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Muslims split on interpretation of sharia law and religious extremism
A majority of Muslims around the world want sharia law to be implemented in their countries but are split on how it should be applied, according to a study released Tuesday. The comprehensive Pew Research Center survey conducted between 2008 and 2012 focused on 38,000 people in 39 countries drawn…
Indonesian city bans women from straddling motorbikes
A city in Indonesia’s Islamic law stronghold of Aceh will ban women from straddling male drivers on motorbikes, its mayor said on Wednesday, dubbing the position “improper”. The move comes after leaders from the country’s only province ruled by strict sharia law drafted a series of new bills including banning…
Saudi Arabia developing all-woman cities
In a bid to offer more women career opportunities without running afowl of Sharia law, the Saudi Arabian government is putting together a group of all-women cities. According to Russia Today, construction on the first new municipality, an industrial hub slated to be part of the city of Hafuf in…
Constitution? Absolutely!
Andy McCarthy has a problem with a lesson from high school civics: Very clear constitutional commands that, for example, “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech”, or that “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed,” or that “No state…
South Carolina bill would ban Sharia law
A South Carolina state House panel will consider a bill next month that aims to ban any foreign laws, including Sharia law. Similar attempts to ban foreign laws have been introduced in at least 20 states. Opponents have said that such laws address a non-existent issue and could actually discriminate…
Court: Oklahoma can’t enforce Sharia law ban
DENVER (Reuters) – A federal appeals court upheld an injunction against a voter-approved ban on Islamic law in Oklahoma on Tuesday, saying it likely violated the U.S. Constitution by discriminating against religion. A three-member panel of the Denver-based U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that the rights of…
Franklin Graham: Sharia law gives ‘authority’ for honor killings
Comparing US values to Saudi Arabia an ‘appalling and laughable argument’: Aslan During a debate over Islam in the US, Rev. Franklin Graham used a familiar argument against the religion: It’s unfair that Muslims can build mosques in the US while Christians can’t build churches in Saudi Arabia, according to…
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