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5/2/2008
Iran: URGENT: Iranian sisters face stoning for adultery
Two Iranian sisters convicted of adultery face being stoned to death after the supreme court upheld the death sentences against them, the Etemad newspaper Monday quoted their lawyer as saying.
4/2/2008
Iran: URGENT: Two Sisters Sentenced to be Stoned to Death
Zohreh and Azar are two young sisters from Khademabad, near Karaj, Iran. Both were arrested on February 5, 2007 due to allegations of adultery given by Sohreh’s husband.
4/2/2008
Malaysia: 11 Books on Islam Banned
The Internal Security Ministry has banned 11 books – eight in English and three in Bahasa Malaysia – about Islam whose contents have been found to have deviated from the teachings of the religion.
4/2/2008
Turkey: Turkish MPs plan reform of headscarf ban
Two major parties in Turkey have submitted a joint plan to parliament to ease a ban on the Islamic headscarf in the country's universities. Polls suggest there is strong public support for lifting the ban.
4/2/2008
Saudi Arabia: UN Special Rapporteur to visit the kingdom
Yakin Ertürk, the special rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Violence Against Women, will officially visit the Kingdom for 10 days starting today to gather first-hand information on violence against women in the Kingdom.
4/2/2008
Saudi Arabia: Saudi woman speaks out against extremism
Iman Al-Qahtani addresses the issue of fanaticism in Islam and blames the clerical establishment for misinterpreting the Qur'an and the education system for inflaming the youth.
2/2/2008
Congo: UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women urges action in Congo
The focus on disarmament and reintegration of ex-combatants in the peace process "does not take into consideration the sufferings of women or the needs of women," said Dr. Yakin Erturk.
1/2/2008
International: The UDHR60 Campaign: Human Rights for Women ‹—› Human Rights for All
Center for Women's Global Leadership (CWGL) is a partner in this UDHR60 NGO campaign and will be participating with a special focus on the month of March, using International Women’s Day as an anchor. Get involved!
1/2/2008
Bahrain: Women's Status in Bahrain
Bahrain has no written personal status law. Instead, separate Sharia-based family courts for Sunni and Shia Muslims hear marriage, divorce, custody, and inheritance cases.
1/2/2008
Afghanistan: UPDATE: Karzai intervenes in the case of Parwiz Kambakhsh
Afghanistan’s Upper House of Parliament rejected a previous statement released by its president, that supported the young journalist’s death sentence for possessing an article questioning women’s role in Islam.