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What is Sharia Law?
Sharia law. The scariest new word of 21st-century American media. A quick google search will expose tons and tons of articles about how this law code is something Muslim and scary, and apparently rural cities in the United States really...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Sumbul Ali-Karamali - Demystifying Shariah
Sumbul Ali-Karamali grew up in Southern California, answering questions about Islam. She holds a B.A. from Stanford University, a J. D. from the University of California at Davis, and a graduate degree in Islamic Law from the University...
Ancient Lights Media
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Video Atlas of Asia: This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of the United Arab Emirates.
Ancient Lights Media
Saudi Arabia
Video Atlas of Asia: This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Saudi Arabia.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Sumbul Ali-Karamali - Growing Up Muslim
Sumbul Ali-Karamali grew up in Southern California, answering questions about Islam. She holds a B.A. from Stanford University, a J. D. from the University of California at Davis, and a graduate degree in Islamic Law from the University...
History Hit
Tom Holland on the Birth of Islam: What is Islam
Is Islam a religion of peace or of rampant militarism? Why is there a certain part of Islam that believes itself to be completely incompatible with western democracy? Tom Holland on the Birth of Islam, Part 3
History Hit
Tom Holland on the Birth of Islam
Historian Tom Holland shares his fascination at how the events of ancient history can resonate in the modern world. The author of Islam: The Untold Story talks to Dan Snow about the birth of this rich and sophisticated civilisation,...
AFP News Agency
VOICED: Muslim model faces caning over beer
Kartika is in limbo, unsure if she will be given corporal punishment for drinking beer. The Muslim part-time model just wants closure on her case even if that means she'll become the first woman to be caned in Malaysia. Perak State,...
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A female Sudanese journalist accused of violating the Islamic dress code by wearing trousers in public appeared in court Tuesday. Lubna Hussein, a former U.N. Worker, is facing 40 lashes on the charge of 'indecent dressing.'
HEADLINE: Sudan woman goes on trial for wearing pants
CAPTION: A female Sudanese journalist accused of violating the Islamic dress code by wearing trousers in public appeared in court Tuesday. Lubna Hussein, a former U.N. Worker, is...
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A Sudanese female journalist facing 40 lashes for wearing trousers in public in violation of the country's strict Islamic laws told a packed Khartoum courtroom Wednesday she is resigning from a U.N. job that grants her immunity
HEADLINE: Sudanese woman on trial for wearing pants
CAPTION: A Sudanese female journalist facing 40 lashes for wearing trousers in public in violation of the country's strict Islamic laws told a packed Khartoum courtroom Wednesday she...
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Taliban Announce 'Amnesty,' Urge Women To Join Government
The Taliban has promised a new era of leadership.
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Afghans Protest Taliban In Emerging Challenge To Their Rule
The Taliban have moved quickly to suppress any dissent