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Featured Site Prophet of Doom On line book by Craig Winn about Mohammad, printed version also available. Islam's Terrorist Dogma In Muhammad's Own Words

Afghan Women

Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) RAWA is the oldest organization of Afghan women struggling for peace, freedom, democracy and women's rights in Afghanistan. Reports about the situation of women in fundamentalism-blighted Afghanistan before and after the US intervention.

Women Against Violence WAV was established in 1992 by a group of Arab women professionals and activists in Israel who were alarmed by the lack of public services for the rising number of abused Arab women turning to the ISRAELI government for help. WAV seeks to address the problem of domestic violence and the paucity of support services for abused Arab women in Israel. We established the first full-service Arabic crisis hotline in Israel (the second Arabic language hotline in the country!), and Israel's first shelters and halfway-houses for Arab women and girls.

Women Living Under Muslim Laws Women Living Under Muslim Laws is an international solidarity network that provides information, support and a collective space for women whose lives are shaped, conditioned or governed by laws and customs said to derive from Islam. Website in English, French and Arabic For more than two decades WLUML has linked individual women and organizations. It now extends to more than 70 countries ranging from South Africa to Uzbekistan, Senegal to Indonesia and Brazil to France.

Iranian/Feminist

Women's Forum Against Fundamentalism In Iran Website promoting a greater awareness of the challenges women face living under fundamentalist regimes such as that of Iran. Oppression of women in Iran, about death penalties, forced veiling, and women driven into poverty.

Iraqi, Feminist

The Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq Organization to protect the rights of women in Iraq's increasingly backward society. After the US invasion of Iraq the situation of women has become much worse than under Saddam Hussein's rather secular regime. Fundamentalism must not prevail.

Kurdish/Feminist

Kurdish Women Action Against Honor Killing KWAHK is a network of Kurdish and non-Kurdish activists, lawyers and academic researchers against the Islamic tradition of "honor killings" Documentation about the most incredible atrocities of the Islamic society, the murder of female family members in order to restore the honor of the family.

Iran

Dr. Homa Darabi Foundation Pictures, campaigns, articles and link A great website for women wanting to learn the hidden face of Islam

Western woman's

Marrying a Middle Easterner Real life experience One page of actual experiences

White Horse Ministry True Story of an American woman who escaped from her Muslim husband. Marriage is one of the most dangerous weapons of the Islamic Jihad. The experience of W. L. Cati may be a warning.

Feminist

Maryam Namazie Website by an Iranian woman about Islamic fundamentalism. Maryam Namazie is a committed activist for secularism in the Muslim world.

Miss Afghanistan Comparison between Miss America and "Miss Afghanistan" An elegant website run by an American web-designer, Lizy Bordom, contrasts the life of a 'Miss America' and a 'Miss Afghanistan' under the Taliban.

Loving a Muslim A Support Group for Christian Women Dating or Married to Muslims; Riveting stories

Taslima Nasrin Former Muslim from Bangladesh, whose books have been banned in her country. In 1993, Islamic fundamentalists announced a Fatwa against her, offering a bounty for her death.