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9/2/2006
Egypt: High-profile paternity case is not unique
Although this case in particular has received much attention in the Egyptian press and abroad, it is important to note that it is not at all unique. In fact, there are roughly 14,000 similar paternity suits currently being processed by the courts.
8/2/2006
Bangladesh: Rise in extremism fuels domestic violence
Deep-rooted social conventions and a rise in Islamic extremism resulted in the deaths of thousands of women and children last year in Bangladesh, according to WLUML networkers.
7/2/2006
UK: Siddiqui tells Iranians: don’t fuel further hatred
Dr Ghayasuddin Siddiqui, leader of the Muslim Parliament, has condemned the Iranian daily Hamshari’s plan to publish cartoons satirising the Holocaust.
7/2/2006
Africa: In Africa, Islam and Christianity are growing - and blending
Inside a mosque in sub-Saharan Africa's largest metropolis hangs a life-size portrait of Jesus Christ. Yet worshipers at "The True Message of God Mission" say it's entirely natural for Christianity and Islam to co-exist, even overlap.
6/2/2006
International: A double ignorance of Islam and of freedom*
Following the publication of cartoons portraying the person of the Prophet, drawn for reasons of their own that may be malignant, the reaction of some Muslims is beyond surrealism.
5/2/2006
Iraq: Iraqi women seek leadership positions
As the results of Iraq's parliamentary elections began to trickle in, one Washington based group of Iraqi expatriates were more concerned with gender, than with party or ethnic affiliation.
4/2/2006
Afghanistan: Afghan MP says she will not be silenced
Malalai Joya is one of the most popular MPs in Afghanistan and has many a time taken stand against the ex-Mujahideen fighters who dominate the country's new assembly. But Ms Joya and many of her supporters fear she will be assassinated.
3/2/2006
International: Democracy - aims and means
Marieme Hélie-Lucas responds to a recent article by Jehad Aliweiwi & Tarek Fatah published in the Toronto Star, 'The reality of democracy - By respecting the democratic wishes of the people, Ottawa can help Hamas evolve into a mainstream political party.'
3/2/2006
UK: Festival of Muslim cultures refuses to allow gay event
A national festival to promote Muslim culture which is being partly funded by the government has refused to stage an event designed to highlight the lives and experiences of gays and lesbians.
2/2/2006
Iraq: Mutaa marriage revival sparks debate in Iraq
“Mutaa,” or temporary marriage, a 1,400-year-old tradition, is regaining popularity among Iraq’s majority Shia population after decades of being outlawed by the Sunni regime of Saddam Hussein.