ARTICLES RELATING TO ISLAM

'My daughter converted!'

2012-11-12 15:17

What if your child rejected your religion and converted to another one?

I’m Islamophobic

2012-08-30 13:45
144 comments

For me it’s fear, not hatred, confesses Chris McEvoy.

Illogical stances about Islam

2012-07-03 16:00
90 comments

People who use religion as a weapon to foster hatred should be red-carded, writes Saffiya Ismail.

Oliver Stone's son converts to Islam

2012-02-15 16:02

Sean Stone, the son of Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone, has converted to Islam in Iran, where he is making a documentary.

Fresh Islamic style

2010-12-01 12:00

Long known as feminine and demure, Indonesia's traditional kebaya is headed for a makeover at the hands of innovative designers.

Shi'ites 'a danger' to Islam

2009-11-10 17:41

A commander of an al-Qaeda-linked group has warned Islam's Sunnis that the Shi'ites and Iran pose a greater "danger" to their religion than Jews or Christians.

Adulterers escape stoning

2009-10-05 15:30

An Iranian man and woman convicted of adultery and who faced death by stoning have been freed on appeal after spending six years behind bars.

Malaysian model: No need for AI

2009-08-21 20:43

A Muslim model has brushed aside an appeal by Amnesty International to Malaysian authorities not to cane her, saying she is ready to face the penalty for drinking beer.

Gold, silver fillings 'a sin'

2009-08-10 18:05

A Somali Islamist group is reportedly forcibly removing gold and silver teeth from residents because it says they contravene strict religious laws on fashion and beauty.

 
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Zuma opens mosque

2012-10-04 14:22

President Jacob Zuma opened the Nizamiye Complex and Turkish Mosque in Johannesburg on Thursday. The mosque is the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. See the pictures.

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Illogical stances about Islam

2012-08-15 12:00

People who use religion as a weapon to foster hatred should be red-carded, writes Saffiya Ismail.

Muslim spouse entitled to pension

2012-03-14 12:51

A woman married under Islamic rites should be given a share of her partner's pension fund upon divorce, the Pension Funds Adjudicator has ruled.

Arabs to Davos: Invest in, don’t fear us

2012-01-27 15:29

Leaders of the Arab Spring have asked the global elite gathered in Davos for economic help, saying the rise of political Islam is not a threat to democracy.

Fresh Islamic style

2010-11-26 13:08

Long known as feminine and demure, Indonesia's traditional kebaya is headed for a makeover at the hands of innovative designers.

Algeria to build grand mosque

2009-10-28 09:26

Algeria is calling for offers to build a Grand Mosque of Algiers, which would be the third largest mosque in the world.

'Djehad' name upheld in Germany

2009-09-02 20:22

A Berlin court has upheld rulings in favour of parents who sought to name their son Djehad, a variation on the Arabic "jihad," or holy war.

Model seeks public flogging

2009-08-20 14:40

A Muslim model who will be caned for drinking beer says she has asked Malaysian authorities to punish her in public instead of in a prison - but they have refused to go against official procedures.

'Codify Muslim law'

2009-07-16 13:36

Hopes are rising for Muslim customary law to be codified following a landmark ruling that Muslim widows in polygymous marriages can inherit.

 
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