News On the 6th of February, the BBC, Al-Jazeera and other media reported on a new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW), entitled, "‘No One is Safe' - The Abuse of Women in Iraq's Criminal Justice System". It stated that Iraqi security forces are illegally detaining thousands of women and subjecting them to torture, abuse and threats of sexual assault. Many are held for months or even years without charge…

Headlines  UN Report Condemns Vatican over the Systemic Sex Abuse of Tens of Thousands of Children  UKIP MEP says British Muslims Should Sign Charter Rejecting Violence  Egypt Army Chief Sisi says Will Run For President: Report  Islam First Then Peace, Negotiators Tell Islamabad Details UN Report Condemns Vatican over the Systemic Sex Abuse of Tens of Thousands of Children The UN's damning report on the Vatican's…

News: ‘World Hijab Day' takes place on February the 1st. Founded by New Yorker Nazma Khan, the movement urges Muslim women across the globe seeking to explain to wider society why they wear the hijab, to try to promote a better understanding about it. Styles include getting people to try on hijabs. The question is - will such activities deal with the attack on the hijab?   Comment: Why do…

Tunisia's new constitution, approved on the 26th January by its National Assembly enshrines absolute gender equality within its text, consequently forcing the Muslim-majority population to re-shape their lives and family structure away from the sublime Islamic social laws to that based upon flawed Western secular ideals. Article 20 of the new constitution states, "All male and female citizens have the same rights and duties. They are equal before the law…