A Teacher Beheaded for Alleged Blasphemy in France
Epigraph Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) France teacher had received ‘days of threats’ before his brutal killing […]
Prophet Muhammad recognized as a great law-giver by US Supreme court, since 1935
Epigraph: Have We not opened for thee (Muhammad) thy bosom, and removed from thee thy burden, Which had well nigh broken thy back, and We exalted thy name? (Al Quran […]
Prof. John Makdisi traces the Islamic Origins of the Common Law
Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times We can read John Makdisi’s magnum opus by ordering the North Carlina Law Review article from a Library or by […]
Muslims must perform Eid al-Fitr prayers at home: Al-Azhar
Source: Egypt Independent Al-Azhar’s Senior Scholar Authority on Sunday has decreed that, owing to the coronavirus pandemic, all Muslims must perform the Eid al-Fitr prayers at home either alone or […]
Islamic call to prayer being heard for the first time across Canada
Source: CP24 By Laura Osman The Al Rashid Mosque has stood in Edmonton since 1938, but no one there today can remember ever hearing the daily call to prayer ring […]
Bigamy is no longer a felony in Utah
By Harmeet Kaur (CNN) A law effectively decriminalizing bigamy, when two people marry while at least one of them is already legally married, is now in effect in Utah. For […]
Some Churches Fight to Open on Easter Despite Coronavirus Shutdowns
Source: WSJ By Ian Lovett Political and legal battles center on tension between the right to worship and protecting public health; ‘We’re subordinating God to a “nonessential” part of our […]
Air Force Issues New Guidelines for Beards, Turbans and Hijabs
Source: Stars and Stripes | By Chad Garland Airmen will be allowed to wear up to 2-inch beards under a new Air Force guidance that outlines grooming standards for religious […]
Is absolute secularism the only path to Islamic modernity?
Source: Daily Times By Saad Hafiz The tussle between religion and modernity hasn’t been confined to Islam. Western civilization also experienced a similar tug-of-war. The West chose the path of […]
Egypt court backs niqab ban on Cairo University staff
Source: New Straits Times A top Egyptian court has ruled in favour of banning female academic staff at Cairo University from wearing the Muslim face veil, known as the niqab, […]
UK: Call to close teenage sex ‘loophole’ for faith leaders and coaches
Source: The Guardian By Josh Halliday, North of England correspondent Report says law fails to prevent supervising adults from having sex with 16- and 17-year-olds A cross-party group of MPs […]
Iceland Bans Or Restricts These Religious Practices
Source: Patheos Iceland is a North Atlantic island country. Originally settled by Vikings, this nation was far enough away from Europe and North America to develop without too much interference. […]
Aussie Sikhs and Muslims no longer have to wear a helmet on bikes- While other riders still face fines of up to $344 for cycling without one
Source: Daily Mail By Kylie Stevens Police in Canberra will no longer issue fines to riders who wear a headdress for religious reasons caught riding without a helmet. The new […]
10 million Bangladeshi Muslims to be ousted from India
Source: The News Indian Hindu hardline party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s West Bengal unit chief Dilip Ghosh said on Sunday that the government is committed to implementing the proposed nationwide […]
The Never Ending Debate Between the Sharia Law and the Secular Law
Pakistan forgiveness laws: The price of getting away with murder Source: BBC The murder was so brutal it shocked even the hardened detectives who arrived at the scene on the […]
Muslim woman paid $120K in suit alleging Ramsey County jail forced her to remove hijab, strip
Source: Star Tribune By Paul Walsh A six-figure settlement and sweeping changes in how female Muslim inmates are treated in Minnesota are among the results of a lawsuit after Ramsey […]
India: Citizenship Bill Discriminates Against Muslims
Source: Human Rights Watch Draft Law Favors Hindus, Other Non-Muslim Immigrants The Indian government’s proposed law to grant citizenship based on religion violates India’s international legal obligations, Human Rights Watch […]
Newspaper, digital ads will try to woo Quebec civil servants to Manitoba
‘We’re not big on clothing police here,’ Pallister says on eve of campaign’s launch Source: CBC The Manitoba government is taking out newspaper and electronic advertisements in Quebec that welcome civil servants there to move to Manitoba if they feel threatened by their province’s ban on religious symbols in the […]
A vegan man claims Burger King cooked Impossible Whopper alongside meat
By Hollie Silverman, CNN Business (CNN Business) A man is suing Burger King because the meatless Impossible Whopper is cooked on the same grill as meat products, the lawsuit alleges. […]
Parliamentary questions: European Parliament: Ahmadi Muslims kidnapped and tortured in Libya
Subject: VP/HR — Ahmadi Muslims kidnapped and tortured in Libya Since November 2012, ten members of Libya’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community (six Pakistani citizens and four Libyan citizens) have been […]
