Islamic criminal law is based on individual accountability for crimes, and collective punishment is not permitted as a general principle. Islamic jurisprudence among its several schools sets precise ...

When the Taliban-led government says it is implementing Islamic law in Afghanistan, it is referring to its own strict Sunni interpretation of Shari'a. There is no universal Islamic law, because ...

It's about time. After a week of anti-American violence in the Muslim world over a video that offends Islam, President Barack Obama finally made a rousing defense of free speech, even if it insults ...

The Islamist militia that ousted the secular warlords who ran the Somali capital of Mogadishu for 15 years have begun imposing their own brand of Muslim rule. Alex Chadwick talks with Rob Crilly, ...

Among the pieces of proposed legislation in the state legislature, one called a Muslim advocacy group a terrorist ...

A lawmaker in Idaho introduces legislation to prevent traditional Islamic law from infiltrating U.S. courts. This story also appeared in USA TODAY In Florida, a legislator proposes striking at the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Although Texas introduced no such law in December 2024, the state did pass House Bill 45 in 2017. That legislation regards "the ...

Two decisions by the Texas governor this week, including directing authorities to investigate an Islamic organization, come as the state sees an increase in anti-Muslim rhetoric. By Ruth Graham Ruth ...

The Department of Education in the U.K. has been considering since at least 2011 an alternative loans system for students whose faith or beliefs prevent them from taking loans that charge interest.

On April 5, India President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025. The new law, which has been renamed the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency, and Development ...