138 results found for: Sharia

Oklahoma’s Shari’a Ban and CAIR’s Risky Response

David Rusin writes that the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ effort to squash an Oklahoma referendum to ban judges […]

Creeping Sharia Slides Over Britain

Soeren Kern writes that creeping Sharia slides over Britain. via:[http://www.hudson-ny.org/1656/creeping-sharia-britain]

Former CIA Director Defends Oklahoma Ban on Shariah Law

Former CIA director James Woolsey is defending a measure that Oklahoma voters overwhelmingly passed last week barring state […]

Oklahoma voters ban judges from using international law

Oklahoma voters have approved a measure that would forbid judges from considering international law or Islamic law when […]

Sharia: VC bans hugging of female students

In line with the provision of the Islamic legal code, the Vice Chancellor of the Niger State government-owned […]

Limited justice for women Sharia judges

Malaysia’s two newly-appointed women Sharia judges will not be allowed to rule on criminal or divorce cases, a […]

What isn’t wrong with Sharia law?

Sharia councils in the UK will frequently ask people to sign an agreement to abide by their decisions: […]

Store opposes Sharia councils

Jonas Gahr Store, Norway’s Foreign Minister (Labour Party), has rejected the idea of establishing a Sharia council in […]

Demonstration against Sharia law

A London demonstration against Sharia and religious laws was a great success: several hundred people joined One Law […]

Sharia-based policies could “distinegrate” Indonesia

In Indonesia, fears are rising that Sharia-based policies could “disintegrate” the country. via:[http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/06/30/shariabased-policies-could-%E2%80%98disintegrate%E2%80%99-indonesia-nu.html]

Hard-line groups target Christianity with sharia law

A joint congress of Muslim organizations in Indonesia demanded the Bekasi regency and municipality administrations immediately implement Islamic […]

Judge Asked to Decide Against AIG Bailout

AIG and the Federal Government find themselves at the center of a lawsuit in which it is argued […]

Sentence is life for cutting girlfriend’s throat

A Little Rock man was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for cutting his girlfriend’s throat after […]

France to bar polygamy, sharia on Mayotte islands

New polygamous marriages and sharia courts will be banned on France’s Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte when it […]

Saudi Youths in Trouble Over MTV Reality Show

Saudi Arabia’s religious police are trying to bring to court three Saudi youths for challenging the kingdom’s austere […]

Nigeria probes senator accused of marrying child

Nigeria’s parliament on Thursday launched an investigation into whether a 49-year-old senator illegally married an underage girl, a […]

Dutch Cabinet Finds No Sharia Courts in Netherlands

A report prepared for Dutch Justice Minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin finds there are no sharia courts strictly speaking, […]

Sharia law would harm Aussie Muslim women

In Australia, Sharia law is being considered again: the Australian Muslim Mission and Islamic Friendship Association of Australia […]

Fears over non-Muslim’s use of Islamic law to resolve disputes

There are concerns in the UK over a growing number of non-Muslims using Islamic law to resolve legal […]

Muslim child brides on rise

Top immigration officials in Canada and Pakistan say all they can do is reject the sponsorships of husbands […]