Date of source: Sunday, August 12, 2012
Jordan’s Mufti Saeed Abdul Hafeez Al Hijawi ruled that female circumcision was "a noble trait" accepted by Islam, even though it was not a necessity.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 3, 1999
The Jordanian government intends to amend articles providing for honor crimes in the Jordanian Penal Code, most importantly Section 1 of Article 340. The author discusses the reasons for the inclusion of this section originally and concludes by saying, "Jordanians have an Arab conservative culture...
Date of source: Saturday, July 31, 1999
The Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced a 19-year-old man to a 12-month prison-term after finding him guilty of killing his pregnant sister by running her over with his pickup in the Jordan Valley for "reasons of honor" in February of this year. The article mentions similar ruling in which murders...
Date of source: Thursday, July 29, 1999 to Wednesday, August 4, 1999
"Power to Change" was the theme of the World YWCA’s 29th council in Cairo. Throughout the conference, Egypt was acknowledged as an excellent example of co-operation between Muslims and Christians by encouraging to work together in all fields of voluntary work.
Date of source: Monday, July 30, 2012
In an interview with Al-Musawwar, Sheikh Al-Lahoni spoke about Islam’s opinions in various issues. He spoke about adultery, divorce, Muslim actresses, the explanations of the Hadiths and the veil.
Date of source: Thursday, July 29, 1999 to Wednesday, August 4, 1999
Infringement on personal freedom or sound educational policy? The ban on wearing the niqab, or full face-veil, in schools has stirred intense controversy and a lengthy legal battle ever since it was issued by Minister of Education Hussein Kamel Bahaaeddin in 1994. The legal wrangle came to an end...
Date of source: Thursday, July 29, 1999 to Wednesday, August 4, 1999
The High Administrative Court has decided to ban students from entering schools while wearing a niqab (full-face veil).
Date of source: Saturday, July 24, 1999
The government’s move to abolish clauses in the penal code allowing leniency for murderers involving the so-called crimes of honor is a highly appreciable gesture. In no way can the ruthless killing of women suspected, rightly or wrongly, of immoral behavior be justified. The so-called killing in...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 27, 1999
During a meeting between the actress, Soheir Al-Babli and a program known as "Iqra’ " [which means ’Read!’]), a retired actress spoke frankly about her life before and after she began to wear the veil.
Date of source: Thursday, July 22, 1999 to Wednesday, July 28, 1999
A court has banned Egyptian schoolgirls from wearing a full-face veil ending a five-year legal battle between Islamic fundamentalist lawyers and the education minister.