On Monday, October 29th 2012, Indonesian and Asian media outlets, including the Jakarta Post and Antara News Agency reported about a controversial advertisement in Malaysia relating to female Indonesian migrant workers that provocatively read, "Indonesian maids now on SALE!" The advertisement understandably caused outrage amongst Indonesians and a response of strong criticism from both the Indonesian and Malaysian governments.

Following the decision of the constitutional drafting committee (The Constituent Assembly entrusted with drafting a new constitution for the country) to add in Article (36) to the new Egyptian constitution which states, "The state is committed to taking all constitutional and executive measures to ensure equality of women with men in all walks of political, cultural, economic and social life, without contradicting the rules of Islamic Law.

On Wednesday 19th September, the French magazine "Charlie Hebdo" published perverse, offensive cartoons of Prophet Muhammad (saw). Last year, the magazine published insulting caricatures of the Messenger (saw) in an edition that it announced mockingly would be guest-edited by the Prophet (saw). Earlier this week, the women from the Ukranian feminist group Femen celebrated the opening of their office in Paris...

On the 10th March 2012, the week of International Women's Day, the women of Hizb ut-Tahrir will be hosting a truly historic International Women's Conference in Tunisia entitled, "The Khilafah "Caliphate": A Shining Model of Women's Rights and Political Role." The conference will gather female political activists, writers, academics, journalists, teachers, community leaders...