A Week in Society

2005 | 2006 | 2007

Jan. | Feb. | Mar.| Apr. | Jun. | Jul. | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec.

Dec. 2006

• Parents Irked By Children Targeted to Use Mobiles , Dubai

• 90,000 Children Are Homeless , U.K.

• Hajj: Know Your Rights While Flying as a Muslim , U.S.

• Security Crisis Blights Wedding Joy , Iraq.

• From Hijab to Army Cap , U.S.

• Women Facing Mental Health Problems in Dafur , Sudan.

• Woman Escaped From Sex-Slave Trade , Malaysia.

• Plans to Rescue Youth From Far Right Extremism , Holland.

Nov. 2006

• Wife Escapes Death Sentence By Stoning , Bangladesh

• Fewer Children Seeking Madrasah Education , India

• Xmas... We're Muslims! , U.K.

• People's Assembly Make a Stand Against Islamophobia , U.K.

• First Female Fatwa Council , U.S.

• High Court Recognizes Gay Marriages , Israel

• Young Brides Dancing For Marital Bliss , Egypt

• Converts Pregnancy Affected By Case of Islamophobia , U.K..

• Faith Healers Fill the Void , Iraq

• Families of Chechen Rebels Targeted , Chechnya

• Four Wives Under One Roof , Saudi Arabia 

• Catholic Dons Hijab in Solidarity , U.S.

• Muslims Urged to Adopt Family Planning , Tanzania

• Grand Massacre of Women and Children , Palestine

• Lawyer in Hijab Taken Off Case , U.K.

• Move to Endorse Male Circumcision , Swaziland

• Anglican Bishop Attacks Hijab , U.K.

• Shi`ah Schools Teach Resistance to Pupils , Lebanon 11/14

• Taking Christianity Out of Christmas , U.K.

• Universities Move to Hide Work From U.S. Eyes , Canada

• Racist Bullying Rising in Schools , U.K.

• Wear a Hijab Day , U.S. ,

Oct. 2006

• The Cause of Segregation , U.K. 

• Torn Between Demands of Tradition and School , Qatar 

• Renewed Debate Over Hijab and Niqab , Egypt

• Living Longer Means Increased Care , U.S. 

• G.I's Target Muslim Youth in Anti-Terror Drive , Philippines 

• Turmoil Over Women Only Park , Turkey 

• The Nation's Suburban Poor , France 

• Academic To Face Court on Statements About Origin of Hijab , Turkey 

• Muslim Who Do Not Wear Hijab Invite Rape , Australia 

• Ethnic Cleansing is Separating Fathers From Children , Uzbekistan 

• British Airways Allows Hijab But Not the Crucifix , U.K.

• My Family's `Eid Traditions , U.S.

• Divorce on the Rise Amongst Muslims , Malaysia

• Behind the Veil: Spat at and Abused, U.K.

• A Family Divided By Faith , U.K.

• Schoolgirl Investigated for Making Anti- Bush on Internet , U.S.

• A Little Charity Can Go a Long Way , Bangladesh

• Muslim Teacher Defends Her Veil , U.K.

• Row Over Niqab at University Hostel , Egypt

• Amish School Razed to the Ground , U.S.

• Muslim Students More Tolerant Says Home Office Report , U.K.

• Giving Birth at Sixty-Four , Turkey

• Domestic Violence on the Rise, Saudi Arabia.

• Lebanese Children Return to War Ravaged Schools , Lebanon

• Foster Parents May Get a Salary , U.K

• Call to Wipe Out the Label of Schizophrenia , U.K

• Brown Supports Straw Over Hijab Row , U.K.

• Help for Abused Muslim Women , U.S.

• Women Only Gas Pumps , Iraq

• Between Muslim, Christian and Jewish Mothers , U.S.

• Discrimination in the Workplace on the Rise , U.S

• School Violence Drops Despite Shocking Crimes , U.S

• Hijab Plunges into a Political Row , U.K.

