My morning reading material includes an article from Morocco World News entitled PJD Member “Authorizes” Sexual Relations During Ramadan Daytime. I do not know anything about Moroccan politics and the …
(nb: See the UPDATE at the bottom.The title of this article is incorrect. I have not changed the title to ensure that visitors land on the right page.) I have written …
You can read all about it here, but I think you’re going to find it’s actually pretty boring. (If this works for grabbing newspaper headlines, why not for a blog …
(This is the second of two op-ed pieces I wrote concerning this issue. The first is here.) Last week, reports began circulating through some media outlets that a fatwa committee …
Earlier I wrote about the media’s (and public’s) infatuation with scandalous fatawa, like the “gang rape” fatwa currently making its rounds. This latest fatwa story made its way into English …
As of late there have been several alleged fatawa attributed to popular Salafi or pro-jihadist sheikhs. Many of the alleged fatwa prove to be fabrications. An article on pathos provides …
(n.b. The answer addresses a specific question with a narrow scope: whether there is agreement on what women must do. The question asks whether an agreement exists. Two Shafii legal …
Youssef Sourgo of Morocco World News wrote about Nord Presse‘s report that a special bar will soon open in Amsterdam. What’s special about this bar is that it will offer …
This morning’s online reading material included a message from the producers of the “Happy British Muslims” video, apparently posted on behalf of Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad. In the message, Sheikh Abdul-Hakim …
According to this article, there is a new Jordanian court ruling that prevents women from delivering testimony unless they wear hijab. The article quotes a statement from the Women’s Union …