Fatwah against sniffer dogs
[ 09 05 2008 - 4:44pm ]

A prominent Muslim cleric has issued a fatwah against the use of sniffer dogs by police in Pakistan. Evidence gathered by the police using the olfactory skills of dogs was “haram”, or forbidden under Sharia law, ruled Maulana Abdul Hakim Haqqani, president of the Darul Uloom Islami Jamhuria seminary in Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province.

Pope and Archbishop discuss world issues
[ 09 05 2008 - 4:27pm ]

China, Islam and America were the topics of discussion during the Archbishop of Canterbury’s May 5 meeting with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican.

Churches welcome Australia gay marriage ruling
[ 09 05 2008 - 3:53pm ]

CHRISTIAN leaders have applauded Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s (pictured) decision to oppose the introduction of gay marriage in Australia.

EU says religious groups can help in climate change campaign
[ 09 05 2008 - 3:51pm ]

RELIGION must play its part in combating climate change, EU political leaders told a gathering of European religious leaders on May 5. However, Russian delegates used the one-day conference in Brussels to urge the EU to direct its political energies towards supporting oppressed Christians around the world.

Religious freedom ruling hailed in Malaysia
[ 08 05 2008 - 4:32pm ]

CAMPAIGNERS for religious freedom in south-east Asia have been celebrating following a landmark ruling in Malaysia allowing a convert to leave Islam.