Adhik Kadam's spiritual journey of service and suffering
24 May 2012, 12:15 am
Srinagar, May 24 (IANS) Both security forces and militants have picked him up on suspicion. He has also braved 'fatwas' from clerics. Yet the Hindu continues his spiritual journey undeterred in the Kashmir Valley.

Egypt elections: Sharia can support democracy
23 May 2012, 7:13 am
The role of Islam in government is a big question in today's presidential election in Egypt.The leading candidates are debating it, and so are people struggling for freedom across the Arab world. Can their largely democratic and human rights-oriented demands be met with Islamic sharia?

Iranian rapper in hiding, defiant amid threats
21 May 2012, 9:28 am
In this undated picture publicly provided by the Shahin Najafi managment, rapper Shahin Najafi performs in Duesseldorf , Germany. AP Photo/ Schahryar Ahadi, Najafi Managment

Iran rapper gets death sentence for lyrics
16 May 2012, 12:42 pm
A RAPPER from Iran has been forced into hiding after being issued with a death sentence over his controversial lyrics

Iranian rapper faces song fatwa
15 May 2012, 5:51 pm
An Iranian rapper has become 'the Salman Rushdie of music' after clerics in the Islamic republic issued fatwas calling him an apostate, which is considered punishable by death under the country's sharia law.

'Salman Rushdie of music' Iranian rapper faces death threats for 'blasphemous' song
15 May 2012, 3:37 am
Tehran, May 15 (ANI): A Germany-based Iranian singer is facing death threats and fatwas for releasing a 'blasphemous' rap song.

fatwas can be changed
4 May 2012, 2:20 am
Recently a conference of the Muslim Personal Law Board in India saw a huge crowd of 200,000 Muslims from all over Maharashtra. The chairman of the board, Maulana Rabe Hasan Nadwi, made a highly emoti .....

‘fatwas from hell’: Deluge of Osama jokes online
2 May 2012, 8:01 pm
A year after Osama bin Laden was killed by US navy SEALS in Abbottabad, Pakistan, the world’s number one terrorist is keeping busy tweeting from hell!

PAS MP defends Kedah fatwa challenge ban
27 April 2012, 1:26 am
KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 — Selangor PAS will not push for the state to emulate Kedah’s enactment barring legal challenges to fatwas (religious edicts) despite supporting the move. Deputy state chief Khalid Samad told reporters that he agreed with the legal provision passed by the Kedah legislative assembly on April 18 as disputes over fatwas should ...

MCA: Kedah fatwa challenge ban interferes with judiciary
26 April 2012, 7:46 am
KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — MCA today accused Kedah of encroaching on judicial independence by passing an enactment barring all fatwas (religious edicts) from being challenged by the courts.