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 […]
The Concept of Justice in Islam by Sir Zafrulla Khan
Author: Sir Zafrulla Khan The Quran has at various places reiterated this principle. And the recompense of an injury is a penalty the like thereof; but whoso forgives and his […]
Indian Woman Ordered to Distribute Copies of the Quran as Punishment for Anti-Islamic Facebook Post
Source: Vice.com By Shamani Joshi From attention-seeking trolls to hazardous shitposters to just those who want to put their opinions out there, all kinds of people exist on social media. […]
Pew Research: Asia remains ‘enemy’ of religious freedom
Source: asianews.it The Pew Research Center report states that “in the 2007-2017 decade, government restrictions on religion – laws, policies and actions of state officials that limit religious beliefs and practices – have increased dramatically in the world.” Leading the ranking of countries that impose restrictions on religious freedom are […]
Pew Research Report: How religious restrictions around the world have changed over a decade
Source: pewresearch.org | BY MICHAEL LIPKA AND SAMIRAH MAJUMDAR Pew Research Center just published its 10th annual report analyzing restrictions on religion (by both governments and individuals or groups in society) around the world. This year’s report differs from past reports because it focuses on changes that have occurred over the course of a decade, […]
UNPO Conference to Shed Light on Religious Persecution in Pakistan
Source: unpo.org U.S Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom – UNPO Conference Sheds Light on Religious Persecution in Pakistan Pakistan as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) under the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA): What now? 17 July 2019 | 10:00 – 11:00 Second Stage, Marvin Center, George Washington University Continental […]
Brunei invokes laws allowing stoning for gay sex, adultery
By ANNABELLE LIANG SINGAPORE (AP) — New Islamic criminal laws that took effect Wednesday in Brunei that punish gay sex and adultery by stoning offenders to death have triggered an […]
Book Review: American Justice 2014 Nine Clashing Visions on the Supreme Court
Source: University of Pennsylvania Press By Garrett Epps, who is a contributing writer for the Atlantic and the American Prospect. His most recent book, American Epic: Reading the U.S. Constitution, […]