Opposition lawmakers say draft amendment compromises women's position and is part of a slide toward theocracy

Eight men face disfigurement for robbery; rights group blasts 'cruel and inhuman punishment'

Militant group claims it won't reimpose brutal interpretation of religious regulations; most Muslim nations incorporate elements of sharia, but few carry out its punishments

Gaza-ruling Islamist terror group says Sharia court is amending the controversial decision to 'avoid confusion'

Decision prompts criticism of Gaza-ruling terror group on social media, with activist accusing it of 'going backwards in protecting human rights'