India Supreme Court restores ‘love jihad’ marriage
Source: BBC News An Indian woman at the centre of an inter-religious marriage row may now live with her husband, the Supreme Court has ruled. Hadiya Jahan, who is in […]
Can LGBT rights and religious rights coexist? Kim Davis-like case tests the waters
Source: The Washington Post Since the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide in 2015, a slew of controversial cases have raised questions over whether LGBT rights can coexist with religious […]
Morality push may outlaw sex outside marriage in Indonesia
Source: Associated Press By STEPHEN WRIGHT JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Riding a tsunami of moral conservatism and anti-gay prejudice, Indonesia’s Islamic political parties appear on the cusp of a major […]
Register Islamic marriages under civil law, sharia review says
Source: The Guardian By Harriet SherwoodReligion correspondent Muslim couples should undergo a civil marriage as well as a religious ceremony to give women protection under the law, an independent review of sharia […]
Why I took my wife’s last name
Source: BBC News These days many women keep their own name when they marry, and couples are increasingly opting for a double-barrelled or merged name. But men who take their […]
Ted Talk: Biology of the Mind in Love
Biological Anthropologist Helen Fisher studies the brain in love and shares with us her newest research about why we love who we love.
Turkish child marriage religious document sparks anger
Source: BBC News Turkey’s main opposition party has called for a parliamentary inquiry after the directorate of religious affairs said that, under Islamic law, girls as young as nine could […]
With few options, Israeli couples turn to rogue weddings
Source: Associated Press By ILAN BEN ZION JERUSALEM (AP) — Rabbi Chuck Davidson is a criminal in the eyes of Israeli law. However, he wouldn’t be put behind bars for his crime in most countries. His offense: conducting rogue weddings in defiance of Israel’s Chief Rabbinate. Even though Davidson belongs […]
A global snapshot of same-sex marriage
Source: Pew Research Center BY DAVID MASCI AND DREW DESILVER With the Australian Parliament’s recent passage of legislation legalizing gay marriage, 26 countries now permit gays and lesbians to wed. And if a recent high […]
‘We Must Protect Our Girls.’ Will Pakistan Finally Vote to End Child Marriage?
Source: Time By SABRINA TOPPA / LAHORE December 8, 2017 Aisha was 14 years old when she married a man almost a decade older in a match arranged by her parents. […]
Supreme Court same-sex wedding cake case reflects split among American public
Source: Pew Research Center BY MICHAEL LIPKA The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on a question that divided the American people in a 2016 Pew Research Center survey: whether […]
Pivotal Justice Kennedy poses tough questions in gay wedding case
Source: Reuters By Lawrence Hurley 6 MIN READ WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared sharply divided in the closely watched case of a Christian baker who […]
Supreme Court Seems Split In Case Of Baker Vs. Same-Sex Couple; Eyes Now On Kennedy
Source: NPR By NINA TOTENBERG All eyes were on Justice Anthony Kennedy Tuesday at a riveting Supreme Court argument where the issue was whether a baker may refuse to create a […]
Gay prayer for Prince George remarks ‘unkind and destructive’
Source: BBC News A senior Anglican minister has been criticised for saying people should pray for Prince George to be gay to help the Church of England recognise same-sex marriage. […]
Triple talaq: India considers jail for ‘instant divorce’
Source: BBC News Husbands who attempt “instant divorce” could be sentenced to three years in prison under draft legislation being considered in India. The traditional practice involves a Muslim man […]
British law must recognise Muslim marriage ceremonies
Source: The Guardian When I had my nikah, my Islamic marriage ceremony, I considered myself a married man. In the presence of our nearest and dearest, squeezed into my partner’s front […]
Most women in UK who have Islamic wedding miss out on legal rights
Source: The Guardian Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent Six in 10 women in the UK who have had a traditional Muslim wedding ceremony are not in legally recognised marriages, depriving them of […]
Australia says yes to same-sex marriage in historic postal survey
Source: The Guardian By Paul Karp Marriage equality could be legal by Christmas after 61.6% of participants in the voluntary survey approve a change to the law. Marriage equality advocates in […]
Turkish marriage law a blow to women’s rights, say activists
Source: The Guardian BY Kareem Shaheen and Gokce Saracoglu in Istanbul Bill allowing Muslim clerics to conduct civil marriages passed despite protests amid fears it could lead to more child brides President […]