Around the Muslim World on Saturday 12 April 2014

Israel blackmails the Palestinian Authority

Source : Ma'an News Agency

                                                                                 

It's OK to rape as long as you vote for me.

Source : Indian Express

                                                                                 

NEWS

	Peaceful Islam Telegraph.co.uk That is right, but it skates over the deeper problem within Islam, which is a single political, religious and legal system, taking its authority solely from the ...
	ANTARA Islam-based parties to be salable in presidential election: Observer ANTARA Medan, North Sumatra (ANTARA News) - Islam-based political parties did not win many votes in the recent parliamentary election, but will be in ...
	Journalists' guide to Islam called cave-in to political correctness Fox News A "how-to" guide published by a prominent journalism school to help reporters covering Islam-related issues is under fire from critics who say it ...
	Toronto Sun Too many still fear offending Islam Toronto Sun Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali-born Dutch politician known for her criticism of Islam, speaks at a news conference in The Hague, The Netherlands in this ...
	Fityanul Islam Plans Orphanage On 50th Anniversary AllAfrica.com The Fityanul Islam of Nigeria held its 50th anniversary and awards presentation last Sunday at the Arewa House in Kaduna. A non-governmental ...
	Islam is as British as the Gray Sky of London Arutz Sheva It is now an experiment unique in the world, the hybridation of the Magna Charta and Islam. This is not Londonstan or Islamisation, the multicultural ...
	Most converts to Islam are backward; they need quotas Times of India CHENNAI: In Tamil Nadu, the government grouped Muslims by caste names such as marakaiyar and rowther and provided them reservation by ...
	Press TV Islam gives great importance to knowledge Press TV Numerous Islamic injunctions have supported the thirst for knowledge which transcended cultures and integrated the insights of the ancient world of ...
	Montreal Gazette Art Garfunkel Inducts Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ultimate Classic Rock Art Garfunkel had the honor of inducting his friend Yusuf Islam into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight, and the Simon and Garfunkel star did a fine ...
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	Ayaan Hirsi Ali's “Women Victims of Islam” » Butterflies and Wheels - Freethought Blogs Butterflies and Wheels ⋅ Ophelia Benson Islam as compiled in the Qur'an and Hadith could be viewed as static. The way Muslims believe or practice their religion is dynamic. The individual ...
	Bosch Fawstin: Islam Got Your Tongue? Bosch Fawstin ⋅ Bosch Fawstin And many of us, especially those in power, have stayed quiet about Islamor lied to themselves and to us about its true meaning, in order to appease ...
	'You Want to Silence': Megyn Challenges CAIR Member Over Campaign Against Islam Critic | Fox ... Fox News Insider - The official blog of Fox News Channel. ⋅ Fox News Insider WATCH: Megyn Talks to Islam Critic, Takes on CAIR Member. Hirsi Ali, a Somali-born woman and United States citizen, was subjected to genital ...
	Adult-Onset Islam | Creeping Sharia Creeping Sharia ⋅ creeping Over at New English Review they have a new series of posts on Adult-Onset Islam. via Annals Of Adult-Onset Islam, Academic Division: Sheik Abdal ...
	Has the Easter Bunny converted to Islam? :: Britain First Britain First ⋅ Britain First News CadburyEasterEgg 170x107 Christians around the world will be soon embarking on Easter celebrations, but if Cadbury's actions are to be understood, ...
	Islam And The Dangers Of Girls Taking PhysEd « Rat Nation Rat Nation ⋅ Cultural Limits As a policy advisory council debates whether to allow physical education classes for girls in Saudi public schools, some hardline Islamic clerics are ...

Around the Muslim World on Friday 11 April 2014

NEWS

	Muslim panels try to shed a light on a diverse religious group San Jose Mercury News SAN JOSE -- Nearly 13 years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks,Muslims in America -- and the 250,000 living in the Bay Area -- still face fear, reprisals ...
	Muslims to play key role in Indian elections Deutsche Welle With elections now underway in India, the Muslim vote is of vital importance to the outcome. The country's single largest religious minority makes up 14 ...
	The Punch What a Muslim-Muslim ticket will do for Nigeria in 2015 The Punch The question of whether a mono-religious presidential cum vice-presidential ticket (such as aMuslim-Muslim combination) will fly in Nigeria shows, ...
	India.com Muslims wary of Modi, fondly remember Vajpayee (Election Special) Business Standard Muslim voters are by and large wary of Narendra Modi but say they would have happily voted for the BJP if it had Atal Bihari Vajpayee as its prime ...
	The Daily Star Muslim Brotherhood trying to "infiltrate" Egypt elections, says anti-Morsi camp Al-Bawaba He said: “We uncovered an attempt by around 200Muslim Brotherhood members to infiltrate our party in Al Sharqia Governorate . . . We refused to ...
	The Daily Star Muslim vote crucial factor in India polls New Straits Times HOW India's 138 million Muslims -- its largest minority and world's third-largest -- will vote bears significance in an election where the frontrunner, ...
	The Muslim Brotherhood has been exposed - and so has Britain Al-Arabiya The British move to launch an investigation into the Muslim Brotherhood's activities is a step in the right direction. The move came very late and the ...
	Muslim Brotherhood inquiry could 'discredit' UK, peers warn BBC News Peers have suggested that an inquiry ordered by the prime minister into the Muslim Brotherhood's UK operations is being made in the interests of ...

