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Turkish Women's Groups Gird for Abortion Rights Battle
Voice of America 15 February 2013
By Dorian Jones
Women rights groups demonstrated in Istanbul earlier this month in support of abortion rights, accusing state institutions of complying with a government campaign to 
Russian Muslims challenge law banning hijabs in school
MuslimVillage.com 15 February 2013
A court in the Stavropol Territory in southern Russia is looking into a lawsuit against the new school uniform requirements which include a ban on wearing head dresses, such as
Turkish Muslim Trades Daughter for a Cow
FrontPage Magazine 15 February 2013
By Daniel Greenfield
As Valentine’s Day approaches, it’s important to be reminded that the special day, like everything else in Western Civilization, was originally invented by Muslims. And there
Saudi sergeant pleads not guilty in US rape case
Saudi Gazette 15 February 2013
A Saudi air force sergeant stood in shackles Wednesday in a Nevada courtroom and pleaded not guilty to abducting and raping a 13-year-old boy at a Las Vegas Strip hotel on New
The ‘Epidemic’ of Sexual Harassment—and Rape—in Morsi’s Egypt
FrontPage Magazine 15 February 2013
By Raymond Ibrahim
Since the "Arab Spring” came to Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood assumed power, sexual harassment, abuse, and rape of women has skyrocketed
This graph, which shows an enormous jump in sexual harassment beginning around January 2011, when the Tahrir revolts began, certainly demonstrates as much. Its findings are supported by any number of reports appearing in both Arabic and Western media, and from both Egyptian and foreign women.
Most Ghanaians in the Northern regions support female genital mutilation
Vibe Ghana 15 February 2013
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is the practice that involves the complete removal or partial removal or alteration of the genital for non-medical reasons. It is one of the
Saudi women fight for justice for 5-year-old girl allegedly beaten, raped by father
metronews 15 February 2013
He was supposed to be her protector, someone 5-year-old Lama al Ghamdi could turn to for unconditional love and security. Instead her father Fayhan al Ghamdi, a self-styled
Egyptian government accused of covering up torture
emirates247 15 February 2013
An Egyptian opposition group accused the government on Wednesday of covering up torture at the hands of security forces. The charge came after a government forensic report
Turkey Advances to Remove Headscarf Ban
Bianet 14 February 2013
Turkey's EU Minister Egemen Bagis has reportedly submitted a report to the cabinet regarding the regulations on headscarf dress code in the public sector of various European
Video: Slavery, Racism, Rape, Violence, Plundering and Discrimination in Islam
islam-watch 14 February 2013
By The Islamist Delusion - History (part 4)
Sexual violence in Egypt takes on political dimension
FRANCE 24 14 February 2013
By Priscille LAFITTE
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Cairo Tuesday demanding an end to endemic sexual violence in the country, following comments by one lawmaker that women victims
Eliminating The Scourge Of Female Genital Mutilation – OpEd
Eurasia Review 14 February 2013
By Ruth Njeng’ere
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a global outrage, which has already affected 100-140 million women and girls worldwide. Since 1992, Equality Now has been working to end all
Bad start to the year for women in Indonesia
Jakarta Post 14 February 2013
By Deanna Ramsay
First there was RI. An 11-year-old from a family of Jakarta scavengers discovered with injuries to her genitals and a sexually transmitted disease. RI’s 55-year-old father,
Single Mother Woke To Find Muslim Burglar Sexually Assaulting Her As She Shared Bed With Children
kafircrusaders 13 February 2013
A Muslim sexcase from Burnley has been jailed after a female home owner awoke as burglar Anamul Hoque was pulling down her pyjama bottoms as she slept in bed with her 2 young
FGM in the West
Bulletin Of The Oppression Of Women 13 February 2013
By Asma Marwan
Eight years ago, a teacher called me from Atlanta urgently seeking advice. One of her students, a bright 15-year-old immigrant from the Gambia, confided to Ms. Smith* that she
Somalia arrests second reporter in rape trial case
International Liberties Alliance 13 February 2013
Somali police have arrested a journalist who criticised the jailing of a colleague and a woman he interviewed who said she was raped by security forces, colleagues and rights
Egypt women protest sex assault at site of attacks
vcstar 13 February 2013
Washington's envoy on human rights cautioned Tuesday against the failure of Egypt's government to identify the perpetrators behind a growing number of gruesome attacks against
Furious debate as teachers at Islamic College of SA's West Croydon campus ordered to wear hijab or face sack
The Daily Telegraph 12 February 2013
By Bryan Littlely
TWO female teachers from the Islamic College of South Australia have gone to court to fight against being unfairly dismissed based, in part, on their attire being considered
Call for GPs to be educated on genital mutilation
Irish Times 12 February 2013
By JOANNE HUNT
Irish GPs do not know how to recognise types of female genital mutilation or where to refer victims for care, a survey has shown. The survey, commissioned by migrant women's
Morsi’s Islamist Appointee Says Women are to Blame for Being Raped
FrontPage Magazine 12 February 2013
By Daniel Greenfield
Major General Adel Abdel-Maksoud Afifi is a "moderate” Salafist who left the Virtue Party to create the Authenticity Party because he claimed that it was too extremist. He’s a
