Hindustan Times
Muslims, like Hindus and Sikhs, will not like to surrender their personal laws because they are just that: personal. Read more
(34 votes, average: 2.41 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Zia Haq on Monday, June 11, 2012 at 12:35 am
Filed under Religion · Tagged Anand Marriage ActHindu, Delhi High Court, DN Mulla, Hadith, Hindu Marriage Act, hindustantimes, Indonesia, Islam, Muslim marriage laws, Muslims, Quran, Shariah, Sikh, Soli Sorabjee, They call me Muslim, Tunisia, Wikipedia, Zia Haq, Zoroastrian
Worryingly, Islam remains a criticized religion. People tend to have a far negative view of it. A censorious view of Islam is worrying because it has a direct bearing on how Muslims are viewed and accepted. Read more
(18 votes, average: 2.56 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Zia Haq on Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 11:02 pm
Filed under Religion · Tagged Deoband, Islam, Mohammed Illyas, Muslims, Prophet Mohammed, Quran, revivalism, Tablighi Jamaat
Sumaiyah Ahmed, 24, is a gown-full of surprise: a burqa-clad postgraduate researcher on foreign affairs. You may want to meet her at the Delhi-based JNU’s Centre for West Asian Studies. She hails from Warangal, Andhra Pradesh.
Aftab Ahmed, 26, scans see-sawing world markets for global clients from his hub-and-spoke newsroom at Reuters-Thompson’s Bangalore office. He is from Darjeeling. Read more
(2 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Zia Haq on Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 7:28 pm
Filed under India · Tagged anti-Muslim sentiment, APJ Abdul Kalam, Barack Obama, JNU’s Centre for West Asian Studies, nihilistic despair, Quran, Reuters-Thompson, Sachar Committee report
Is it true that sex is considered a right in Islam?
Muslim women have a right to sex. She can seek divorce on the grounds of sexual displeasure or impotence. Cooking and household chores are not considered binding duties. Making herself available for sex (to her husband), however, is considered a duty of a married woman. Read more
(14 votes, average: 3.93 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Zia Haq on Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 7:34 pm
Filed under Religion · Tagged clerics, divorce, Islamic law, jehad, Jihad, marriage, Quran, suicide bombings, talaq, women
