Gazi Abbas Shahid | Mar 5, 2025, 4:57 PM IST
In a recent interview, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman stated that the "Quran is always open interpretation", a clear indication of his vision of a more liberal and modern Saudi Arabia in the near future.
Victor Dasgupta | Dec 26, 2024, 9:38 AM IST
The investigation by the NIA revealed that the accused conspired with self-proclaimed office-bearers of Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) to propagate the organization's ideology.
India.com News Desk | Apr 23, 2024, 4:47 PM IST
Yogi Adityanath said that the Congress talks about implementing personal laws for different communities, which, he claimed, means the party will implement Sharia law in the country.
Gazi Abbas Shahid | Mar 2, 2024, 12:25 AM IST
Denying protection in such cases, the court observed a legally-wedded Muslim wife cannot have a live-in arrangement with another man as it violates the legally-enforceable portions of Sharia Law, according to which, such a relationship amounts to 'Zinah' or fornication in the eyes of Allah, an act which is strictly 'Haram' (forbidden) in Islam.
Tahir Qureshi | Dec 4, 2022, 6:03 PM IST
Anti-hijab protests began in the country on September 16 following the death of 22-year-old student Mahsa Amini in police custody.
Trending Desk | Aug 17, 2021, 5:37 PM IST
The small group of women on the streets were fully covered in hijabs while most of the men were dressed in salwar kameez. Hardly anyone wore jeans and T-shirts, which was a common sight a week ago.
IANS | Sep 6, 2018, 8:06 PM IST
The new law adopted in Bireuen also prohibits attending to homosexuals and serving women from 9 p.m
India.com News Desk | Jul 21, 2018, 11:26 PM IST
Darul Uloom also said that shaving and waxing are not considered under Sharia law. "Removing hair through waxing or shaving from other parts of the body is khilaf-e-adab (against the culture)," the seminary said in its written reply to the local.
Aishwarya Krishnan | May 23, 2017, 3:14 PM IST
Public caning is a common sight in Aceh for gambling and drinking, the punishment which was witnessed by a huge crowd, was the first for having gay sex.
Shubhang Chauhan | May 11, 2017, 10:02 AM IST
As per the law, the young guns are supposed to receive 100 strokes of cane but the prosecutors demanded that since they pleaded guilty they should get only 80, homosexuality also they are young and have never been convicted earlier.
India.com News Desk | Jun 1, 2016, 9:14 PM IST
Katju, who has in the past spoken up against injustices met to women under the Sharia law, on Wednesday shared a video, wherein he argues against the law, saying that it is unfair and discriminatory.
India.com News Desk | Apr 14, 2016, 11:31 AM IST
Aceh is the only province in Indonesia, that has the Sharia law applicable. The province imposes the punishment of public flogging on offenders in homosexuality, adultery, drinking cases, and even for simply talking to an unmarried person of the opposite sex!
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