All Posts Tagged With: "Islamic"
The Shi’ite ritual of “Ashura”, Warning - Blood
The Shi’ite ritual of Ashura shows young boys beating themselves on the back with knives connected to chains. The ritual has been banned in most parts of the Muslim/Islamic world. (so says the sites I visited)
This is not a video for everyone.
There is a complete explanation of the origins of the ritual and the reason [...]
Archbishop of Canterbury Faces Calls to Quit Over Sharia Uproar
The Archbishop of Canterbury was facing a crisis of confidence in his leadership yesterday after calling for parts of Islamic law, or Sharia, to be introduced into Britain.
Fox News
Amid growing calls for his resignation, including from members of the General Synod of the Church of England, Dr. Rowan Williams hastily backtracked, claiming he had [...]
The Archbishop of Canterbury overwhelmed by the “hostility of the response”
Williams ’shocked’ at Sharia row
BBC News
Friends of Dr Rowan Williams say he is in a state of shock and dismayed by the criticism from his own Church.
All the main political parties, secular groups and some senior Muslims have expressed dismay at his comments.
However, the Bishop of Hulme, the Rt Rev Stephen Lowe, criticized the “disgraceful” [...]
BBC Explains: Sharia Law
Sharia Law Is Nothing To Fear
by way of Sweetness & Light
BBC News
What is Sharia?
Sharia law is Islam’s legal system. It is derived from both the Koran, as the word of God, and the example of the life of the prophet Mohammed.
But Sharia differs in one very important and significant way to the legal traditions [...]
