Supreme Court says Arkansas prison inmate can grow beard to meet religious beliefs, for now

November 14, 2013   The Supreme Court says an Arkansas prison inmate must be allowed to grow a short beard in accordance with his religious beliefs, at least temporarily. The justices said in a brief order Thursday that state corrections officials may not enforce their grooming policy prohibiting beards against Gregory Holt, who says his…

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Inside Britain’s Sharia courts

This article describes a new BBC documentary that goes undercover in Britain’s Islamic courts. The documentary reveals some shocking discrimination suffered by women. In Leyton Islamic Sharia Council, the oldest and most active such council in the country, scholars hear about 50 cases a month, most of them marital disputes. Nine out of 10 cases…

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21 year old Egyptian man beats his girlfriend to convince her to convert to Islam

3/8/2013 La Repubblica A man in Milan is accused of beating his 27 year old Mexican girlfriend over the period of 5-months. According to the national news outlet, he beat her to get her to convert to Islam including to wear the veil. Neighbors frequently called the police to report the domestic violence issue, on…

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Muslim women’s group launches a campaign against domestic violence

8 January 2013   Muslim women’s charity Amina, based in Scotland is to launch a campaign to tackle domestic violence in the Muslim community.  There has been a widespread misconception among the certain sections of the Muslim community that Islam warrants husbands to beat up their wives. The group however, is planning to use Islamic…

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Canada Muslims Fight Violence Against Women

On Islam – November 28, 2012   In a new effort to fight domestic violence in their country, Canadian Muslims are championing a new campaign to end violence against women. The campaign, Muslims for White Ribbon Campaign, aims to end violence against women in the country. It is being launched with the unveiling of the…

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