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Lawyer Rips Veil Off Shopper In France
Although the legislative move towards banning the full-face veil in France is progressing steadily, for one woman at least it is not moving fast enough. Her remarks triggered off a tussle in a clothes store in Trignac, near Nantes, during which she tore off a Muslim woman’s veil.
The Incident At [...]
An Imam’s Lonely Struggle against Radicalization of Islam
Hesham Shashaa, a Munich-based imam who wears a beard and traditional clothes and follows the Salafi – the strictest form of Islam – is being pursued by Muslims who want him dead. His mea culpa, according to radical Muslims, was his open declaration that fighting against American troops or [...]
Action And Reaction
I can still remember some high school physics. There is a law called Newton’s third law of motion. Simply stated, it says: “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” For years, Saudi Arabia’s religious police have been strictly enforcing the country’s sex segregation law, which bans co-mingling of sexes outside of [...]
Moving On
What is happening now to Manohara Odelia Pinot, the teenage Indonesian model who met her prince at the tender age of 15, got married at 16 and and 3 years later made a dramatic escape from husband Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Sultan Ismail Petra, claiming to be a victim of sexual, physical and mental abuses? Tengku Muhammad Fakhry [...]
The Procedure In Saudi Arabia For Nationals To Marry Non-Saudis
Even in progressive western countries, people wanting to marry others of another nationality do have to think of immigration laws and regulations. In Saudi Arabia, the couple has to obtain official permission to marry. If they decide to live in Saudi Arabia, they have to apply for [...]
The French Declaration On The Full-Face Veil
Recently the French National Assembly adopted a non-binding resolution against the full-face veil. This symbolic gesture brings the country a step nearer a ban on the full veil. The National Assembly’s declaration states that “Radical practices which violate the dignity and equality between men and women, such as the wearing [...]
What Is The Cause Of Clergy Sex Abuse Cases In The Roman Catholic Church?
Perhaps the most argued fact of today is not whether celibacy perpetuates clergy sex abuse but of what calibre do modern-day priests of the Roman Catholic church represent. Cardinal William Levada, head of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, implied [...]
Judge Said Imam Conducted “Disgraceful” Wedding Ceremony
Should the imam be more careful when he was asked to conduct a wedding ceremony at 3 a.m. in the morning in a bedsit? Should he be suspicious that something wasn’t right when the bride was crying in a corner during the wedding ceremony? As it turned out, something was [...]
Cowboys In Paradise Has A Competitor
Amit Virmani’s documentary “Cowboys in Paradise” shot at Bali’s famous Kuta Beach just got a competitor. It is a 2003 amateur pornographic film called “Koreana”. Now Bali Police are busy trying to hunt for the mysterious Indonesian woman who starred in this 22-minute film together with her leading man, an unknown Caucasian [...]
Another Case of Saudi Arabia’s Male Guardianship Being Abused
Remember Jennifer Birrell, the Australian woman who converted to Islam, got married to a Muslim man, and migrated to Saudi Arabia in 2004 with her husband and children? While there she became an abused wife, subject to physical and emotional abuses and forced to work as the family’s [...]
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