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 […]
Complaint: McDonald’s intentionally sold Muslim family bacon
BOSTON (AP) — Workers at a McDonald’s restaurant in Massachusetts intentionally put bacon on a fish sandwich that a Muslim woman had ordered for one of her children, a civil […]
The Latest from the Review of Religions: The Punishment for Fornication, Rape and False Allegations in Light of Islamic Hadd and Ta’zir
BY Zaheer Ahmad Khan Within every set of laws in the world there is a penal code and the system of punishment serves as a deterrent for crime. In all […]
Polls: Abortion and Catholicism
Just as U.S. adults overall are divided along religious and political lines in their attitudes about abortion, Catholics too vary in their views, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis. Among U.S. Catholics who attend Mass at least once a week, 68% say abortion should be illegal in all or […]
The end of Roe v. Wade — and what comes next for reproductive freedom
By Kathryn Kolbert; Reproductive rights attorney Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision protecting people’s right to have an abortion in the United States, will be overturned within […]
The Speaker versus the Constitution
In seemingly acting out of fear of his boss Imran Khan, Qasim Suri has dealt a great blow to Pakistan’s fragile democracy. By Shehryar Awan Published April 6, 2022 – Updated about 8 hours […]
Rape in Islamic law: Establishing the crime and upholding the rights of the innocent
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source of article: Al Hakam The teachings of Islam stipulate that the state is responsible […]
University of Michigan to Pay $490 Million to Sexual Abuse Victims
Source: WSJ By Allison Prang More than 1,000 people were victims of sexual abuse by former university doctor Robert Anderson who died in 2008 The University of Michigan is paying $490 […]
Video: Islamic Origin of 12-Man Jury in Anglo-Saxon Law
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Suggested Reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times: By the Grace of […]
French MPs back law to introduce age of sexual consent
Source: BBC French MPs have voted to back a new law that would set the age of consent at 15 and prohibit sex with relatives aged under 18. It is expected to pass in the Senate and will give France an age of consent for sexual relations for the first […]
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 […]
All four former officers involved in George Floyd’s killing now face charges, Sen. Klobuchar says
Epigraph: O people! We created you from a male and a female, and made you races and tribes, that you may know one another. The best among you in the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]