Fundamentalisms

Pakistan: 12 dead, 150 injured in armed conflict at Lal Masjid, Islamabad

Twelve people were killed and around 150 injured in a daylong shootout between madrassa students and Rangers near Lal Masjid on Tuesday.

UK: Op-Ed: "Britain Isn't Worthy of Rushdie"

Tarek Fateh argues that "It is time that the world recognized that the threat to Salman Rushdie is not just to him, but to all of us."

Mondiale: "Réveillez-vous, pensez par vous-mêmes," dit Naser Khader

Député de l’opposition, Naser Khader est l’une des personnalités politiques danoises les plus en vue. Il appelle à adapter l’islam à la modernité européenne.

Aceh: La charia à Aceh

Depuis 2001, Aceh est la seule province indonésienne qui applique, en partie, la loi islamique.

UK: "In the name of the law" - A report on unofficial Islamic courts in Britain

"As Dan Bell discovers, the backstreets of Britain are full of Islamic courts ruling on everything from banking and alcopops to forced marriage and divorce."

Palestine: "Are Recent Clashes in Gaza a Threat to Women's Activists?"

Some women's activists in the Gaza Strip are nervously reopening centers for women and girls following civil war clashes. Others have stayed off the streets fearing a crackdown against them and their work by militant Hamas forces now in control.

Iran: UPDATE: Temporary Success: Stoning of Mokarrameh and her Partner Suspended

The stoning of Mokarrameh Ebrahimi and the father of her 11 year old "illegitimate" child was stayed by the written order of the Head of Judiciary in Tehran addressed to the head of the judiciary branch in Takistan. The stoning had been scheduled for Thursday morning, local time, and the order came less than 24 hours before the scheduled time.

Iran: Mise à jour: Lapidation d'un couple en Iran

Le pouvoir judiciaire iranien a suspendu l'exécution d'un couple adultère par lapidation, prévue jeudi dans un cimetière de la ville de Takestan (nord-est), a rapporté mercredi l'agence Fars.

Iran: Mise à jour: Lapidation d'un couple en Iran

Le pouvoir judiciaire iranien a suspendu l'exécution d'un couple adultère par lapidation, prévue jeudi dans un cimetière de la ville de Takestan (nord-est), a rapporté mercredi l'agence Fars.

Malaysia: Hundreds light a 'candle of hope' for Revathi

Last night, some 500 people congregated at Dataran Merdeka to hold a candlelight vigil to protest the continued detention of M Revathi at an Islamic rehabilitation centre.