Sharia law

Mamdani is antisemite hiding behind fake smile, Israeli Consul-General Ofir Akunis says

"He is saying, I will ensure the security of the Jewish community in New York. How will you do it if you are saying that Israel is responsible for a genocide in Gaza?" Akunis said.

ISRAEL'S CONSUL-GENERAL in New York, Ofir Akunis, gives a speech before the Israel Day Parade in New York City, May 31, 2026.
A PLACARD reading ‘United Kingdom not Divided Kingdom’ is pictured during a march against the far Right, in central London, in 2026.

UK at a crossroads: Between multiculturalism, extremism, and loss of governance - opinion

French President Emmanuel Macron attends a Greece–France Economic Forum at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens, last week.

France’s double standards on Israel is a betrayal of moral values - opinion

Tuareg rebels of the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) coalition gather at the Kidal roundabout in Kidal, on April 26, 2026.

'Rise up and unite': Al Qaeda-linked insurgents call on Malians to establish Sharia law


‘F*** Sharia’: Turkey detains lawyer who criticized fundamentalist Islamic law online 

The lawyer said that, in response to her social media, she had received threats online by "people who said they would put me to the sword and that I would become their concubine."

 People gather over the Galata Bridge in solidarity with Palestinians, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, following the first morning prayer of the New Year in Istanbul, Turkey January 1, 2024

Israel must prevail on the social media battlefield - opinion

In the age of social media, bite-sized tweets, TikTok videos, and Instagram reels can be devastating. The war for the future is one that Israel cannot afford to lose.

 Social media apps on a mobile phone.

Muslims in mixed Israeli cities see higher divorce rates

The Islamic courts of Israel, commonly referred to as Sharia courts, have considerable jurisdiction over family affairs, more so than their religious court counterparts.

 MUSLIMS, JEWS and Israeli security forces are present on the Temple Mount during Passover and Ramadan.

Taliban mark two years since return to power in Afghanistan

Security was tight in the capital on Tuesday, which was declared a holiday, with soldiers stepping up checks.

 A day after U.S. forces completed its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, refugees board a bus taking them to a processing center upon their arrival at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, US, September 1, 2021.

Azerbaijan arrests cell accused of working with Iran to launch coup

Azerbaijani authorities have arrested a number of cells they claim were working with Iranian security services in recent months.

 A general view outside the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan after an attack on it, in Tehran, Iran, January 27, 2023.

Iran's judiciary chief threatens to prosecute unveiled women 'without mercy'

A growing number of Iranian women have been ditching their veils since the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police.

 A woman walks after the morality police shut down in a street in Tehran, Iran December 6, 2022.

Terror cannot be used to impose Sharia law - Pakistan’s top scholars

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) armed Islamist movement “is involved in anti-state activities, is a rebel and it has nothing to do with jihad,” leading mufti says.

Pakistan's national flag flatters during a ceremony to celebrate Pakistan's 75th Independence Day, at the Mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi, Pakistan, August 14, 2022.

On This Day: The Muslim conquest of Mecca in 630 CE

Mecca, Saudi Arabia, is home to Masjid al-Haram, the largest mosque in the world which has within it the Ka'ba toward which all Muslims pray.

Muslim pilgrims pray around the holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage in Mecca on September 21, 2015

Russia to adopt Islamic banking practices in response to western sanctions

The experimental pilot plan to implement Islamic financial practices in the country's Muslim-majority regions will, if approved, begin in February 2023. 

 Clergymen get ready for a prayer marking the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, while maintaining social distance amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Moscow's grand mosque in Russia July 31, 2020.

Fury grows in Iran over woman who died after hijab arrest - social media

Protests persisted on Sunday and #MahsaAmini became one of the top hashtags ever on Persian-language Twitter as Iranians fumed over the death of a young woman in the custody of morality police.

 A newspaper with a cover picture of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police" is seen in Tehran, Iran September 18, 2022.