Sharia law

ICC orders $8.5 million in compensation for victims of Timbuktu Islamist who imposed Sharia law

The reparations will largely be in the form of collective rehabilitation measures.

International Court of Justice (ICJ) President Yuji Iwasawa (R) delivers a speech during a celebratory session marking the 80th anniversary of the ICJ in The Hague on April 17, 2026.
THE CHIEF RABBINATE’S Supreme Court for Appeals in Jerusalem: Israelis deserve a religious court system that honors both Halacha and human dignity, the writer asserts.

Knesset passes law expanding powers of Israel’s rabbinic courts to arbitrate civil matters

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the general Conference of Fatah Youth in Ramallah, with a backdrop including a portrait of Abbas and Yasser Arafat, November 27, 2025; illustrative.

PA drafts constitution, omits Jewish ties to Jerusalem, calls for Sharia legal system

Member of the Chamber of Representatives (Sam van Rooy ask a question during a plenary session in the Chamber of Representatives in the Palace of the Nation on January 23, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium

Muslims must reject hateful teachings or leave Belgium, MP tells ‘Post’ - interview


Rivlin emphasizes co-existence at Iftar dinner

There are growing signs of improvement in the quality of life for the Arab population and joint regional projects promoted by Arab and Jewish local authorities, Rivlin said.

PRESIDENT REUVEN RIVLIN speaks at an Iftar meal on Sunday at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem. (

Forbidden felines: Saudi cleric declares selfies with cats 'un-Islamic'

Luckily for cat lovers across the Islamic country, the cleric explained that it was not only cats which were prohibited from photos.

Photo illustration of cat

Saudi cleric: 'Homosexuality not a deviation from Islam, should not be punished'

The cleric, Salman Odah, stated that "even though homosexuality is considered a sin in all the Semitic holy books, it does not require any punishment in this world."

Masked Islamic State terrorists throw man accused of being gay off of a high-rise building

Saudi Arabia’s religious police stripped of authority to arrest Sharia violators

The unprecedented Saudi move came as a result of growing local criticism of the police and the way it performs its role as the defender of Sharia law in the state.

Saudi women journalists raise their hands to ask questions at a press conference held by US Secretary of State John Kerry and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Jubeir at King Salman Regional Air Base in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, last month

Watch: Soccer game in Saudi Arabia is stopped because players' haircuts contradict Sharia

During the Friday encounter between the teams of Ahad and al-Bathin, the referee stopped the match and took the three players aside, where he fixed their Mohawk haircuts.

Soccer match stopped in the middle because of player haircut

Radicalized? Not at all – European Muslims live normal “radical” Quran-guided life

The Jerusalem Post

Arab-Israeli women increasingly avoiding religious courts in favor of civil ones

Lawyer representing Arab women to ‘Post’: The difference now is that they are willing to take the risk; Woman who bypassed Sharia court says has been strong opposition from community.

Attorney Roy Brumer

Indeed, terror threat is coming from mosques – not from synagogues and churches

The Jerusalem Post

Shari'a law takes flight? Malaysian airline institutes Islamic law

Strict adherence to the tenets of Islamic law guide newly launched Asian airline.

Rayani Air crew.

To the dismay of some, here what we have to do to restore our Judeo-Christian spirituality

The Jerusalem Post