Islamic Law or what is called Muslim Personal Law comes under attack not only by Hindutva forces but also is criticized by secular forces who stand for gender equality. The Hindutva forces attack it not for their love for gender justice but out of hostility for Islam. But same cannot be said for secular forces. They find existing Muslim personal …
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Judge orders police to change interpreter in Lankan maid case Md Rasooldeen | Arab News
RIYADH: The high court in Dawadmi that is considering the case of a Sri Lankan maid who allegedly murdered a Saudi baby in 2005 rejected on Monday a police interpreter brought to translate the maid’s statement. Chief Justice Abdullah Al-Rosaimi ordered police to bring another interpreter when the court holds its next hearing on Jan. 19. In addition to the …
Read More »Turkey To Israel: Cross Our Airspace To Bomb Iran & We Will Respond Like An Earthquake, By politicaltheatrics
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan stated that if Israel crossed over into Turkey’s airspace in order to bomb Iran then their answer to Israel shall be like that of an “earthquake“. Erdogan’s response was due to a question, in an interview with Lebanese newspaper “Al Safir”, over information indicating that Israel had violated Turkish airspace in the process of spying …
Read More »Corporate Finance Decisions in Islamic Finance Framework, by Muhammad Ayub
© Islamic Finance Today Muhammad Ayub is the Author of a well known work on Islamic Finance Understanding Islamic Finance (2007). He is the Former Head of Islamic Banking, National Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance (NIBAF) and Senior Joint Director, Islamic Banking Department, State Bank of Pakistan Corporate Finance’ is related to the relationship between business decisions and the …
Read More »springs of hope drying up, By Ameen Izzadeen
The New Year is just a week away and it promises little hope for a better tomorrow or a world without conflicts, a world where the common good will prevail over self-interest. This is no attempt to paint a bleak picture of the future, but only an analysis of the year that is bidding farewell and would go into history …
Read More »Ten Unsolved Mysteries in the “War on Terror”, By Jane Mayer
Where in the world is Osama bin Laden The first year of the Obama Administration is almost over, yet many mysteries surrounding the so-called “dark side” of the “war on terror” remain unsolved. Here are ten: Did former Vice-President Cheney know the full, clinical details of the Bush Administration’s interrogation and detention program for terror suspects? Did he have a …
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