Not too far back, France banned the putting on of “hijab” by Muslim female students in colleges and universities. There were protests by French Muslims and barrage of criticisms throughout Muslim world. However, the ban remained good and enforced in spite of opposition just because it was passed and enacted through French Parliament. While criticism [...]
A Muslim man has gone to the High Court in Ireland demanding that he be allowed bring in his second wife to Ireland.The native of Lebanon, where polygamy is allowed, says his polygamous marriage must be recognized.
Liam Egan, a member of the Muslim Public Affairs Congress, told the Irish Sunday Times the man was being [...]
Forgive an outsider and staunch atheist like myself who, on reading the recent French press comments relating to Ilhem Moussaid the hijab-wearing NPA candidate in Avignon, gets the impression that something is rotten in French political culture. Let’s take the debate at face-value. A young Muslim woman joins the NPA [New Anti-Capitalist Party]. She obviously [...]
To wear the Hijab is certainly NOT an Islamic obligation on women. It is an innovation of men suffering from a piety complex who are so weak spiritually that they just cannot trust themselves! The prophet had instructed Muslim women to use the extra cloth in their headscarves to cover their breasts. Nowhere was their [...]
It was a regular evening for me. I left work at the usual time; little did I know that I would be subject to moral policing par excellence – Taliban style – in the day light and that too in Karachi.
On my way back from work, I was waiting at signal of Hotel Crown Plaza. [...]
Turkish political scene is at the verge of political tsunami due to a controversial court verdict against wearing the head scarf in schools and colleges. Turkey is predominantly Muslim and traditional country. Historically it remained centre for whole Muslim ummah for more than two hundred years.
With the take over of Mustafa kamal attaturk Turkish ruling [...]
In the nature birds and other mammals have got their plumes, feathers; their fur coats and beautiful hairs. Birds show off their plumes; the display of their colours and spread of it, all looks very pretty; a lovely consorting gestures remains on its display in the nature all the time to attract the partners. But, [...]
