Malaysian State Introduces Public Caning For Islamic Crimes
A Malaysian state controlled by a Muslim party Wednesday overhauled its Islamic laws to allow caning in public, prompting criticism ...
Tag: Sharia
Group Against Islamic Law Clashes With Counterprotesters
A right-wing group protesting Islamic law, or Sharia, on Saturday clashed with counterdemonstrators in Seattle, Minneapolis and other cities. ACT ...
Indonesian Men Caned For Gay Sex Before Jeering Crowd
Two Indonesian men were caned Tuesday in front of a jeering crowd as a punishment for gay sex, in a ...
Indonesian Men To Be Caned For Gay Sex
Two Indonesian men will Tuesday be publicly caned for having sex, in a first for the Muslim-majority country where there ...
Indonesian Gay Men Sentenced To Caning
A Sharia court in Indonesia’s Aceh province has sentenced two men to be caned in public for having gay sex. ...
Israel’s First Female Sharia Judge Sworn In
Israel on Monday swore in its first female judge to its Muslim religious court system, the first woman to preside ...
India’s Supreme Court Reviews Instant Divorce
India’s Supreme Court has formally opened hearings into a number of petitions challenging the controversial practice of instant divorce in ...
India Top Court Reviews Islamic ‘instant Divorce’
India's Supreme Court is hearing a clutch of petitions challenging the controversial practice of instant divorce in Islam. The court ...
Indonesian Men Face 80 Strokes of the Cane For Gay Sex
Two gay men who were caught having sex by a vigilante mob will be caned 80 times for breaking Sharia ...
Indonesian Men Face 80 Strokes of the Cane For Gay Sex
Prosecutors in Indonesia's Aceh Wednesday recommended 80 strokes of the cane for two men accused of having sex in contravention ...
Israel Appoints Country’s First Female Sharia Judge
Israel appointed its first female judge in its Muslim sharia court system on Tuesday, officials said, a move hailed as ...
Indonesian Men Face Caning For Gay Sex
Indonesia's Aceh looks set to cane two men who admitted having sex in contravention of Islamic laws, an official said ...
Tourism To Food, Buddhist Thailand Hunts Halal Gold
From hotels with segregated swimming pools to jelly made from seaweed instead of pig bones, Buddhist Thailand is chasing halal ...
Indonesian Collapses After Caning For Breaking Islamic Law
An Indonesian man collapsed while being publicly caned Monday for spending time with a woman who is not his wife ...
Why Does A Nigerian Muslim Leader Want To Restrict Polygamy?
Polygamy is widely accepted all over Nigeria but one of the country's most prominent Muslim leaders is trying to ban ...
COMOG Calls On Political Parties To Ensure Freedom of Muslims
Political parties contesting this year's general election have been asked to clearly state measures they will put in place when ...
Coalition Speaks On Parties’ Position On Muslim Community Issues
Good morning to you all, ladies and gentlemen of the press. We begin with thanks and praises to the Almighty ...
Ishaq Akintola And the Blindness of An Islamic Scholar
The recent interview granted The Punch by one Professor Ishaq Akintola titled “We want Fridays work-free for Muslims” wherein among ...