Islamic Law
One‑man Sharia courts ‘discriminate against women’ (LINK ONLY)
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Women
Children & Teens
Qld mum imprisoned for genital mutilation
(AAP) An extremely sick Queensland mum who took her two daughters to Somalia for painful genital mutilation has been sentenced to four years prison as a deterrent to others. The woman, who cannot be named to protect the identities of her children, […]
Crime
Tariq Ramadan accused of ‘unacceptable provocation’ at conference on sexual violence He is facing charges for the alleged rape of two women
(National-UAE) The presence of Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan at a conference on sexual violence in the suburbs of Paris provoked a backlash of indignation among organisers and attendees. Mr Ramadan, who is facing charges for the rape of two women, was spotted […]
Clothing
U.S. Islamic council calls on advertisers to boycott Fox News until Jeanine Pirro is fired The Council on [American-Islamic] Relations criticizes 'Judge Jeanine’s' 'long history of Islamophobic hate rhetoric.'
(HuffPost) The Council on [American-Islamic] Relations called on advertisers Monday to boycott Fox News until the network axes host Jeanine Pirro. The call comes just days after Pirro’s Saturday night program, “Justice with Judge Jeanine,” was yanked by Fox after she said in […]
Children & Teens
FGM safeguarding approach ‘traumatic’ for Bristol Somalis
(BBC) Somali families feel “stigmatised” by female genital mutilation (FGM) safeguarding practices, a university report has found. Those who took part in the Bristol study cited “intrusive and traumatic” questioning around FGM by school staff, social workers, health practitioners and police. Community […]
Academics & Education
Germany: Bavarian court upholds headscarf ban for judges, prosecutors Bavaria's constitutional court has confirmed the legitimacy of the southern German state's ban on judges and prosecutors wearing headscarves. It said the presence of crosses in courtrooms was another matter altogether.
(Deutsche Welle) The Bavarian constitutional court on Monday rejected an appeal by an Islamic religious community to overturn a ban on judges and prosecutors wearing headscarves, saying that justice officials in particular were obliged to be neutral in questions of religion and ideology. The […]
Children & Teens
YouTube channel urges UK girls to become jihadi brides (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Conservative MP cancels Baroness Cox event in wake of New Zealand attack Cox's critics accuse her of lending legitimacy to the dictatorship with her visits to Syria
(CBC) A Conservative MP has cancelled an event with a keynote speaker accused of sympathizing with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the wake of mosque shootings in New Zealand which left at least 49 people dead. As CTV first reported, Conservative MPs Garnett Genuis and Kelly Block […]
Clothing
Government finalises plan to counter burka ban proposal
(Swiss Info) The Swiss government has presented its plans for a legal amendment to prevent a nationwide ban on face-covering headgear, proposed by a rightwing people’s initiative. Under the proposal, a person must show his or her face for identity checks by […]
Children & Teens
Bill to ban female genital mutilation clears Senate
(Idaho Press) A bill to ban female genital mutilation of children in Idaho is one step closer to becoming law after receiving unanimous support Thursday in the Senate. “This is one of the most delicate and personal bills we will hear, and […]
Crime
Cologne NYE sex attacks: 650 police complaints filed — just three men convicted
(Breitbart) Just three men were convicted of carrying out sex attacks during the notorious events on New Year’s Eve 2015 in Cologne, despite more than 600 women filing complaints of sexual assault, local media reports. By January 2016, a couple of weeks […]
Crime
French court rejects appeal to drop Tariq Ramadan charges The Islamic scholar is accused of sexually assaulting two women in 2009 and 2012
(National-UAE) A French court has rejected a request by Tariq Ramadan to drop the two rape charges levelled against the accused academic. Investigations into the 56-year-old, who is currently on bail and has surrendered his passport to the French authorities, are now […]
Clothing
Geneva: Muslim councillor ‘forced to sit out council meeting because of headscarf’
(Local) In an early test for Geneva’s controversial new secularism law, a Muslim councillor on Tuesday chose to sit in the public gallery during a recent council meeting rather than obey the new legislation by removing her headscarf so that she could […]
Government & Politics
Conservative MPs hosting women’s rights event with speaker accused of ‘spreading fear and division’
(CTV) Two Conservative MPs are hosting a reception to promote women’s rights in the Middle East that features a keynote speaker who has been accused of sympathizing with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and promoting an anti-Islam film. Conservative MPs Garnett Genuis and […]