• Race and Religion Still Stated on Exam Slips , Malaysia

• Muslims Celebrate Ramadan With Heavy Hearts , U.S.

• Expats Help Rebuild Homeland , Lebanon/U.S.

• Women Criticize Call for Polygamy , Qatar

• A Career Woman's Guide to Ramadan , Saudi Arabia

• Schools Criticized Over Gay History Month , U.S.

• Ramadan Tests Faith of Modern Muslims ,U.S.

Sep. 2006

• Muslim Cabbies Sun Fares With Alcohol , U.S.

• Queen Sanctions First Ever Muslim Prayer Room ,  U.K.

• Thumbs Up for New Muslim School , U.K.

• Christians Back Plans for Muslim Community Center Despite Threats , U.K.

• A New Online Service for Payment of Zakat , Dubai

• British Girl Ordered to Stay Until Custody is Awarded , Pakistan

• Campus Events for Ramadan , U.S.

• Muslim Youth Asked to Examine Themselves During Ramadan , Ghana

• Student Center Offers Healthy Food Alternatives , U.S.

• Disabled Students Turn to Foreign Universities , U.S.

• Christians Pray for Muslims to Accept Jesus , U.S.

• Islamic School Search Called Off , U.K.

• A Date With Roza Iftar , India

• Muslim Families Flee Homes , Sri Lanka

• Women Subject to Unnecessary Caesarian Births , U.K.

• Most of Missing Egyptian Students Face Deportation , Egypt/U.S

• The Matrimonial Banquet , U.S

• Muslim Girl Flees to Wed Cyber Affair with Hindu , U.K

• Helping a Toddler Take "No" for n Answer , U.S

• How Parents Can Help Children Face Today's Challenges , U.K

• Tougher Regulations for Citizenship , Australia 

• Sex Abuse Scam Exposed , Kashmir 

• Kindergartens Included in Environmental Friendly Program , Malaysia 

• Young Muslim Americans Struggle With Identity , U.S

• I Am Not Willing to Kill , U.S

• Loss of a Generation as Witnesses of Daily Violence , Iraq 

• Islam With Chinese Characteristics , China

• Swimming Pool Policy Changes to Allow for Muslim Dress Code , U.S , Malaysia

• Custody Claim Centers on Islamophobia as the Cause , U.K.

• Halal Chocolate Arrives in Time for Ramadan , U.K.

• Top Schools Shun GCSE , U.K.

• Hospital Gowns for Muslims , U.K.

• Schoolgirl Caught in a Custody Battle , India

• Youth Gun Violence on the Rise , U.S

• In Search of Disappearing Sons , Kashmir

• A Gardener Made Homeless By His Second Wife , Malaysia , Iraq

Aug. 2006

• The Hijab Causes a Dilemma , Bulgaria

• Husbands Claim Harassment By Anti-Dowry Law , U.S.

• Young Mums to Be Exempted From National Service , Malaysia

• Nations Birth Rate on the Decline , Israel

• Parents Provide Less Relief from Exam Stress , Singapore

• Female Convert Heads Largest Muslim Organization , U.S.

• Teacher's Gender Affects Learning , U.S.

• Woman was Refused the Morning After Pill Because of Religion , U.K.

• Independent Schools Call for Reform , U.K

• Women's Prayer Area in Haram May Be Shifted Saudi Arabia

• Ongoing Carnage Leaving Imprint on the Psyche of the People , Iraq

• Communal Harmony in the Madrasah's , India

• Drinking Water Severely Lacking , Lebanon

• Backlash to Reformed Rape Laws , Pakistan 

• Power Cuts Re-kindle Forgotten Traditions , Palestine 

• Even the Innocent are Guilty , U.K.

• Laughter Therapy for Sick Children Eases Pain , Iraq

• Declining Birth Rate Cause for Concern  , Singapore

• Hezbollah Pays War Victims , Lebanon ,

• How Some Youth Let Off Steam  , U.K.

