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Likewise, approximately 40 percent of the articles taken from the same newspapers expressed empathetic attitudes towards Muslims and Arabs alike. These same researchers argue that 9/11 terrorist attacks changed the way news media outlets (print or television) reported on Muslim Americans and Arabs. [106]
Most Muslim-majority countries and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have opposed moves to advance LGBT rights at the United Nations in the General Assembly and the UNHRC. In May 2016, a group of 51 Muslim states blocked 11 gay and transgender organizations from attending a high-level meeting on ending AIDS at the United Nations.
Muslim-majority countries. Domestic violence is considered to be a problem in Muslim-majority cultures, where women face social pressures to submit to violent husbands and not file charges or flee. [49] In deference to Surah 4:34, many nations with Shari'a law have refused to consider or prosecute cases of "domestic abuse."
A court in India’s most populous state has effectively banned Islamic schools by striking down on a law governing madrasas, weeks before a nationwide election that could further polarize the ...
While the CDHR can be seen as a significant human rights milestone for Muslim-majority countries, Western commentators have been critical of it. For one, it is a heavily qualified document. [1] The CDHR is pre-empted by shariah law – "all rights and freedoms stipulated [in the Cairo Declaration] are subject to Islamic Shari'ah."
The following animated videos depict the experiences of nine Muslim Americans from across the country who differ in heritage, age, gender and occupation. Relaying short anecdotes representative of their everyday lives, these Muslim Americans demonstrate both the adversities and blessings of Muslim American life. By Emily Kassie. April 6, 2015
July 2005: 86% of Jordanian people when asked if Suicide bombings against Israelis were justifiable said they supported it, whereas 14% did not. 70% when asked if suicide bombings against Americans and Westerners in Iraq was justifies said "yes" [11] [12] [13] The Free Republic analysed this as showing that the support for suicide bombings by Palestinian against Israelis was widespread however ...
Muslims protesting in Sydney against the release of Innocence of Muslims in 2012 Islamic extremism refers to extremist beliefs, behaviors and ideologies adhered to by some Muslims within Islam . The term 'Islamic extremism' is contentious, encompassing a spectrum of definitions, ranging from academic interpretations of Islamic supremacy to the ...