Clothing
A Muslim soldier says her command sergeant major forced her to remove her hijab
(Army Times) Sgt. Cesilia Valdovinos was at a chapel at Fort Carson, Colorado, for a suicide prevention briefing on March 6 when she says her command sergeant major grabbed her by the arm, took her outside and made her remove her religious […]
Clothing
CAIR: Fire Jeanine Pirro for remarks about Rep. Omar’s hijab and shari’a
(CNS) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is calling on Fox News to fire host Jeanine Pirro — and wants her show’s advertisers boycotted until it does — after Pirro linked Rep. Ilhan Omar’s wearing of a hijab to shari’a (Islamic law), […]
Children & Teens
Call for Sajid Javid to review FGM risk girl case
(BBC) The lawyer for a failed asylum seeker fighting to protect her daughter from female genital mutilation (FGM) says the Home Office should review the case. Last week the High Court ruled a judge could not prevent Home Secretary Sajid Javid from […]
Clerics & Preachers
Finding a place in women’s mosques
(NY Times) These are heady times for Kahina Bahloul, organizer of a women’s mosque in France, a country that is home to the largest Muslim population in Europe. Practical considerations dominate the spiritual — a search for an affordable location, a flurry […]
Children & Teens
Mother jailed for 11 years in first British FGM conviction (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Tommy Robinson to face fresh contempt of court proceedings (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Sajid Javid can deport mother of FGM risk girl, judge decides
(BBC) The home secretary cannot be barred from deporting a failed asylum seeker whose daughter would be at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) if taken abroad, a senior judge decided. The High Court heard the woman, who has links to Bahrain […]
Clothing
Quebec City Muslim women hold open forum to demystify the hijab Representatives of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women's Association say the decision to wear a headscarf is personal
(CBC) Some Muslim women in Quebec City are hoping to demystify the hijab by talking openly about their reasons for putting on the religious garment. About a dozen people gathered Saturday in Quebec City to discuss the significance of the headscarf at an […]
Christians
Man threatened Muslim woman because she was dressed in western clothing (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Jihadi women and children are a real threat: Dutch counter-terrorism chief
(Dutch News) Dutch women and children who have spent time in IS-held territory in Syria are a “real threat” to the Netherlands, according to the latest report by the Dutch counter-terrorism unit NCTV. Currently some 10 women and 25 children are being […]
Children & Teens
It’s ‘child abuse.’ SC lawmakers advance bill to criminalize female genital mutilation
(State-SC) S.C. lawmakers advanced a bill Tuesday to criminalize female genital mutilation as child abuse after a judge struck down a federal ban. S.C. House Judiciary Committee members voted 24-0 to move the bill to the full House for a vote. The […]
Clothing
Retailer Decathlon cancels plans to sell sport ‘hijab’ in France
(AFP) Retailer Decathlon Tuesday cancelled plans to sell a sports version of the hijab Muslim headscarf in France, following an outcry. “We are effectively taking the decision to not sell this product in France for now,” Decathlon official Xavier Rivoire told the […]
Academics & Education
Anti-FGM lessons in schools ‘will help end barbaric practice,’ says education secretary Damian Hinds (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Sinn Fein councillor sorry after jihadi bride joke sparks ‘hate speech’ row (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
One hundred British children born to Islamic State brides remain in Syria, experts warn (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Children to be taught dangers of female genital mutilation (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Swiss court upholds sentence in genital mutilation case
(Reuters) A ban on female genital mutilation extends to cases where the ritual cutting was performed in another country prior to the perpetrator coming to Switzerland, the nation’s highest court said on Friday, upholding a Somali woman’s conviction last year. The woman, […]
Academics & Education
Campaign in Dallas to clear negative stereotypes about hijabs and Muslim women
(KDFW) Two Dallas Islamic groups want to change ideas about women of their faith and the hijab as its symbol. The Dallas chapter of the Islamic Circle of North America and Gain Peace are launching a six-week public outreach campaign. The main […]
Children & Teens
Advocates at statehouse disagree on path to prevent female genital cutting
(Iowa Public Radio) A Senate panel advanced a proposal Monday to make female genital cutting a crime in Iowa. The bill would also make it a felony to transport a minor out of the state for the procedure, which is performed in […]
