Another father who allegedly became outraged at his wife and daughters for dishonouring him and his religious and cultural beliefs.… Read the rest

It has been condemned by most of Pakistan’s major political parties and human rights groups including the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and Amnesty International.… Read the rest

“The guidelines for administering the death penalty to rebellious children are given in Deut 21:18-21,” Charlie Fuqua wrote in his book God’s Law.… Read the rest

A Pakistani Taliban spokesman told the BBC that they attacked her because she is anti-Taliban and secular, adding that she would not be spared.… Read the rest

The NUS called him a rape-denier after he said Assange had been accused of nothing more than “bad sexual etiquette”.… Read the rest

“With a president from the Muslim Brotherhood movement and a still very powerful military, we’re caught between a very bad rock and a very horrible hard place.”… Read the rest

That’s unconstitutional, but theocrats don’t care about that.… Read the rest

The police said that the madrassa management had chained the boy a few days ago to prevent him from escaping.… Read the rest

Because it’s religion that counts, not the rights of children.… Read the rest

Yay! Parents allowed to have their infant boys trimmed again.… Read the rest

“I don’t believe there can be a democracy unless women are properly in power,” she said in a speech at Tufts University yesterday.… Read the rest

Golden Dawn’s popularity has been rising, so it can influence the public agenda, with help of  populist Greek media and government’s fear of losing conservative voters.… Read the rest

The sciences that have worked so well for us are precisely our benchmark for what we know and what is rational; they’re the things that are keeping us “afloat.”… Read the rest

The cartoons will not be removed from the LSESU ASH page, nor will the prefix LSESU be removed from the society’s name.… Read the rest

The Reading University Atheist, Humanist, and Secularist Society had a stall that included a pineapple labeled “Mohammed.” You know the rest.… Read the rest

The Nightingale Collaboration submitted complaints about 26 adverts in WDDTY to the Advertising Standards Authority. This may be a record.… Read the rest

“Egged has not given in to the Haredim. This is purely a business decision.” To avoid vandalism by the Haredim.… Read the rest

One is 9, the other is 10.… Read the rest

It turns out that was an assault, but it doesn’t do to say so.… Read the rest

Why would a church show D’Souza’s anti-Obama propaganda to teenagers? Their tax exemption requires them to be politically neutral.… Read the rest