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October 2016

October 03, 2016

The Disappeared: The veil and the erasure of the female body

When I was 12 years old, soon after the Islamists took power in Iran, their...

October 03, 2016

Egyptian TV presenter approves shooting of Jordanian writer

Reporting on the assassination a week ago of prominent Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar, Hani Nahhas, above,...

September 2016

September 30, 2016

International chess players up in arms over Iran's hijab ruling

American chess Grand Master Susan Polgar, above, has defended a ruling that says that women...

September 29, 2016

Imam banished to India by mosque after raping a boy

When elders at a mosque in Rugby learned that imam Noor Walile, above, had raped...

September 29, 2016

Teenage blogger jailed in Singapore for the second time

Fifteen months after he was given a prison sentence for 'wounding religious feelings', teenage blogger...

September 25, 2016

Jordanian writer, on trial for insulting God, is shot dead

Nahid Hattar, above, was hit earlier today by three bullets outside court in the capital...

September 24, 2016

Violent Christian pastor must learn to respect Muslims

As part of her punishment for assaulting a Muslim woman, Boston pastor Daisy Obi (inset...

September 20, 2016

Turkish pianist finally cleared of insulting 'Islamic values'

Back in 2012 we reported on the plight of internationally famous pianist, Fazil Say, who...

September 16, 2016

Man jailed for the murder of Rochdale's 'black magic' imam

Mohammed Syeedy, 21, above, was today jailed for a minimum of 24 years for his...

September 15, 2016

How can the grisly slaughter of animals be called 'cheerful?'

Each year Muslims revel in the savage slaughter of millions of animals during Eid al...

September 09, 2016

If Christianity is to flourish it needs extremists like Choudary

Deranged UK evangelist Stephen 'Birdshit' Green, above, has sprung to the defence of convicted Muslim...

September 07, 2016

Muslim group opposes 'Islamic terrorists' on 9/11 memorial

The town supervisor for Owego – located a few hours from where the Twin Towers...

September 06, 2016

Supporters shout 'God is great' as hate preacher is jailed

Muslim hate preacher Anjem Choudary, above left, has been jailed for five-and-a-half years for inviting...

September 01, 2016

Couple attacked by Muslim thugs for eating ham pizzas

Muslim drug dealers Youness Boussaid and Fatah Bouzid, both 27, have been jailed in France...

August 2016

August 29, 2016

We need to stop conflating 'Muslims' with Islamists

It's insidious how the Islamist narrative has become mainstream everywhere – in the media, in...

August 26, 2016

French secularism risks being destroyed by political ambition

Despite occasional conflicts, France's tradition of secularism has served both social cohesion and religious freedom...

August 26, 2016

Burkini swimsuit ban suspended by French court

A top French court today suspended a ban on full-body burkini swimsuits that has angered...

August 25, 2016

Muslim chastity campaigners were caught having sex in car

Two prominent Muslim politicians – Moulay Omar Benhammad, 63, and Fatima Nejjar, 62, above – ...

August 25, 2016

Islamist thug faces jail for a brutal attack on a teenage boy

A close associate of convicted hate preacher Anjem Choudary – Michael Coe, above – is...

August 24, 2016

Court told UK Muslim was slain for practising 'black magic'

Two alleged Islamist extremists are on trial for murdering Muslim healer Jalal Uddin, above, who...

August 21, 2016

Got Jinn? Derby-based exorcist claims he has the right tonic

If you are a jinn, be afraid – be very afraid – of Muslim exorcist...

August 19, 2016

Female genital mutilation will reduce 'lechery' in Russia

Ismail Berdiyev, above left, a leading mufti from Russia's North Caucasus region, caused outrage this...

August 17, 2016

Britain blasted over tour by Pakistani hate preachers

Shahbaz Taseer, son of the murdered Pakistani Governor Salman Taseer, has angrily responded to reports...

August 16, 2016

UK hate preacher found guilty of supporting Islamic State

Party animal-turned-hate-preacher Anjem Choudary, 49, above, is facing jail after being found guilty of supporting...

August 15, 2016

Charlie Hebdo again sparks fury with bare Muslims cover

Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical magazine, unleashed a fresh wave of death threats last week...

August 14, 2016

US judge banishes Muslim couple for keeping slaves

Texas-based couple Hassan al-Homoud, 46, and his wife Zainab al-Hosani, 39, above, were ordered to...

August 12, 2016

'Burkinis' a threat to public order, says French mayor

A row has erupted in France following a ban imposed on an Islamic swimming garment...

August 12, 2016

UK Muslims are committing election fraud with impunity

In a major report commissioned by the Government, former Tory Cabinet Minister Sir Eric Pickles,...

August 10, 2016

Muslim Party leader in court over fraud and drug charges

Diaa Mohamed, 35, above, founder of the Australian Muslim Party, appeared in court today to...

August 10, 2016

If Italy now accepts gay unions, it must also legalise polygamy

Muslim leader Hamza Piccardo, above, has ignited a row in Italy by calling for the...