Blasphemy Laws Still Reign in Many Muslim Countries
Blasphemy laws across the world were brought back into the spotlight this week after a court in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country, sentenced Jakarta’s Chinese-Christian governor to two years in prison for insulting Islam. Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama was accused of blasphemy during his re-election campaign last year when a video surfaced of […]
Supreme Court Hearing in India to Decide Validity of Muslim Divorce Practice
Muslim women’s rights groups in India are hoping a supreme court hearing to decide the legality of Islamic family laws that allow Muslim men to divorce their wives by saying the word “taliq,” or divorce, three times will correct what they call a “long pending injustice” to Muslim women. A charged debate has taken place […]
CAIR: Dramatic surge in anti-Muslim incidents in 2016
The number of anti-Islam bias incidents in the United States saw a dramatic rise last year, according to a Muslim advocacy group. A report published by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on Tuesday found 2,213 such incidents in 2016, a 57 percent increase from 2015. Incidents increased 5 percent from 2014 to 2015. “The […]
Indonesia’s blasphemy law
Jakarta (dpa) – Indonesia’s blasphemy law originated with a 1965 presidential decree from the country’s first president, Sukarno, a response to demands from majority Muslim organizations calling for a prohibition on deviant beliefs. It was made law in 1969 during the rule of a later president, Suharto. The law covers acts that deviate from the […]
Simple joys: Syrian refugees get a day at the salon (PHOTOS)
VOORHEES TWP. — The war in Syria has taken a lot from Mounera Ayoub, 48, a refugee who has lived in Camden for the last six months. It took her three brothers and her mother, killed in their home in 2014. It took her family’s sense of safety and basic necessities. “We are afraid all […]
The woman caught on video harassing a Muslim woman at Trader Joe’s is telling her side of the story
After a video of a woman seemingly harassing a Muslim shopper at a Reston, Va., Trader Joe’s went viral, the woman featured in the video is speaking out. The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, is insisting that the video was “taken out of context.” According to FOX 5, “She is extremely upset because the […]
Palestinian factions compete in Birzeit elections
Occupied West Bank – In a crowded auditorium on the Birzeit University campus in the West Bank, students pack the aisles to catch a glimpse of an election campaign launch. The hall is filled with green flags, while a video shows images of the Islamist group Hamas’ political and military leaders in Gaza, bringing loud […]
Sean Spicer Had a Meltdown After Trump Fired Comey
White House press secretary and former Easter Bunny Sean Spicer has a real tough job sometimes. And on Tuesday night, when President Donald Trump fired FBI director James Comey, it apparently became too much to handle. RELATED: Sean Spicer’s best moments are also his worst Spicer had planned to email out a statement announcing Comey’s […]
The Burqa or the Bikini?
By Hanan al-Harbi As the weather warms up, many Muslim women head to the beach to cool off. While the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, expected his followers to be able to swim, many Muslim women are confronted with the question of swimwear. If one travels the shorelines of the Islamic world, […]