19 of the bishops are among the 61 who signed a petition against Obama’s honorary degree at Notre Dame.… Read the rest
Fuambai Ahmadu cheers Bondo women
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonFor protesting ‘a brazen attack by anti-FGM activists against female initiation.’… Read the rest
Afghan women protest law despite bullies screaming ‘whores!’
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonOne provision makes it illegal for a woman to refuse to “make herself up” or “dress up” if that is what her husband wants.… Read the rest
Journalists in shock after abduction by FGM group
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonHead of group said the women were taken into “our custody because they spoke unfavourably on radio against FGM”… Read the rest
FGM group kidnaps female journalists
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonThe female kidnappers accused the journalists of insulting their traditions by criticising the practice. … Read the rest
Sierra Leone: women journalists kidnapped by pro-FGM group
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonThe group regarded their questions and comments as a sign of disrespect for their traditions.… Read the rest
Escaping the Amish
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonRape, incest, sexual abuse; physical and verbal abuse; women have no rights; rudimentary education; animal abuse.… Read the rest
Submission in advance
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonA gigantic taboo zone has been created, repeatedly reiterated and expanded with the well-intentioned collaboration of Western intellectuals.… Read the rest
Pitcairn Island: 6 Found Guilty Of Sex Abuse
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonSix men were convicted of charges including rape and indecent assault in trials that exposed a culture of sexual abuse on Pitcairn.… Read the rest
Diary of a Pakistani Schoolgirl
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia Benson3 January: I am afraid. 14 January: I may not go to school again. … Read the rest
BBC boss says Islam should be treated differently
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonAlso says his Christian beliefs guide his judgments.… Read the rest
Scalia on the death penalty
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonFor the believing Christian, death is no big deal.… Read the rest
Colorado senator opposes AIDS testing.
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonIf the baby has AIDS, the mother will feel guilty, and that will be good.… Read the rest
Gerald Weissmann on Homeopathy and the Prince of Wales
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonWhen Prince Charles uses terms such as ‘integrated therapy’ he is following the lead of creationists who hide under the term ‘intelligent design.’… Read the rest
Prince of Wales joins ‘detox’ fraud
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonThe word detox has no agreed meaning. It is a marketing word, designed to separate the gullible from their money… Read the rest
IHEU and CFI defend the rights of women
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonIHEU also attacked the culture of censorship that now prevails in the UN HRC.… Read the rest
IHEU against OIC censorship at the UN
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonEU will not accept that the notion of defamation of religion be integrated into the framework of human rights… Read the rest
Nepotistic succession in the political class
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonNepotism diminishes the role of merit and the need for democratic persuasion in how elected leaders are chosen.… Read the rest
The Tragic Human Cost of Political Idiocy and AIDS Pseudoscience
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonThe desperate consequences of delusional thinking about medicine…when the deluded are the people running the country.… Read the rest
Alan Wolfe admires Rick Warren
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonBecause he tells a Jewish woman she will go to hell.… Read the rest