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Saudi Women’s Driving Rights Depend on Sharia Compliance
September 27, 2017
Whilst Saudi Arabia’s decree giving women the right to drive is heralded by rights organizations as a crucial reform in favor of women's rights, the religious Council of Scholars has agreed to support the legal change under the condition that women's rights to drive are implemented "in accordance with sharia law."
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Islamic Center Loses Property Tax Exemption Challenge
September 27, 2017
The Islamic Center of Nashville (ICN) lost its appeal for property tax exemption under a religious freedom claim against the US state of Tennessee, as the appeals court ruled that the ICN's use of Islamic finance methods did not interrupt the title, possession, and consequent tax responsibilities of the Nashville mosque-and-school complex.
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UNSC Votes Unanimously for IS War Crimes Investigation
September 27, 2017
The UN Security Council (UNSC) voted unanimously on a resolution calling on the Secretary General to form an Investigative Team, headed by a Special Adviser, mandated to collect, preserve, and store evidence of possible war crimes and crimes against humanity that were committed by Islamic State (IS) actors in Iraq for prosecution in Iraqi and international courts.
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Turkey Hails Islamic Solidarity at OIC Anniversary
September 27, 2017
Turkey's Minister of Development hailed the 48th anniversary of the Organisation for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) with encouragement to the 57 member-states to continue to use the organization as a platform for promoting the political, economic, and cultural solidarity of the global Muslim community (umma).
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Pakistani Officials to Vet Mosque Sermons
September 27, 2017
Pakistan's Ministry of the Interior has announced a 13-Point National Action Plan to regulate all sermons in the country's mosques as a mechanism for countering the spread of radical Islamist ideology that has contributed to expanding terrorism and sectarian violence in the geopolitically volatile region of Southwest Asia.
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