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8/2/2008
UK: Archbishop of Canterbury: "Adopt sharia law in Britain"
He said there was an argument that aspects of sharia law, such as those involving divorce, financial transactions and the settling of disputes, could be accommodated with British legislation.
8/2/2008
Iran: Stop the Stoning to Death of Zohreh and Azar Kabari! (**URDU VERSION**)
We urge all concerned citizens to immediately contact the Iranian officials by phone and/or fax to request them to stop the scheduled stoning to death of Zohreh and Azar Kabiri in Iran. More information and a sample letter are available in Urdu here:
8/2/2008
Morocco: Judge’s disallows giving a baby girl a Berber name
The refusal of a judge to allow the use of a Moroccan Berber name that parents wanted to give to their adopted daughter has aroused discontent among Moroccan organizations of human rights.
7/2/2008
Palestine: IWC Call to lift the siege on Gaza
A call to lift the siege on Gaza and end the occupation, from the International Women's Commission for a Just and Sustainable Palestinian-Israeli Peace (IWC).
7/2/2008
Europe: 2008, European Year of the Intercultural Dialogue – With Women?
The Intercultural Dialogue can be a good mechanism to voice, expose & condemn those practices that violate women’s rights and silence women’s voices. Intercultural dialogue and diversity of culture should be promoted in a way that respects women’s rights.
6/2/2008
International: Today: the International Day Against Female Genital Mutilation
An open message from Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
6/2/2008
The Philippines: "There is Nothing Godly about Enforced Motherhood"
Sylvia Estrada-Claudio discusses the policy of banning "artificial contraceptives" in Manila's public health facilities, in terms of human rights, the rule of law, and the politicization of religion.
6/2/2008
Maldives: “There Is A Legal Duty Above Shari’ah,” says Information Minister
Mohamed Nasheed, Minister for Information, Legal Reform and the Arts, has said he believes it is “unfortunate” that most of the country’s judges come from a background in Shari’ah law, and warned of “the invisible, uncodified world which is Islamic law”.
5/2/2008
Pakistan: Shariat Courts in Swat?
"Governments, media, religo-political parties and other influential groups have been presenting the imposition of Islamic law as a panacea for all social, political and economic ills."
5/2/2008
Saudi Arabia: U.N. calls on Saudi Arabia to end practice of polygamy
Saudi Arabia should end the practice of polygamy because it runs counter to the principle of equality between the sexes, a U.N. committee on women's rights said Friday.