FBI Removes 'Honor Killing' From Wanted Poster Oct 22, 2008
"Everybody knows this is an honor killing, but even our own law enforcement and the FBI succumb to the pressure? In the end, it may be our own justice system that prevents these girls from getting justice, she said, pointing out that there have still been no leads after almost a year. Mustafaa Carroll, the executive director of the Council of American-Islamic Relations in Dallas, said he agrees with the FBI s decision. I m glad they took it out until they find the guy, find the motive, and prove... (Fox News)
FBI Calls Girls' Murder 'Honor Killing' Oct 15, 2008
" Many of the threats against Sarah and Amina Said were known to their friends and classmates. High school friends told the Dallas Morning News that the girls sometimes came in with welts and bruises, which they confided were inflicted by their father. One time, Yaser Said reportedly went into one daughter's bedroom waving a gun and making threats on her life. After he threatened to kill one daughter in December 2007 documented in text messages Sarah Said sent to a friend the girls and their... (Fox News)
The perils of international online dating Jun 11, 2008
" Portugal's goal is to produce 30 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2020. The Guardian provides a handy chart of how selected European countries are currently faring on their environmental goals. The top performers: Sweden 2005 39.8 percent, target by 2020 49 percent Latvia 34.9 percent, target 42 percent Finland 28.5 percent, target 38 percent Austria 23.3 percent, target 34 percent Portugal 20.5 percent, target 31 percent The bottom-dwellers: Cyprus 2.9 percent, target by 2020... (Salon)
How high gas prices could make the world a safer place Jun 10, 2008
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Lifting the Veil Feb 1, 2008
Author Phyllis Chesler, who writes about Islamic gender issues in the United States, believes domestic violence against Muslim-American women, not just immigrants, is covered up by an Islamic culture that treats women as second-class citizens. "I'm not saying every Muslim family does it or that every Imam encourages it or that only Muslim men beat their wives, but Muslim men have control over their wives," she says. (Fox News)
Women candidates face high standards May 2, 2007
"It's as if each woman is forever competing to be the prom queen, or the wife, and every other women is a competitor, so if she wins it means you lose, instead of experiencing the woman's victory as group," said Phyllis Chesler, psychologist and author of "Women's Inhumanity to Women.". Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Female Politicians: 'We Want Them to Be Perfect' May 2, 2007
"It's as if each woman is forever competing to be the prom queen, or the wife, and every other women is a competitor, so if she wins it means you lose, instead of experiencing the woman's victory as group," said Phyllis Chesler, psychologist and author of "Women's Inhumanity to Women.". Story Continues Below. (Newsmax)
Phyllis Chesler Mar 1, 2007
com :: A Muslim Declaration for Freedom by Jamie Glazov. Thursday, March 01, 2007. (FrontPage Magazine)