• Planning for Ramadan , U.S. ,

• Universities Struggle to Compete and Adapt , Europe 

• Specialists to Discuss Psychology of Terrorism , Asia , 

• As Social Taboos Lift, So Do Marriage Options , Azerbaijan

• Muslim Community Under Siege , U.K.

• Woman Keeps Hijab and Job, S. Africa

• No Science Experiments in the Classroom , U.K

• Lebanese View Resistance with Pride and Weariness , Lebanon

• Muslim Community React to Scrutiny , U.S.

• Shortage of Wives in Growing Gender Imbalance , China

• Jewish and Arab Women Unite Against War on Lebanon , Israel

• Saudi Bank to Rebuild Muslim School , Liberia

• Protestant Work Ethic in Anatolia , Turkey

• Pepsi and Coke Banned from Schools and Colleges , India

• Poverty, Fear and Defiance Keep Southerners at Home , Lebanon

Jul. 2006

• Children from Mixed Marriages Face Legal Obstacle , Malaysia

• Muslim Rite of Passage for Boys Lives On , Kosovo

• Ban on Hijab in Schools , Bulgaria

• Child Prisoners Left Without Support , Iraq

• New Provision on Marital Rape , Malaysia

• Film Explores the Separation Between Men and Women in the Mosque , Canada

• Interstate Abortion Bill Clears Senate, U.S

• Ban on Gay Marriages Upheld , U.S.

• Probe into Bombs Used on the Lebanese , Lebanon

• The Real Tragedy of Student Debt, U.S.

• New Eco-Friendly Homes for Asian Community, U.K.

• Number of Jewish Women Converting to Islam Increasing, Israel

• Hindu Sponsors 'Muslim American' Dream , U.S.

• Update on Humanitarian Situation, Lebanon

• A New University in Taif, Saudi Arabia

• New Leadership Revives Muslim Women's Group, U.S.

• Israeli Army Ordering Civilians to Evacuate the South, Lebanon

• How Well Do You Know Your Children?,U.K.

• Fourteen Children Infected with HIV, Kazakhstan

• An American Refuses to Leave Lebanon, Lebanon

• U.S. Worst for Online Child Sex Abuse , U.S.

• Hizbollah Only Help for Families, Lebanon

• Children Trapped By Conflict, Gaza/Lebanon

• DNA Matches Used to Find Loved Ones, Bosnia

• E-Matches Made in Heaven, Honolulu

• Concern Remains for the Displaced, Lebanon

• West Accused of Double Standards on Female Circumcision, U.K.

• Religious Obligations Could Prevent Prosecution of Soldiers, Iraq

• Effects of Racism on Mental Health, S. Africa

• Sesame Street Helps Army Children, U.S.

• Housing Problem Hits Young Couples, Iraq

• Crowded Planet Feels the Heat, Int'l 

• Court Supports Biological Parents, India 

• Family Fights for Brain-Damaged Woman's Right to Pray, U.K.

• Re-Thinking Rape and Sex Laws, Pakistan

• Family Courts to Be Opened Up to the Media, U.K.

• Islamic Uniform for a Muslim Employee, Sweden

• More Somalis Returning to Islam, U.S.

• A Mother at 62-Years of Age!, U.K.

• Muslims Step Up as Volunteers, U.S.

• Woman Rejects Talaq By Letter, India 

• German Court Allows Teachers to Wear Hijab, Germany

• Registry of Muslim Marriages to Undergo Upgrading, Singapore

• Internet Offers Escape from a Harsh World, Iraq

• U.S. Charged for Raping and Killing a Girl and Family, Iraq

• The Mentally Ill Abused Bullied and Confined, U.K.

• Hiding Femininity to Avoid Sexual Abuse of Daughters, Cameroon

• Respect Sees Waiting Lists Grow for at Muslim Schools, Denmark