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Death Threats Against Rapper An Iranian-born rapper now living in Germany has had two fatwas by influential clerics justifying his execution on account of his song “Naqi” issued earlier this month. The song is said to be blasphemous against a revered Shi’ite imam, an “Islamic saint” and thus makes the rapper an apostate. In addition, an Iranian [...] Getting Access To Censored Material Iran is extremely tight on what it allows to be published in websites, hence much information on websites is blocked. Such blockage is no problem for tech-savvy people who know how to use proxies or antifiltering software to gain access to the censored material. The trouble is that last October, the Telecommunications [...] The Challenge A Muslim woman going through divorce proceedings in Israel through a Sharia court requested a female arbitrator about 18 months ago. When her request was turned down she brought her request to the Sharia Court of Appeal, which upheld the lower court’s ruling that only men can serve as arbitrators. So about a year ago, [...] The Cleric In a fiery sermon, a cleric and former member of the Pakistan National Assembly from Kohistan district declared that formal education for women is un-Islamic. Maulana Abdul Haleem, now a nonagenarian who was elected to the National Assembly in 2002 elections, and until recently was an office-bearer at the right-wing and conservative party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam [...] What Is A Fatwa? A fatwa is an opinion on a matter of Islamic (Sharia) law issued by an Islamic scholar or religious leader, who could represent a Muslim organization or who could issue the fatwa independently. The fatwa should be based on evidence from Islamic sources. However, it is not uncommon for scholars to come to [...] A Thorny Issue Jerusalem is a popular tourist place, and among its attractions are the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site in Sunni Islam, and the Dome of the Rock, another sacred Muslim place. However, is Jerusalem drawing Muslim visitors, and if not, why not? This issue was much discussed after the recent visit to Jerusalem by [...] The Case John A McMunagle, a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Ottawa), had been presiding at a conference held to resolve conflict between Majid Rastegar and his ex-wife Mojban Siahbazi over issues related to child and spousal support. The judge imposed on Majid Rastegar, a Health Canada drug evaluator and formerly Carleton University [...] Why Need For Prayer Rooms Muslims are required to pray five times a day. What do Muslim football fans do then? Skip attending a match or pray anywhere in the stadium, perhaps in the carpark or in stairwells? According to Bachar Houli, an Australian Football League player and the league’s multicultural ambassador, that is the dilemma facing [...] Ban On Bookstall The Norwich Reformed Church has been running a bookstall weekly at a site at Hay Hill owned by the Norwich City Council. However, it has now been banned from using the stall because of a complaint about the material distributed there. Norwich City Council’s view was that the materials produced by the church’s pastor, [...] Types Of Tourist Terrorism The Urban Dictionary classifies definitions of tourist terrorism into three categories. The first is “tourist harassment”, which refers to deriding tourists for any of their actions, such as their lack of respect for local environment, or local customs. The second is “tourist theft”. And the third is tourist anger, which refers to a [...] |
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