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Early Marriage In Indonesia In Indonesia some 10-24% of women aged 20-24 are married by the age of 18. High as this percentage may be, it is not as high as the prevalence in places such as Niger, Chad, or Mali, where the percentage is over 70%, or in most parts of India where the percentage is [...] Breaking Traffic Laws Is A Sin In Islam It’s a no-brainer that breaking traffic laws is wrong – or, an offence. But does Islam see it that way? Yes, says the Grand Mufti of Dubai, Dr Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz Al Haddad, who is head of the fatwa department at the Dubai Fatwa Center. He says, “Islam [...] Extent of Forced Marriages In Britain Last year the UK’s Forced Marriage Unit gave advice or support related to a possible forced marriage in 1468 cases. 66 involved people with disabilities (56 with learning disabilities). 78% of the victims were female and 22% male. Some 400 (29%) were minors, and the youngest of these was only 5 [...] Divorce By Triple Talaq It is widely perceived that a Muslim man can divorce his wife merely by saying talaq (or talak – Arabic term for divorce) to her three times at one sitting. But this procedure is not accepted in many Muslims countries, such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, and Indonesia. However, it is recognized in India, [...] Prevalence Of Moral Crime in Afghanistan There are some 400 women and girls in prison in Afghanistan for moral crimes. They make up 50% of all women prisoners and nearly all teenage girls in juvenile detention facilities. A Human Rights Watch publication, entitled “I Had To Run Away”, focuses on the imprisonment of females for one particular [...] Problems Associated With Halal Food Malaysia wants all its restaurant owners and food vendors to sell only halal food. From July 1, failure to display a halal certificate could result in a fine or imprisonment. In the UK, the problem is that halal food is served in too many places. The objection is not just because halal [...] Educating Londoners About Islam Ken Livingstone, leader of the Greater London Council from 1981 until its abolition in 1986, and first elected Mayor of London, has declared that he wants to educate Londoners about Islam. With the level of Islamophobia being at a level that a UK helpline for victims of Islamophobia is being set up, educating [...] A Man’s Dilemma About Mother’s Day An Egyptian cleric has declared that Mother’s Day should not be celebrated “even if that saddens your mother”. He was answering a query by a man who did not agree with his sister’s suggestion that they jointly buy some house furnishings that their mother needed, as a present for her on [...] |
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