Head of Kandahar’s department of crimes against women shot to death on her way to work.… Read the rest

Three women reportedly buried alive a few days after they protested against previous live burial.… Read the rest

Publisher Martin Rynja thinks there must be open access to literary works; thugs don’t.… Read the rest

Kakar, a mother of six, was known for her courage in one of Afghanistan’s most conservative provinces.… Read the rest

‘Perhaps the biggest reason the force needs women is the escalating rate of domestic violence.’… Read the rest

Polly Toynbee and David Walker on rising inequality.… Read the rest

‘It’s nine years too late. There were tens of thousands of unnecessary deaths due to her.’… Read the rest

The Muslim media in Bosnia has opposed the festival; death threats were made against the organizers.… Read the rest

Controversial Section makes homosexuality a punishable offence in India.… Read the rest

Dozens of men attacked participants; many chanted ‘Kill the Gays!’ and ‘Allahu Akbar!’… Read the rest

You can’t escape ‘faith’ even at work.… Read the rest

‘It is thought that the men were suspected of attempting to set fire to a publishers in Islington.’… Read the rest

Fire was at property of publisher Martin Rynja, whose company Gibson Square agreed to publish novel.… Read the rest

It turns out ignorance is not a plus after all, even for conservatives.… Read the rest

Imams are also accused of refusing to speak out against domestic abuse in their sermons.… Read the rest

For recreation in the evenings I have been reading Appian’s Civil Wars of Rome in the original Greek.… Read the rest

Karma Nirvana’s Honour Network advises people who fear forced marriage or ‘honour’-based violence.… Read the rest

‘The newspapers grossly and crassly misrepresented everything we are doing.’… Read the rest

Sampling error quietly undermines almost every piece of survey data ever covered in any newspaper.… Read the rest

Cult members follow a leader who claims divine authority. Quite a different thing!… Read the rest