Denmark may ban religious slander after Muhammad cartoons furor
The Danish ambassador to Saudi Arabia has said that Denmark will take steps to ban religious slander in accordance with Danish and European laws, according to reports Monday. As a result of the publication of caricatures of the Prophet...
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan linked France's ban on the hijab in public schools to the country's recent rioting , in an interview Monday with the Turkish newspaper Milliyet [media...
Shiite cleric denies issuing fatwa on how to vote in Iraqi constitution referendum
Influential Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has denied reports that he will issue a fatwa , or religious edict, telling Shiite Muslims to vote "yes" in the upcoming referendum on the Iraqi constitution [English translation;...
India law minister: Muslims must decide whether to follow Islamic law
Indian law minister H.R. Bharadwaj said Wednesday that the countrys 130 million Muslims must choose whether to abide by fatwas issued by Islamic family courts. The comments came in the wake of a petition filed by lawyer...
Sunni clerics calling on followers to join Iraqi political, constitutional process
Senior Sunni clerics will soon announce plans to issue a religious edict, or fatwa, encouraging Sunni Muslims in Iraq to join the political process and support the drafting of a new Iraqi constitution, according to Adnan Dulaimi, head of...
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Islamic Affairs issued a religious edict Saturday declaring that Kuwaiti emir Sheik Jaber Al Ahmed Al Sabah should have the final decision on granting women political...
