Barbara Bush, daughter of President George W. Bush, recently made this video in support of gay marriage. In the video, Barbara states “I am Barbara Bush, and I am a New Yorker for marriage equality. New York is about fairness and equality. And everyone should have the right to marry the person that they love.” [...]
Amnesty International is criticizing Iran for the planned blinding of Majid Mohavedi. The Iranian government plans to tie Majid down and pour acid in his eyes until he is permanently blind. On the surface, that seems unkind. However, let’s look at the full facts. Majid wanted to take a woman named Ameneh Bahrami as a [...]
Said Musa has seen the worst that men can do. The Red Cross worker and father of six lives with only one leg — he lost the other to a land mine. Said was arrested last May for converting to Christianity. Said actually converted eight years before, after seeing the horrors that Islam brought to [...]
Aasiya Hassan was murdered in New York just over two years ago, beheaded in an honor killing by her husband Muzzammil Hassan who was outraged that she had filed divorce papers against him. Muzzammil ambushed his wife as she entered the building, attacking her with two hunting knives and stabbing her more than forty times [...]
In July of last year, the University of Maryland commissioned Zogby to poll the people of Egypt. Here are a few of their findings: 85% of Egyptians hold an unfavorable attitude toward the U.S. 87% of Egyptians have no confidence in the U.S. 92% of Egyptians believe the U.S. is one of two nations that [...]
Hena Begum was a fourteen year old girl growing up in the Shariatpur region of Bangladesh until her forty year old cousin decided to rape her. After she was raped, the rapist and his family then beat her until she was unconscious. Next, the local Sharia (Islamic) courts ruled that yound Hena should receive 101 [...]
