November 04, 2006 Chief Justice says no to veiled lawyers By Akhtar Amin Daily Times, Pakistan PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice Tariq Pervaiz Khan has ordered women lawyers not to wear veils in courtrooms, saying…
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German Muslim MP urges her sisters: "Wake up to today’s Germany. This is where you live, so take off your veils"
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November 2, 2006 German Politicians Rally around Muslim Lawmaker in Headscarf Row Deutsche Welle Radio, GermanyPoliticians from across the spectrum have expressed solidarity with a Green Party parliamentarian of Turkish origin who has received death threats after urging Muslim women…
India’s leading Muslim cleric lashes out at Shabana Azmi after she slams the Burka
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November 1, 2006 The Shabana Azmi Controversy: Leading Indian Imam refers to her as the ‘Naachne Gaane Waali Aurat’ Outlook India So what’s the song and dance all about? Why is that instead of being felicitated for the honour bestowed on her,…
Baby bursts in tears on seeing woman in Niqaab
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Friends, British Muslim journalist Zaiba Malik had never worn the niqab. But with everyone from Jack Straw to Tessa Jowell weighing in with their views on the veil, she decided to put one on for the day. She was shocked…
Prof. Mahfooz Kanwar: Niqabis are "brainwashed by their cultish male family members and those who are abused by their male custodians"
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September 24, 2006 By Dr. Mahfooz Kanwar The Calgary Sun I once supported multiculturalism in Canada because I believed, at the time, it gave us a sense of pluralism, diversity, and a variety of cultural and social customs. However, multiculturism has…
Shirin Ebadi decries Islamic law for Canada
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Tuesday, June 14, 2005 Page A7 Shirin Ebadi decries Islamic law for Canada By INGRID PERITZ Globe and Mail http://tinyurl.com/do3l7 MONTREAL — Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi, a leading human-rights crusader in her native Iran, took a firm stand against the…
Muslim Canadain Congress says Legality of Religious Arbitration be Referred to Ontario Court of Appeals
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Shariah based Arbitration is Racist and Unconstitutional Submissions by Muslim Canadian Congress:Review of Arbitration Process by Marion Boydhttp://tinyurl.com/86dy8 The Muslim Canadian Congress is a national organization that provides a voice to progressive Muslims who are not represented by existing organizations.…
Muslim group opposes Sharia Law
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Aug. 28, 2004 Argues it does not protect women By Tarannum Kamlani and Nicholas Keung The Toronto Star Marion Boyd is at the centre of a storm of debate surrounding proposals to use Islamic sharia law in family disputes. Ontario’s…