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Comment by archaeopteryx on February 4, 2013 at 11:27am

Malala Yousafzai speaks publicly for first time since Taliban shooting

Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl and activist who was shot in the head by a Taliban assassin on her way home from school last fall, has spoken publicly for the first time since the shooting.

If you have not yet signed the "Malala's Hope" petition, to be delivered to the Pakistani President, the Prime Minister, and the Governor of the province in which Malala lived, please do so, and urge your friends to sign it as well. The goal is to reach one million signatures from around the world, and the tally currently stands at 891,401 - so near, but more is required.

Malala has been nominated for the Nobel Prize.

Comment by archaeopteryx on January 23, 2013 at 11:28am

Here's SOME progress --

Morocco announces plan to change law allowing rapists to marry underage victims

RABAT, Morocco - Nearly a year after Morocco was shocked by the suicide of a 16-year-old girl who was forced to marry her alleged rapist, the government has announced plans to change the penal code to outlaw the traditional practice.

Women's rights activists on Tuesday welcomed Justice Minister Mustapha Ramid's announcement, but said it was only a first step in reforming a penal code that doesn't do enough to stop violence against women in this North African kingdom.

A paragraph in Article 475 of the penal code allows those convicted of "corruption" or "kidnapping" of a minor to go free if they marry their victim and the practice was encouraged by judges to spare family shame.

Last March, 16-year-old Amina al-Filali poisoned herself to get out of a seven-month-old abusive marriage to a 23-year-old she said had raped her. Her parents and a judge had pushed the marriage to protect the family honour. The incident sparked calls for the law to be changed.

Comment by Hope on January 21, 2013 at 11:55am

Hello friends,

I was wondering if anyone could help a friend of mine (He's a researcher). He's writing a paper about atheism in the Middle East and he's asking if anyone is a member of ( http://www.il7ad.com ) so he can contact him..

If you find any information about il7ad.com , could you please share it with me?

If you wanna participate or if have any info please send me a direct message..

Thank you.

Comment by Hope on January 21, 2013 at 11:47am

Done! And shared.

Comment by Suzanne Olson-Hyde on January 19, 2013 at 2:24am

Please read this - Saudi Atheists need us to be aware of what is going on - and please help by signing this petition.

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/pressure-egypt-saudi-arab...

Comment by archaeopteryx on January 4, 2013 at 1:38pm

Marvel - Arab Spring could have been a good thing, sweeping many despotic rulers out of power, but the Islamic Brotherhood and other groups like it were poised to move in, fill the void, and seize as much power as they could. It's hard to know how it will turn out, after the dust settles.

I understand your issue is with Islam, but mine is with Islamic extremists, who try to force their beliefs onto others. If a Muslim wants to live next door to me, practice his beliefs and leave me free to practice mine, I have no problem with that. My kids could play with his, we could get together and watch the Cowboys - just don't try to tell me what to believe.

Comment by Mohamed Zaki on January 4, 2013 at 1:13pm

@arch i agree with hope as long as religious ppl keep it to themselves its always fine the problem though is keeping it that way - quite a challenge with whats happening now in egypt i would say and the rest of the arab spring

Comment by Mohamed Zaki on January 4, 2013 at 1:11pm

@onyango thanks and happy new year to you too

Comment by Suzanne Olson-Hyde on January 2, 2013 at 4:25pm

@Hope A fabulous New Year to you and yours.

Comment by onyango makagutu on January 2, 2013 at 11:34am

Happy new year good people.

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