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Religious Leader With Millions of Followers Issues a Fatwa On Facebook’s Laughing Emoji
In a viral video, he said using this emoji to mock people is “haram” or forbidden. Many reacted to it with the laughing emoji itself.
Larry David Isn't Done Pissing People Off on 'Curb' Yet
HBO just announced the show is officially returning for another season.
There’s Never Been a Worse Time to Be Gay in Indonesia
A gay panic that started with LGBTQI emojis has escalated to a full on government crackdown.
Hvad jeg lærte af at læse 'De sataniske vers' som ung muslim
'De sataniske vers' er for intellektuelle muslimer, hvad 'Infinite Jest' er for hipstere: alle har den, men ingen har læst den.
What I Learned as a Young Muslim Reading Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses'
'The Satanic Verses' is to Muslim intellectuals what 'Infinite Jest' is to hipsters: It's on everyone's shelves and they all have strong opinions on the author, but most haven't read past the first 30 pages.
Indonesia Has Declared War on 'Gay Friendly' Emojis
It's only one aspect of the country's entrenched homophobia.
Malaysia Issued a Fatwa on Vaping
Malaysia’s National Fatwa Council found e-cigarettes to be haram for Muslims
The Islamic State Has a Detailed Ruling on Who Can Have Sex with Female Slaves
The fatwa appears to go beyond IS's previous known utterances on the subject, and sheds new light on how the group is trying to reinterpret centuries-old teachings to justify the sexual slavery of women.
Islamic State Sanctioned Organ Harvesting from Captives in Document Taken in US Raid
The recovered fatwa says taking organs from a living captive to save a Muslim's life, even if it is fatal for the captive, is permissible. It justifies the practice in part by drawing an analogy to cannibalism in extreme circumstances.
Saudi Clerics Call for Jihad Against Iran and Russia in Syria
Fifty-three clerics penned a letter casting the conflict in Syria as a sectarian war between Sunnis and their enemies in Iran and Russia.