Islamic law
- Opinions
Gunning again… for the Shariah!
Reports say the Supreme Court sought the Union Government’s response to a petition filed by a woman, born a Muslim, now a non-believer, wanting to be governed by secular statutes rather than…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Expat gets 5-year jail, SR 150k fine for harassing woman
A Saudi court sentenced an expatriate to five years in prison and slapped a fined of SR 150,000 on him for harassing woman. The public morality wing of the public prosecution concluded…
- Middle East
Iran hangs three for drugging, sexual assault of women
Tehran: Iran executed three men on Tuesday morning who were convicted of drugging and raping women in an unauthorised cosmetic clinic. The accused was found guilty of conspiring in 12 cases of…
- India
Divorced Muslim woman can claim maintenance as long as she does not remarry
Lucknow: Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has said that a divorced Muslim woman is entitled to claim maintenance from her husband under the Criminal Procedure Code after the expiry of the…
- Afghanistan
Taliban shuts Afghan girls’ schools just hours after reopening
Kabul: The Taliban has ordered the secondary girl’s schools in Afghanistan to shut just hours after they reopened, saying they would remain closed until a plan was drawn up in accordance with…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia approves new personal status law; all you need to know
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has approved the new personal status law which is expected to achieve more family stability, and further empower females and promote civil rights, reported the Saudi…
