Watch livestreaming from Taksim Square in Turkey: Watch live streaming video from revoltistanbul at livestream.com Erdogan has lost his patience with the protesters. They and…
Witch Trials in Tunisia
The three young German and French FEMEN activists who protested topless at a Tunisian court in defence of Amina have been sentenced to four months…
Rim Razek must be granted asylum in the US
Updated: 13 June Today is the last day of Rim’s campaign. Donate now. Here’s a blog post from “Between a veil and a dark place”…
We are Human too; Half of Iran and the World
When asked about the women registering for Iran’s upcoming presidential election, Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, a member of the Guardian Council, which vets all candidates, said:…
Iranian People’s vote is the Overthrow of the Islamic Regime
The Islamic regime in Iran will be holding another round of its so-called presidential election this coming June 14th. Election, under a regime that holds…
Multiculturalism and Child Protection in the UK: Sharia Law and Other Failures
Today, 11 June 2013, 18.00 hours, at London School of Economics, STC.S75 in St. Clement’s Building, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, Anne-Marie Waters and Baroness…
Who to Blame: Islam or Islamism
Much of the debate on Sharia law and its misogyny against women, the brutal murder in Woolwich, terrorism and more comes back to the question…
A question of god
Here’s a panel discussion on the question of god at last year’s QED conference that was just uploaded on Youtube. The panellists are Ophelia Benson,…
Amina Akbar
Tunisian FEMEN activist Amina was brought back to court today in handcuffs and covered in a blanket. The “secret hearing” under police supervision meant that…
Calling ex-Muslim Imams and Mullahs
I spoke to Catherine Dunphy, Executive Director of the Clergy Project, at the Washington DC Women in Secularism conference end May about incorporating ex-Muslim imams…