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Child bride hangs for murdering her husband

Child bride at 15 hangs for killing her abuser husband.

Islam and the Environment talks with Green Muslims

Over in the United States, Green Muslims want to share their love of faith and the natural world and invite the public to join in on a Zoom call on the top of Islam and the Environment. The Zoom call on Dec. 7 at Noon, DC time, is part of a monthly series with this one highlighting Islamic approaches to environmental care. 

Iran’s morality police kill teen for not wearing hijab

The despotic enforcers of the "hijab law" have claimed another victim. In a mysterious incident reported a few weeks ago in international press, a young woman Armita Geravand, just 17 was injured on the Tehran Metro in Iran. She was in a coma for a few weeks and has since died.

Magic and Islam

Muslims used stones for warding off the evil eye. A pile of unusual magical objects was uncovered in Israel and believed to be used by sorcerers helping pilgrims on their way to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. 

A non-Jew’s guide to keeping Kosher

All about keeping kosher and lists of what is necessary in order to be kosher. It also includes why it may be better for the environment.

Meet Israel’s Eco-Rabbi David Pearlman Paran

Meet David Pearlman Paran, an eco rabbi helping to bring faith into current sustainability questions

Why Muslims don’t drink alcohol

The Quran, which is the central religious text of Islam, contains several verses that prohibit the consumption of alcohol. There are clear commands from the Muslim God Allah to abstain from intoxicants, including alcohol and cannabis, in order to attain success in life.

Meet the Eco Rabbi of Davos

Yonatan Neril is an eco-rabbi. Catch him in Davos making climate change through faith.

Islam’s ban on alcohol and how it’s applied

Those attending the World Cup in Qatar may be culture-shocked into learning that alcohol is banned in Muslim countries. Why is this?

Iran denounces women skater for losing her head covering

The Islamic regime in Iran has lost its head and control over women who refuse to wear the Islamic state's stringent dress codes, and the hijab.

Death by modesty police? Iranian women burn head coverings to protest #MahsaAmini

A young Iranian woman, 22, has died in custody after being arrested by Iran’s morality police for improper clothing. Her death sparked anger on social media under her name #MahsaAmini.

Confessions of a circumcised Muslim woman

A candid letter by a Muslim woman who shares the pleasures of female circumcision.

Without a hijab? Iran’s surveillance cameras will track and punish you

Like China who has been using AI and facial detection surveillance to pinpoint people breaking lockdown, Iran's morality police are using cameras to catch women without a head covering –- a moral sin in Iran.

Your incense may be killing you 

You might find yourself starting a rest asana when your yoga teacher lights an incense stick. A new retrospective study from Taiwan shows that incense use might just be as bad for you as smoking. Unborn babies are especially at risk.

CBD oil puts Brit in Dubai jail for 25 years

Forced to confess in Arabic, Billy Hood a 24-year-old from Kensington England was charged with crimes and 25 years in jail for possessing harmless CBD oil.

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