Laura Secor, The Nation. December 2, 2008. Many young Iranians risk run-ins with the morality police in the name of partying and sex. Is their revolt against sexual restrictions political?
Terri Judd, Independent UK. April 30, 2008. In Basra alone, police acknowledge that 15 women a month are murdered for breaching Islamic dress codes. Others say the number is higher.
Deepali Gaur Singh, RH Reality Check. March 28, 2008. The opposition of prominent Islamic scholars to forced marriage is an important step in the fight for gender equality in the Muslim world.
Bean, Lawyers, Guns and Money AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. March 13, 2008. Harvard has instituted a women-only gym hour to accommodate Muslim women, and conservatives are calling it "discrimination" against Ivy League men.
