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Morocco's Family Code

Has Morocco’s ‘Family Code’ shown how gender equality can coexist with Islam in the courts?

Justice

In 2004, Morocco’s government adopted Moudawana, or “Family Code,” a new set of laws put into place to address women’s rights and gender equality within an international and Islamic legal framework. When it was passed, many embraced the reforms as evidence that gender equality is compatible with Islamic principles.

President Barack Obama talks to Cardinal Sean O'Malley during an interfaith memorial service for Boston Marathon bombing victims at Boston's Cathedral of the Holy Cross on April 18, 2013.

Does God want Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to get the death penalty?

Belief

Young New Yorkers form club for adventurous eaters

Mosque leader suspected of framing Pakistani teenager for blasphemy

Christian minority in Pakistan marks solemn anniversary

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Why is it that certain cultures eat certain things, when others are grossed out? Which parts of our taste buds are nature and which are nurture?

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The Meaning of Sharia Law

Conflict & Justice

As Egypt’s constitution is being re-drafted, one word is causing friction: “sharia.” Sharia is often translated as “Islamic law” but it is much more than that. So much more that there is disagreement over what it means.

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Mosque Leader Suspected of Framing Pakistani Teenager

Conflict & Justice

Last month, a 14-year-old girl was accused of blasphemy after she was found carrying burned pages from an Islamic children’s textbook. Now, it turns out the cleric making the accusation may have done the deed himself.

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Greece Turns Back on Religious Minorities

Conflict & Justice

Greeks are fond of reminding visitors that their country is the birthplace of democracy, but some of its religious minorities say that the country is not very friendly or tolerant.

Sharia Law: What It Is, What It Isn’t

In the years since September 11th and America’s two wars in the Middle East, even those with very little knowledge of Islam have heard about Sharia law. Of course, what we hear isn’t necessarily academic. In the news, Sharia law is frequently depicted as a system that condones women being stoned. In the movies, it’s […]

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