Sharia Law
Lawmaker’s Email Compares California Weed Farmers to ‘Sharia Law’
A local official worried his county's situation was similar to "foreign countries like Europe," according to a lawsuit alleging widespread anti-Asian discrimination.
A Woman Was Publicly Whipped 100 Times for Adultery. The Man? 15 Strokes.
Investigators in Indonesia’s ultra-conservative Aceh province said that they couldn’t “prove whether the man is guilty” of the affair.
Two Men Were Whipped 77 Times in Indonesia for Having Sex
Graphic pictures showed the men wincing in pain as the public punishment took place.
Indonesian Man Convicted of Child Rape Whipped Nearly 150 Times
Human rights organizations want the practice of flogging in Aceh to stop no matter the crime.
A Nigerian Singer Was Sentenced to Death for a WhatsApp Video
After the video was shared, protesters burned down his family home and his family disowned him.
Inside Indonesia’s Sharia Village Havens
The Islamic housing industry — which allows people to live under sharia law — is rapidly developing and raising concerns of social tension.
Indonesian Religious Leader Involved in Creating Anti-Adultery Laws Publicly Flogged for Adultery
The married man was caught having an affair with a married woman.
An Islamic Body in Indonesia Forbids Women From Playing Football
The U.S. Women’s National Football team just capped off an inspiring World Cup victory, but in Indonesia, one city is forbidding women from playing the game.
Gay men can now be stoned to death in Brunei for having sex
The new law has been met with widespread international condemnation
Being Gay in Brunei Is Punishable By Death, Starting Today
Despite global outcry and calls for boycotts, Sultan Hassanal Bolki has shown no sign of reversing the draconian law.
Shh... Diam! Is a Queer Band Fighting to Silence the LGBTQ Hate In Malaysia
The queercore band is undoing the harmful narratives of the LGBTQ community, one song at a time.