Fatwa
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Taking the Fight to Islam
In 1989, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali Muslim, supported the fatwa against Salman Rushdie. But on moving to Europe her views changed and she turned against Islam. Two years ago she fled Holland after the brutal murder of her artistic collaborator Theo van Gogh. Andrew Anthony meets the fierce critic who lives under the constant threat of death.
Freedom of the Press Held Hostage by the Koran?
The Freedom of the Press is Denied by the Koran. The Freedom of the Press is not Freedom to say Anything. The Freedom of the Press is Freedom to Report ALL pertinent FACTS of a Case. The Freedom of The Press has No Protection from FATWA. Strangely, to Protect itself, the PRESS MUST TAKE AN OATH!
Sin or Wrinkles Face Malaysia's Botox Users
Wrinkled faces or a life of sin is the choice facing Malaysia's majority Muslim population after the country's National Fatwa Council ruled that Botox contains substances prohibited under Islam, including those from pigs, it was reported yesterday.
Malaysian Muslims Told Not to Use Botox
Wrinkled faces or a life of sin is the choice facing Malaysia's majority Muslim population after the country's National Fatwa Council ruled that Botox contains substances prohibited under Islam, including those from pigs.
Violence, Fatwas and Online Anti-jew Images: a World of Protests
The ferocious Muslim protests at the publication of the cartoons in the European press escalated into a global phenomenon at the weekend.
All About Fatwa
What actually is fatwa? Take a look at the few of the people who were issued fatwa…
Fatwa Feud
Indonesia's Islamic authorities have issued a series of hardline decrees, but critics say the move could backfire in a modernising nation, writes John Aglionby.
Iraqi Protesters Demand Election As Ayatollah Threatens Fatwa
Tens of thousands of protesters marched through Basra yesterday to demand a general election, as an aide to Iraq's most senior Shia cleric warned that he may issue a fatwa against the proposed new government. The demonstration in the southern Iraqi city was a rare show of strength in...
Islam at the electronic frontier
Internet porn is popular in Muslim countries but so are online fatwas and 'e-jihad', writes Brian Whitaker.
Shia Cleric Challenges Bush Plan for Iraq
Ayatollah Ali Sistani, Iraq's leading Shia cleric, has condemned as "fundamentally unacceptable" US plans to appoint rather than elect the Iraqis who will begin drafting a new constitution. His fatwa, published in Baghdad newspapers yesterday, carries enormous moral weight for the...
'Iron Hand' Cleric Issues Fatwa Amid Baghdad Chaos
Baghdad's most powerful Shia cleric warned yesterday that he would use a "hand of iron" to impose an extreme vision of Islam that could seriously challenge America's secular ambitions for Iraq. Sheikh Mohammed al-Fartousi, a youthful hardliner, said he would enforce a new fatwa that bans...
Hardline cleric issues fatwa amid Baghdad chaos
Baghdad's most powerful Shia cleric warned yesterday he would use a "hand of iron" to impose an extreme vision of Islam that could seriously challenge America's secular ambitions for Iraq.
Iraqi Exiles Put Patriotism First As They Return Home to Fight Invaders
Young Iraqi exiles are rushing home to defend their country in growing numbers, even though many strongly oppose Saddam Hussein's regime. A fatwa issued by the highest religious leaders of Shia Islam, calling on Iraqis to "fight the aggressors and stand against the invasion", will...
Fatwa is Issued on Nigerian Journalist
An Islamist state government in northern Nigeria has issued a fatwa urging Muslims to kill the British-educated author of the newspaper article on the Miss World contest which triggered three days of religious rioting that left more than 220 people dead. Isioma Daniel, who studied...
Booker fatwa on 'pompous fiction'
Judges declare new era in literary merit: endorsing popular writing, and disdaining novels laden with gravitas. The judges of the Booker prize yesterday passed a fatwa on "pompous, portentous and pretentious fiction" - in short, the type of weighty tomes that many say have been winning the prize for the past 33 years.
Mystery sheikh fuels Saudi jitters
The Saudi sheikh being entertained on the video demonstrates once again the support Osama bin Laden has attracted among conservative Saudi elements. But the sheikh, who has not been clearly identified even in the Arab press, went further than simply conveying the complimentary sermons and fatwas...
Wrinkled faces or a life of sin is the choice facing Malaysia's majority Muslim population after the country's National Fatwa Council ruled that Botox contains substances prohibited under Islam, including those from pigs, it was reported yesterday.
Malaysian Muslims Told Not to Use Botox
Wrinkled faces or a life of sin is the choice facing Malaysia's majority Muslim population after the country's National Fatwa Council ruled that Botox contains substances prohibited under Islam, including those from pigs.
Violence, Fatwas and Online Anti-jew Images: a World of Protests
The ferocious Muslim protests at the publication of the cartoons in the European press escalated into a global phenomenon at the weekend.
All About Fatwa
What actually is fatwa? Take a look at the few of the people who were issued fatwa…
Fatwa Feud
Indonesia's Islamic authorities have issued a series of hardline decrees, but critics say the move could backfire in a modernising nation, writes John Aglionby.
Iraqi Protesters Demand Election As Ayatollah Threatens Fatwa
Tens of thousands of protesters marched through Basra yesterday to demand a general election, as an aide to Iraq's most senior Shia cleric warned that he may issue a fatwa against the proposed new government. The demonstration in the southern Iraqi city was a rare show of strength in...
Islam at the electronic frontier
Internet porn is popular in Muslim countries but so are online fatwas and 'e-jihad', writes Brian Whitaker.
Shia Cleric Challenges Bush Plan for Iraq
Ayatollah Ali Sistani, Iraq's leading Shia cleric, has condemned as "fundamentally unacceptable" US plans to appoint rather than elect the Iraqis who will begin drafting a new constitution. His fatwa, published in Baghdad newspapers yesterday, carries enormous moral weight for the...
'Iron Hand' Cleric Issues Fatwa Amid Baghdad Chaos
Baghdad's most powerful Shia cleric warned yesterday that he would use a "hand of iron" to impose an extreme vision of Islam that could seriously challenge America's secular ambitions for Iraq. Sheikh Mohammed al-Fartousi, a youthful hardliner, said he would enforce a new fatwa that bans...
Hardline cleric issues fatwa amid Baghdad chaos
Baghdad's most powerful Shia cleric warned yesterday he would use a "hand of iron" to impose an extreme vision of Islam that could seriously challenge America's secular ambitions for Iraq.
Iraqi Exiles Put Patriotism First As They Return Home to Fight Invaders
Young Iraqi exiles are rushing home to defend their country in growing numbers, even though many strongly oppose Saddam Hussein's regime. A fatwa issued by the highest religious leaders of Shia Islam, calling on Iraqis to "fight the aggressors and stand against the invasion", will...
Fatwa is Issued on Nigerian Journalist
An Islamist state government in northern Nigeria has issued a fatwa urging Muslims to kill the British-educated author of the newspaper article on the Miss World contest which triggered three days of religious rioting that left more than 220 people dead. Isioma Daniel, who studied...
Booker fatwa on 'pompous fiction'
Judges declare new era in literary merit: endorsing popular writing, and disdaining novels laden with gravitas. The judges of the Booker prize yesterday passed a fatwa on "pompous, portentous and pretentious fiction" - in short, the type of weighty tomes that many say have been winning the prize for the past 33 years.
Mystery sheikh fuels Saudi jitters
The Saudi sheikh being entertained on the video demonstrates once again the support Osama bin Laden has attracted among conservative Saudi elements. But the sheikh, who has not been clearly identified even in the Arab press, went further than simply conveying the complimentary sermons and fatwas...