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Islamic Leaders Say Honor Killing Is Not Islamic, But Why Do Some People Believe It Is?

nuryn — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:12:06 +0000

Honor Killing Is Not Islamic

The case in Canada of Mohammad Shafia and his wife, who, together, with their son, killed three of the couple’s daughters and Mohammad Shafia’s first wife in a polygamous marriage, has prompted the Muslim community in Canada to try to dispel the view that honor killing is Islamic. A concerted action 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 [...]

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 [...]

Religious Intolerance In India’s Kashmir

musa — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:12:20 +0000

Actions Against Christian Priests, School Principal

Since the summer of 2011, a series of incidents taking place in the Indian-administered part of Kashmir in the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent have led observers to believe religious intolerance is rearing its ugly head there.

Briefly, The Incidents Are As Follows:

During the summer months, an unspecified number of previously [...]

Egypt – Now A Fatwa Declaring A Chevy Haram

yessir — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:12:58 +0000

“A Cross On The Car?”

This has to be one of the ridiculous fatwas anywhere. An Egyptian sheikh as just suddenly noticed that a Chevrolet vehicle has a logo that looks like a Christian cross. For that reason, this Salafi sheikh pronounced it haram to drive a Chevy.

Bowtie Or Cross?

For many Americans, the logo of a [...]

Threats Of Arrest and Death Affect Ex-President Musharraf’s Plans To Return To Pakistan

nuryn — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:12:38 +0000

Plans To Return To Pakistan

Pervez Musharraf, the retired general and ex-President of Pakistan who has been in self-imposed exile in Dubai and London since April 2009, had announced that he would return to Pakistan to contest the next general elections. Intially he had planned to return in March. However, earlier this month, in a telephone address [...]

Mauritania Imams Declared Fatwa Against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

yessir — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:12:07 +0000

“Islam Is Clearly Against Any Action That Has Negative Effects On Health”

On January 12, 2010 a group of 34 imams And Muslim scholars issued a fatwa banning female circumcision, aka female genital mutilation (FGM) in Mauritania. This 2-year old fatwa is based on the fact that the Quran does not require female genital mutilation. Citing Mauritanian medical [...]

Malaysia – Fatwa Says Human Milk Bank Is Haram

yessir — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:12:33 +0000

”Any Action That May Harm The Lineage Must Be Avoided”

Malaysia’s National Fatwa Committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs has just come out with a fatwa that declares the proposed human milk bank haram because of the danger that children fed with milk from the human milk bank may unwittingly end up marrying one another, an [...]

Are Firecrackers Haram?

nuryn — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:12:17 +0000

Ban On Firecrackers

Although there is nothing to compare with firecrackers for celebrating festivities with a bang, the injuries that have been associated with firecrackers has led to their being banned in whole or in part in many countries. However, safety is not the only reason for their being banned. Islamic authorities have their reasons.

Fatwa On Firecrackers [...]

Can Muslims Offer Christmas Greetings And Participate In Christmas Celebrations?

yessir — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:12:01 +0000

Fatwa In Egypt Against Muslims Acknowledging Non-Muslim Feast Days

For more than 14 centuries Muslims and Christians in Egypt lived side by side in peace. Sadly, the past year has seen the emergence of extremist Muslim groups in that country and a steady increase of these groups’ confrontations against Christians. Although the revolution last January was intended [...]