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 […]
Paws for thought: Egypt’s grand mufti rules on purity of dogs
Source: Arab News By Mohammed Abu Zaid CAIRO: Muslims and dogs can coexist, according to Egypt’s grand mufti who said that all living creatures were pure and it was the […]
Science of Circumcision: Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac or St. Paul?
Written and Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times According to the Islamic understanding, Abraham, Ishmael and Isaac, may peace of God be on all […]
Polygamy Seminar’s Registration Pulled – but still going ahead
Source: Indonesia Expat A seminar promoting polygamy in Indonesia is to go ahead, despite the event’s registration form being pulled offline following complaints by women’s rights activists. If you’re weary […]
How men could be married to four wives at once and make it work – Stanley Ho did
By Wee Kek Koon Taking concubines was common in China, Hong Kong and Singapore until the mid-20th century. The children of principal and minor wives had a different status By […]
Bigamy is no longer a felony in Utah
By Harmeet Kaur (CNN) A law effectively decriminalizing bigamy, when two people marry while at least one of them is already legally married, is now in effect in Utah. For […]
Israel deems women’s ritual baths essential, leaving some conflicted over virus risk
Source: Washington Post By Ruth Eglash EFRAT, West Bank — As covid-19 spread rapidly in the first weeks of March, Esther grew nervous. It was nearly time for her monthly […]
Saudi Arabia to abolish flogging – supreme court
Source: BBC Saudi Arabia is to abolish flogging as a form of punishment, according to a legal document seen by media outlets. The directive from the Gulf kingdom’s Supreme Court […]
Pakistan’s 20 Point Program for Congregational Prayers in Ramadan
President Alvi outlines plan agreed with ulema on congregational prayers during Ramazan Source: Dawn By Javed Hussain President Arif Alvi on Saturday announced that congregational and Taraweeh prayers would be […]
Is This Christian Shariah Law for USA?
Half of Americans say Bible should influence U.S. laws, including 28% who favor it over the will of the people Source: Pew Research Center The U.S. Constitution does not mention […]
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 […]
Ultra-Orthodox Israeli town of Bnei Brak under lockdown
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment: What is common between the fundamentalists of all the Abrahamic and other faiths is denial of evidence and scientific observations and an insistence on […]
Congregations Banned! Does Islam want us to obey or revolt?
Source: Al Hakam By Anees Ahmad Nadeem, Missionary in-charge, Japan With all continents now within its pale, the coronavirus has turned into a pandemic. For lack of medical facilities in […]
Pakistan struggles to limit Islamic prayers to stem coronavirus
Source: Swiss Info By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani authorities struggled to limit congregational prayers on Friday with devout Muslims defying government orders to stay home, threatening efforts to […]
Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque shut as precaution against coronavirus by Muslim clerics
Source: Swiss Info By Ali Sawafta and Ammar Awad JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock will shut their doors until further notice, religious authorities said […]
Weinstein found guilty of criminal sex act and rape
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment: Islam should also be about just society and absolute justice, rather than an obsession with whether Fajr Salat has two, four or six rakats. […]
Do Muslims Prefer Camels Over Modern Cars?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times If you are a Muslim and are reading this article, you were probably surprised or even […]
Pakistan court rules men can marry underage girls
Source: ICN By Fionn Shiner and Marta Petrosillo Underage girls can be married as long as they have had their first menstrual cycle, a High Court in Pakistan has ruled, […]
The sunnah of monogamy
Source: The Sun The notion that “African men are polygamous in nature” is an excuse often used to justify the infidelity of menfolk in marriage in African societies. That […]
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 […]
