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The woman who is inspiring Africans to turn against female genital mutilation
Evening Standard 21 May 2013
By Anna Davis
A revolutionary education programme that has saved tens of thousands of African girls from female genital mutilation could work in London, claims the woman behind the 
UK bill moves to limit power of Sharia Courts
Canada Free Press 22 April 2013
By David C. Jennings
Baroness Cox: Courts backing polygamy and discriminating against women
Under the Arbitration Act of 1996, Muslims in the UK were empowered to resolve certain legal matters within their faith in a similar way to that already granted to Jewish Beth Din courts. These allow adherents of (mostly orthodox) Judaism to settle matters according to their religious faith without the matter entering civil law.
Violations of artistic freedom of expression in 2012
artistic freedom 18 April 2013
- Violations of artistic freedom of expression was monitored and documented by Freemuse on this website as part of the world conference ‘All that is Banned is Desired’
The documentation found the basis for a statistical compilation presenting a glimpse of the situation for artists worldwide in 2012 and includes cases in more than 50 countries across the fields of dance, film, music, theatre, visual arts and literature (journalists are not included).
Bavaria Classifies Anti-Islam Blog and Party as "Anti-Constitutional"
Islam versus Europe 15 April 2013
azis are becoming bolder and more brazen, hostility to Islam is spreading: the Bavarian Interior Ministry classifies two known groups as extremist and thus
More than Half of Elderly Afraid to Become Victims of Criminality
Bad News from the Netherlands 25 March 2013
More than half of the Dutch elderly are afraid to become Victims of Criminality. This was found in an investigation by Plus Magazine among 850 readers of 50 years and older.
14 March 2013: International Day to Defend Apostates and Blasphemers
Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain 13 March 2013
Press Release
Countless individuals accused of apostasy and blasphemy face threats, imprisonment, and execution
Blasphemy laws in over 30 countries and apostasy laws in over 20 aim primarily to restrict thought, expression and the rights of Muslims, ex-Muslims and non-Muslims alike.
On 14 March 2013, we, the undersigned, call for an international day of action to defend apostates and blasphemers worldwide by highlighting ten cases though there are countless more.
UK pledges £35m to fight female genital mutilation
Channel 4 7 March 2013
The UK government promises £35m to try to end female genital mutilation within a generation, with the money targeted at education to challenge deep rooted cultural
International Women's Day 2013
number10.gov.uk 7 March 2013
The UK Government is taking action to support and empower women across the globe. Ahead of this year’s International Women’s Day on 8 March, the UK Government
Nearly 200,000 girls in EU at risk of mutilation, action needed -Amnesty
Islamist Watch 4 March 2013
Nearly 200,000 girls in the European Union are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) and the bloc must initiate a broad, coordinated action plan to combat the issue, Amnesty International campaigners say
FGM, a traditional practice in which all or parts of the external female genitalia are removed, is found in 28 African countries, pockets of the Middle East and Asia, as well as Western countries with immigrant populations.
Help Lars Hedegaard sue the Swedish media!
Dispatch International 26 February 2013
- Dispatch International launches fundraiser to sue the newspapers Aftonbladet, Helsingborgs Dagblad and others for libel
Swedish mainstream media is sinking ever deeper into the swamp of lies. They revile people who assert their right to free expression, call people critical of Islam and immigration ‘racists’, yet refuse to print anything about the massive problems that mass immigration to Sweden have caused.
Human Rights Watch urges Saudi Arabia to release founder of rights group
The Arab American News 15 February 2013
Human Rights Watch on Wednesday urged Saudi authorities to free an ex-judge and founder of a rights group who is serving a 15-year jail sentence for "breaking allegiance to
City’s anti-hate campaigning focusing on gays and Jews
The Copenhagen Post 14 February 2013
By Peter Stanners
As Copenhagen starts to tackle problems with hate crimes, the question is whether increasing dialogue and awareness is enough. The deputy mayor for immigration and
Study shows growth of Indonesian journalists' support for Islamic law
Radio Australia 12 February 2013
A survey of Indonesian journalists has found religious intolerance remains high, while support for Sharia law has increased since the previous survey in 2009.
Female Genital Mutilation: 30 Million Girls Still Vulnerable to Practice
Hannah Osborne 8 February 2013
It is estimated that 140 million women and girls are living with the consequences of female genital mutilation (FGM) and that at least 30 million are still vulnerable to the threat of being cut
A report by the United Nations Population Fund and UNICEF found that, while fewer girls and women at are risk, the practice is still rife in many countries. Released in conjunction with the International Day of Zero Tolerance of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting on 6 February, the report looked at 29 countries where FGM takes place as a cultural practice.
Ban Female Genital Mutilation
TheHuffingtonPost 7 February 2013
By Katherine Marshall
The United Nations General Assembly last December 20 passed, by consensus, a resolution whose final section "calls upon States, the United Nations system, civil society and all
The fight against female genital mutilation
Deutsche Welle 6 February 2013
Between 130 and 150 million women are victims of genital mutilation - most of them are Africans. Now, doctors, teachers and social workers in Germany are increasingly being confronted by this practice
Somalian Jawahir Cumar moved to Germany with her parents when she was a girl. Later, on a visit to her grandparents' village when she was 20, Jawahir witnessed the funeral of young girl who had bled to death after being "circumcised."
Liberia Joins Global Battle Against FGM
AllAfrica.com 6 February 2013
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has by Proclamation declared Wednesday, February 6, 2013, as a day of "Intensifying Global Efforts for The Elimination of Female Genital
• Video: Geert Wilders speaks on 'Mosquebusting'
BPE, EuropeNews, 3 February 2013
By Geert Wilders, translation by Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff
Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders talks about the ”Mosque No!” project recently launched by his party PVV, inspired by the English lawyer Gavin Boby of the ”Law and Freedom Initiative”.
Video: Jamie Glazov Defends Michele Bachmann on ‘Stakelbeck on Terror’
FrontPage Magazine 30 January 2013
To sign the Freedom Center’s petition to stop the Islamist witch-hunt against Rep. Michele Bachmann, . And please spread the word about this petition far and wide!
Erick Stackelbeck recently sat down with Dr. Jamie Glazov, managing editor of Frontpagemag.com, to discuss a new petition on Frontpage defending Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann against an Islamist/leftist-wing smear campaign.
Shariah thugs: CAIR's latest jihad
WND.com 14 January 2013
By Pamela Geller
Killing free speech and oppressing freedom-loving people is #MyJihad, what’s yours? In that I’m paraphrasing the Hamas-tied Council on American-Islamic Relations’ ridiculous
