News for Muslim Women Honor killing - coming to a neighborhood near youThe Houston honor killings, and the murderer's sentence handed down this summer, may finally put the spotlight on a barbaric phenomenon, now imported to the US. Phyllis Chesler's book provides the facts. Good news? First Muslim woman set for US CongressA Palestinian grows in Detroit. Islam, Sexual Violence, and the WestThe mass migration from the Middle East and North Africa raises the specter of Islamist terror on European soil, but it also augurs the kind of sexual abuse that those regions tolerate.. French women's minister calls hijabs 'slavery'Women's rights minister compares Muslim women in headscarf to 'negroes who supported slavery,' gets social media backlash. Cameron: Stop Muslim discrimination against womenBritish PM slams 'backward attitudes' of Muslim men towards women, reveals 22% of UK Muslim women have little to no English.Iranian actress forced to flee to Dubai over hijabIran's ministry of culture targets Sadaf Taherian over bareheaded social media photos, exposes actress to public abuse. Gaza Lecturer: Islam Defends the Rights of WomenFemale lecturer from Gaza claims that Islam defends the rights of women and that it is, in fact, the West that doesn't. Women Joining ISIS 'Cheerleaders, Not Victims'Women who join Islamist groups actively support terrorism, experts say - and it may be the key to stopping female recruitment. On Rape, the Culture of Shame - and Radio InterviewsHow objective information provided by an expert in a radio interview was skewed by those wishing to use it for political ends. The Declaration of Equalities for Muslim WomenInterview with the leader of the movement to gain rights for Muslim women. Muslim Feminist Declaration Censored by FeministsA historic convention in Seneca Falls for the rights of Muslim women is being studiously ignored by their western sisters.Turkish Man Charged with Electrocuting Wife29-year-old Turkish man charged with electrocuting his wife while speaking on the phone to police who failed to avert the crime. First Female Police Chief in AfghanistanA landmark move for women: Afghanistan appoints its first-ever female police chief. Islamists: 'Women's Freedom Only in Islam'Hizb ut-Tahrir continues extensive campaign in Judea, Samaria against 'Western values'; 13 year-old speaker condemns women who report abuse. Police: Muslim Women Arrested on Temple MountMuslim women who tried to physically prevent Jews from visiting the Temple Mount were arrested, police say. ‘End Muslim Women’s Provocations on Temple Mount’Temple Mount activists seek action on Muslim women’s anti-Jewish protests. ‘Immodest' Girls Beat Up Iranian Cleric‘”You are badly covered,” an Iranian cleric told two girls. “Cover your eyes,” one said before kicking him. He was hospitalized. WESTERN FRONT: Surge in Assaults on Women in EgyptAssaults on women have increased with Muslim Brotherhood takeover of Egypt. Remember Lara Logan . And look at newly Islamist Turkey. Veiled Saudi Women Ejected from Paris AirportFrance is enforcing a year-old ban on the "niqab" and not allowing Muslim women into the country if they refuse to take off a face veil. Egyptian Revolution Changes Nothing for WomenThe Egyptian Revolution appears to have done nothing for women who attempt to support “change” in Tahrir Square. |
