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Will Swiss Ban on Minarets Set a European Trend?

By Theunis BatesNov 30th 2009 – 11:41AM

(Nov. 30) -- Switzerland's reputation as a land of tolerance and harmony took a hit on Sunday when its citizens overwhelmingly approved a ban on the construction of new mosque minarets. And with right-wing parties across Europe now calling for their own referendums, many are wondering whether Muslims in other nations could...

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Sharia Law Campaign Begins As Muslim Group Fights Bans

By Jaweed Kaleem Mar 02nd 2012 - 12:30AM

After heated debates in two dozen states over banning Sharia law, the legal code of Islam, a national Islamic group is beginning a multi-million dollar effort to explain how Sharia applies to the lives of American Muslims.

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Islamic Finance: Islamic Sukuk By Goldman Sachs Causes Debate

By The Huffington Post News Editors Feb 23rd 2012 - 11:04AM

A controversial plan by Goldman Sachs to issue an Islamic bond has ignited a wider debate on whether conventional banks in the West should be allowed to engage in Islamic finance.

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Harris Zafar: Muslim Without Sharia?

By Harris Zafar Feb 07th 2012 - 02:31PM

On Jan. 17, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich said that the only way he would ever support a Muslim for the presidency of the United States is if that person would " commit in public to give up sharia ," thereby continuing his trend to exhibit his ignorance on the subject of Islamic law (sharia) as well as his...

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A Critic of Political Islam Warns of 'Misguided' West

By Ida Lichter, M.D. Sep 17th 2011 - 10:41AM

Maryam Namazie is a powerful voice against political Islam, and a major campaigner against sharia courts in Britain, but she is a lapsed Muslim and Westernized.

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Omid Safi: Is Islamic Mysticism Really Islam?

By Omid Safi Mar 30th 2011 - 12:53AM

There is a lovely story from the life of the Prophet Muhammad, remembering that a mysterious visitor came upon him and his companions.

Islamic sharia News From the Web

  • 01/16/12 Sharia law is thriving in Britain with a growing... Source: BBC London The use of Sharia, or Islamic religious law, is growing in Britain, with thousands of Muslims using it to settle disputes each year, but women's groups and some others are objecting.
  • 09/19/11 Islamic Sharia Law Court Opens in Belgium Source: Jihad Watch See step 3 and step 4 as outlined by Nicolai Sennels here.
  • 07/08/11 The Deep Crazy Source: The Reality-Based Community The Republican Party continues its descent into madness.
  • 02/08/11 Islamic Sharia Law in Brief: What Americans Need to... Source: Hyscience This excellent detailed and extensive primer on sharia (Islamic law), posted at Australian Islamic Monitor on Feb 5th, should be read by every person living in the West ... especially North America and Australia (its probably too late for much of Europe) that cares about Democracy, freedom, liberty, and western-style justice (as opposed to barbaric "Sharia-based Islam").
  • 10/18/10 Dar Al Sharia recognised as 'Best Sharia Advisory... Source: Zawya.com Dar Al Sharia, Dubai Islamic Bank Dubai Islamic Bank 's (DIB) Sharia consultancy and Sharia advisory subsidiary, announced today that it has been recognised as the "Best Sharia Advisory Firm," and "Best Islamic Consultancy Firm" by the Islamic Finance News (IFN) Awards Best Service Providers Poll. The only firm to take home more than one award this year, Dar Al Sharia was voted for its high quality Sharia advisory services.

Background on Islamic sharia

Sharia law ( ', , ""; sp. shariah, sharīʿah; also Islamic law, ') is the moral code and religious law of Islam.

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