Minorities' rights

Muslim landlord keeping Christian girls as sex slaves in Manawala village in Punjab

hd — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:20:37 +0000

The Voice, a Christian human rights orgnization in Pakistan reports that there team was approached by the family of Parveen Bibi daughter of Kalu Masih residents ofMirzapur,

What the world is reading: Egypt’s terrible FGM death

hd — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:49:14 +0000

The death of a girl who was having an operation to have her clitoris removed puts a new spotlight on the practice of female genital mutilation in Egypt. Last week, writes Alastair Beach, while a doctor was carving up Soheir's genitalia, the operation took a catastrophic turn

Soheir died of an overdose of anaesthesia. Female genital mutilation (FGM), a ritual still widely practiced across Egypt, writes Beach, was officially outlawed in 2008. This

Turkey: A History of Sexual Violence - The rape and torture of Kurdish prisoners in Turkey are disturbingly commonplace

hd — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:50:48 +0000

"I was blindfolded, stripped naked, beaten...and they tried to put sticks up my anus. I fainted," stated 37-year-old mother of three, Hamdiye Aslan.

Hamdiye Aslan's alleged perpetrators were five police officers. According to a report from Amnesty International in 2003, she had been detained in Mardin Prison, south-east

Pakistan Leads World in Homophobia, And in Googling Gay Porn - Reports

hd — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:41:30 +0000

According to data published by the American Pew Research Centre, Pakistan and Nigeria are two of the most homophobic and LGBT intolerant countries in the world. In the report

Could protests be Erdogan's undoing?

hd — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:16:42 +0000

This week Turkish Prime Minister Recip Tayyip Erdogan decided the crisis at home did not merit cancelling a trip he had planned to North Africa. He left his deputy to look

Indonesia Among World’s Least Accepting Countries of Homosexuality: Pew

hd — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:48:04 +0000

Indonesia remains one of the least tolerant countries in the world regarding attitudes toward homosexuality, a new survey finds. "Acceptance of homosexuality is particularly

Video: Pat Condell "Muslims must reject jihad "

hd — Wed, 29 May 2013 18:19:23 +0000

youtube. 29 May 2013
By Pat Condell

It's time to take sides. We Want A Clear Categorical Rejection of the Islamic Doctrine of Armed Jihad

Pakistan formally designates its Infidel population as dhimmis

hd — Wed, 29 May 2013 10:35:09 +0000

Islamic law mandates second-class dhimmi ("protected," and "zimmi" in this article below) status for non-Muslims in the Islamic state. Islamic apologists in the U.S. routinely

Video: Christian Persecution in Muslim Lands

hd — Mon, 27 May 2013 09:44:17 +0000

Creeping Sharia 27 May 2013

On this week’s episode of the Stakelbeck on Terror show, we sit down with author Raymond Ibrahim to discuss his new book,"Crucified Again: Exposing Islam’s New War on Christians.” We also take a closer look at Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi and his role in the Muslim Brotherhood. (continue reading...)

Amnesty International Report Bashes Indonesia Rights

hd — Mon, 27 May 2013 09:17:32 +0000

Amnesty International has decried a repressive human rights climate in Indonesia and a worrying lack of progress in addressing past abuses, in a report that is also the third

Is the Gulen Movement Against Peace With the PKK?

hd — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:55:35 +0000

One of the frequently discussed issues in contemporary Turkey is the political influence of "The Gulen Movement,” or the religious network inspired by the teachings of

Turkey condemns NSW's genocide recognition

hd — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:36:08 +0000

Turkey has condemned a move by the NSW Parliament to recognise as genocide Armenian, Assyrian and Greek deaths while Turkey was under Ottoman rule. Turkey accepts that there

Over 500 Imams Protest Against Gay Marriage in UK

hd — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:10:10 +0000

Hundreds of Islamic leaders have turned out in the United Kingdom to protest a bill proposed by Prime Minister David Cameron to legalize same-sex marriage. According to John

Largest political party in Bangladesh: kill 1.1 million Buddhists

hd — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:10:04 +0000

When Muslims in Bangladesh scream "kill all the infidels”, it is not clear if they mean all non-Muslims in the world or "just” the 15 million non-Muslims in India, of which 1.1

Lawyer: Two Moroccans jailed for homosexuality

hd — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:02:58 +0000

Two young Moroccan men were jailed on Monday by a court in Temara for four months for being homosexuals, one of their lawyers told AFP. The two, aged 20 and 28, were

Turkey Disturbed by Recognition of Pontian Genocide

hd — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:26:39 +0000

NSW Parliament’s recent decision to recognize the Genocide of Pontian Greeks, Assyrians and Armenians, triggered Turkey’s strong reaction. According to the newspaper The

A gay Muslim answers the imams trying to stop equal marriage

hd — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:12:02 +0000

Gay Star News yesterday (19 May) reported Muslim leaders representing tens of thousands worshippers in the UK have banded together against gay marriage. In what British

Canada: Turkish groups celebrate Armenian Genocide

hd — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:40:58 +0000

What illness has overtaken these people? "Turkish-Canadian Groups Celebrate Armenian Genocide," from the Armenian Youth Federation of Canada, April 24 (thanks to

The Armenian hero Turkey would prefer to forget

hd — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:03:12 +0000

The Independent 13 May 2013
By Robert Fisk

The Armenian-Turkish officer Torossian was awarded medals by Enver Pasha

Think Captain Terossian. Confronted by the chilling hundredth anniversary of the genocide of one and a half million Armenian men, women and children at the hands of the Ottoman Turks in 1915, Turkey’s government is planning to swamp memories of the Armenian massacres with ceremonies commemorating the Turkish victory over the Allies at the battle of Gallipoli in the same year.

Already, loyalist academics have done their best to ignore the presence of thousands of Arab troops among the 1915 Turkish armies at Gallipoli -- and are now even branding an Armenian Turkish artillery officer who was decorated for his bravery at Gallipoli as a liar who fabricated his own biography.

Turkey's Armenian community on alert after attacks

hd — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:35:45 +0000

Turkish Armenians are on edge after weekend attacks against members of the community during Orthodox Easter raised fears about their security. An unidentified assailant