Sharia law

France’s double standards on Israel is a betrayal of moral values - opinion

Macron’s diplomacy faces backlash over France’s approach to Iran, Hezbollah, and Israel’s defense.

French President Emmanuel Macron attends a Greece–France Economic Forum at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens, last week.
Tuareg rebels of the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) coalition gather at the Kidal roundabout in Kidal, on April 26, 2026.

'Rise up and unite': Al Qaeda-linked insurgents call on Malians to establish Sharia law

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.

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

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


Learn from Islam

Perhaps one day a woman will be appointed not just to an administrative position, but rather to serve as a full-fledged rabbinical judge.

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks next to Palestinian women in Jerusalem's Old City

Israeli Sharia court system appoints first-ever female judge

The Sharia Courts in Israel handle personal status law issues like marriage and divorce for Muslim-Israelis.

A mosque in Abu Ghosh with its minarets towering above

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