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Nigeria: Islamic police run matchmaking program in Kano

Kano - The Islamic sharia police, known as the Hisbah, in the predominantly Muslim northern Nigerian city of Kano is running a program to match widows and divorcees with available men.

In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus

Sudanese man beheaded and crucified in Saudi Arabia

Riyad - A Sudanese man was the twentieth person this year to be executed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Friday. The public execution took place in Riyadh after Friday prayers.

In the Media by Katerina Nikolas - 9 comments

Islamists impose sharia law in Mali

Residents of towns in northern Mali are attempting to flee as Islamists from the militant group Ansar al-Din impose strict sharia law. The group has demanded women wear veils and not appear in public with men.

In the Media by Katerina Nikolas - 4 comments

Extremist hate preacher Anjem Choudary wants to 'axe Bollywood'

Radical Muslim extremist Anjem Choudary is attempting to bring his demands for Shariah law to India through Sharia4Hind. Thus far thwarted in his mission to turn Britain into a Caliphate state, he now turns to India and declares "Bollywood gets the axe."

In the Media by Katerina Nikolas

Pennsylvania judge rules in favor of Sharia law

Philadelphia - Pennsylvania Judge Mack Martin has incited controversy after making a ruling in favor of Sharia law. Not only did he rule against an atheist who was attacked by a Muslim but he lectured the victim on the culture of Islam.

In the Media by Katerina Nikolas - 17 comments

Professional football forbidden in Islam, Egypt cleric states

Alexandria - An Egyptian Salafi cleric has said that the victims of last weeks football violence died in sin as football is forbidden in Islam. He later tempered his remark to clarify only professional football is forbidden under Sharia law.

In the Media by Katerina Nikolas - 3 comments

Libyan Islamists demand sharia law

Libyan Islamists staged demonstrations calling for sharia law, in three major centers of Libya on Friday. This follows the raising of an Al Qaeda flag in Benghazi and continued human rights abuses inflicted by Libya's rebel militia victors.

In the Media by Katerina Nikolas

Anwar Ibrahim cleared of sodomy charge

Despite politics making odd bed fellows, and opposition leaders often being targeted with flimsy criminal charges, justice will sometimes be the outcome, even in Malaysia

In the Media by Gar Swaffar