lundi 2 juillet 2007
Britain isn't worthy of Rushdie (By Tarek Fatah)
''By Tarek Fatah National Post, Toronto'' Sunday, Oct. 1, 1989 was a typically chilly morning in London. That did not dampen the enthusiasm of thousands of angry British Muslims who were heading toward the Royal Albert Hall to hear a South African orator, Ahmed Deedat, rip into Salman Rushdie for... lire la suite
vendredi 15 juin 2007
Bengladesh : MILITARY-BACKED GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH RESTRAINS UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR, SIGMA HUDA, FROM LEAVING THE COUNTRY
Sigma Huda, the UN Special Rapporteur Against Trafficking in Persons, has been restrained by Bangladeshi authorities from leaving the country to perform her duties as UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking. In another act of censorship, the secretariat of the Human Rights Council has prevented the... lire la suite
vendredi 1 juin 2007
Women's Rights Activist Suspended from Afghan Parliament
Women's rights activist and lawmaker Malalai Joya, a 29-year-old from the Farah province, was suspended from the Afghan Parliament yesterday after she described the Parliament as a barn full of animals. Joya is known for infuriating former mujahedeen fighters that now hold seats in the legislative... lire la suite
vendredi 11 mai 2007
Pakistan : New apostasy bill to impose death on anyone who leaves Islam
Since 1999 Pakistan has led the way in the UN Human Rights Commission (now Council) in pushing through resolutions "Combating Defamation of Religions". The latest version, narrowly adopted by the Council in March, makes it clear that it is principally Islam that the resolution seeks to protect. The... lire la suite
lundi 30 avril 2007
Nigéria : Polygamous lesbians flee Sharia
A Nigerian lesbian who "married" four women last weekend in Kano State has gone into hiding from the Islamic police, with her partners. Under Sharia law, adopted in the state seven years ago, homosexuality and same-sex marriages are outlawed and considered very serious offences. The theatre where... lire la suite
lundi 5 février 2007
The Cartoon Trial : We support Charlie Hebdo and the right to criticize any and all religions
The trial which is about to take place before the Paris Civil Court February on 7th and 8th is of the utmost importance. Charlie Hebdo is being prosecuted for having republished the twelve Danish cartoons on Mahomet that first appeared in the Jyllands-Posten. In a context in which... lire la suite
mardi 23 janvier 2007
Iranians against Antisemitism
ON THE HOLOCAUST CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN By Gholam Reza Afkhami and over one hundred others We the undersigned Iranians, Notwithstanding our diverse views on the IsraeliˆPalestinian conflict; Considering that the Nazis' coldly planned "Final Solution" and their... lire la suite
samedi 11 novembre 2006
Cairo street crowds target women (BBC news)
By Magdi Abdelhadi, Arab affairs analyst, BBC News Egyptians are horrified by the news that women have been assaulted by hordes of young men in the centre of the capital, Cairo. The incidents were first reported online by Egyptian bloggers, some of whom saw large number of men harassing the... lire la suite
vendredi 6 octobre 2006
Take off your veils, says Straw
By Nigel Bunyan and Graeme Wilson (Filed: 06/10/2006) Jack Straw provoked anger yesterday by suggesting that community relations would be helped if Muslim women did not wear full veils. The Leader of the Commons disclosed that for the past year he had been asking women who visited his... lire la suite
samedi 30 septembre 2006
Meeting of The Association of DEMOCRATIC MUSLIMS about »The Impact of the Muhammad Cartoons»
The Association of DEMOCRATIC MUSLIMS convenes a Round Table on »The Impact of the Muhammad Cartoons» Saturday 30 September 2006 at 13.00 - 16.00 in »Landstingssalen» in the premises of the Folketing on Christiansborg. One of the purposes of the Democratic Muslims www.demokratiskemuslimer.dk is... lire la suite
lundi 21 août 2006
A WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING ? About Tariq Ramadan and the book of Caroline Fourest
‘Frère Tariq : Discours, stratégie et méthode de Tarik Ramadan (Brother Tariq : Rhetoric, Strategy and Method of Tariq Ramadan' by Caroline Fourest : Bernard Grasset Grasset 2004, 425 pp in French. Ramadan is a highly controversial figure with devoted followers and tenacious detractors.... lire la suite
samedi 8 juillet 2006
An Open Letter to Oriana Fallaci : "Anti-Islamism does not justify racism!" (Azar Majedi)
Dear Oriana Fallaci, As a veteran activist of women's rights, for liberty and equality, as a first hand victim of political Islam, and a veteran fighter against it, as an atheist who is a staunch believer in a secular state and secular education system, as a woman who has fought against hejab in... lire la suite
jeudi 1 juin 2006
FORCED MARRIAGES, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CONTRIBUTE TO FEMALE SUICIDE IN TURKEY
Traditional practices, such as forced marriages, domestic violence, and denial of reproductive rights, often play a key role in suicides of women and girls in Southeast and Eastern Turkey, while the authorities often do not implement protective laws, according to a United Nations expert who has just... lire la suite
mercredi 24 mai 2006
The Ayaan Hirsi Ali case : A Scandal for Europe
Obliged to live surrounded by bodyguard since she wrote the screenplay for the short TV production «Submission» filmed by Theo van Gogh, threatened with death, accused of Islamophobia by the Dutch left because of her struggle against Islamism, female genital mutilation and forced marriage, and... lire la suite
lundi 22 mai 2006
Petition to Support Ayaan Hirsi Ali
The misinformation on Ayaan Hirsi Ali's application for asylum is not a new tactic for desperate refugees, nor is it news about Ayaan, however the Dutch government has just recently decided to use this public information about Ayaan as a pretext to advance its political agenda. The rights of... lire la suite
jeudi 11 mai 2006
FSE : Declaration of the women assembly Of the European Social Forum in Athens 4 - 7 may 2006
In a moment when we face a growing political intervention of the churches and the rise of religious integralisms in Europe and experience the step back in women's rights, and not with standing the warming already launched by the feminist associations including the world march of women to the... lire la suite
jeudi 16 mars 2006
To support the Manifesto "Together facing the new totalitarianism"
TEXT TO SIGN "We support the signatories of the Manifesto "Together facing the new totalitarianism" On Saturday, March 11, a thread on the British Islamist site, ummah.net, issued a death threat against the 12 signatories of the Manifesto "Together facing the new totalitarianism"* :... lire la suite
Death Threats against the "manifesto of the twelve"
Dear All, Saturday March 11, a British islamist site diffused a death threat towards 12 signatories of Proclamation " Together facing the new totalitarianism " *. The text of the threat appeared on ummah.net is very clear: « Excellent-makes killing the kuffar all the bit easier (...)... lire la suite
lundi 13 mars 2006
La Psychologist Wafa Sultan Clashes with Algerian Islamist Ahmad bin Muhammad on Al-Jazeera
The following are excerpts from a debate between Wafa Sultan, a psychologist from Los Angeles and Dr. Ahmad Bin Muhammad, an Algerian professor of religious politics. Al-Jazeera TV aired this debate on July 26, 2005. Wafa Sultan: Why does a young Muslim man, in the prime of life, with a full life... lire la suite
mardi 7 mars 2006
The 8th March of International Women's Day
The Organisation for Women's Liberation proposes this resolution at its 8th march 2006 events. Join us, make it your resolution! On the Occasion of 8th March, International Women's Day 8th March is a day of equality of women and men. It is a day when, once again, the progressive section of... lire la suite