Does Islamic law allow a Christian to run for an office and govern Muslims? When Ahmad Zayed, a professor of shari’a at Qatar University, was asked this question by Qatar-based Saudi academic Raed Al-Samhouri he gave a surprising answer. MEMRI translated the interview and also gave out a transcript giving the exchange between the two. […]
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Lesbian Muslim women caned: PM of Malaysia says sentence gives bad impression of Islam (Video)
Has Islam been slighted in the lesbian caning sentence? Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad spoke out on the controversy that has erupted after two Muslim women were caned for indulging in same-sex or lesbian relations. In a video posted today, the Prime Minister weighed on the issue and said that the caning has put […]
Malala stands up for Pakistani propaganda fails to stand up for Pakistani minorities
Malala Yousafzai may be unwelcome in Pakistan and may have almost gotten killed but she does know how to soak up all the propaganda the nation does against India. Is she clearing the pitch for her old dream of becoming Pakistan’s Prime Minister? Considering that her icon is a known India-hater and female extremist, the […]
Markandey Katju: Discard burqa, support abolition of oral talaq
New Delhi, May 3, 2016: Justice Markandey Katju, former chairman of Press Council of India and former Judge of the Supreme Court of India and an avowed self-claimed ‘rationalist’ stoked fires today when he wrote a Facebook post titled “The need for Muslims to become modern.” In the post Markandey Katju wrote “ I have always […]