World & Nation
Muslim is an Arabic word meaning “one who submits (to God)” Islam is Arabic for “submission” HISTORY: Islam is the name of the religion preached by the Prophet Mohammed in the 7th Century.
April 6, 1993
Appeals court affirms order blocking Oklahoma sharia law ban
Jan. 10, 2012
Measure would outlaw Islamic law in Oklahoma -- where it doesn’t exist
Oct. 28, 2010
Nation Now
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Opinion
To the editor: It is not correct to say that sharia, or Islamic law, is “extremely unlikely” to become part of American jurisprudence because, as unidentified “legal experts” opined, “there is no mechanism by which any foreign criminal or civil code can trump U.S. laws.”
June 13, 2017
Brunei’s sultan has said a moratorium on capital punishment is in effect for new sharia criminal laws including stoning people for gay sex and adultery that sparked an international outcry.
May 6, 2019
Survey: Many Muslims want sharia, but differ on what that means
April 30, 2013
Sharia law not what Nigerians expected
Sept. 20, 2009
The latest case of U.S. paranoia
May 16, 2011
It is a little past noon on Friday, time for Anshari and his troops to spring into action.
Dec. 27, 2014