Tag: ISLAMICLAW

The Facebook-fueled, 'Everybody Draw Mohammed Day' controversy may have subsided, but the Pakistani government is still doing its best to make sure it never flares up again. According to Reuters, Pakistan's Ministry of Information Technology has placed seven major websites under stronger governmental surveillance in an attempt to guarantee that none of the sites contain "blasphemous material." ...

Following Pakistan's lead, authorities in Bangladesh recently decided to block access to Facebook, on the grounds that the social networking site contains "objectionable" content about both the Prophet Mohammad and the country's own political officials. According to CNET, chief telecommunications regulator Zia Ahmed has requested that all Internet providers block the site, until a page publicizing ...

A panel of clerics from the Islamic group Jamia Ashraf-ul-Madaris in Kanpur, India has issued a fatwa concerning the use of aayat (verses of the Koran) as ringtones, according to FOX News. A senior cleric named Ghyasuddin told Fox News that the group believes such ringtones to be sinful, since the aayat will inevitably be cut short when a believer quickly answers his cell phone. The panel also ...