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German court orders fines for ‘sharia police’ group
A German court on Monday ordered seven fundamentalists to pay fines over a ...
UN warns that Somalia’s political unity at risk
The UN Security Council warned on Thursday that “internal and external ...
Sudanese woman flogged for marrying without father’s consent
Sudanese police lashed a woman 75 times on Tuesday after a court found her guilty ...
India’s Muslims await top court judgment on plea to ban polygamy
India’s 172-million-odd Muslims are biting their nails as its highest court ...
Dubai man seeks divorce over lack of honeymoon intimacy
It was no fairy tale ending for this Dubai couple after their honeymoon abroad was ...
Malaysian firm adds Islamic certification to cryptocurrency
Malaysia-based firm HelloGold has received a sharia-compliant certification for ...
Saudi Arabia mulls nationality for children of Saudi mothers, foreign fathers
The Shoura Council on Tuesday agreed to study a proposal to grant nationality to ...
How the rapid pace of life calls for renewed change
It’s said that a man once headed to Mecca to perform pilgrimage, and he ...
First in Muslim world, Tunisian president seeks equal inheritance for women
In a speech on the occasion of the National Women’s Day, the Tunisian ...
Egypt debate: Should divorced women get part of their ex-husband’s salary?
An Egyptian female MP and an expert on religious studies is calling for a law that ...
Tunisia bids adieu to Islamic thinker who rejected prohibition of alcohol, prostitution
Mohamed al-Talbi, the Tunisian who passed away on Monday at the age of 96, may ...
Scandals, ideological issues exposed by terrorism
There are people who think they defend religion by distorting the reputation of ...
Saudi Prince execution: Equal justice for all
Saudi citizens reacted on social media and said prince’s execution was seen as ...
Why do they attack the permissible in Sharia?
In Sharia, the basis of things is permitting them. Live and let live. Religious ...
Mauritanian Mufti demands creation of ‘religious police’
The preacher made the demand during an encounter with the Mauritanian President ...
Boko Haram release first beheading video since pledging allegiance to ISIS
Footage resembles that of an ISIS propaganda video
Pakistan approves sharia advisory board for Islamic finance
Pakistan's securities commission has approved a four-member sharia advisory board ...
Sexes separated in Indonesian province's schools, next up motorbikes
Aceh is the only province that abides by Islamic shariah law in the ...
Biggest Gulf hedge fund launch for 5 years eyes ethical bets
The fund will invest using the principles of Sharia, although trades will not be ...
Hundreds protest Islamic law in Australia
The “Reclaim Australia” events drew hundreds of supporters but also triggered ...
Combat radical ideologies by mobilizing the Muslim world
Unfortunately, Shariah experts today remain greatly divided and many of them are ...
Saudi Arabia: No bargaining on Islamic rules
The Cabinet made the remarks in the backdrop of the recent statement by the ...
Iran blinds acid attacker in ‘eye-for- an-eye' punishment
The punishment was carried out following an attack in which the man threw acid ...
Morocco to create sharia board to oversee Islamic finance: decree
It is the second big step to allow the creation of Islamic banks and enable ...
Leader of radical Belgian Islamist group sentenced to 12 years
Authorities estimate that some 350 Belgians have left for Syria to fight for ISIS
Bahrain looks for regional edge with central sharia board
The central bank already has a sharia board but its scope is limited to vetting ...
Six Muslim schools in hot water in the UK
Six Muslim schools are threatened with closure as their education curriculum is ...
Trendy UK hotel turns Islamic, bars alcohol, pork
New owner of London’s Bermondsey Square Hotel has turned the trendy guesthouse ...