The Upper Chamber of the Oliy Majlis (Supreme Assembly) of Uzbekistan agreed in a plenary session on March 14 on a decision to hold a referendum on 30th April 2023 on the draft constitution in a new editorial adopted by the lower house of parliament. The draft constitution introduced 27 new articles to the current […]
Introduction: Debate over Transgender Protection in the Muslim World On 5 September 2022, Pakistan’s Senator Mushtaq Ahmad presented the bill for amendments in the Transgender Protection Act, 2018, to the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights. During the meeting, Senator Mushtaq Ahmad, said that, “Transgender is an American term, it has no place in Islam, […]
The Express Tribune Newspaper in Pakistan reported on 30 January 2022, “The first transplant of a genetically-modified pig heart into a terminally ill human patient has triggered intense debate among Muslims the world over. On social media and off it, many have wondered aloud what an Islamic perspective on the procedure would be given the […]
