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No Indonesian Fatwa Against Kopi Luwak

MUI Now Says Kopi Luwak Is Halal

Earlier reports said that 2 of Indonesia’s main Muslim organizations are discussing a possible fatwa concerning the highly prized and world famous coffee bean known locally as Kopi Luwak. But now, the Indonesian Council of Ulama (MUI) has decided that Kopi Luwak is halal afterall.

What Is Kopi Luwak?

Kopi Luwak (civet [...]

Indonesia – Female Ojeks (Motorcycle Taxi Drivers) For Islamic Congress

Female Ojeks Make History In Islamic Organization

For the first time in its history, Muhammadiyah, Indonesia’s second-largest Islamic organization, with 28 million members nationwide, has employed female motorcyclists to ferry people around during its 6-day 46th congress, held in Yogyakarta, and which began on July 3. This move brings to nought the recent fatwa issued by East [...]

Former Saudi Imam Singing A Different Tune With New Fatwa

Shaikh Adel Al Kalbani’s U-Turn On Singing And Music 

After years of preaching and teaching that singing and music are not permissible in Islam, Shaikh Adel Al Kalbani recently shocked the Muslim world with his new fatwa that says the opposite.  Coming from an authority no less than Shaikh Adel Al Kalbani, the former Imam of the Grand [...]

Dogs Are Men's Best Friends? - Think Again!

Iranian Fatwa Says Dogs Should Not Be Kept As Pets

In a move to discourage Iranians from adopting Western-style pet ownership of dogs, Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi has issued a fatwa proclaiming dogs as “unclean”. And Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi added a second reason to ban dogs as pets – preserving the family.

Dogs Are ”Unclean” Animals

Islamic tradition says [...]

Saudi Clerics Tells How To Overcome Sex Segregation Rule

Drink Women’s Breast Milk

Saudi Arabia is well known for strict enforcement of its sex segregation rule, which prohibits the mixing of genders unless the mixing parties are blood relatives, or have established maternal relations between them.  Now 2 Saudi clerics have given advice on how to circumvent the sex segregation rule.  And the answer, according to [...]

Organ Donation From Deceased Persons Gets The Go-Ahead In UAE

New Legal Clarification On Organ Donation In UAE

Are prospects for the thousands of people in the United Arab Emirates awaiting organ transplants going to be much brighter now that the Ministry of Health there has given the go-ahead for organs to be harvested from deceased persons by specifying the conditions under which these procedures can be [...]

Kelly Clarkson In Jakarta Concert Sponsored By Tobacco Company

Muhammadiyah Declares Concert Forbidden Because It Promotes Smoking

Kelly Clarkson probably didn’t see it coming.  She may even not know about it.  But her forthcoming Jakarta concert is now mired in controversy.  A billboard advertisement for her upcoming concert shows the logo of her sponsor, which is that of L.A. Lights, a popular Indonesian cigarette brand. TV [...]

Pig’s Blood Used In Making Cigarette Filters

While Indonesia’s 2 largest Muslim organizations and the Indonesia Government is still arguing among themselves whether smoking a cigarette is considered “makruh” (meaning “undesirable”) or “haram” (meaning “forbidden”), now there is a shocking news, which if true, would settle the issue immediately.  It seems that a Dutch researcher has identified 185 uses of pig haemoglobin (meaning blood).  [...]

Muslim Child Marriages - Yes or No?

This week we have seen the topic of Muslim child marriages being discussed in various Muslim countries.  The battle is between those who feel that such child marriages should not be allowed and that a minimum age should be agreed before a girl can be married off and those who oppose such a move.  Those who [...]

No To Fatwa Allowing Saudi Women To Work As Maids

Saudi Arabia, which sits on vast reserves of oil, is used to having foreign maids to serve their households.  But now, a fatwa has been issued, allowing Saudi women to work as maids.  And this fatwa has caused an uproar in Saudi Arabia, with academics and lawyers leading the way in saying “No” to it.

Sheikh Saleh [...]