In an interview with Los Angeles Times titled, "Feminism's freedom fighter," Ayaan Hirsi Ali
explains her views on not drawing a distinction between radical Islam and mainstream Islam, and responds to Muslim critics who allege she conflates religion with culture.
Beyonce postpones her October 25th concert in Malaysia
for a second time. Although a statement from her management has yet to be released, Malaysia has strict decency laws which requires musicians to be covered from shoulder to knees. The Pussycat Dolls were fined for violating the law in 2006 in Kuala Lumpur.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Altmuslimah has removed the 'deceptive bra' story while it continues to investigate the sources for the story.
Shazia Riaz is Associate Editor of Altmuslimah.