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24/10/2005
Pakistan: Help us, help them
The survivors of the devastating October 8, 2005 earthquake in Pakistan are getting more endangered by the day.
20/10/2005
Jordan: Women in Islamist parties
The case of Jordan's Islamic Action Front.
19/10/2005
Pakistan: Update on earthquake relief efforts
Many thanks for those of you who have donated to help survivors of the Pakistan earthquake.
18/10/2005
Egypt: Women and strategies for change: an Egyptian model
Quite apart from international efforts to "rescue" women in the Middle East, female activists in Arab countries have been toiling for decades for reforms that achieve concrete gains for women.
17/10/2005
USA: The marrying kind
Pulling back the veil from polygamous Pinesdale.
16/10/2005
Central African Republic: Suffering of rape victims continues
Nearly five years after Congolese rebels introduced rape as a psychological weapon in the Central African Republic (CAR), individual victims and the nation as a whole are still dealing with the fallout.
14/10/2005
UK: Christian group may seek ban on Qur'an
A Protestant evangelical pressure group has warned that it will try to use the government's racial and religious hatred law to prosecute bookshops selling the Qur'an for inciting religious hatred.
12/10/2005
Pakistan: Please help survivors of the Pakistan earthquake
We appeal to you for assistance. The survivors of the devastating earthquake are getting more endangered by the day.
11/10/2005
Europe: Women and religion in Europe
Council of Europe address by Ms Jahangir, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief.
10/10/2005
Canada: Behind closed doors
How faith-based arbitration shuts out women's rights in Canada and abroad.