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22/12/2003

Religious fanaticism must be countered effectively.

22/12/2003

India: Communal Harmony Award to Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer

Association for Communal Harmony (ACHA), USA, gave Communal Harmony award for 2002-2003 to Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer on 7th December, 2003 in Oregon state. A function to give award was held on 8th December, 2003 and it was broadcast by a Radio channel.

18/12/2003

Bangladesh: Ahmadiyyas (Qadianis) Under Attack: Violating the Right to Freedom of Religion

17/12/2003

Afghanistan: Afghan women demand more rights

Women delegates at Afghanistan's loya jirga, or grand assembly, have accused their male colleagues of trying to leave them out of leadership positions.

15/12/2003

India: It was genocide, says report

The violence in Gujarat has still not ended. This is one of the conclusions of the report, "Threatened Existence: a feminist analysis of the genocide in Gujarat", by the International Initiative for Justice in Gujarat.

15/12/2003

Canada: Canada prepares to enforce Islamic law

Judges will give legal sanction to disputes between Muslims.

15/12/2003

Bahrain: Safe-houses on way for abused workers

A PLAN to set up government shelters to house abused migrant workers could come into effect in the next three months.

15/12/2003

Jordan: Family Reconciliation House to open soon

Almost six years after announcing plans to establish a shelter for battered women, Ministry of Social Development officials said on Thursday that the first Family Reconciliation House in Jordan would open in less than a month's time.

11/12/2003

France: French headscarf ban recommended

Muslim girls in France could be barred from wearing headscarves in schools after an expert commission recommended a ban on "conspicuous" religious signs.

10/12/2003

India: Threatened Existence - A Feminist analysis of the Genocide in Gujarat

The UK launch of a new report by the International Initiative for Justice in Gujarat.