Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad said he successfully deferred the execution of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya in Yemen, following intense ...

After efforts from multiple corners, the Yemeni authorities postponed Nimisha Priya's execution which was scheduled for today, July 16 ...

Kerala nurse went to Gulf nation in 2008; went through many upheavals to since land in jail for murder; 'Grand Mufti’, Islamic law become key to saving her now ...

India's Grand Mufti Sheikh Kanthapuram AP Aboobacker Musliyar intervened to postpone the execution of Nimisha Priya, a nurse ...

Priya is currently lodged in a jail in Yemen, facing the death penalty for the alleged murder of her former business partner, Talal Abdo Mehdi, in 2017.

India's Grand Mufti, Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad Kanthapuram, said that he spoke to scholars in Yemen to urge them for the release ...

In Nimisha Priya’s case, the victim’s family in Yemen has refused to accept diyah offered by her family, leaving her fate mostly relying on the Qisas law.

Talal Abdo Mehdi's family has refused to pardon Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, demanding execution under Sharia law. Her ...

Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse, gets a temporary stay from execution by Yemeni authorities. She was convicted of murder. Her only hope is diya or blood money, under Sharia law. The victim's family ...

Nimisha Priya, a nurse from Kerala, moved to Yemen in 2008 to earn a living and support her family. She started by working in ...

Laid face down, heart marked with a stethoscope—then shot at point-blank range. This is how Yemen carries out executions, often in public.

In a dramatic turn, Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya's execution in Yemen was postponed at the 11th hour. India’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Kanthapuram AP Aboobacker Musliyar played a key role by persuading Yemeni ...