INDIAN MUSLIMS NEED TO RETHINK ABOUT INSTANT TRIPLE TALAQ

By Moin Qazi Of all the lawful acts the most detestable to God is divorce – Prophet Muhammad (This an authentic saying recorded by Abdullah ibn Umar, a highly respected companion of the prophet in an authoritative treatise “Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq)” of Sunan Abu-Dawud (Ref. 63-2173) The issue of instant triple talaq has over-fatigued, and […]

THE WEST’S FRESH CHORUS AGAINST THE HIJAB

By Dr Moin Qazi One of the Islamic symbols that has been engaging great attention of the western world is the veil –the hijab (Muslim tradition of veiling a scarf wrapped tightly around the heads to conceal every wisp of hair). The European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg), the European Union’s top law court, […]

Fresh fear of “honour” violence stalks Pakistani victim

By Umer Ali and Amna Nasir GUJRANWALA, Pakistan – Nearly three years after Saba Qaiser’s father and uncle shot her in the face, rolled her in a rug and threw her in a river for marrying without their consent, the 21-year-old from Pakistan’s Punjab province is again afraid for her life. After surviving the attack […]

Rethinking jirgas in Pakistan

Ayaz Ahmed The recent incident of murder (by burning alive) of a 16-year-old girl, on the orders given by a jirga, reflect the slow drift of our society towards the Dark Ages. This chilling story and the growing rate of female infanticide across the country clearly demonstrate that our society is ominously degenerating into pre-Islamic […]