Riba, an Arabic word meaning “to increase” or “to exceed,” refers to unequal transactions and interest charges for borrowing ...

Democrats on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government sharply criticized a GOP‑led hearing ...

Discover how Musharakah works in Islamic finance, a partnership model where profits and losses are shared. Explore its types ...

Just at the moment in our political and cultural life, freedom of speech is everything. It should worry us all greatly that ...

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When the Taliban-led government says it is implementing Islamic law in Afghanistan, it is referring to its own strict Sunni interpretation of Shari'a. There is no universal Islamic law, because ...

What makes someone qualified to rule? One way to answer this question might be to approach it from the Islamic perspective, that is, by considering the criteria required for someone to become a ...

Sen. David Bullard is working on a constitutional amendment that would bar courts and municipalities in Oklahoma from using ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, June 24 (UNHCR) - A UNHCR-sponsored book on the influence of Islam and Arab tradition on modern-day international refugee law was released this week in Saudi Arabia, at a ...

Erin Stiles, Ph.D., is a cultural anthropologist. Her research focuses on the intersections of religion, law and gender and she conducts fieldwork in Africa (Zanzibar, Tanzania, South Africa, Ghana) ...

The motion to nominate Dr RA Lingeshwaran and Noor Inayah Yaakub as senators was approved in the Penang state assembly ...