Sharia Law

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Lawmaker’s Email Compares California Weed Farmers to ‘Sharia Law’

08.05.22

By Keegan Hamilton
News

A Woman Was Publicly Whipped 100 Times for Adultery. The Man? 15 Strokes.

01.14.22

By Heather Chen
News

Two Men Were Whipped 77 Times in Indonesia for Having Sex

01.29.21

By Heather Chen
News

Indonesian Man Convicted of Child Rape Whipped Nearly 150 Times

11.27.20

By Anthony Esguerra
News

A Nigerian Singer Was Sentenced to Death for a WhatsApp Video

08.12.20

By David Gilbert
Inside Indonesia’s Sharia Village Havens

11.28.19

By Adi Renaldi
Indonesian Religious Leader Involved in Creating Anti-Adultery Laws Publicly Flogged for Adultery

11.05.19

By Ikhwan Hastanto
An Islamic Body in Indonesia Forbids Women From Playing Football

07.11.19

By Adi Renaldi
News

Gay men can now be stoned to death in Brunei for having sex

04.03.19

By David Gilbert
Identity

Being Gay in Brunei Is Punishable By Death, Starting Today

04.02.19

By Wendy Syfret
Identity

Brunei’s New Anti-LGBTQ Law Introduces Stoning and Whipping

03.27.19

By Mustika Hapsoro and Edoardo Liotta
Music

Shh… Diam! Is a Queer Band Fighting to Silence the LGBTQ Hate In Malaysia

01.23.19

By Lee Lian Kong

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Life

Study Uncovers Promising Treatments for Tourette Syndrome

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11.21.24

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Devin Townsend Announces 2025 Tour With Tesseract

Devin Townsend will be touring North America next year in support of his new album, PowerNerd.

11.21.24

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Music

Why Snoop Dogg ‘Chose No Sides’ in the Kendrick Lamar-Drake Beef

Snoop chose not to get involved in the Kendrick Lamar-Drake, beef but does believe that Kendrick’s song “Not Like Us” united “the West.”

11.21.24

By Stephen Andrew Galiher
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Life

‘AI Jesus’ Is Now Taking Confessions at a Church in Switzerland

AI Jesus has logged on.

11.21.24

By Paige Gawley
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Music

Jay-Z’s Team Roc Sues Kansas Police for Corruption and Abuse Records

Team ROC, a social justice organization run by Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, filed a lawsuit against Kansas City police over alleged corruption and abuse.

11.21.24