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1/5/2007
Turkey: Turkish Court Annuls Presidential Vote
Turkey's highest court halted a parliamentary vote Tuesday that looked certain to lead to a president rooted in political Islam.
1/5/2007
Afghanistan: 200 cases of anti-women violence registered in three months
In the first quarter of 2007, Afghanistan's Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) reported more than 200 cases of violence against women.
30/4/2007
Kurdistan: Houzan Mahmoud on why Kurds must resist religous law
"Our campaign for the removal of article seven has opened a new chapter in the fight for secularism and against the medievalism and obscurantism of sharia law."
30/4/2007
Saudi Arabia: Saudi women's firm helps others find employment in the kingdom
As part of its initiative to promote job opportunities for Saudi women, a Riyadh-based women-only company is acting as an employment bureau for Saudi women.
30/4/2007
Turkey: Hundreds of thousands of Turks demonstrated on Sunday in defense of secularism
As many as one million people rallied in a sea of red Turkish flags in Istanbul yesterday, accusing the government of planning an Islamist state and demanding it withdraw its presidential candidate.
28/4/2007
Malaysia: Islamic courts 'rehabilitate' members of other faiths
A Malaysian Islamic court has extended the detention of a Muslim-born woman living as a Hindu in defiance of the law after she refused to be 'rehabilitated'.
28/4/2007
Nigeria: Over 300 women assaulted by state agents at a peaceful demonstration in Kano state.
The women were assaulted by police as they protested to reclaim the mandate of a female political candidate.
27/4/2007
Pakistan: Pakistani authorities have banned the satirical stage play "Burqavaganza" after Islamist MPs raised the issue in parliament.
24/4/2007
Bahrain: "Women in Bahrain and the Struggle Against Artificial Reforms"
Bahraini activist Ghada Jamsheer's speech delivered to the British House of Lords (December 2006)
24/4/2007
Kenya: Muslim religious leaders join the fight against female genital mutilation
The decision by Muslim religious leaders in northeastern Kenya to talk about the dangers of female genital mutilation (FGM) during Friday prayers has turned into a significant campaign against the practice.