Last week started with a political roar about gender segregated swimming for girls in a Copenhagen sports club, followed by this week’s expulsion of young girls wearing niqab, from a Danish high school.

President of AKP (The Justice and Development Party) and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, stated in his party's group assembly: ''I would push away with the back of my hand (reject strictly) any office that is thought not to be neglected by any mortal, but I would never break the heart of any comrade in this blessed movement.

This week, Muslim women featured once again in British newspapers, with the Guardian sporting the headline “British Muslim women don't need male chaperones - this isn't 7th century Arabia”.

For the first time in the history of Bangladesh, Union Council elections see direct participation of political parties this year. Voting to be held country wide in six phases - starting from March 22 and ending on June 4, party activists are much agitated to prove the muscle power of participating opportunist politicians, whereas the majority populace are taking this hue and cry with caution and concerned mainly for their…