Is Sharia law coming to a city near you?
Most Americans have heard of Sharia law and have some idea what it is. Those who do not completely understand it still know that it is incompatible with Western ideals and ways of living. For most of us, that is not a good thing. As Muslim refugees continue to pour…
Trump doesn’t understand what Sharia is
It’s clear that Donald Trump has no idea what Sharia is. Earlier this month, Trump proposed what he described as “extreme vetting” to ban immigrants who “believed Sharia law should supplant American law.” But while this irrational fear-mongering might play well to some of his supporters, it is detached from reality. Perhaps Trump isn’t interested […]
Obama’s final religious freedom report slams Muslim blasphemy
The Obama administration”s final report on religious freedoms focused on oppressive blasphemy laws and societal norms in Muslim countries. The report for 2015, posted Aug. 10 on the State Department”s website, begins with a harrowing account of the stoning death last year of Farkhunda Malikzada, a resident of Kabul who was wrongly accused of burning […]
Five myths about sharia
By Asifa Quraishi-Landes June 24 at 12:47 PM Asifa Quraishi-Landes is an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Law. Clearly, Americans fear sharia, Islam’s legal framework. At least nine states have passed “foreign law” statutes banning sharia in American courts — even though no U.S. court has ever ruled based on sharia. […]
Steven Bannon, Ben Carson Put Their Ignorance Of Islam On Display
Interviewed on the SiriusXM satellite radio show Breitbart News Daily yesterday, token brain surgeon Ben Carson told Breitbart Executive Chairman Steven K. Bannon that devout Muslims who embrace American democracy are “schizophrenic.” Embedded above, the interview focused on Carson’s plans to wage ‘civilizational jihad’ against the so-called Islamic State. Reflecting a profound and deliberate ignorance […]
Blasphemy charge framed against woman
An additional district and sessions judge on Friday framed charges against a woman accused of desecrating a copy of the Holy Quran. The incident allegedly happened at the city’s Darul Aman after she was ejected from her matrimonial home by her husband who had contracted a second marriage and denied shelter by her brothers. The […]