Sharia law
ICC orders $8.5 million in compensation for victims of Timbuktu Islamist who imposed Sharia law
The reparations will largely be in the form of collective rehabilitation measures.
Knesset passes law expanding powers of Israel’s rabbinic courts to arbitrate civil matters
PA drafts constitution, omits Jewish ties to Jerusalem, calls for Sharia legal system
Muslims must reject hateful teachings or leave Belgium, MP tells ‘Post’ - interview
Azerbaijan arrests cell accused of working with Iran to launch coup
Azerbaijani authorities have arrested a number of cells they claim were working with Iranian security services in recent months.
Iran's judiciary chief threatens to prosecute unveiled women 'without mercy'
A growing number of Iranian women have been ditching their veils since the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police.
Terror cannot be used to impose Sharia law - Pakistan’s top scholars
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) armed Islamist movement “is involved in anti-state activities, is a rebel and it has nothing to do with jihad,” leading mufti says.
On This Day: The Muslim conquest of Mecca in 630 CE
Mecca, Saudi Arabia, is home to Masjid al-Haram, the largest mosque in the world which has within it the Ka'ba toward which all Muslims pray.
Russia to adopt Islamic banking practices in response to western sanctions
The experimental pilot plan to implement Islamic financial practices in the country's Muslim-majority regions will, if approved, begin in February 2023.
Fury grows in Iran over woman who died after hijab arrest - social media
Protests persisted on Sunday and #MahsaAmini became one of the top hashtags ever on Persian-language Twitter as Iranians fumed over the death of a young woman in the custody of morality police.
Iran's Khamenei says Western enemies stoking anti-hijab protests
"The enemies' goal is to spread doubt among the people... and shake their faith, which is the main factor in maintaining the country and the Islamic system," Khamenei said
Muslim women divided as dueling hijab and no-hijab days approach
The ninth annual World Hijab Day will be marked on February 1. While some see it as a welcome initiative to fight Islamophobia, others expressed discontent as the custom is imposed on them.
Iran’s regime executed two men based on anti-gay charges
Iran’s regime frequently uses the charge of sodomy to impose the death penalty on gays and lesbians.
New UAE criminal code 'most sweeping reform in Gulf state's history'
One change that appears new is the ratification of a Federal Crime and Punishment Law, effective from Jan. 2, 2022, designed to better protect women, domestic staff, and public safety.
