
Sultan Haji Hassnal Bolkiah of Brunei has banned Christmas in his Kingdom. This latest ban was implemented “after a number of people were reportedly spotted wearing clothes resembling Santa Claus at Christmas time.”
by Dr. Phyllis Chesler10 Jan 2015, 8:08 AM PST0

At least four, possibly five French Jewish hostages, probably women who were shopping for the Sabbath, were killed by Jihadists before the French police stormed the kosher supermarket. The male and female pair of jihadists were demanding the freedom of the Charlie Hebdo jihadists.
by Dr. Phyllis Chesler9 Jan 2015, 11:44 AM PST0

A young Hindu couple in the Punjab dared to marry for love—but without permission from the bride’s family.
by Dr. Phyllis Chesler6 Jan 2015, 9:54 AM PST0

The Supreme Court has just agreed to hear a case concerning the rights of a woman to wear hijab, a headscarf, while working at Abercrombie and Fitch. This case began in 2008, in Tulsa, Oklahoma on behalf of then seventeen-year-old
by Dr. Phyllis Chesler18 Dec 2014, 8:08 AM PST0

China has just banned the burqa (ambulatory body bag and face mask) in the mainly Muslim province of Xinjiang’s capital, Urumqi. The government has also banned Islamic head coverings and beards in an effort to contain restive Islamic fundamentalism (“political
by Dr. Phyllis Chesler15 Dec 2014, 10:10 AM PST0

A recent study has documented that nearly half (49.8%) of all Liberian women have been genitally mutilated but this practice seems to be decreasing among younger girls. The practice is not considered a crime. In fact, the Central West African region
by Dr. Phyllis Chesler11 Dec 2014, 9:41 AM PST0

The number of taxi rapes and sexual assaults–in which largely immigrant, mainly Muslim drivers have raped or sexually harassed infidel girls and women, have been on the rise in Europe, particularly in England, Sweden, and Germany. But there have been similar taxi rapes and/or sexual
by Dr. Phyllis Chesler10 Dec 2014, 8:27 AM PST0

For the first time in history, and in the wake of the December 1st stabbing death of an American teacher in Abu Dhabi by a woman wearing a burqa, Gulf region media are questioning whether the burqa is a security risk. Historically, other
by Dr. Phyllis Chesler5 Dec 2014, 10:37 AM PST0

On December 1st, a figure in a black burqa, armed with an eight-inch knife, entered the upscale Boutik shopping mall located in Reem Island, the neighborhood where most of Abu Dhabi’s 40,000 expatriates live. The black burqa’ed figure waited for more
by Dr. Phyllis Chesler4 Dec 2014, 7:50 AM PST0

Pakistani Muslim Bollywood actress, Veena Malik, her actor husband, Asad Bashir Khan, the owner of the country’s largest media group plus the show’s host and two guests were all sentenced to 26 years in prison for “blasphemy.” How was “blasphemy”
by Dr. Phyllis Chesler26 Nov 2014, 8:57 AM PST0

A Muslim Somali man who lives in Minnesota has decided to combat the lure of ISIS in a very creative way. Mohammed Ahmed has created vivid and clear-sighted cartoons at AverageMohamed.com, aimed at children between the ages of 8-16. Using verses from the Koran,
by Dr. Phyllis Chesler25 Nov 2014, 8:11 AM PST0

Tomorrow, on November 20, 2014, an Egyptian doctor, Raslan Fadl, will for the first time in history be sentenced because his 13-year old patient died during a female genital mutilation (FGM) procedure; he claims she was allergic to penicillin. This girl died–but she
by Dr. Phyllis Chesler19 Nov 2014, 4:50 PM PST0

A Saudi teenager, told she would marry a handsome young man whom she had been allowed to meet, was shocked when she discovered that her father had tricked her and that her groom was a man in his nineties. She
by Dr. Phyllis Chesler14 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

Eight women have just died and 68 other women have been hospitalized because an Indian surgeon used infected instruments in a mass government-sponsored sterilization “camp.” The official limit is 30 such sterilizations per day and scrupulous attention to hygiene. Clearly, Dr. RK
by Dr. Phyllis Chesler11 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

In a welcome challenge to the barbaric gender apartheid practiced by ISIS, Hamas, Hezbollah, and all the Al-Qaeda offshoots, a group of Kurds in northeastern Syria have issued a women’s right decree which calls for “equality between men and women in all
by Dr. Phyllis Chesler10 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

For years, many of us have described Islamist terrorists as “barbarians.” And for years, we have been attacked as “racist Islamophobes” for doing so. What exactly is a “barbarian?” A barbarian is someone who finds joy in inflicting
by Dr. Phyllis Chesler5 Nov 2014, 6:32 AM PST0

Two young Yezidi women are heroically negotiating for the survival of their people in Iraq. They are talking to the media, planning to lobby Congress, and tell me that they have interested at least three countries in providing political asylum
by Dr. Phyllis Chesler1 Nov 2014, 10:04 AM PST0

Our latest and youngest-ever Nobel prize winner has announced that she is donating $50,000.00 to rebuild an UNRWA school in Gaza. She made this announcement in Stockholm, where she accepted the prestigious World’s Children’s Prize and donated it all to Gaza.
by Dr. Phyllis Chesler30 Oct 2014, 10:09 AM PST0

ISIS has just be-headed a woman in Baquba because she dared to resist being raped. In the process of struggling to defend herself, she actually killed her would-be rapist, an ISIS warrior. The woman was at home recovering from a medical illness.
by Dr. Phyllis Chesler28 Oct 2014, 7:52 AM PST0

The British National Health Service– in a first-of-its-kind, just released study— has documented 467 “newly identified cases” of girls and women who had been genitally mutilated. Half live in London. Previously, 1, 279 such girls and women were known to be receiving
by Dr. Phyllis Chesler17 Oct 2014, 9:44 AM PST0

Two Upper West side artists think New York women should try wearing face masks, also known as “niqab.”Their names are Saks Afridi and Quinza Najm. They are calling upon women to don black face masks and take a “selfie.” The political art
by Dr. Phyllis Chesler14 Oct 2014, 8:18 AM PST0

He is a man who rarely reads a book of less than 600 pages and who has easily written books of that length. Engage him in conversation and he will talk about the footnotes in a particular book–and the footnotes which should
by Dr. Phyllis Chesler29 Sep 2014, 6:30 AM PST0

On September 21, 2014, Muslims Facing Tomorrow held a public rally in Queen’s Park, Toronto, on the steps of the Legislature, “in Support for minority Christians and other religious communities in the Middle East and the Muslim World.” Approximately 125 people turned
by Dr. Phyllis Chesler22 Sep 2014, 9:36 AM PST0

New York Jewish and anti-Jihadi activists are planning what they hope will be a massive demonstration outside of the Metropolitan Opera on September 22, 2014, at 4:30pm, when “The Death of Klinghoffer,” composed by John Adams with a libretto by Alice Goodman,
by Dr. Phyllis Chesler17 Sep 2014, 11:01 AM PST0

NEW YORK, New York– New York City hosted the 29th annual Muslim Day Parade on Sunday, with the theme “Islam and America Share Common Values.” Despite the slogan, the event featured anti-Israeli “occupation” protesters, aggressively anti-Israel speakers, and flyers were distributed featuring
by Dr. Phyllis Chesler15 Sep 2014, 6:12 AM PST0