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 […]
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 […]
Appeal Court rules Islamic marriages invalid in UK
Source: BBC A court has reversed a judgment from two years ago which found that a couple who had an Islamic wedding ceremony could legally divorce. The High Court 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 […]
Dr. Robert Dickson Crane about Religious Tribalism and Pluralism
Dr. Robert Dickson Crane, is the former adviser to the late President of the United States Richard Nixon, and is former Deputy Director (for Planning) of the United States National […]
