Source: CNN By Huizhong Wu, CNN New Delhi (CNN) India’s Supreme Court banned the controversial Islamic divorce practice known as “triple talaq” in a landmark ruling announced Tuesday. The practice, […]
Source: Egyptian Streets Tunisian President Beji Caed Essibsi called on Sunday on the prime minister and minister of justice to make changes to the publication No 73 that bans Tunisian […]
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment: Please see my views in the comment section below to find solutions to the problems posed by cousin marriages. Source: The Guardian By Sarah […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times It should not surprise those who have been following US politics, what Ryan J. Reilly recently wrote in […]
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EGYPTIAN STREETS FEBRUARY 13, 2017 In a sharp contradiction to what is common among Muslims, Khaled Al Gendy, a famous Islamic cleric and a member of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, stated that drinking liquor without getting drunk is not sinful. “If the same alcoholic drink was consumed by […]
Source: The New York Times By Mustafa Akyol In June, Americans in about two dozen cities joined a “March Against Sharia.” For these protesters, the Arabic term is a code […]
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 […]
