Islamic Law

GOP Governor Signs Bill Banning Islamic Law

AP | JOHN HANNA | Posted 05.25.2012

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TOPEKA, Kan. -- Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a law aimed at keeping the state's courts or government agencies from basing decisions on Islamic...

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Kansas Governor Signs Bill Banning Sharia Law

Reuters | Posted 05.26.2012

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By Kevin Murphy KANSAS CITY, Kan., May 25 (Reuters) - Republican Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed a bill aimed at keeping state c...

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The State Of Anti-Shari'a Bills

Robert P. Jones, Ph.D. | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Catholics, Islam, Jews, Halacha, Muslims, Sharia Law, Oklahoma Shariah Ban, Sharia, Islamic Law, Religion and Politics, Religion News
Robert P. Jones, Ph.D.

Despite early momentum, the sponsors of anti-sharia legislation may have an uphill battle ahead of them.

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Advocates Of Sharia Can Learn From Catholics And Jews

Mary J. Loftus | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Religious Freedom, Islam, Religion in America, Islamic Law, Interfaith, Sharia Law, Oklahoma Shariah Ban, Sharia, Islam in America, Religion News
Mary J. Loftus

Prickly questions abound when determining how religious minorities with distinctive family norms, cultural practices and their own religious law, courts and schools, can be accommodated in democratic societies.

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Court: Ban On Islamic Law Unconstitutional

AP | SEAN MURPHY | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Islamophobia, Anti-Shariah, Video, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Islamic Law, Anti-Sharia Laws, Islamic Law, Sharia, Religion News

OKLAHOMA CITY — A proposed constitutional amendment that would ban Oklahoma courts from considering international or Islamic law discriminates a...

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Goldman Advisor Defends Controversial Bond Program

Reuters | Posted 03.03.2012

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* Western banks increasingly interested in sukuk * But controversy could affect their entry into sector * Advisor mounts d...

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The Shariah Was Made For Man -- And Not Man For The Shariah

Mustafa Akyol | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: Quran, Islam, Arab Spring, Imam Shatibi, Islamists, Middle East, Namik Kemal, Rachid Ghannouchi, Sharia, Islamic Law, Religion News
Mustafa Akyol

The fundamentalists do not realize that their blind literalism could lead them to follow the letter of the law, but betray its intents.

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Bachmann Says This Could 'Usurp' The Constitution

Posted 01.03.2012

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Minnesota congresswoman and GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is still concerned about the threat of Sharia law, ABC News reports. "It's ...

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The Case of Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani -- Apostasy from Islam is a Right, Not A Crime

Mustafa Akyol | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Apostasy, Iran, Islam, Islamic Law, Reformers, Quran, Hadith, Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani, Death Sentence, Religion News
Mustafa Akyol

Instead of remaining silent in the face of executions such as the one that Yousef Nadarkhani faces, let alone condoning them, we Muslims should speak out against them forcefully.

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Do Muslims Really Care About Somalia?

Akbar Ahmed | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Islam, Somalia, Somalia Famine, History of Somalia, Turkey, Islamic Law, Famine in Somalia, Somalia Tragedy, Quran, International Aid, Foreign Policy, Crisis in Somalia, Religion News
Akbar Ahmed

There is never a dearth of funds for magnificent mosques, but when it comes to alleviating the mass starvation of a people, Muslims are coming up short.

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Sharia In West Out Of Step With Reformers

Ida Lichter, M.D. | Posted 10.13.2011

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Ida Lichter, M.D.

Attempts to introduce sharia family law into Western societies run against the tide of reforms spearheaded by female activists in the Muslim world.

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Poll: Young Muslims In Malaysia Shun Polygamy, Pre-Marital Sex

AP | By SEAN YOONG | Posted 09.11.2011

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- The vast majority of young Muslims in Indonesia and Malaysia appear to disapprove of the traditional acceptance of polygamy ...

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One Reason Americans Think Muslims Want to Stone Them

Jason Salzman | Posted 08.13.2011

Read More: Akbar Ahmed, Colorado Christian University, Gen. William Boykin, Sarah Palin, Islam, Right Wing Talk Radio, Islamic Law, First Amendment, Freedom of Religion, Sharia, Denver News
Jason Salzman

Retired Gen. Boykin believes Islam shouldn't be given First Amendment protections. I listen to a lot of talk radio, and ideas like his ooze out all the time. So I interviewed an expert on Islam to offer a countervailing view.

