Sharia Law

Pak Taliban plans to 'liberate' Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, establish Sharia rule

According to a report, TTP receives ideological guidance from al-Qaeda, and some al-Qaeda members use TTP as a "safe haven" in the Pashtun region near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border

Attested Lunacy: Child marriages ‘fixed’ with notarised documents in India's Assam

Assam government is seized of the matter and the chief secretary, the highest ranking administrative services officer of the state, has taken the matter up. The issue was raised with the state government by NCPCR

WATCH: Taliban barbarity in Afghanistan; Afghan woman brutally flogged in public

Taliban rule in Afghanistan was especially harsh on Afghan women as they had to wear the burqa, were forbidden from stepping outdoors and were subjected to brutal pubic flogging at even the smallest pretext

Ever heard of Talaq-e-Kinaya or Talaq-e-Bain? Supreme Court stunned too; declares void

The petitioner, said in her PIL that she was married to her husband as per Muslim rites on October 22, 2020, and after the marriage, she was tortured physically-mentally by the husband and his parents for dowry

Afghanistan: Kabul University student arrested after accusing top Taliban official of rape & forced marriage

Elaha identified herself as the daughter of an intelligence service general under the former government. She said Taliban interior ministry spokesman Saeed Khosti had forced her into marriage six months ago

Why the obsession with Hijab doesn’t help Muslims

The hijab today is not just about Muslim identity. It has become a test for a community’s ability to adapt and evolve.

Taliban burn musical instrument in front of musician in Afghanistan's Paktia province

Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan last year, the hardline Islamists have banned music at weddings, beheaded mannequins and called upon Afghanistan TV channels to stop casting women

Taliban says it will establish 'potent and effective' administration for women under Sharia law

Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid said that they will establish for women a potent and effective administration under the Sharia law, reported The Khaama Press News Agency.

Taliban declare victory from Kabul airport, promise security but Afghanistan needs a lot more

What the Taliban face what could be a series of major crises as they fully take over the government

Saudi Arabia bans flogging as form of punishment, convicts to be handed jail sentences and fines instead

Saudi Arabia is ending flogging as a form of punishment, according to a document from the kingdom’s top court seen by Reuters