"Anthropology, it has often been said, served as a handmaid to colonialism. Perhaps it must also be said that feminism, or the ideas of feminism, served as its other handmaid."Leila Ahmed, Egyptian American writer on Feminism in the Muslim World For over a century there has been an indisputable marriage between feminism and colonialism in the Muslim world that continues into modern times. Successive Western governments and politicians have employed…

The slaying of the 20-year-old psychology student in Turkey, Özgecan Aslan, during an alleged attempted rape has prompted angry street protests across the country and demands that the Turkish government do more to combat violence against women. Police on Friday discovered the charred corpse of Özgecan Aslan in a riverbed in southern Mersin province. According to authorities, she was killed while fighting back a sexual assault by the driver of…

Shocking and alarming. The K-Pop concert entitled "Let's Fly with B1A4 & Acer" held in Kuala Lumpur on 10 January this year has witnessed several incidents where girls covered in hijab went on stage and then hugged the artists mentioned. Surprisingly, these girls allowed and ‘gave permission' to be treated with indecent acts in front of the public. The embarrassing behavior became viral after the video uploaded via youtube was…

A few days have now passed since the brutal attack that took place in the Army Public School in Peshawar, Pakistan. The official death toll stands at 141 dead, the vast majority of those were innocent school children. There has been an outpouring of grief from all corners of Pakistan and all people from all backgrounds have condemned the attack including many groups in the tribal areas and Mullah Umar…