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The burka may be making Muslim women fatter by discouraging exercise
The Daily Caller 5 July 2010
By Caroline May
Is the burka making Muslim women fat? All women know the frustration of waking up post-pizza party feeling a bit plump and hesitant to put on that cute tiny skirt – at which point hiding behind vast 
UK Specialist unit reports more male forced marriages
BBC News 1 July 2010
The government unit dealing with forced marriages received 65% more calls about male victims last year than the previous year, figures show. In 2009 it received more than 220 emails and calls to
Dutch Teenagers Most Negative on Immigrants
Netherlands Info Services 30 June 2010
ROTTERDAM - Dutch schoolchildren have less knowledge of the political system compared with their European peers. They are also most negative towards migrants, NRC Handelsblad
Faisal Shahzad, Jihadi, Explains Terrorism
DanielPipes.org 30 June 2010
By Daniel Pipes
Jaw-dropping court testimony by Faisal Shahzad, the would-be Times Square bomber, singlehandedly undermines Obama administration efforts to ignore the dangers of Islamism and
UK: Hundreds Join London Protest Against Religious Laws
International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) 28 June 2010
• Download: Report hereSeveral hundred people joined One Law for All on 20 June at Downing Street to show their opposition to Sharia and religious-based laws in Britain and elsewhere and to demand universal rights and secularism.
A new report "Sharia Law in Britain: A Threat to One Law for All and Equal Rights" was published on the day to coincide with the rally.
Human rights activist Gita Sahgal said of the report: "I think it is highly significant that in Britain there has been silence where there should have been condemnation. There is active support for 'Sharia laws' precisely because it is limited to denying women rights in the family. No hands are being cut off, so there can’t be a problem.
Muslims look for piety first in partners - poll
Reuters 24 June 2010
By Sophie Wettern & Steve Addison
Muslims consider piety and religious compatibility the most important criteria when looking for a partner, according to a new survey from an online Muslim matrimonial service. Over one-third (33.1
Study: Ethnic diversity at school has a negative effect on learning
Maastricht University 21 June 2010
By Press release
Inauguration of Jaap Dronkers as professor of International Education Research
Fifteen-year-old pupils from schools with high ethnic diversity perform worse than comparable pupils from schools with homogenous student populations. This applies not just to the immigrant children, but also to the pupils from the country in question. For the latter group, the negative effect is strongest in school systems with a hierarchy of school types, such as the Dutch and German systems.
FGM - Call for Kurdistan to Ban Female Genital Cutting
ILLUME 17 June 2010
By Jason Van Boom
"I don’t even go to school when I have my periods because there’s too much pain...." —Dalya M., 18-year-old student
Share Human Rights Watch on Wednesday urged Iraqi Kurdistan's government to take action against female genital mutilation (FGM). The international rights organization's
Five Islamic Countries Ranked Least Peaceful in the World
ABC News 9 June 2010
The ranking is contained in the 2010 Global Peace Index, which examines crime rates, defence spending and respect for human rights. New Zealand has taken out the top ranking for the second year in
Britain will struggle to handle 'catastrophic' population growth unless changes are made
Daily Mail 9 June 2010
Britain will struggle to handle 'catastrophic' population growth in future unless urgent action is taken, a report has warned. The predicted increase to 70million by 2029 will put unsustainable
Prisoners convert to Islam to win perks and get protection from powerful Muslim gangs
Daily Mail 8 June 2010
Prisoners are converting to Islam to win benefits and gain the protection of powerful Muslim gangs inside jails, the Chief Inspector of Prisons has warned. Up to a third of Muslim prisoners
German study claims devout Islamic youth more violence-prone
M&C 7 June 2010
Berlin - The more devout a young Muslim male in Germany is, the more likely he is to resort to violence, according to a federally financed study seen Saturday by the German Press Agency dpa. The
Britons link Islam with extremism, says new poll
New Statesman 7 June 2010
By Sholto Byrnes
The instances of real extremism receive the most attention, and are then taken to be representative of all. An unidentified man stands in the court yard of London's Regent's Park Mosque. Credit:
Germany: Religious Muslim boys more violent, study says
The Local 7 June 2010
A study that shows boys growing up in religious Muslim families are more likely to be violent seems set to reignite the debate over religion and integration, a media report said on Sunday.
Muslims Killing Muslims in the Name of Jihad
American Thinker 2 June 2010
By Norman Berdichevsky
A few days ago, one of the most violent incidents involving the slaughter of innocent civilians took place in Lahore and several kilometers away in Garhi Shahu, Pakistan. There has been essentially
Nuclear energy found more popular with Austrians than Islam
Austrian Times 2 June 2010
Most Austrians like the term "safety" while the word "Islam" creates positive feelings with just three per cent, a new poll on word association has revealed. Linz-based researchers IMAS said today
EU: Muslims go to mosque less often
Islam in Europe 31 May 2010
The call to prayer reverberates off the walls in the Islamic Cultural Center in Madrid, Spain's largest mosque. The sun sparkles on the white marble. On the roof a minaret sticks out into the blue sky like a
Immigrants granted British passports once every three minutes
Telegraph 31 May 2010
Immigrants are being granted British passports at the rate of one every three minutes, according to new figures. Published: 1:01PM BST 27 May 2010 Immigrants granted British passports once
Unkindest cut for girls - by doctors
The Daily Telegraph Australia 31 May 2010
By Padraic Murphy and Kate Sikora
FORMER sex discrimination commissioner Pru Goward says genital mutilation of girls is widespread as doctors here consider the practice. Ms Goward said she young girls were being taken to emergency
France: Ethnic Births Exposed
GalliaWatch 27 May 2010
This map has elicited over a thousand comments at François Desouche.
The French government, it is well known, does not allow ethnic statistics to be published, but someone found this in a scientific journal on sickle cell anemia, a condition that afflicts primarily blacks, be they African or Antillian. The numbers in red indicate the number of babies screened; the numbers in green indicate the percentage of at-risk babies.
