Mumtaz Qadri supporters protesting outside Pakistan Parliament disperse after...
Pakistan's interior minister says hundreds of Islamists protesting the hanging of a policeman who had killed a secular governor have ended their rally The post Mumtaz Qadri supporters protesting...
View ArticleHafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawah running ‘Sharia Court’ in Lahore to dispense...
The JuD has set up the 'Sharia Court' with its headquarters at Jamia Qadsia, Chauburji, under a Qazi (judge) who is assisted by Khadmins (court associates) to decide complaints. The post Hafiz...
View ArticleTriple talaq: Markandey Katju slams Sharia, calls for uniform civil code
Markandey Katju came out in support of thousands of Muslim women who sought support to abolish the practice of triple talaq. The post Triple talaq: Markandey Katju slams Sharia, calls for uniform civil...
View ArticleBritain constitutes panel to check Sharia law’s compatibility
The British government has constituted a panel to review whether the application of Sharia was compatible with the law of England and Wales. The post Britain constitutes panel to check Sharia law’s...
View ArticleCut hands and legs of those who rape and kill minors, women: Raj Thackeray
MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Monday said there was a need for a law like Sharia (Islamic) to check serious crimes against women and children. The post Cut hands and legs of those who rape and kill...
View ArticleThe Haji Ali Dargah ruling: Bombay High Court’s verdict is a win for Indian...
The Haji Ali Dargah mufits argue that just as it is not allowed for women to get close to a living male saint, similarly it is a “grave sin” to visit the grave or the inner sanctum of a male saint. The...
View ArticleCentre to take tough stand on triple talaq in SC: ‘Plea of sanctity under...
The Centre is likely to take a tough stance against triple talaq in the Supreme Court on the plea that according sanctity to it under Sharia is "completely misplaced" and it is "unfair, unreasonable...
View ArticleWho speaks for Muslims? Self-appointed elites on wrong side of social divide...
But who speaks for Muslims? It can't be left to self-appointed elites who fall on the wrong side of representation on the axis of caste, language and gender. The post Who speaks for Muslims?...
View ArticleIslamic Banking: India has potential to become world leader in this system
Rather than stigmatising it with a religious label, India should look at how it could gain from the inclusiveness of Islamic Banking The post Islamic Banking: India has potential to become world leader...
View ArticleChennai: Madras HC bans ‘Sharia’ court in mosque, directs Tamil Nadu govt to...
Directing the Tamil Nadu government to curb unauthorised 'Sharia' courts, the Madras High Court on Monday, declared all sharia courts working out of mosques as illegal. The post Chennai: Madras HC bans...
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