Tags: Women
Gender segregation: breaking the law to appease Islamism
The LSE and their Students' Union need to stop breaking equality legislation that is designed to protect students,... Read More »
Britain’s first women’s mosque: rise of girl power or a Muslim women’s ghetto?
Muslim women are no different to their Western sisters who fought their battle for equality decades ago, writes Aisha... Read More »
The niqab in schools: An argument for prohibition
Sadikur Rahman argues that the case for banning full face veils in schools extends far beyond whether or not they... Read More »
‘Shariafication by stealth’ in the UK
The state's adoption of 'faith based' approaches to address minority issues are increasingly marginalising women from... Read More »
Secular conference created a sense of imminent and momentous change – and women will be the driving force
The passion of feminist secular activists from around the world at a recent conference has inspired Terry Sanderson,... Read More »
Conquering fear with hope: Secularism 2014
Ahead of this weekend's conference on the Religious-Right, Secularism and Civil Rights, Gita Sahgal highlights the... Read More »
Education, not the veil, must come first in schools
Maajid Nawaz argues that a London girls' school is right to ban the Niqab on educational grounds.
British Muslims are... Read More »
25 years: women working against fundamentalism in the UK
An interview with Nira Yuval-Davis and Sukhwant Dhaliwal, co-editors of the new book telling the story of Women Against... Read More »
Talking to God: the corporate religious challenge to a pluralist, progressive Europe
EU and UN 'dialogue' with civil society gives disproportionate weight to conservative religious voices at the expense... Read More »
A woman is stoned. We politely look away
Our reluctance to fight 'small' battles – over forced marriage and the burka – merely emboldens the fundamentalists,... Read More »
Religion as a human rights liability
While human rights movements must engage people of all religions and none, Nida Kirmani argues that explicitly linking... Read More »
Government funding to creationist nurseries has to stop
The Government may prohibit schools from teaching creationism as scientific theory, but as Jenna Scaramanga argues,... Read More »
Gender segregation: Universities and Student Representatives continue to fail their students miserably
In reflection of the anniversary of the first publicised case of forced gender segregation at a British university,... Read More »
We are all at the mercy of the activists who are driving these veil confrontations
There were calls this week for "a debate on the face veil" after a court and a college were confronted by women who... Read More »
Why “One of us”, the European anti-choice petition, should be monitored and tackled
A statement on the "One of us" petition by Julie Pernet on behalf of the European Humanist Federation.
Launched in... Read More »
Yes, we can talk about this
London's National Theatre recently hosted a debate about freedom of speech, multiculturalism and Islam called Can... Read More »
Yes, we can talk about this
London's National Theatre recently hosted a debate about freedom of speech, multiculturalism and Islam called Can... Read More »
Yes, we can talk about this
London's National Theatre recently hosted a debate about Freedom of speech, multiculturalism and Islam called Can... Read More »
Yes, we can talk about this
London's National Theatre recently hosted a debate about Freedom of speech, multiculturalism and Islam called Can... Read More »
Convictions for female genital mutilation: France - 100; Britain 0
Back in 1999, a group of MPs criticised the author Germaine Greer. They were astonished by her claim in a book that... Read More »
The “cutting season” and FGM in the UK: A national disgrace, a national shame
Last month, a coalition of Egyptian NGOs launched a campaign, 'Kamla' (meaning 'complete' in Arabic), against female... Read More »
The “cutting season” and FGM in the UK: A national disgrace, a national shame
Last month, a coalition of Egyptian NGOs launched a campaign, 'Kamla' (meaning 'complete' in Arabic), against female... Read More »
Book Review: The Public Woman by Joan Smith
In her book The Public Woman (The Westbourne Press, 2013), published this month, Joan Smith catalogues the various... Read More »
Education for Choice launch report into abortion education in UK schools
Guest post by Education for Choice
Our new report 'Abortion Education in the UK: Failing our young people?' reveals... Read More »
The Malala Effect
Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination... Read More »
