A woman wears a burka while visiting Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany August 16, 2016. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle By Paul Carrel BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany has no plans to introduce an ‘Islam law’ codifying the rights and obligations of Muslims, a government spokesman said on Monday, dismissing an idea floated by allies of Chancellor […]
Pre-Islamic Arabia treated attacks against one’s tribesman as an attack on the tribe itself. Such an attack could result in a blood feud between the two tribes where any member of the other tribe was an object of vengeance. Through arbitration, justice could sometimes be secured by retaliation against the […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comment: We want secularism in every country of the world. The article below is very interesting and highlights the constant tug in the Muslim countries towards Shariah Law. We however have a large collection to promote secularism from different angels, social, judicial, religious, cultural and political. […]
Review of Religions: The Qur’an on War and Peace Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih II(ra) One of the criticisms levelled at the Holy Qur’an is that its […]
theguardian: by Jennifer Rankin — Swiss authorities did not violate right to freedom of religion in rejecting parents’ request for exemption, court rules A mixed-sex school swimming lesson. The parents in the case argued that their beliefs did not allow their children to take part in mixed-sex lessons. Photograph: Fiona […]
Source: The Guardian BY Ryan Felton in Detroit The US Department of Justice is suing the city of Sterling Heights, Michigan, alleging it violated federal law in 2015 when it denied […]
theguardian — Constitutional judges say schoolgirl cannot be excused mixed classes on grounds of Islamic dress codes Judges of the German constitutional court in Karlsruhe. Photograph: Uli Deck/EPA Germany’s highest court has ruled that ultra-conservative Muslim girls must take part in mixed swimming classes at school, finding against an 11-year-old […]
Source: The Guardian Moutia Elzahed, whose husband was convicted of aiding terrorism, is denied request in her damages claim against An Australian judge has declined a request from a Muslim […]
theguardian — Rabbinical authorities bar man from leaving Israel, claiming he is responsible for his son’s refusal to grant his wife a divorce The headquarters of the chief rabbinate in Tel Aviv, which controls all matters of marriage and divorce in Israel. Photograph: Dan Perry/AP Israeli rabbinical authorities have seized […]
theguardian: by Matthew Weaver — Newsreader Fatima Manji condemns decision by press regulator Ipso as ‘fundamentally flawed’ in appeal Fatima Manji. Ipso ruled that in the context of the Nice attack, MacKenzie had a right to question her headdress under free speech. Photograph: Twitter The presenter Fatima Manji has questioned […]
theguardian — The killing and jailing of people on accusations of insulting Islam is shameful. Pakistan’s supreme court should spare the life of Asia Bibi and curb future convictions Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who was convicted of blasphemy by a Pakistani court. ‘Her freedom would send a powerful […]
Source: Merinews By Naim Naqvi The terror strikes again as a gunman shot dead prominent Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar outside Amman court where he was facing charges for sharing a […]
Source: youtube.com/TrueIslam Question: Does Islam allow abortion? If yes, on what conditions? Answered By Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (ra), fourth Caliph of Hazrath Mirz Ghulam ahmad Qadiani (pbuh) who is the Promised Messiah of all Religions / Maseeh-e-Maood wa Mahdi-e-Maood of Muslims Hazrath Mirza ghulam Ahmad Qadiani (as) A video made by Abdul shafi Bharwana, […]
Source: bbc.com Asad Shah murder prompts Scots law review 9 August 2016 | From the sectionScotland SPINDRIFT: Asad Shah was murdered outside his shop in Glasgow The law covering religiously aggravated crimes is to be reviewed in the wake of the murder of Asad Shah. The Crown Office decided the circumstances of the […]
BY ANGELINA E. THEODOROU Apostasy and blasphemy may seem to many like artifacts of history. But in dozens of countries around the world, laws against apostasy and blasphemy remain on the books and often are enforced. Last December, for instance, authorities in Sudan charged 25 men for apostasy – the […]
Rabwah Times — A Palestinian Shariah court in the West Bank city of Nablus has decided to invalidate a marriage after the wife converted to Ahmadiyya branch of Islam. On 20th June 2016, The Palestinian Sharia court made the final decision to dissolve the marriage of woman named “S.A” to […]
Epigraph: O ye who believe! be strict in observing justice, and be witnesses for Allah, even though it be against yourselves or against parents and kindred. Whether he be rich […]
Source: Reuters BY AYLA JEAN YACKLEY AND ERCAN GURSES A call by Turkey’s parliament speaker for a new constitution to drop references to secularism provoked opposition condemnation and a brief […]
theguardian: by Daniel Hernandez — Students protest over case of sophomore Madi Barney, who publicly revealed she was raped and then punished for violating the mormon school’s bylaws Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Photograph: Rick Bowmer/AP Students rallied outside Brigham Young University on Wednesday to protest the school’s treatment […]
Source: Reuters The Tennessee House passed a bill on Wednesday allowing mental health counselors to refuse service to patients on religious grounds, the latest in a list of U.S. state […]
