Tag: Sharia law
PAS is tarnishing image of Islam
Terengganu, under PAS rule, is again in the limelight for the wrong reasons. The recent public caning meted out to two women accused of...
Indonesia’s main Muslim group criticizes blasphemy sentence
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's largest Muslim organization has criticized the blasphemy conviction and imprisonment of a Buddhist woman who complained that the call...
Islam & Politics | Full Panel Discussion | Oxford Union
Across the Muslim world, religion plays an increasingly prominent role in politics. Is there something inherent in Islam that lends itself to this politicisation,...
Christian Man Whipped Publicly for Selling Alcohol
A Christian man in Indonesia was publicly flogged on Friday for selling alcohol in violation of Islamic law. The whipping took place outside of...
Greece’s Muslims No Longer Forced to Follow Sharia Law
In a historic move, Greece revoked a pair of 1920s laws that required Muslims who became Greek citizens to rely on Islamic Sharia law...
Greece makes sharia law optional for Muslim minority
The Greek parliament on Tuesday made the practice of Islamic sharia law in family disputes optional for the country's Muslim minority, changing a century-old...
US: Are ‘anti-Sharia’ bills legalising Islamophobia?
At least 13 states across the United States have introduced bills that seek to ban Islamic law this year, with Texas and Arkansas enacting...
Muslim Women and Islamic Law: Myths and Realities
Headline news often fills us with fearful images of Islam—pictures of heavily veiled women subject to radical implementations of “Islamic law” ranging from amputations...
Dozens of US cities brace for anti-Muslim marches
Cities across the United States are gearing up for the National March Against Sharia, an anti-Muslim campaign that has been criticised by several rights...
Al-Shabab Stones Man to Death in Somalia
A 44-year-old man has been stoned to death by the al-Shabab militant group in Rama Addey town in southern Somalia's Bay region, reports say....
