News

8/4/2005

Canada: Symposium - Muslim Women’s Equality Rights in the Justice System: Gender, Religion and Pluralism

The Canadian Council of Muslim Women presents a groundbreaking symposium on 9th April featuring international and Canadian scholars & activists working in the areas of jurisprudence, multiculturalism, human rights, the Canadian constitution & family law.

7/4/2005

South Africa: South Africa to host third international Muslim religious leaders consultation on HIV/AIDS

Positive Muslims welcomes the news that the consultation is to be hosted in Cape Town on 14-18th November 2006.

7/4/2005

Burkina Faso: Dial SOS circumcision and stop girls being cut

Suspect one of your neighbours is about to put her daughter's genitals under the knife? Call 'SOS Circumcision' and report the impending crime.

7/4/2005

Canada: Faith-based arbitration of family matters could violate Canada's international human rights obligations

Allowing religious law to apply in the arbitration of family matters in Ontario could violate Canada's international human rights obligations and set a dangerous precedent with national and international repercussions for women's equality rights.

6/4/2005

International: The trouble with religion

Salman Rushdie comments that wherever religions get into society's driving seat, tyranny results.

6/4/2005

Iraq: Rise of extremism, Islamic law threatens Iraqi women

While Iraqis largely blame foreign forces for the relative loss of security and freedom, secular Iraqis fear other products of the 2003 invasion - fundamentalist militants and the prospect of religious rule - as much as occupation and daily terrorism.

6/4/2005

Sudan: Darfur tribal leaders reject war crimes resolution

Tribal leaders from Sudan's divided Darfur region on Tuesday rejected a U.N. resolution referring war crimes suspects to the International Criminal Court.

6/4/2005

Canada: Support Canadian women's struggle against Shari'a Courts

5/4/2005

Canada: A radio interview with Cassandra Balchin of WLUML

Cassandra highlights the work of WLUML and their stance on the introduction of Shari'a law in Ontario, Canada as a means of legal resolution to civil and family matters.

5/4/2005

Iraq: Rebels kill Iraqi women as 'betrayers' of Islam

A growing number of Iraqi women are falling prey to insurgents killing those in prominent positions.