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POPS New marriage law proposed for Muslim women in India Controversial points of new nikahnama --Triple talaq said in one go will not be acceptable --Talaq to be spaced out over a period of 3 months --Talaq not be allowed via phone or SMS --New Nikahnama insists on free will for the girl in case of nikah --Talaq cannot be given under the influence of alcohol --Talaq given to pregnant woman should be considered illegal
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POPSOffended Muslim Syndrome In order to guard against OMS, health officials warn individuals who are at risk to make sure that the objective reality they are exposed to does not: * Make them aware of the outside world * Trigger curiosity about the Western notions of "logic" or "rationality" * Make life more enjoyable * Cause them to question the need for martyrdom * Have side effects such as independent thinking and longing to live as a productive individual * Create an illusion that communication with infidels is possible without hostage-taking
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POPSrun girls, run!!! It couldn’t possibly be that these young girls see clearly the life that awaits them in the loving arms of Saudi Arabia and don’t want to live like an identity-less being, someone else’s third-rate possession and be doomed to a life of beatings, unending labor, and even death if they step out of line, could it? :rolleyes:
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POPSHamas legal body replaces courts "Abu Zuhri, a Hamas spokesman, said the committee is a temporary alternative, until the courts start functioning again. Issam Younis, head of the Gaza-based human rights group Mezan, said alternatives to the existing courts are unacceptable." why are warning bells ringing in my head???
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POPS Families 'will refuse to hire a Saudi housekeeper' "Not a long time ago, Al-Riyadh, the Arabic newspaper published an advertisement stating, 'Saudi female house manager ...wanted,' at that time many people expressed their anger about it and asked: Have Saudi women reached the point where they have to work as housemaids?" whats so special about Saudi women? what do they have that women from other Asian countries dont have?
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POPS'Cover up or we will cut your throats' On Sunday, around 50 anchors and employees from government-run Palestine TV, mostly women wearing Muslim headscarves, marched from the station's offices in Gaza City toward the office of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas to protest the threat.
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POPSIrani Minister backs brief marriages to curb illicit sex Sunni Muslims say it is illegal and akin to prostitution, but some Shiites scholars say it reflects the reality of human nature and provides for the rights and responsibilities of both the man and the woman Sixty per cent of Iran's population is under 30 years of age and the average age of marriage has risen to 30 for men and 26 for women, according to unofficial estimates
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POPSLashing guidelines... Non-Muslims in the UAE who previously were liable to be lashed under the federal law are now immune to this penalty all over the country. This follows a little-noticed amendment passed in late December revoking lashing as a punishment under UAE’s federal laws in non-Sharia cases. Lashing has been used as a punishment in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain and Fujairah, which fall under the federal courts’ jurisdiction. On the other hand, Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah are not under the UAE federal courts system, and do not use lashing as a penalty
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POPSA Gender Jihad For Islam's Future We are wrestling with laws created in the name of Islam by men, specifically eight men. The Muslim world of the 21st century is largely defined by eight madhhabs , or Islamic schools of jurisprudence, with narrow rulings on everything from criminal law to family law: the Shafi, Hanafi, Maliki and Hanbali schools in the majority Sunni sect; the Jafari and Zaydi schools, for the minority Shiite sect; and the Ibadi and Thahiri schools among other Muslims.
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POPS 'Honour' killing of teen spurs outcry in Syria The family then asked one of Zahra's cousins to marry her, which according to tradition would restore honour to the family. Her family and the family of her soon-to-be-husband all came to the shelter to formalise her marriage, and her father signed a sworn statement guaranteeing that neither he nor anyone in the family would harm Zahra. Zahra moved into her new husband's home in Damascus. But one month later, her brother came to visit. On the morning of his third day with them, when Zahra's husband went to work and Zahra slept in, Fayez stabbed his sister to death.