Clerics & Preachers
Rashida Tlaib joins extremist imam on CAIR speaking circuit
(Conservative Review) Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., a self-proclaimed liberal progressive, will speak alongside an extremist imam at an event hosted by the Michigan chapter of the terror-tied Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) next month. The Hamas-connected outfit is infamously known for being […]
Children & Teens
Tory London mayor candidate Shaun Bailey calls for register of girls at risk of FGM after NHS reveals 21 per cent increase in cases (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Woman imam who braved death threats calls for ban on foreign funding of Europe’s mosques (LINK ONLY)
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Clothing
‘Tough for Europe Muslims’: Turkish-Belgian politician Belgian-born parliamentarian Mahinur Ozdemir says Muslims who wear Islamic garb get intense media scrutiny
(Anadolu) A Turkish-Belgian politician on Friday decried the difficulties of living as a Muslim in Europe. Being a Muslim in Europe is hard in terms of both religious belief and wearing a headscarf, Mahinur Ozdemir, 36, a Belgian-born Muslim parliamentarian, told a […]
Children & Teens
Sweden dismisses swimming head for anti-headscarf remarks Swimming federation president criticized children athletes using headscarf
(Anadolu) The Swedish Athletic Federation dismissed its swimming federation president due to anti-headscarf criticisms Thursday. The federation decided Ulla Gustavsson will be removed from office after a meeting. The federation said it would not discriminate against athletes, nor allow anyone to do […]
Children & Teens
UK will not put officials at risk to rescue Isis Britons, says minister (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Madrassa ousted from secondary school following lesson telling Muslim girls to have children, not careers (LINK ONLY)
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Christians
Swiss burqa ban campaigner calls for ban on Muslim prayers in public
(Local) One of the key figures behind a successful campaign to have burqas banned in the Swiss canton of Ticino now wants Muslims banned from praying in public. The move by political maverick Giorgio Ghiringhelli comes in the wake of a number […]
Children & Teens
Shamima Begum: Bring me home, says Bethnal Green girl who left to join Isis (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Kiel University bans full-face veil in classrooms A spokesman said the move was not exceptional, citing similar decisions by other institutions of higher education. But some politicians have called the decision 'untenable,' saying it undermines religious freedom.
(Deutsche Welle) Kiel University on Wednesday announced that it has banned full-face coverings in classrooms, citing the need for open communication that includes facial expressions and gestures. However, the university in the capital of the German state Schleswig-Holstein clarified that its action did […]
Children & Teens
Qld mum convicted over genital mutilation
(AAP) A Queensland woman has been found guilty of arranging her two daughters to have their genitals mutilated in Somalia. The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, denied she had taken the girls, then aged 12 and nine, to her […]
Children & Teens
FGM on Qld girls was ‘from God’: mother A paediatrician for two Queensland girls has told their mother's trial he believes they were subjected to female genital mutilation.
(AAP) A Queensland woman accused of arranging for her two daughters to undergo female genital mutilation claimed what happened to them was “from God,” a court has heard. The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was interviewed by police soon […]
Academics & Education
Brunel University introduces sports hijab to boost participation
(BBC) Brunel University in London is hoping to encourage more Muslim women to play sport by launching a sports hijab. A 2017 study by Sports England found just 18% of Muslim women participate in regular sport, against 30% of the UK’s female […]
Children & Teens
Qld mum denies genital mutilation charges
(AAP) A Queensland girl was playing outside her grandmother’s house in Somalia when she was called inside, unaware she was about to have her genitals painfully mutilated, a court has heard. The Australian-born girl and her sister had only been in Somalia […]
Clothing
Geneva to ban religious symbols on public employees
(AFP) Geneva residents on Sunday voted for a controversial new “secularism law,” which will among other things ban elected officials and public employees from wearing visible religious symbols. More than 55 percent of voters in the Swiss canton backed the law, final […]
Children & Teens
Pressure grows to oust Christopher Chope after FGM law blocked (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Tory MP who blocked upskirting bill halts FGM protection law (LINK ONLY)
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