News

27/3/2005

An interesting article by Yoginder Sikand which refers to the madrasa system.

25/3/2005

International: Angry young men, veiled young women: constructing a new population threat

Current public and policy debates about "terrorism" often set up a sharp divide between East and West.

24/3/2005

UK: Dealing with cases of forced marriage - guidance for education professionals

Sections cover what to do if a student seeks help, is going overseas imminently, or what you should do if you suspect a student may be forced to marry.

24/3/2005

Canada: Muslim Women More Likely to Experience Discrimination Than Other Canadian Women

Muslim women are more likely to experience discrimination than Canadian women of other faith communities and remain on the fringes of political power in Canada, according to two groundbreaking reports released by the Canadian Council of Muslim Women.

24/3/2005

Canada: South Asian Women's Community Centre (SAWCC) position on the recommendation to use the Arbitration Act of Ontario to settle family legal matters based on religious laws

The SAWCC has been involved in information gathering and discussions on this issue since last summer. Their members comprises women of different religious backgrounds.

23/3/2005

International: The trouble with Islam

'The Trouble with Islam' is an open letter from Irshad Manji, a Muslim voice of reform, to concerned citizens worldwide - Muslim and not.

22/3/2005

International: International discrimination law - a handbook for practitioners

INTERIGHTS has published a new online handbook on international and comparative discrimination law that offers a comprehensive introduction to equality and non-discrimination for practitioners.

21/3/2005

UK: The FATIMA women's network

Aims to represent women's issues at local & national levels, to bring about positive change in women's lives, especially women from BME & diverse communities through consultation, representation and advocacy in local & national policy & service delivery.

21/3/2005

International: The gender of Islam

Could progressive readings of Islam enhance women's rights? In India, Margot Badran talks to Muslims who see religion as a way to emancipation.

18/3/2005

Iran: Flirting youths outrage Iranian hardliners

Outraged by scenes of young boys and girls using Shi'ite Islam's most sacred mourning day as an opportunity to flirt in public, Iran's religious hard-liners are calling on authorities to stamp out such "vulgar displays."