Fundamentalisms

Afghanistan: Afghan Women Olympic Athlete Seeks Asylum in Europe

Mehboba Ahdyar was to be the poster-child for the Olympics but the 19-year-old Afghan runner ran away from an Italian training camp last week. She has since told her parents she is too scared of reprisals and plans to seek asylum in Europe.

France: Communiqué du Comité de Soutien à Mohamed Sifaoui

Pour que Mohamed Sifaoui bénéficie d'une protection policière !

Malaysia: Women told to avoid lipstick and high-heeled shoes to "preserve dignity"

In the Malaysian city of Kota Bharu, women are being urged by local authorities to not wear lipstick or high-heeled shoes.

Iran: Sexually harassed student has been arrested

A female student in the Iranian city of Zanjan who alleged she was sexually harassed by a senior male lecturer - triggering a massive demonstration by her fellow students - has herself been arrested.

Pakistan: Women warned to wear burqa in Kohat

On Tuesday local Taliban pasted leaflets at mosques in Bilitang town, 22 km east of Kohat city in Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province, warning women and schoolgirls to wear the burqa and not to venture out of their houses without a male family member.

Indonésie: L'Indonésie accusée de sacrifier la liberté religieuse aux exigences des intégristes

La liberté religieuse dans le pays musulman le plus peuplé du monde est désormais clairement menacée, ont affirmé mardi des intellectuels indonésiens en accusant le gouvernement de se plier aux exigences des intégristes islamiques.

Indonesia: Paramilitary groups hijack Islam

""Islamic" paramilitary groups claim constantly that they are the true defenders of Islam, saying Allahu Akbar (Allah is great) while at the same time lashing women with bamboo."

Mondiale: "Islam: réponse à Robert Redeker"

"...ce n’est pas «la haine qui fonde l’islam dans ses origines», ce sont les despotes qui instrumentalisent la religion comme source de légitimation et comme moyen de censure et de répression de toute velléité d’expression libre et de démocratisation..."

Pakistan: Les talibans brûlent les écoles de filles

La population de Mingora s'inquiète des accords de paix signés entre les autorités pakistanaises et les talibans installés par la force. Ils font souffrir les femmes.

Indonesia: Art and Islamism in Indonesia

Though Indonesia's contemporary artists enjoy an enthusiastic audience, they increasingly feel that Islamist moralizers are interfering with their creativity.