[fund] co-optation by politico-religious and/or conservative forces

Afghanistan: le parlement prépare une législation rappelant les talibans

"Enfin pour les réunions publiques, en particulier les mariages, les femmes et hommes doivent être séparés et la musique de faible volume, estime le projet de loi."

Iran: Police to crack down on "bad veiling" in private offices and public cafes

Iranian police will confront women in private offices, or even socialising in cafes, whose dress is deemed improper, as part of a continued morality crackdown, Tehran’s police chief said today.

UK: Muslim sex offenders may opt out of treatment

"Muslim sex offenders may be allowed to opt out of a prison treatment programme because it is against their religion, it has emerged."

Mise à jour: Iran: Mokarrameh Ebrahimi a été libéré de la prison

La campagne mondiale « Arrêtons de tuer et de lapider les femmes ! » (SKSW !) est ravie d’apprendre les nouvelles de la libération de Mokarrameh Ebrahimi et son fils Ali de prison de Choobin, dans Takistan, Qazvin, en Iran, où elle attendait depuis dix ans d’être exécutée par lapidation.

Tunisie: Les Tunisiens célèbrent le Mouled en dépit des fatwas

Les familles tunisiennes continueront de célébrer la naissance du Prophète Mahomet en 2008, en dépit des nombreux appels de certaines autorités religieuses à mettre un terme à cette pratique.

Turkey: Move to ban ruling Turkish party

Turkey's chief prosecutor has asked the Constitutional Court to ban the governing AK Party, accusing it of anti-secular activities.

Sri Lanka: A New Hub for Islamic Extremism?

Sri Lanka is emerging as a new hub for trans-national Islamic extremism in South Asia.

Algérie: 33 kamikazes potentiels identifiés

La majorité est originaire d’alger dont une femme.

Morocco: Islamist party's call for ulema quota in Moroccan Parliament sparks debate

A major debate has sparked in Morocco following a call for ulemas to be given a political role. Some say a proposed parliamentary quota indicates respect, while others say the religious scholars should remain neutral and not carry political labels.

Maldives: “There Is A Legal Duty Above Shari’ah,” says Information Minister

Mohamed Nasheed, Minister for Information, Legal Reform and the Arts, has said he believes it is “unfortunate” that most of the country’s judges come from a background in Shari’ah law, and warned of “the invisible, uncodified world which is Islamic law”.