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Abuse of Women Is Sadly Endemic

Parvez Ahmed | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islamophobia, Egypt, Gender Equality, Turkey, Islam, Lara Logan, Women, Sexual Assault, Islamic Law, World News
Parvez Ahmed

Many Egyptians are rightfully ashamed of the ignominy of the Lara Logan story. My fervent hope is that they turn this moment of shame into motivation for positive change that eradicates this "social cancer."

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Wyoming Weighs Bill That Would Ban Sharia Law

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islamophobia, Islam, Islamic Law, Shariah, Wyoming Sharia, Wyoming Sharia Law Ban, Wyoming Sharia Law, Muslims, Wyoming Islam, Sharia Law, Wyoming Sharia Ban, Sharia, Politics News

Wyoming recently became the latest state to preemptively address the supposed "creeping threat" of Islam and Sharia law by proposing legislation that ...

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Britain's Top Divorce Lawyer On Prenups, Princesses, And Billionaire Splits

Huffington Post | Sara Wilson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ayesha Vardag, Heather Mills, Guy Ritchie, Liz Hurley Divorce, Madonna, Paul McCartney Divorce, Arun Nayar, Paul McCartney, Prenuptial Agreements, Katrin Radmacher, Lourdes Leon, Celebrity Divorce, Islamic Law, Vardags, Divorce News

Top UK divorce lawyer Ayesha Vardag is the Managing Director of Vardags, a leading London law firm dealing with high-net-worth and cutting-edge divorc...

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Sharia And Day To Day Existence

Sherman A. Jackson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islamic, Sharia, Islamic Law, Shariah, Muslim Americans, Democracy and Islam, Quran, Sharia Law Courts, Religion News
Sherman A. Jackson

The fact that laws and regulations happen to be of non-Muslim origin does not automatically render them unacceptable to Islam. As such, Muslims with good-faith commitments to sharia could support and sanction the majority of them.

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Muslims In America: A Year In Review

Mona Eltahawy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Terry Jones, Rima Fakih, Anwar Al-Awlaki, Tariq Ramadan, Islamic Law, Four Lions, Jon Stewart, park51, Salman Rushdie, Abdullah Antepli, Oklahoma Shariah, Shariah in America, American Islamophobia, Muslims in America, Muslims in Canada, Islam in America, Religion News
Mona Eltahawy

Take one comedian, mix in a beauty queen, throw in some bigots and an exploding crow and you'll open an unorthodox window into the past year for Muslims in America.

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Fatwa: Muslim Men Can Divorce Wives Over Cell Phone

The Times of India | PTI, Nov 15, 2010, 05.02pm IST | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Muslim Divorce, Darul-Ifta, Islamic Law, Divorce Around the World, Fatwa, Sharia, Talaq, Divorce News

Talaq uttered thrice by a Muslim man on a mobile phone will be considered valid even if his wife is unable to hear it all the three times due to netwo...

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The Dark Side of American Politics and Religion

John L. Esposito | Posted 05.26.2011

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John L. Esposito

John L. Esposito and Sheila B. Lalwani Religion has a dark side and, as we have bitterly experienced, religious extremists can be deadly. But, as Par...

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Oklahoma Sharia Law Blocked By Federal Judge Down

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islamophobia, Amendment, Islam, Islamic Law, Muneer Awad, Vicki Miles Lagrange, Secularism, Election 2010, Muslims, Oklahoma, Sharia Law, Sharia Law Courts, State Question 755, Politics News

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Monday to block a new amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution that would pro...

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Damsels in Distress: Using Victimized Women as Political Ploys

Beenish Ahmed | Posted 05.25.2011

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Beenish Ahmed

Caught in the crossfire of this battle for hearts and minds waged in the most paternalistic and patriarchic of ways, women are seen invariably as victims.

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Sharron Angle: Muslim Law Taking Hold In Parts Of U.S.

AP | CRISTINA SILVA | Posted 05.25.2011

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LAS VEGAS — U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle told a crowd of supporters that the country needs to address a "militant terrorist situation" th...

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What Shari'a Actually Says

Andrew F. March | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anwar Al Awlaki, Islam, Shariah, Nidal Malik Hasan, Muslims, Sharia Law, Shari'a Law, Muslim, Sharia, Islamic Law, Religion News
Andrew F. March

If so many Americans are now going to anoint themselves instant experts on Islamic law -- shari'a -- then it behooves the rest of us to do some of their thinking for them.

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Who's Afraid of Shariah?

Sumbul Ali-Karamali | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sumbul Ali-Karamali

How many of those anti-Islam protesters holding "No Sharia Law" signs (as if anyone were advocating shariah law in the U.S.) actually know what the word means? I'd say, oh, none.

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