The Maldives will be ready to carry out the first executions in more than 60 years next month, President Abdulla Yameen declared Sunday amid growing international...
As the state prepares for its first execution in more than half a century, Shahindha Ismail ruminates on the value of forgiveness and mercy in Islam.
In a letter sent to President Yameen on July 5, the renowned Islamic scholar wrote that executing Hussain Humam without the consent of the victim's family...
Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has also opposed Humam's execution without the consent of the victim's family. "No Islamic state has the right to carry out...
The role of ‘journalists’ like the editor of pro-government outlet Avas and the establishments that prop such people up, was crucial in bringing to an end...
Hussain Humam was sentenced to death "through a process that has breached the principles of Islamic Shari’a, common law, international obligations and even common sense," argues...
