 2009 and Gender Imbalance in Human Trafficking
U.S. State Dept Trafficking in Persons Report 2009 — See also “Sudan: Women and Other Slaves Freed” Gender Imbalance in Human Trafficking — Introduction, page…
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center — “As numerous examples have illustrated, the removal of an authoritarian regime does not necessarily lead to an improved human…
PBS Program June 15, 10 PM ET: Asra Nomani
— PBS stations nationwide June 15 at 10 pm ET (U.S.) A Muslim Woman’s Stand in the “War of Ideas” — “Asra Nomani and ‘The…
(U.S.) Legislation to Eliminate Child Marriage Passed in House of Representatives
(U.S.) Legislation to Eliminate Child Marriage Passed in House of Representatives — “The International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2009, an initiative…
UK: Suspected “Honor Killing” – Update on Shafilea Ahmed Case
(UK) Father fails in fight to change unlawful killing verdict — Shafilea Ahmed — “A few months earlier, she had refused an arranged marriage, and,…