Sharia law

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

"We call upon all sincere patriots, without exception, to rise up and unite," said JNIM, which launched assaults on April 25 in coordination with the Tuareg-dominated rebel group FLA.

MAY 1, 2026|ByREUTERS

Tuareg rebels of the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) coalition gather at the Kidal roundabout in Kidal, on April 26, 2026.

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

APRIL 28, 2026|ByREUTERS

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

Under the law, rabbinical courts may act as arbitrators only with the consent of all parties.

MARCH 24, 2026|ByKESHET NEEV

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

The draft constitution also called for the "right of return" for refugees, caring for families of "martyrs, prisoners, and exiles," and reaffirming the PLO's position as representing Palestinians.

FEBRUARY 13, 2026|ByJAMES GENN

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

NOVEMBER 19, 2015ByVLADIMIR MINKOV

Carson: In order to preserve women's rights, America must remain a 'Judaeo-Christian' nation

Carson, a retired neurosurgeon who has been near the top of opinion polls, also said that he thought a US president's faith should be "consistent with the Constitution."

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF

Republican presidential hopefuls, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson gestures while speaking during the Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California on September 16, 2015.

Through A Western lens darkly

JUNE 14, 2015ByBOB BROWN

The vicious campaign against Ayaan Hirsi Ali

MAY 5, 2015ByPETRA MARQUARDT-BIGMAN

ISIS restrictions on women causing fear, resentment in Iraq and Syria

Residents of cities under control of terrorist group speak to UK paper of harsh conditions enforced on them.

FEBRUARY 17, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF, REUTERS

Veiled women in the northern province of Raqqa, Iraq

Musician John Legend joins boycott of Brunei-owned Beverly Hills Hotel over Sharia law

R&B sensation cites LGBT rights, women's rights in decision not to appear at party held at iconic establishment frequented by Hollywood elite.

FEBRUARY 6, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF

John Legend performs before the NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game, February 1, 2015

ISIS bride lives in fear as 'prisoner, maid, sex slave' of fighter

Syrian woman trades father's freedom for marriage to ISIS fighter.

FEBRUARY 5, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF

Amnesty: Saudi Arabia to flog activist for blasphemy

Founder of "Free Saudi Liberals" website to be given 10 year sentence, 1,000 lashes for cyber crime; Kingdom's Justice Ministry unavailable for comment.

JANUARY 8, 2015ByREUTERS