Tag: Women's Rights
Saudi Religious Police Detained 5 Women for Driving, Group Reports
By NADA BAKRI June 30, 2011.
Print: New York Times
The religious police in Saudi Arabia arrested five women on Tuesday for driving in defiance of a ban on women getting behind the wheel in the conservative kingdom, according to activists and local media reports.
The crimewave that shames the world
Robert Fisk September 12, 2010.
Print: The Independent
The Independent writes about “honor killings”, mainly done in religious societies.
The Women of Islam
Lisa Beyer December 1, 2009.
Print: Time
The way Islam has been practiced in most Muslim societies for centuries has left millions of Muslim women with battered bodies, minds and souls.
Mali protest against women’s law
August 23, 2009.
Print: BBC
Muslim women protest new legislation that gives women equal rights in marriage. “We have to stick to the Koran…”
The Varieties of Biblical Marriage
by Vorjack May 3, 2009.
Print: Unreasonable Faith
The concept of “biblical marriage” faces scrutiny.
Advocate: Taliban deal a threat to women’s rights
Bob Ruff March 10, 2009.
CNN.com
Suraya Pakzad still receives death threats for teaching women how to read and write in Taliban-controlled parts of Afghanistan.
Indian extremist group targets Valentine’s Day
Mark Magnier and Pavitra Ramaswamy February 13, 2009.
Los Angeles Times
Police are on alert after Hindu radicals who earlier attacked women at a pub vow to round up any young couples celebrating the holiday, which they say is offensive to Indian culture.
