Pakistani Muslims condemn US gay rights meeting

Pakistani Muslims condemn US gay rights meeting

By uzzie on from www.google.com

A group of conservative Islamic political and religious officials has condemned a meeting by the U.S. Embassy supporting gay rights in Pakistan as "cultural terrorism" against the country.

The group, which included the head of Pakistan's largest Islamic party, Jamaat-e-Islami, claimed the meeting — the first of its kind held by the embassy — was the second most dangerous attack by the U.S. against Pakistan, following missiles fired from unmanned drones.
Will New BFFs China and Middle East Leave Workers’ Rights Behind?

Will New BFFs China and Middle East Leave Workers’ Rights Behind?

By elan on from www.elanthemag.com

When violence broke out between the Uyghur and the Han Chinese last year, China went on a PR campaign to ensure that their strategic partnerships with the Middle East don’t suffer. The world quickly learned that when Arab countries claim to push for the rights of their Muslim brothers and sisters, they only really mean their Arab-Muslim brothers and sisters. China was able to keep a fire from starting (wouldn’t want to ruin those oil deals!) as the Middle East remained fairly quiet about the whole ordeal. Now, China and the Middle East are about to get a whole lot closer than they already were. Read More
Women Fight for Rights in Kuwait - But Who Are They Leaving Behind?

Women Fight for Rights in Kuwait - But Who Are They Leaving Behind?

By elan on from www.elanthemag.com

You’d think we’re living in the Dark Ages the way politics in Kuwait firmly continues to put its women in the backseat of the country’s government. It’s been more than four years since Kuwaiti women won the right to vote and run for parliamentary positions.  However, since that first delectable victory of women’s suffrage rights in Kuwait, the female-fueled political machine has come to a deafening dead end
UK Body Scan Violates Rights: EHRC

UK Body Scan Violates Rights: EHRC

By IslamOnline on from www.islamonline.net

CAIRO — The independent Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has warned the British government that the full-body scanning of passengers at airports violates privacy laws and breaches race and religious discrimination legislation..
Arab Countries Blasted for their Human Rights Abuses

Arab Countries Blasted for their Human Rights Abuses

By elan on from www.elanthemag.com

An Egyptian human rights organization has revealed that Arab governments have been engaging in violations that include torture, extra-judicial executions, and repressive laws, while blocking reforms that guarantee their citizens basic rights. The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies says that rights have deteriorated significantly over the past year as governments continue to restrict freedom of the press, suppress human rights activists and discriminate against religious minorities. Read More
US Patriot Act Under Rights Groups Fire

US Patriot Act Under Rights Groups Fire

By IslamOnline on from www.islamonline.net

Leading civil liberties groups in the United States are pushing against the renewal of some provisions of the controversial Patriot Act, the post-9/11 law which many think indiscriminately violates Americans’ rights, particularly Arabs and Muslims.

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