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Presenting The World’s Youngest ‘Employee’ An audit conducted at a local government agency in the Zamfara state in Nigeria, Africa, has found that an employee has put his one-year-old child on the organization’s payroll. Nigeria is rather noted for corrupt practices that permeate practically all levels of its society, and the exploitation of child labor is commonplace. [...] Conflicting Fatwas A controversy has arisen over whether it is halal for Muslims in Malaysia to invest in Amanah Saham unit trusts. Last May, the Selangor Fatwa Council said that the Amanah Saham unit trusts did not comply with halal standard. But now, a recent fatwa by the National Fatwa Council concluded that it’s halal to invest [...] Making Betting Legal In Iran Hard-core gamblers will always find a way round whatever bans there are on gambling. Islam does not permit gambling. However, in Iran, gamblers have been lucky enough to have the authorities help them find a way of placing “bets” on horses legally. According to Mohsen Mahmoudi, a cleric at a north Tehran [...] EU Kill Joy – No Blowing Of Balloons And Whistles It’s less fun to be children this Christmas, as the EU announced new rules that effectively bans children from such traditional Christmas activities like blowing up the balloons or blowing party whistles – all in the name of safety. In addition, harmless toys that children everywhere have [...] The Fatwa Muslims can pay their zakat in kind rather than in cash, says a prominent Islamic scholar in Qatar in a fatwa he issued in response to a query by a trader. However, there are conditions attached to the payment in kind. What Is Zakat? Zakat is an obligatory payment made annually under Islamic law on certain kinds [...] An Islamic Sharia Court Ordered The Amputation Two Nigerian men were caught stealing a bull. An Islamic Sharia court then sentenced both of them to have their right wrists amputated. But question is whether this amputation will be carried out. The Theft 23-year old Auwalu Abubaka and 22-year old Lawalli Musa decided to steal a bull in the village of [...] “The Jakarta Elites Have Rigged The Game” Did the Jakarta elites rig the 2007 gubernatoril election to make sure that Fauzi Bowo win the governership? Well the US Embassy in Jakarta thought so, as the latest unredacted diplomatic cables posted by the whistle blowing site, WikiLeads, show. The Leaked Cable The diplomatic cable released by WikiLeads is believed to [...] Fatwa On Zakat A media group recently asked 5 of Pakistan’s top seminaries about whether alms should be given to charities run by celebrities. The answer was an resounding “No”. The Media Query On Giving Of Zakat (Alms) Here is the question asked by a media group to 5 top seminaries: “Every year some welfare organisations run by singers, [...] “Disgusting And Exploitative” It has been 10 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America’s iconic World Trade Center Towers and the Pentagon (and who knows where the 4th hijacked plane was heading to before it crashed short of its target, thanks to the brave passengers onboard who attacked the hijackers). The 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks [...] Loan Repayments Could Break Sharia Laws Come next year British universities are charging higher interest rates for study loans taken by students. Muslim university students are worried such changes may well break the Sharia laws on usury payment. The Current Situation Currently university student loans are charged interest equal to the market rate of inflation. From a strict interpretation of [...] |
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