The United States is collecting information on possible war crimes by Syrian security forces amid a violent crackdown on opposition demonstrators, a senior Obama administration official claimed Friday.
Saudi Arabian women are slated to come out in protest of the fatwa- or religious decree, forbidding women from driving this Friday. The decree has sparked a major debate in the Muslim world, as many theologians argue there is no evidence in the Qur’an that female drivers are haram, or sinful. Guiding the protest is [...]
A 20-year-old woman who recited verses critical of Bahrain’s rulers and later professed she was beaten in jail was sentenced to a year in prison, as part of the kingdom’s crackdown on Shia protesters calling for increased rights.
