- In India, “Solicitor General Tushar Mehta representing the Uttar Pradesh government told the Supreme Court on Monday that he was “shocked” to see products other than meat certified as halal, attesting that the products meet requirements of Islamic law.” “Solicitor General Tushar Mehta urged before the Supreme Court . . . that halal-certified products are costlier and the Court may have to consider the issue of people all across the country having to buy costlier halal-certified products just because they are demanded by a few.”
- “Iraq’s parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country’s personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage.”