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

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 [...]

Saudi School Textbooks Incite Hatred, Violence And Killing

Do-It-Yourself Amputation, Anyone?

Textbooks written for and distributed to schoolchildren in Saudi Arabia have recently been found to contain instructions – complete with detailed drawings – on how to cut off the hands and feet of convicted thieves.

Under the Sharia law that is observed in a number of Muslim countries and societies, a common punishment for thefts [...]

Saudi Arabia – Sex With Ex After Divorce Is Adultery

Saudi Ex-Husband Faces Prospect Of Stoning

A Saudi man may soon learn the hard fact that he can’t have his cake and eat it too.  He finds himself in a rather unusual position of being charged with commiting adultery with his ex-wife, a charge that could lead to him being stoned to death under Saudi Arabia’s strict [...]

“There Is No Such Thing As Moderate Islam”

“Worrying”

A French junior minister in charge of youth said recently: “There is no such thing as moderate Islam”.  Coming from a minister who orginally came from Algeria, Jeannette Bougrab’s statement deserves attention, especially after she described as “worrying” the recent election successes by Islamic parties in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia.

Sharia Law

 In a recent press interview, Jeannette Bougrab said [...]

Baby ‘Worker’ Uncovered In Phantom Employee Scam

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. [...]

Extent Of Forced Marriages In Germany Demands Action

Survey On Forced Marriages

A report on forced marriages in Germany has revealed that the problem is far more widespread than previously believed, and it is bound to intensify the debate there about Muslim immigration and the influence of Islam. The survey had been commissioned by the German Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, and conducted by German [...]

Religious Radicalism On The Rise In Egypt?

TV Interview Does Not Bode Well

The re-broadcast of a television interview recently by a Facebook-based news outlet of a radical Islamic leader in Egypt probably sent a chill down the spines of moderate Muslims as well as believers of other faiths in the country. The interview was hosted by Ms. Reem Maged, an Egyptian television journalist [...]

Florida Appeals Court Approves Use Of Sharia Law To Resolve Particular Issue

An Extraordinary Case

So fearful is the USA that Sharia Law will be introduced that more than a dozen states are considering the introduction of anti-Sharia bills. Against this background, a judge in Florida more than raised eyebrows when he said that he would turn to “Ecclesiastical Islamic Law” to resolve one particular issue in the case. [...]

Indonesia – Are Women Protected in Aceh?

No Monthly Alimony

Indonesian officials in Banda Aceh have defended the use of Sharia laws, arguing that it protects women’s rights.  This is especially so in divorce cases as it is the responsibility of the husband to pay for his wife’s monthly alimony.  However, many men have been found to ignore this mandatory ruling. Divorce cases often [...]

Iranian Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani’s Case Referred To Ayotollah Khamenei

Sentenced To Death – But For What Crime?

The case against Iranian Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani is proving to be a hot potato.  Sentencing him to death is the easy part.  But with the widespread international condemnation over the death sentence, Iranian authorities have now decided, in an unusual move, to pass the case to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali [...]