Tea Party candidate calls “shari’a” “an enormous problem”
Adam Peck at Think Progress reports that Ted Cruz, a Republican candidate for Senate and Tea Party favorite, stated at a candidate forum on July 7 that “Sharia law is an enormous problem.” Peck...
View ArticleRepublican leaders officially adopt anti-shari’a platform at National Convention
Ahmed Bedier, President of United Voices of America, and attorney Nadia Ahmed comment on the Republican National Convention in Tampa Bay Online, suggesting that the party has taken an “extreme...
View ArticleReversing a trend, more Muslims become Democrats as GOP vilifies “shari’a”
How are politicians' political stances on Islamic law directly impacting voter choices? Omar Sacirbey of the Religion News Service writes in The Washington Post that the number of Muslim delegates to...
View ArticleOpinion: The Republican platform is missing human rights
Liaquat Ali Khan, Professor of International Law and Human Rights at Washburn University, strongly criticizes the Republic party in an op-ed for The Huffington Post. He comments on the new Republican...
View ArticleTop 10 most Islamophobic moments in the 2012 election cycle
In Salon, authors Jillian Rayfield and Alex Seitz-Wald summarize the top 10 “most hateful examples of bigotry against Muslims” during the 2012 U.S. election cycle, drawing their examples exclusively...
View ArticleElection 2012: What Islamic Law Says About The Issues
The recent buzz about Islamic law can have very real implications for American law and policy, but not because Islamic law is something to be feared. Rather, proponents of the “shari’a creep” theory...
View ArticleNew report looks at parallels in Muslim, Mormon communities
In a recent report released by the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, author Daniel Tutt assesses the parallels shared between Islam and Mormonism — two religions that “[became]...
View ArticleIt was a bad night for Congress’ anti-Islam caucus
Spencer Ackerman at WIRED reports that numerous candidates who made statements portraying Islam and Muslims as inherently suspect during their campaigns lost in local elections across the United...
View ArticleThe year in Islamic law: A look back at media in 2012
This article, islawmix's annual roundup of news coverage of Islamic law, originally appeared on The Huffington Post. See last year's roundup here. This has been a big year for Islam and Islamic law in...
View ArticleSame-sex marriage and Islamic law
With the Supreme Court hearing arguments on same-sex marriage this week, readers may wonder whether there is any Islamic legal perspective on same-sex marriage. To find out, visit our guide to the 2012...
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