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Iran – New Information On Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani’s Stoning Case

Temporary Halt To Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani’s Execution?

The international outrage over the imminent stoning of Iranian Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a 43-year-old woman convicted of adultery, appeared to have caused a temporary halt of her execution.  However, a judiciary official in Iran surprised many by saying that Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani had also been convicted of murder.

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Young Imam (Imam Muda) – A Hit TV Show In Malaysia

The Young Imam Show

A televised search for Malaysia’s most eligible young Muslim leader has caught the country by storm.  Following closely to the modus operandi of the “American Idol” and Britain’s “The X Factor”, Malaysia’s “Imam Muda” or “Young Imam” is a different spin and features ten good-looking male contestants aged between 18 and 27, including [...]

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 [...]

Sisters In Islam Attacked For Not Being Islamic

Sisters In Islam (SIS) is one of Malaysia’s best known NGOs. It is a women’s advocacy group, and from its name, it is assumed to be a Muslim NGO championing the rights of Muslim women.  Or is it?  Now other Muslim activists have filed a suit against Sisters In Islam, accusing it of not being Islamic and [...]

Saudi Arabia Grand Mufti – “Terrorism Is Criminal”

We are used to reading reports of terrorism in newspapers and watching video clips of such acts of terror on TV.  Perhaps the most spectacular act of terroism was the September 11, 2001 suicide attack on the World Trade Center in New York City by al-Qaeda operatives who hijacked 4 commercial airliners and used them as guided [...]

Kartika Caning – No Punishment Prescribed In The Quran For Drinking Acohol

By now, we have all accepted that Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno had violated Syariah law by drinking alcohol.  Indeed she was convicted by a Syariah Court for this very offense and ordered to pay a fine and given 6 strokes of the cane as punishment.  But now a professor of Islamic Studies has come [...]

Kartika Caning – Sisters In Islam Questioned By Police

Remember Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, the Muslim woman caught for drinking alcohol and sentenced by a Syariah court to a fine of RM5,000 and 6 strokes of the cane? She pleaded guilty, paid the fine, and asked to be cane publicly.  Despite urgings by several parties, including the Prime Minister and some of his [...]