The story is here: India’s parliament has passed a bill that would give Indian citizenship to immigrants from three neighboring countries — but not if they are Muslim. The controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) would fast-track citizenship for religious minorities, including Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians, from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Opposition parties […]
India: Parliament Criminalizes Triple-Talaq Divorce
“Triple Talaq” allows a Muslim husband to divorce his wife by repeating the word “Talaq” (divorce) three times in any form, including email or text message. In India, that will no longer be allowed. Although the Indian Supreme Court declared triple-talaq divorces unconstitutional in 2017, that ruling apparently required legislation in the Indian Parliament to […]
India Muslim leader threatens violence over government billboard misquoting Qur’an
So the billboard is inaccurate. So are the Islamic Circle of North America’s billboards up all over the United States these days, claiming that Muhammad taught peace and tolerance. The sane response from Shabbir Alam would have been to ask that the billboards be taken down, and the record set straight. But to threaten violence? […]