Source: Pew Research Center Varied views on whether Quran should influence laws in countries BY JACOB POUSHTER As strife in the Middle East continues to make headlines, from the militant […]
Source: Huffington Post By Qasim Rashid 1. What does Shariah mean? Shariah is the law of the Qur’an and literally means “A path to life giving water.” In fact, the […]
Source: Associated Press By GENE JOHNSON SEATTLE (AP) — Demonstrators around the country rallied to protest Islamic law, saying it is incompatible with Western democracy. But many of the rallies […]
Source: Religion New Service By Asifa Quraishi-Landes | June 8, 2017 Women attend a “Freedom of Speech Rally Round II” across the street from the Islamic Community Center in Phoenix […]
Source: Associated Press By ANDREW SELSKY EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Inside a mosque in the college town of Eugene, a half-dozen men prostrated themselves on a carpet while another man […]
Source: NPR By TOM GJELTEN ACT for America, known for its aggressive criticism of Islam, hosts anti-Sharia marches on Saturday across the U.S. Many supporters have alt-right links. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: […]
Source: Huffington Post “Anti-Sharia” rallies will take place in nearly 30 U.S. states on Saturday, according to the group spearheading the effort. ACT for America, a national grassroots anti-Muslim […]
Source: Asia Times By Syed Afreen Why are increasing numbers of educated young Pakistanis falling for the message of hate peddled by extremists online and among their social circle? The […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Can the fundamentalist’s kill those who do not ascribe to their political ideology? How about those who […]
Epigraph: It is made lawful for you to go in unto your wives on the night of the fast. … And eat and drink until the white thread becomes distinct to […]
Source: Gulf News Astronomical calculations have determined accurately when it starts every year since 1993 UAE: Islamic scholars and astrophysicists in the UAE believe the Muslim world should rely on […]
Source: BBC Indonesian police have arrested 141 men attending what they called a “gay sex party” at a sauna in the capital Jakarta late on Sunday. Police said attendees, including […]
Source: BBC A Sharia court in Indonesia’s Aceh province has sentenced two men to be caned in public for having gay sex. The men were found guilty of violating strict […]
Source: The Express Tribune Perturbed by legislation making eating in public during Ramazan a jailable offence, Bakhtawar Bhutto took to Twitter to condemn the rule. The daughter of former […]
India Supreme Court to commence hearing on triple talaq from tomorrow Source: Times of India NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will commence hearing from tomorrow on a batch of pleas […]
Source: Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s anti-EU U.K. Independence Party says it will promote social unity by banning face-covering veils and barring the opening of new Islamic schools. The […]
Source: The Huffington Post Even though, as one scholar put it, “FGM has nothing to do with Islam, and Islam has nothing to do with FGM.” By Christopher Mathias 290 […]
Source: Star Tribune By Faiza Mahamud Star Tribune APRIL 13, 2017 — 2:06PM Abdullah Rashid, 22, a Georgia native who moved to Cedar-Riverside last year, says his group, General Presidency […]
Source: The Guardian Vincent Bevins in Badung, Indonesia Case could become the first time Aceh’s sharia law has been enforced against homosexuality The men each face up to 100 strokes […]
The women who sleep with a stranger to save their marriage Source: BBC By Athar Ahmad; BBC Asian Network & Victoria Derbyshire programme A number of online services are charging “divorced” […]
