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Airport body scanners violate Islamic law?
The Fiqh Council of North America (an association of muslims who interpret Islamic law on the North American continent) issued a ruling (fatwa) earlier this week that says Muslims shouldn’t go through full body scanners since this violate Islamic rules on modesty. Nihad Awad heads the Council on American-Islamic Relations, and their purpose is to … Continue reading
Separate Human Rights for Muslims? – Shirin Ebadi
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/02/Shirin_Ebadi_Human_Rights_and_Civil_Society_in_Iran Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi rejects cultural relativism and the proposal of an Islamic Declaration of Human Rights. Ebadi says that, without a universal standard, basic human rights cannot be protected. —– Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi, a renowned advocate for democracy and human rights in Iran, discusses the … Continue reading