Fundamentalisms

UPDATE: Bangladesh: The situation of the Ahmadiyya (Qadiani) community is deteriorating rapidly

WLUML again urges you to respond with increased pressure on the Bangladesh Government regarding their duty to protect minority communities.

Bangladesh: An Islamic Jihad against political Islam

The Bangladeshi writer Fatemolla is a familiar name, mainly among Internet users/readers interested in the critique of political Islam, especially among Bangladeshi Muslim freethinkers.

Pakistan: MMAch ado about nothing

All this business about 'religious' extremists attacking a marathon because women were participating in it, and then presenting a bill to the National Assembly seeking to criminalise 'indecent' advertisements brings inevitable memories of the Zia years.

UPDATE: Bangladesh: The situation of the Ahmadiyya (Qadiani) community is deteriorating rapidly

Pakistan: Statement on anti-marathon mania

A strong NO to anti-marathon mania from the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW), Pakistan.

Malaysia: Entering the sacred turf

One of the more important outcomes to the Inter-Faith Commission conference (IFC) and the Jan 20 Jawi (Federal Territory Religious Department) raid is the rise of civil society voices.

UN: Secretary General rebuffed by pro-Islamist coalition

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan warned the UN Commission on Human Rights meeting in Geneva that its ability to perform its tasks had been undermined by the "politicization of its sessions and the selectivity of its work."

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.

Canada: Lettre ouverte adressée au Premier Ministre Dalton McGuinty et au Procureur Général Michael Bryant

D’après les analyses préliminaires, le Conseil canadien des femmes musulmanes (CCFM) est profondément préoccupé par les recommandations contenues dans le rapport de Marion Boyd « Dispute Resolution in Family Law: Protecting Choice, Promoting Inclusion. »

Irak: Tués pour un pique-nique « immoral »

Pour avoir joué de la musique, des étudiants sont battus à mort par des miliciens chiites déchaînés. Les étudiant-es ont commencé à installer leur pique-nique sous le soleil printanier, quand les hommes ont attaqué.