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Articles tagged with: Sharia
Mobile Phone Thieves have Hand and Foot Amputated by Court Order
.. "Each had his right hand and left foot cut off. We are implementing sharia law. We sentenced these men after confirming that they robbed people in Mogadishu." The human rights group Amnesty International condemned the amputations, s more
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Egyptian Seeks a Divorce by SMS
An Egyptian woman is seeking confirmation from a court as to whether a divorce send via SMS is actually valid. Under Islamic sharia Law, it is possible for a man to divorce his wife by declaring the fact three times. more
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An imam at a Mosque in Saudi Arabia issued a fatwa against mobile phones after one rang during prayers on Saturday. A report in the local newspaper, Al-Watan said that the imam had begun the Taraweeh prayer (Taraweeh is an Arabic phrase referring to extra prayers given by Sunnis at night in the Islamic month of Ramadan) when the sound of Arabic pop music began playing from the audience. more
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Telecoms sharia investment fund launched
Saudi Arabia's Al-Tawfeek Company for Investment Funds says that it has launched the regions first sharia compliant investment fund that targets telecoms firms. The fund has a target of US$500 million to invest in the region. more
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The Malaysian newspaper, New Straits Times has reported that Malaysian men can now divorce their wives by SMS. The paper was citing a religious adviser to the government, Hamid Othman as saying that divorce by SMS is in accordance with sharia law if it was clear and unambiguous. more
In the UAE, a woman has been divorced by a SMS message. A 26 year old woman in Dubai was sent a SMS by her husband asking why she was late, and telling her she was divorced. In this open minded country, marriage is still governed by sharia Law, which says that a divorce can be granted if the husband asks for it, and the wife receives the message. As the cellular network was able to show that the message had been received by the wife's cell phone, the local court annulled the marriage, although the couple are now reconciled again." more