Shariah

'Outfit doesn't matter, a terrorist is a terrorist', says Jammu and Kashmir DGP

Jammu and Kashmir's DGP played down reports of former Hizbul Mujahideen commander Zakir Musa being named as the head of Al-Qaeda cell in the state.

Triple talaq: Muslim law board should take cues from divorce rules in 22 'Islamic nations', not delay reforms

Rather than dilly-dallying the much-needed reforms on the issue of the oral triple talaq, the Indian Muslim intelligentsia and the clergy or ulema could learn from the 22 Islamic countries who changed their divorce laws

Why RBI's move to implement Islamic banking is exhaustive and thoroughly mature

Interest-free banking which is based on a participatory model should be allowed to function in India so that people have the option to enter into commercial transactions which are participatory in nature.

Ban on Zakir Naik not the end; India needs vigilance to save Muslim youth

Banning Zakir Naik’s Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) will not undo the messages he has preached to youth all these years, there is a need to keep a continuous vigil

Uniform Civil Code: Both govt and AIMPLB should let Supreme Court do its job

There's a need to right what Shayara Bano’s PIL on triple talaq points out, but to achieve the government should aim for integration, not oppression, writes Sadia Dhailey

Triple talaq: Govt, courts doing their bit but why have 'liberals' abandoned Muslim women?

It is disheartening to find India's liberals, who should have been at the vanguard of banning triple talaq and led the charge against institutionalised subjugation, go AWOL on this subject

Malaysia: Three Muslim men win court bid to cross-dress

Three Malaysian Muslim transgenders have won a court bid to challenge a religious law that bans them from cross-dressing.

Pakistan: Gun-toting man arrested alive after six-hour ordeal

A gun-toting man brought the Pakistani capital to a standstill for six hours on Thursday after he started firing near parliament.