Read more Islamic Sharia law stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4095/islamic-sharia-law.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:08:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72781/radical-muslim-cleric-killed-in-fbi-raid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe leader of a radical Islamic sect was killed by the FBI today in a shootout in a Detroit suburb, part of a series of raids against the group, said to be plotting “an offensive jihad” in order to establish a state governed by Sharia law. Luqman Ameen Abdullah, 53,...http://www.newser.com/story/72781/radical-muslim-cleric-killed-in-fbi-raid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 18:30:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71177/saudi-man-jailed-after-bragging-about-sex-on-tv.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Saudi man has been sentenced to 5 years in jail and 1,000 lashes after boasting about his sexual promiscuity on a TV show. Broadcast in July, it features the man displaying sex toys and talking up his exploits. Three friends who appeared on camera got 2-year sentences, notes...http://www.newser.com/story/71177/saudi-man-jailed-after-bragging-about-sex-on-tv.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 14:37:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70591/death-penalty-for-virginity-faking-kit-egypt-scholar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn Egyptian scholar wants the death penalty for anyone importing a device that helps women fake virginity—claiming it violates Islamic law by spreading perversion in society. The gadget releases a liquid that looks like blood, allowing a new bride to make it appear her hymen has been ruptured. The...http://www.newser.com/story/70591/death-penalty-for-virginity-faking-kit-egypt-scholar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 21:00:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69603/yemen-right-wingers-blocked-push-to-end-child-marriages.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConservative lawmakers in Yemen, where a 12-year-old girl died giving birth to her husband's child last week, shot down an attempt to set the minimum marriage age at 17 earlier this year, CNN reports. The lawmakers kept the bill from reaching the country's president by arguing that it violated Islamic...http://www.newser.com/story/69603/yemen-right-wingers-blocked-push-to-end-child-marriages.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Sep 2009 3:17:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67421/beer-drinking-model-demands-public-caning.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Malaysian model sentenced to caning for drinking beer wants her punishment carried out in public, CNN reports. Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, 32, will be the first woman to be flogged for alcohol consumption in the Muslim-majority nation. "Let's be transparent" about the punishment, Kartika has insisted. Her father said...http://www.newser.com/story/67421/beer-drinking-model-demands-public-caning.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Aug 2009 3:06:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62521/burka-is-not-welcome-in-france-sarkozy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNicolas Sarkozy today spoke out strongly against Islamic coverings for women, like the burka, the BBC reports. In a rare speech to parliament, which is considering a ban, the French president said, “we cannot accept to have in our country women who are prisoners behind netting. … The burka is...http://www.newser.com/story/62521/burka-is-not-welcome-in-france-sarkozy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Jun 2009 13:03:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61038/pakistanis-finally-turning-against-the-taliban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOnly a year ago the Taliban had growing support in Pakistan, and many citizens regarded them as fellow Muslims opposed to the American government and military. But as the New York Times reports, public sentiment has shifted in recent months. Following violence in the Swat Valley and months of televised...http://www.newser.com/story/61038/pakistanis-finally-turning-against-the-taliban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 05 Jun 2009 6:58:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58579/pakistanis-decry-taliban-sharia-law.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPublic opinion is swinging against Sharia law in Pakistan's Swat Valley as tens of thousands flee fighting between Pakistani forces and the Taliban, the Washington Post reports. A public fed up with inefficient and corrupt secular courts once welcomed the Taliban's version of religious law, but lawmakers and pundits now...http://www.newser.com/story/58579/pakistanis-decry-taliban-sharia-law.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 10 May 2009 18:30:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58088/pakistanis-flee-swat-ahead-of-taliban-clash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPakistani authorities have warned residents of the country's troubled Swat Valley to leave their homes ahead of an expected military operation in the Taliban-controlled area. The February peace deal between Pakistan and the Taliban, which included the introduction of Sharia law, has effectively collapsed, reports Reuters. Militants have infiltrated several...http://www.newser.com/story/58088/pakistanis-flee-swat-ahead-of-taliban-clash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 05 May 2009 7:26:02 CDT