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Spain: Men Charged in Unofficial Islamic Court
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Nine men are awaiting trial in eastern Spain after allegedly sentencing a woman to death for adultery in an unofficial Islamic law court, a police spokeswoman said Monday.1 day ago -
High Interest Rates on Consumer Debt - Why Isn’t It Criminal?
The Consumer Warning Network —
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By Terry Smiljanich: How Banks Get Away with Charging Loan Shark Rates that Should be Criminal Bank of America, among others, charges up to 36% interest on credit card debt. How can financial institutions get away with charging consumers such historically high interest? Isn’t it criminal to do so? Isn’t it ...1 day ago -
Future of Islamic Finance
Legal Research Plus —
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Teh Financial Times has posted a special report on the Future of Islamic Banking:http://www.ft.com/islamicfinancePdf of the December 8, 2009 print supplement available at:http://media.ft.com/cms/ac6257de-e2de-11de-b028-00144feab49a.pdf1 day ago -
Another Iranian youth to be exectued on Wednesday, December 9th
Death Penalty News —
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Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRA) reports that Mohammad-Reza Haddadi, a youngster who was arrested in 2003, at age 15 was sentenced to execution and whose appeal to the Iranian regimes high tribunal was turned down, will be shortly executed in the Adelabad prison of Shiraz. Mohammad-Rezas mother reported that ...2 days ago -
Somalia fires heads of police force and military
World Military Forum - Latest Military News —
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MOGADISHU – Somalia’s government fired the head of its police force and its military chief on Sunday two days after a suicide bomber killed three ministers and several others in the capital of the lawless Horn of Africa nation. Somali government soldiers ride on the back of an armed pickup truck next to the ...2 days ago -
Men sought to kill woman for adultery in Spain ( Islamic law )
Stupidica —
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SPANISH police have arrested nine men suspected of seeking to have a woman killed after they accused her of adultery, claiming they were following Islamic law... Authorities say the men set up a court there to judge her for adultery. "These men had formed a kind of court to apply (Islamic) sharia law, the spokesman ...2 days ago -
E.U. Presidency statement on imminent executions of minors in Iran
Death Penalty News —
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The Presidency of the European Union is deeply concerned by reports of the imminent executions of Mohammad-Reza Haddadi and Amir Amrollah, both convicted and sentenced to death for crimes committed as minors. The Presidency reiterates the previous communications by the European Union with the Government of the Islamic ...6 days ago -
Iran bans make-up for women on TV
Stupidica —
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Bookmark and ShareShare Send Save Print [ Wednesday, 02 December 2009 ] State TV chief says it goes against sharia Iran bans make-up for women on TV The Islamic republics state television has eight TV channels (File) The Islamic republics state television has eight TV channels (File) TEHRAN (AFP) Women appearing in ...6 days ago -
30,000 U.S. troops not fighting 100 Al Qaeda terrorists
Thaindian News —
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New York, Dec.3 (ANI): Intelligence officials have disputed suggestions that President Obama is sending 30,000 more troops to fight 100 Al Qaeda operatives in Afghanistan, arguing that their influence with the Taliban makes them far more harmful than their numbers would indicate. Responding to an ABC News story that ...6 days ago -
Moroccan Family Code
Legal Research Plus —
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GlobalRights.org produced an English language translation of the Moroccan Family Code (Moudawana) of 2004.http://www.globalrights.org/site/DocServer/Moudawana-English_Translation.pdfThis unofficial English translation of the 2004 Moroccan Family Law (Moudawana) was prepared by a team of English and Arabic speaking ...6 days ago -
Turkey: Iranian religious opponent seeks asylum
Death Penalty News —
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An Iranian woman, the leader of an atheist sect who has been held in custody in Turkey for the past month, is seeking asylum. Iran would execute her if she returned, she says Accused of fomenting religious hatred, Nigar Azizmuradi, the Iranian head of the Raelian Movement who was recently taken into custody in ...1 week ago -
Palestinian Authority: Hamas introduces death penalty for drug dealers
Death Penalty News —
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The Hamas-run government in Gaza Strip is introducing a law that will allow execution of drug dealers. Attorney General Mohammed Abed said the government is cancelling the existing Zionist drug law and is replacing it with an Egyptian law from 1962. The Zionist law included light punishments that encourage ...1 week ago -
Dubai Crash Puts to Test ‘Rapidly Growing’ Sharia Finance and Laws of Islamic Financing
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‘A significant chunk of Dubai’s debt is in the form of Sharia-compliant bonds.’ What is unique with these ‘increasingly popular instruments’ is that lenders are forbidden to collect interest. It is now unclear how Dubai’s default will affect these Islamic lenders who gave these funds under a ...1 week ago -
Dealbook: A Financial Mirage in the Desert
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With the benefit of hindsight, there were plenty of signs that Shariah-compliant investments were just as risky as their Western counterparts.1 week ago -
Will European Regulators Cave On Voluntary Haircuts For Dubai World Debt?
Stupidica —
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Western financial institutions holding the Dubai World debt may be headed for a clash with Islamic banking law. Under Islamic law, investors are required to share in losses and profits. This rule may require Dubai World to seek concessions from creditors as a condition of a bailout from Abu Dhabi. But the laws ...1 week ago -
Muslim Harems in Britain Cost Taxpayer Minimum of £5 Million Every Year
The British National Party —
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Polygamous Muslim marriages — recognised as legal under British immigration law — cost the taxpayer a minimum of £5 million every year. Even that figure is two years out of date. The outrageous costs are calculated on the estimated 1,000 polygamous Muslim marriages which were in existence in Britain in 2007. ...1 week ago -
Death Sentence for Zeynab Jalalian Confirmed by Iranian Supreme Court
Death Penalty News —
Authority: 509
Reports coming from Iran indicate that the death sentence of Zeynab Jalalian, a female Kurdish political prisoner, has been confirmed by the Iranian Supreme Court. Zeynab was arrested in May 2008 in Kermanshah and held by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Intelligence Office ever since. On January 2009 Zeynab was ...1 week ago -
World Briefing | Africa: Sudan: Girl Lashed 50 Times Over a Skirt
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A 16-year-old Christian girl from southern Sudan said Friday she was lashed 50 times for wearing a skirt deemed indecent by the authorities in the north.1 week ago -
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission: End executions for Sodomy Charges in Iran
Death Penalty News —
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From the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission: Join the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC), Iranian Queers Organization ( IRQO ) and COC Netherlands in calling on Iranian authorities to stop the numerous executions of minors and adults accused of sodomy. Also join us ...1 week ago -
Afghan citizen executed in a prison in northern Iran
Death Penalty News —
Authority: 509
One man was hanged in the prison of Amol in northern Iran. According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, Mohammad S. (also known as Fattah) was hanged in the prison of Amol earlier this week. He was convicted of keeping 472 grams of heroin and was hanged earlier this week according to the report. The report ...1 week ago
