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Afghanistan, terrorism is everybody's problem 2 Dec 2009 01:54 GMT
... which imposed a perverted version of strict Islamic law on its people, this failed state ... people, this failed state also willingly harbored terrorists who had directly attacked the United States, ...
Editorial: Swiss ban on minarets is pure discrimination 2 Dec 2009 02:34 GMT
... Integrating Islamic immigrants has proved to be a ... to prohibit further construction of minarets. It's religious discrimination pure and simple. Sunday's referendum, in ...
Saudis Clamp Down on Cross Dressers 2 Dec 2009 00:40 GMT
... is governed by a strict interpretation of Islamic law known as Wahhabism. Saudi Arabia’s religious police ... arrest prompted criticism from the rights group Human Rights Watch, which said the kingdom was violating basic rights of privacy and freedom of ...
Whither Afghanistan (and Pakistan)? 2 Dec 2009 02:23 GMT
... It is both a national security and human rights imperative. While true that only approximately 100 ... demands the strictest possible interpretation of conservative Islamic law, called Sharia. The Taliban enforces summary executions, ... of Pakistan's own security forces, to wreak terrorist acts on Pakistan's civilian population, and plot ...
Muslim women search for a space at hajj 1 Dec 2009 04:30 GMT
... Kameelah Wilkerson, 34, throws pebbles at a stone wall representing the devil in Mina, near Mecca, ... clerics to bring progressive ideas into traditional Islamic law. "We have a tradition of justice ...
A fight for rights comes out of the wardrobe 1 Dec 2009 00:56 GMT
... reporters to view her public flogging, a punishment under Islamic law that is sometimes applied here�by leather whip or ... used on camels�to women deemed to have violated decency laws. As news spread, her court ...
LEBANON: New Hezbollah platform reflects party's shift to domestic politics 1 Dec 2009 01:52 GMT
... Hezbollah, railed against the effects of “savage capitalism” while reaffirming the party's commitment to Islamic law. He called American policies "the root of all terrorism," praising leftist movements in Latin America and Iran's support for Islamic causes. "The ‘Unity ...
Geneva imam calls for calm 1 Dec 2009 00:40 GMT
... from going to a vote, claiming it violated constitutional provisions guaranteeing religious freedom. �Muslims and ... Gomaa, the Egyptian government�s official interpreter of Islamic law, told the MENA news agency. He encouraged ...
Vatican joins Muslim world to condemn Swiss minaret ban 1 Dec 2009 09:30 GMT
... lodge a complaint at the Court of Human Rights. 's biggest Muslim group, Nahdlatul Ulama, said ... , the Egyptian government's official interpreter of Islamic law, denounced the minaret ban as an "insult" ...
Iran earmarks $20 mln to "resist" West rights abuse 29 Nov 2009 14:31 GMT
... is often accused by the West of human rights violations, backed a plan on Sunday to earmark ... rejects such criticism, saying it follows sharia, Islamic law, and accuses the West of hypocrisy and ...
Iran earmarks $20 million to "resist" West rights abuse 29 Nov 2009 14:10 GMT
... is often accused by the West of human rights violations, backed a plan on Sunday to earmark ... rejects such criticism, saying it follows sharia, Islamic law, and accuses the West of hypocrisy and ...
Ritual Stoning of The Devils at Hajj as Eid al-Adha Begins 28 Nov 2009 01:33 GMT
... Ritual Stoning of The Devils at Hajj as Eid ... throughout the world. Islamist mass murderers and terrorists/jihadists are not "hijackers" or "misunderstanders" of Islam; ... is not so. According to Sharia law (Islamic law) Islam abrogates, that is "cancels," all ...
Girl receives 50 lashes for wearing skirt 28 Nov 2009 07:16 GMT
... north who enforce a strict version of Islamic law. Silva Kashif said she was arrested by ... customs permit me to dress like this." Human rights lawyer Azhari al-Haj said a legal team ... to prosecute a woman for a dress violation is a complaint, and there are many ...
Sudanese teen flogged for wearing "indecent" skirt 27 Nov 2009 20:10 GMT
... north who enforce a strict version of Islamic law. Silva Kashif said she was arrested by ... customs permit me to dress like this." Human rights lawyer Azhari al-Haj said a legal team ... to prosecute a woman for a dress violation is a complaint, and there are many ...
Sudanese teen flogged for wearing indecent skirt 27 Nov 2009 20:11 GMT
... north who enforce a strict version of Islamic law. Silva Kashif said she was arrested by ... customs permit me to dress like this." Human rights lawyer Azhari al-Haj said a legal team ... to prosecute a woman for a dress violation is a complaint, and there are many ...

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