BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — A Shariah court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province has sentenced two gay men to public caning for the first time, further undermining the country’s moderate image after a top Christian politician was imprisoned for blasphemy. The…
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[Credit: Salaam Gateway ] Early this month we reported a new fintech project had kicked off to build an open marketplace for Islamic and ethical finance, and built on the blockchain protocol. One of the first outputs from the programme…
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Barisan Nasional will not table amendments to increase Shariah punishments being sought by Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Wednesday (March 29). The prime minister and BN chairman said this was decided by the coalition following its supreme council…
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 ― Muslims convicted of Shariah offences should be placed in exclusive prisons instead of with inmates from the criminal system, said the Malaysian Association for Muslim Lawyers. Its president, Datuk Zainul Rijal Abu Bakar, argued that…
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PERLIS Mufti Datuk Dr Asri Zainul Abidin spoke bluntly at a recent forum on religion. “Gossiping is a big sin in Islam but are there (syariah) laws against gossiping? Do you see the religious authorities sending officers out to haul…
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