A young couple in Indonesia's Aceh province were publicly caned 21 times each for kissing during a TikTok livestream, violating Sharia law. The punishment, witnessed by over 100 people, has been condemned by Amnesty International as a human rights violation.
A couple in Aceh, Indonesia, received 21 lashes each for kissing before marriage, witnessed by over 100 people. The punishment, carried out under the province's strict Islamic law, followed a viral video of the couple kissing.
Bobuq Sayed's debut novel, "No God But Us," follows Afghan-American Delbar from Washington DC to Istanbul, exploring themes of identity, diaspora, and political awakening through his drag persona and a romance with a queer Afghan asylum seeker, Mansur. The review praises its opening but finds the later plot conventional.
The UAE Ministry of Finance has launched the country's first Sovereign Retail T-Sukuk programme, allowing residents and citizens to invest in Shariah-compliant government Islamic Treasury Sukuk with a minimum of Dh1,000. This initiative aims to encourage saving, broaden financial inclusion, and deepen local capital markets.
Four Muslim Republicans were asked to leave the Texas GOP convention as the party discussed 'Don't Sharia Our Texas.' Abraham George, outgoing GOP chair, told delegates to attend a Democrat convention instead, while Dr. Rick Scarborough told Mohamed Hussein to leave the country.
A Moroccan widow's struggle over an inherited apartment reveals deep-seated challenges in inheritance law reform across the Middle East and North Africa, where traditional interpretations often disadvantage women despite broader rights advancements.
BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari accused Kerala's Congress of choosing 'sharia over Constitution' by allowing an 'Islam-friendly gym' with Sharia-based guidelines, alleging pressure from ally IUML. The gym plans include no music, separate timings for men and women, and a dress code.
Russia is looking to expand its pilot Islamic banking program due to growing demand for Sharia-compliant financial products. The program, launched in 2023 in four Muslim-majority regions, may see its first unified standard adopted within a month.
Grupos jihadistas, incluindo um ligado à Al-Qaeda, cercam Bamako, capital do Mali, ameaçando a estabilidade da Aliança dos Estados do Sahel (AES). No dia 25 de abril, ataques coordenados do JNIM e da Frente de Libertação do Azaward resultaram na morte do ministro da Defesa Sadio Camara e na tomada de cidades incluindo Kidal. Analistas apontam que a ofensiva tem interesses de potências ocidentais na desestabilização de governos nacionalistas que se afastaram da influência francesa e se aproximaram da Rússia.
Emmanuel Macron s'est rendu ce jeudi à Suippes pour saluer les militaires ayant participé à l'exercice de combat de haute intensité Orion-26, qui s'achève jeudi. Lancé en février, cet exercice visait à entraîner l'armée française et l'OTAN aux nouvelles guerres de haute intensité. Le chef de l'État a qualifié l'événement de « succès » et en a profité pour avertir ses adversaires.
The Shariah-compliant stablecoin backed by Gulf currencies expands to a new Layer-2 network aimed at institutional settlement in the Middle East.
The Shariah-compliant stablecoin backed by Gulf currencies expands to a new Layer 2 network aimed at institutional settlement in the Middle East.
