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Religious Leader With Millions of Followers Issues a Fatwa On Facebook’s Laughing Emoji
In a viral video, he said using this emoji to mock people is “haram” or forbidden. Many reacted to it with the laughing emoji itself.
Indian Queer Muslims Share Their Hopes and Dreams for 2019
Being a double minority presents a double set of issues—one concerning culture and religion, the other concerning sexual identity.
If You See Canberra/NYC Post-Punk Trio PTSD, Say Something
Featuring members of Danger Beach, TV Colours, and Haram, the band delve into a gloomier post punk sound.
Haram’s Record of Raging New York Hardcore Couldn’t Have Come at a Better Time
Taking their name from the Arabic word for "forbidden," the band play a pulverizing style of punk that has vocals and lyrics entirely in Arabic.
A Muslim Immigrant in Japan Is on Hunger Strike After Being Fed Pork
A 48-year-old Pakistani man who is awaiting deportation from Japan has begun a hunger strike after he discovered that he was being fed ham at the Yokohama immigration facility where he is being held.
The Bitcoin Startup that Helps Muslims Get Loans Without Breaking Islamic Law
Matthew Martin is using the digital currency to circumvent Islamic rules about finance.
Despite International Confusion, Church's Chicken Is Not a Church
When one sleuthing Muslim customer of Texas Chicken Malaysia noticed that his dipping sauce was actually a product of Church's Chicken, he believed that he was eating non-halal food. Because, you know, it says "church."
ISIS Destroyed Hundreds of Boxes of American Chicken in Food-Starved Syria
Images have emerged online that purportedly depict members of the Islamic State destroying hundreds of boxes of US-produced chicken legs intended for civilians.
Islamic State Video Shows Militants Enforcing Sharia Law in Kirkuk Province
A video released by the Islamic State shows militants "promoting virtue and preventing vice" in Iraq's Kirkuk province.
The Canadians Are Sending Nigeria Surveillance Equipment
The Canadians are sending the Nigerian government surveillance technology to Boko Haram.
Greece's Muslim Immigrants Are Ashamed of Their Prison Tattoos
In most Muslim countries, tattoos are considered makrouh — that is, they aren’t illegal per se, but it’s generally best to avoid them.
Greece's Muslim Immigrants Are Ashamed of Their Prison Tattoos
Mohsen, like most Muslims, believes that permanent tattoos are haram, or forbidden. In Iran, the government dubs anyone with a tattoo a criminal, and the punishment for getting one can be up to six months in prison and a hundred lashings.