Child marriage is sanctioned in Islam. Islamic tradition records that Muhammad consummated his marriage with (i.e., raped) Aisha when she was nine, and the resultant fact that child marriage is accepted in wide swaths of the Islamic world. Child marriage has abundant attestation in Islamic tradition and law. Turkey’s directorate of religious affairs (Diyanet) said […]
Malaysia: Flag printed with “Allah” and terrorist figurine found in toy set
A Malaysian woman, Mahnun Mat Isa, “said she was shocked to discover the tiny toy flag with the word ‘Allah’ in Arabic affixed on a sticker and was even more puzzled to find two ‘terrorist’ figurines inside the set”: “I came to know about it when my son who was playing with the toy showed […]