Shariah in America

Muslim Without Sharia?

Harris Zafar | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Islam, Gop 2012, Newt Gingrich, Constitution, Sharia, GOP Candidates, Religion and Politics, Shariah in America, Interfaith, Islam in America, Religion News
Harris Zafar

The hysteria around sharia continues to grow, especially with the GOP presidential primaries in full swing. The message is that we better do something fast before sharia usurps the American Constitution.

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Muslim Groups In America Do Not Want To Live Under Islamic Law

Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: American Islamic Leadership Conference, Islam, Sharia in America, Video, Islamic Law Ban, Oklahoma Sharia, Muslims Ban Islamic Law, Shariah in America, Muslims Against Islamic Law, American Muslims Ban Islamic Law, Muslims Against Shariah, American Muslims Against Shariah, American Muslims Against Islamic Law, Muslim, Oklahoma Bans Sharia Law, Religion News

By Omar Sacirbey Religion News Service (RNS) As a federal appeals court in Denver considers whether Oklahoma voters had the right to ban Islamic l...

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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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Judge Maintains Ruling Against Oklahoma Shariah Ban

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islamophobia, Shariah in Oklahoma, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Shariah in America, First Amendment, Oklahoma Shariah Ban, Separation of Church and State, Islam in America, Oklahoma Sharia Referendum, Oklahoma Sharia Ban, Shariah Referendum, Islamic Law Lawsuit, Religion News

By Omar Sacirbey Religion News Service (RNS) A federal judge on Monday (Nov. 29) issued a temporary injunction against an Oklahoma referendum that so...

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Muslim Advocacy Group Sues Over Okla. Shariah Ban

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islam, Religion News, Sharia Law America, Quran Burning, Islamophobia, Anti-Muslim Sentiment, Islamic Law in America, American Islamophobia, Oklahoma Muslims, State Question 755, Ground Zero Mosque, Islamic Law Courts, Islam in Oklahoma, Shariah in America, Muslim Solidarity, Religion News

By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service (RNS) A Muslim advocacy group filed suit Thursday (Nov. 4) in Oklahoma, saying a just-passed amendment fo...

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Caliphate on the Range? The Shariah Precedent In American Courts

Asma Uddin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islam, Religion News, Sharia Law America, Quran Burning, Islamophobia, Courts and Islamic Law, Anti-Muslim Sentiment, Oklahoma Muslims, Ground Zero Mosque, Islam in Oklahoma, American Islamophobia, Islamic Law in America, Shariah Arbitration, State Question 755, Muslim Solidarity, Shariah in America, Religion News
Asma Uddin

Judging by how Oklahoma voted in the recent election, one might conclude that despite its tiny Muslim population, Oklahoma was on the verge of becoming an Islamic caliphate in Middle America.

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Oklahoma Muslims Unsure Of Status After Shariah Referendum

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anti-Muslim Sentiment, American Islamophobia, Islamophobia, Islam, Ground Zero Mosque, Islam in Oklahoma, Oklahoma Muslims, Muslim Solidarity, Sharia Law America, Islamic Law Courts, Islamic Law in America, State Question 755, Quran Burning, Shariah in America, Religion News

By Omar Sacibey Religion News Service (RNS) Born and raised in Oklahoma, Sarah Albahadily will wear her headscarf to a Brad Paisley concert and her c...

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