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Sharia’s Rise in Nigeria Incited Stoning Sentences

By Karima Bennoune ● Uncategorized ● August 24, 2013

Externally imposed economic austerities helped fuel fundamentalism and the application of Muslim laws, says Karima Bennoune in this excerpt from “Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here.” One activist and her colleagues helped women navigate such laws and fight back.

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French Riots Intensify Debate Over Face-Veil Ban

By Hajer Naili ● Uncategorized ● July 30, 2013

Since youth riots last week over a police identity-check of a woman wearing a niqab, France has resumed debate of a 2011 law banning the face veil. Critics of the ban say it is part of a pattern of Muslim stigmatization.

Latina Converts to Islam Growing in Number

By Hajer Naili ● Uncategorized ● July 15, 2013

For one woman it started with a quest for a closer connection to God. For another it was the surprising discovery that Islam might help her resist the domination of her Catholic father. First of two stories for Ramadan about Muslim women in the U.S.

Religious Double Standards Leave Many Muslims Single

By Naomi Schaefer Riley ● Uncategorized ● June 30, 2013

Sex segregation can also make it hard for Muslim youth to get to know each other, leading to higher interfaith marriages, says a marriage counselor in this excerpt from Naomi Schaefer Riley’s “‘Til Faith Do Us Part.”

Ethiopian-Israelis Make Waves in New Homeland

By Leigh Cuen ● Uncategorized ● June 6, 2013

After decades of Ethiopian immigration to Israel, several black women now hold significant government posts and Israel recently crowned an Ethiopian as its national beauty queen. But hardship persists for women in these communities.

Christian Adoption Crusade Ignores Dark Side

By Kathryn Joyce ● Uncategorized ● May 22, 2013

The rise of Christian adoption brings millions of new advocates supporting an industry often marked by ambiguous goals and dirty money, says Kathryn Joyce in this excerpt from “The Child Catchers.” Like with all adoptions, it also makes the birthmother invisible.

Veteran Pro Bono Lawyers Fight Health Care Law

By Sharon Johnson ● Uncategorized ● May 9, 2013

With millions of dollars at stake for Hobby Lobby, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which brought the first challenge to the contraceptive mandate, will represent the Oklahoma City concern before the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver on May 23.