During this week of uprising that left 12 pro-democracy protestors dead in Iran, the sister of Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi, a human rights attorney and activist, was detained by the Iranian government because of her sister’s human rights work, according to Ebadi.
In a statement, the Nobel Prize winning human rights …
Distressing news out of Iran yesterday as that nation’s theocratic leaders continue to defy the international community by testing a long-range missile that could reach Europe or Israel.
In a number of interviews I have conducted with him since September, Iraqi Parliamentarian Mithal al-Alusi has warned that Iran is much closer to …
Today The American Spectator features on its front page my piece on anti-jihadist Muslim Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury.
Choudhury will appear before a Bangladeshi court tomorrow to defend himself against charges of blasphemy, sedition and treason for holding the line against radical Islamists in his county and …
This week tens of thousands of green-clad Iranian protestors resumed their struggle for freedom on the streets of Teheran.
An argument can be made that in remaining silent during the initial days of June’s protests, President Obama was denying the mullahs ammunition to delegitimize the protestors. But the demonstrators disagree: just this week they shouted, …
Yes, there is such a thing as a pioneering Muslim anti-jihadist, and this week I got the excellent opportunity to spend time with one.
Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury, editor of The Weekly Blitz, a Zionist and general interest newspaper based in Dhaka, Bangladesh met with leaders in New York City and spoke to New York audiences …
Today MomLogic.com features my article, co-written with Jennifer Ginsberg, about the evil of Kim Jong-il’s widespread human rights abuses in North Korea. While Americans are justifiably thrilled that Euna Lee and Laura Ling have been spared, we should not allow their release to turn into a propaganda victory for Kim Jong-il.
Recently my close friend, who emigrated from Iran when she was 10, told me what she has learned about the uprisings in that country from speaking with relatives and listening to Persian radio. She says brave women in particular are playing a major role:
“Not sure if you’re read anything on the role women are …
My thoughts tonight are with the courageous Iranian demonstrators who are showing more courage than the leaders of the free world in fighting for their freedom, and against a regime that threatens the civilized world.
Demonstrators in Iran today continue to demand a recount of what they charge was a fixed vote that handed Iran’s election to Ahmadinejad. The mullahs have begun drastically restricting press coverage, but citizen journalists in Iran are doing their best to communicate with the outside world, mostly via Twitter.
It is inspiring to see so many …
What Euna and Laura Faced in North Korea
From MomLogic
by HEATHER ROBINSON & JENNIFER GINSBERG
Watching journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee return from North Korea escorted by former President Bill Clinton, no one with a heart could fail to be delighted — and relieved. Mothers across the country were especially moved to …