Mixing with men, or men watching her run or fall down or laugh or cry or quarrel with another female athlete, or mount a horse, or practice gymnastics or wrestling.… Read the rest

They were released on bail on July 18, and on July 21 she was dead. What a coincidence.… Read the rest

Ages 1 to 17, the children rarely saw the light of day and had never left the property, attended school or been seen by a doctor, officials said.… Read the rest

“These are less and less isolated incidents.”… Read the rest

But Saudi Arabia forces them to dress “in compliance with Sharia.”… Read the rest

“You do not represent the chaste Muslim woman,” tweeted Mohammed al-Barrak, a lecturer at Umm Al-Qura University in Mecca.… Read the rest

A case that should pivot on a specific legal question (“Does a violation of church protocol rise to the level of religious hatred?”) instead hangs entirely on emotions.… Read the rest

You didn’t need to know much about painting to enjoy the elegance, wit and pugnacity of Hughes’ writing.… Read the rest

“People must accept that we will impose Sharia whether they like it or not,” a spokesman said.… Read the rest

In one interview, Bentley claims that the “Holy Spirit” told him to kick an ill elderly woman in the face with his biker boot.… Read the rest

The spacecraft that carried Curiosity succeeded in every step of the most complex landing ever attempted on Mars.… Read the rest

Approximately 44% of the world’s Muslim population live in 23 majority Muslim
countries that have declared Islam to be the state religion.… Read the rest

“Historians are obliged to be especially meticulous in using generally inaccessible archive materials, but Figes cannot be fully trusted even with open sources.”… Read the rest

“Pupils follow strict Christian principles, marry within their own community and do not practise sex outside marriage.”… Read the rest

It was a love match, without the family’s permission, so bang, she’s dead.… Read the rest

“The violence here may be different, but it emanates from the same place. This
is a culture where machismo reigns, where men do what they want to do.”… Read the rest

The man had reportedly been holding drink and dance parties during Ramadan.… Read the rest

It’s not that men are harassing her, it’s that she is goading men.… Read the rest

In their own way.… Read the rest

Abdi Jeylani Marshale used to make people laugh by impersonating Islamist fighters. He was threatened by al-Shabab last year.… Read the rest