Women's Rights
Technology and Islam: "Saudi woman killed for chatting on Facebook"
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September 14th, 2010
News report: "A young Saudi Arabian woman was murdered by her father for chatting on the social network site Facebook, it has emerged.The unnamed woman from Riyadh was beaten and shot after she was discovered in the middle of an online conversation with a man...."
"Facebook is a door to lust and young women and men are spending more on their mobile phones and the Internet than they are spending on food," says Saudi preacher Ali al-Maliki.
Is this the way radical Islamists inspire their youth to embrace religion and modesty?
The Sad Reality of Child Brides
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April 15th, 2010
Over the past week, we have heard about two extremely tragic incidents from Yemen regarding child brides. Last week a 13-year-old bride bled to death after she was married. Her husband forced her to have sex and eventually raped her to death. A few days ago, a second story surfaced of an 11-year-old girl who was hospitalized with genital injuries. In this case her husband said that he would wait until she reached puberty to consummate the marriage, but unsurprisingly he did not. In February of 2009 a law was introduced in Yemen stating that girls could not marry until the age of 17, but the law was repealed because some lawmakers viewed it as “un-Islamic.” This statement reinforces the notion of child brides is in fact supported by Islam. We often hear about these stories from human rights organizations, such as UNICEF and Oxfam, but they claim to treat these situations carefully for fear of an explosive political issue. However, we must ask: if this issue is not worth fighting against what is? Read more about these stories here and here and then make a difference. Send 5 “Did You Know” statements to your family and friends and help raise awareness about the reality of child brides. Use the space below to have a discussion and brainstorm about how we as individuals can help put an end to this horrific reality.
Does Jihad Jane Represent the New Wave of Terrorism?
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March 10th, 2010
Does this woman represent the future of terrorism? We have heard about suicide bombers that were female, but a homegrown terrorist that is a woman is a rare commodity.
If you haven't heard the story, check any website (CNN, LA Times, etc).
What do we think? To me this just proves how dangerous and prevalent the threat of homegrown terrorism really is.
Or could you just say it is a step forward for women, giving them the same opportunity to terrorize as men?
I think the lesson that needs to be learned here is that we have a problem when a random American women decides to join forces with radical Muslims. Cold Blooded Murderer Pardoned Because He is a Muslim!
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February 22nd, 2010
This just in: The story of honor killing that took in Arizona is now unraveling. This is what happened: A father ran down his own daughter, Noor Almaleki, with his car because she was acting "too westernized." He then fled the country but luckily was caught.
Now the Arizona Republic is reporting that he will not face the death penalty.
Is this because they disagree with the death penalty? NO! It is because they don't want to appear racist! However, don't they realize that they are treating him differently because he IS a Muslim?
"The decision not to seek the death penalty comes after Almaleki's attorney, Billy Little, a public defender, asked a judge to take special precautions to ensure the County Attorney's Office wouldn't wrongly seek the death penalty because Almaleki is a Muslim. "An open process provides some level of assurance that there is no appearance that a Christian is seeking to execute a Muslim for racial, political, religious or cultural beliefs," Little wrote, referring to County Attorney Andrew Thomas' Christian faith...."
He admitted that he killed his daughter because she had disgraced his family. So why is he not pleading guilty. We need to find out what would have happened to a man who killed his daughter in cold blood who was not a Muslim. If Arizona would have granted him the death penalty than this murderer deserves equal punishment!
Learn more about the threat that radical Islam poses to women's rights here.
Now the Arizona Republic is reporting that he will not face the death penalty.
Is this because they disagree with the death penalty? NO! It is because they don't want to appear racist! However, don't they realize that they are treating him differently because he IS a Muslim?
"The decision not to seek the death penalty comes after Almaleki's attorney, Billy Little, a public defender, asked a judge to take special precautions to ensure the County Attorney's Office wouldn't wrongly seek the death penalty because Almaleki is a Muslim. "An open process provides some level of assurance that there is no appearance that a Christian is seeking to execute a Muslim for racial, political, religious or cultural beliefs," Little wrote, referring to County Attorney Andrew Thomas' Christian faith...."
He admitted that he killed his daughter because she had disgraced his family. So why is he not pleading guilty. We need to find out what would have happened to a man who killed his daughter in cold blood who was not a Muslim. If Arizona would have granted him the death penalty than this murderer deserves equal punishment!
Learn more about the threat that radical Islam poses to women's rights here.Egyptian Women's Rights - Here yesterday gone today?
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February 7th, 2010
Guess which picture is more recent? As Egypt becomes increasingly radicalized, we see the rights of women moving further and further back in time. Nonie Darwish, featured in Obsession, explains how this radicalization is in part, a rejection of Western values.
"Expecting Muslim women to be behind the reformation of Islam and Sharia, is like asking slaves to end their own slavery without their masters’ approval or asking prisoners to get out of prison without the guards opening the doors. […] For Muslim women to simply revolt against Islamic gender apartheid will be regarded as anti-man, anti-family, anti-religion, anti-government and worst of all, anti-Allah himself."Check out Nonie's take on the potential for a feminist movement in the near future here.
Rifqa Bary Update: CAIR is on the Case
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January 5th, 2010
Rifqa Bary’s story is continuing to unravel as one of her friends posts an update of her situation. Apparently her parents are being represented by CAIR appointed attorneys whose goal is to destroy Rifqa’s story and prove that she is safe at home.
Since the December 22nd hearing Rifqa has not had any contact with any friends or visitors. This is because of CAIR’s push to keep her in isolation. These are the worst conditions than she has undergone until now. The next hearing is slated for January 28th so stay tuned.
In the meantime, you can make a difference by emailing the director of Children’s services and let him know that the restrictions that Rifqa faces are nothing short of abusive. Emails should be sent to Eric Fenner - edfenner@FCCS.co.franklin.oh.us
Click here to read the entire update on Rifqa Bary.
