At least 30 people were arrested when a group demonstrating against Islamic fundamentalism clashed with anti-racism protesters in Britain on Saturday, police said.
In the News
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October 10th, 2009
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October 10th, 2009
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank held their semi annual meeting this past week in Istanbul. The global economic crisis and its aftermath dominated discussions. But among the topics of discussion was the growing role of Islamic finance. Islamic finance operates without the use of interest, as its forbidden by the Koran.
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October 9th, 2009
Just one in eight women with children wants to work full time, suggests new research which calls for more family friendly Government policies.
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October 9th, 2009
A church has been ordered to cut the amount of music played in its services after a Muslim neighbour complained that worshippers were too noisy.
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October 9th, 2009
Women do not want highpowered careers and find more fulfilment in motherhood than work, a prominent liberal commentator said yesterday.
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October 9th, 2009
A small group of South Korean women is working to establish the country's first association to defend the rights of unmarried pregnant women to give birth and raise their own children, the New York Times reports.
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October 8th, 2009
The number of young mums is set to rise as health chiefs admit they are powerless to stop teens getting pregnant.
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October 8th, 2009
Skin-tight T-shirts, posters of semi-naked men and buckets of condoms on the tables. This was not a typical fringe event at the Conservative party conference.
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October 8th, 2009
A Tory government would 'unashamedly' back marriage because a strong family is society's best support system, according to one of the party's brightest rising stars.
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October 8th, 2009
The Tories are 'unashamedly' supporters of marriage, Maria Miller, the party's families spokeswoman said.