A BIG MESSAGE for an upside down world

A Hero, Haji Sayed Gulab Shah, And His Brave Daughter, Roya Shams

Daud — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:12:01 +0000

The Hero

Haji Sayed Gulab Shah, a police colonel in Afghanistan, was the District One police commander. On July 20, 2011, Haji Sayed Gulab Shah was on the trail of Mullah Qahar, a notorious Taliban commander. Haji Sayed Gulab Shah had been after Mullah Qahar for some time trying to shut down the Mullah’s active network of [...]

India – Deoband Fatwa On Street Hawking

yessir — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:12:06 +0000

Footpaths Not For Trading Activities

Have you ever been forced to walk onto the road to face the busy vehicular traffic because the pedestrian pavements are taken over by all sorts of traders selling their wares? A mutton merchant in Shivajinagar certainly did. And now he has a fatwa from Darul-Uloom Deoband saying that footpaths are not meant [...]

Sumatran Civil Servant Charged With Blasphemy For Posting Atheist Views On Facebook

nuryn — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:12:59 +0000

Charged With Blasphemy And Possibly Also Falsifying Documents

Alexander Aan, a 31-year-old civil servant in the Dharmasraya regency of West Sumatra, who was arrested and charged with blasphemy about a fortnight ago, may now face second charge, that of falsifying documents. The first charge came about because of what Alexander Aan wrote on the Facebook fan page, [...]

How Democratic Is The Muslim Brotherhood?

nuryn — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:12:31 +0000

A Powerful Force In Egyptian Politics

With its Freedom and Justice Party winning 47% of the votes in Egypt’s lower house, the Muslim Brotherhood has become a powerful force in Egyptian politics. In the run-up to the elections the Muslim Brotherhood and its political wing campaigned for a modern democratic state, though one based on Islamic sharia [...]

Women Activists In Britain Threatened With Violence

musa — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:12:42 +0000

Good Samaritans Becoming Victims

The various forms of mistreatment that a significant number of Muslim females receive from the male members of their families, be they their fathers, brothers and even husbands, have been well documented. Fortunately for the victims, they can turn to human rights organizations for help and relief, i.e. at least for those living [...]

Canada – Now A Saloon Offering Female-Only Hairstyling Days

yessir — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:12:32 +0000

Privacy Of Women

Canada is to get a new saloon that offers female-only hairstyling days. This service caters to Muslim women who require privacy. Located in downtown Halifax, the service is exclusively for women every Monday.

CAS Spa And Saloon

The owner of CAS Spa and Saloon, Lesley Williams, was given this idea by Reema Alharthi, a Saudi student.

Reema [...]

Honor Killing Case In Canada Spurs Action To Reduce Honor Crimes And Domestic Violence

nuryn — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:12:18 +0000

Guilty Of First-Degree Murder

An Afghan couple and their 21-year-old son living in Canada have been found guilty of first-degree murder of four members of their family. The guilty were Mohammad Shafia, 58, his wife Tooba Yahya, 42, and their son Hamed. The Ontario Superior Court Judge said that it was “difficult to conceive of a more [...]

Saudi Arabia – Women Can Watch Live Soccer Matches Soon

yessir — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:12:36 +0000

Private Cabins And Balconies At New Stadium

While women elsewhere can freely play soccer, or go to a stadium to watch a live soccer match, those in Saudi Arabia have not be able to do so, because Saudi Arabia’s strict sex segregation rule against gender mixing makes it impossible for Saudi women to go to a stadium [...]

When Is A Fatwa Not A Fatwa?

yessir — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:12:49 +0000

Fatwa Or Just An Opinion?

Trust the outspoken Saudi cleric Sheikh Ahmed bin Qassim al-Ghamidi to come out with an answer to the question, “When is a fatwa not a fatwa?” When accused of violating Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz’s order against illegal issuance of fatwas, Sheikh Ahmed bin Qassim al-Ghamdi came up with this innovative defense [...]

Sudan – Fatwa Says Creating A Women’s Soccer Team Is An Immoral Act

yessir — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:12:54 +0000

No Excuse To Bypass Sharia Law

Does Sharia law prohibits a country from having its own women soccer team? Well, if you look at Muslim countries in the world, you will find most of them have women soccer teams. Even Iran has it. But in Sudan, a fatwa has recently been issued making it haram to form [...]