	Islam critic and feminist Ayaan Hirsi Ali hits back at Brandeis University after they withdraw planned ... Daily Mail Ayaan Hirsi Al, a vocal critic of Islam and staunch feminist, has today hit back at a Massachusetts university which withdrew its offer of an honorary ...
	#ThrowbackThursday: Yusuf Islamaka Cat Stevens “The First Cut is the Deepest” Clizbeats.com Yusuf Islam, who went by the stage name Cat Stevens prior to changing his name in 1978 after converting to Islam, will be inducted into the Rock ...
	Islam Awareness Week Events Scheduled at UW University of Wyoming News April 9, 2014 — Events to raise awareness of Islamic culture are scheduled through Sunday, April 13, at the University of Wyoming. The UW Muslim ...
	Saudi Gazette He asked about Islam Part 1 Saudi Gazette An American high school student was given the homework assignment to interview someone from a different faith, and he chose Muslims; he chose ...
	The New 'Islam For Journalists' Handbook Whitewashes Jihad Investor's Business Daily Political Correctness: "Top academic experts on Islam" have issued new reporting guidelines for newsrooms to improve the "accuracy" of media ...
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	Muslims shut down university screenings of film about Islam and women « Why Evolution Is True Why Evolution Is True ⋅ whyevolutionistrue It's a tactic used by CAIR and others to successfully and often indefinitely quiet any criticism of Islam, even when it's shining light upon the practice of ...
	Searching for the church of Islam « The Immanent Frame The Immanent Frame ⋅ Amr Ezzat Currently, the Ministry of Endowments is instituting strict policies aimed at tightening its exclusive control over all Islamic rites and mosque-centered ...
	Bactria and the Transition to Islam — a workshop: 10 – 11 May, 2014 | Ancient India & Iran Trust Ancient India & Iran Trust ⋅ indiairantrust This workshop will be held on Saturday 10th May – Sunday 11th May, 2014 at the Ancient India and Iran Trust, 23 Brooklands Avenue, Cambridge ...
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	BBC News - 'War on Islam' advocate in college row bbc.com In 2007, Ms Ali told Reason magazine that Islam needs to be defeated: "I think that we are at war with Islam. And there's no middle ground in wars.".
	'You Want to Silence': Megyn Challenges CAIR Member Over Campaign Against Islam Critic | Fox ... foxnewsinsider.com She has endured death threats for speaking out against Islam. Recently, she executive produced and starred in a documentary called, "Honor Diaries.

Around the Muslim on Thursday 10 April 2014

Islam and democracy in Turkey

Source : Christian Science Monitor

                                                                                                    

Quebec - Minorities are safe but for how long?

Source : Religion Dispatches

                                                                                                 

NEWS

	The Malay Mail Online Indonesia's Islamic parties surprise with strong showing in election Chicago Tribune JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's Islamic political parties are poised to grab a larger-than-expected share of the vote in Wednesday's general election, ...
	Convert from Islam in Uganda, former Sheikh, says Muslim relatives poisoned him ChristianToday Muslim relatives of a convert from Islam in a village in eastern Uganda last week tried to poison him to death, the Christian told Morning Star News.
	“Education in Islam” appears in Serbian Tehran Times TEHRAN – A Serbian version of “Education in Islam”, written by Ayatollah Morteza Motahhari has been published in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
	Radical Islam followers from Europe, Central Asia fight for Syrian militants - Bortnikov Interfax-Religion "Local rings are being joined by radical Islam followers from Europe, Central Asia, the South Caucasus and Russia. They are trained in special camps ...
	Anchorage Daily News U.S. blacklists Islam group allegedly linked to Egypt attack on Koreans GlobalPost WASHINGTON, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. government announced a decision Wednesday to blacklist an Islamic militant group apparently behind a ...
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	Islam critic: Brandeis turned honor into 'shaming' - US news - Mail.com Mail.com: US A Somali-born advocate for Muslim women who has made comments critical of Islam says Brandeis (BRAN'-dys) University is turning an intended ...
	Social Transformation in Islam: Reform or Revolution? | UTLUB-ul-'ILM (Seek Knowledge) UTLUB-ul-'ILM (Seek Knowledge) ⋅ tahirfarrath Contemporary Islamic movements display considerable confusion in this regard. They believe that Islam aims at the extermination of falsehood and ...

Around the Muslim World on Wednesday 9 April 2014

Noah's Flood predated by other floods

Source : Religion Dispatches

                                                                                                    

End child slavery in India

                                                                                

Darwin - in Arabic

                                                                          

NEWS

	The Nation Muslim organisations show solidarity with Hindus The News International In a rare show of solidarity with the Hindu community, Islamic scholars of the Deobandi and Barelvi schools of thought staged a protest rally on ...
	Muslim-American comedian to screen film, lead discussion Omaha World-Herald A documentary following Muslim-American comedians as they tour middle America, with a goal of combating fear of Muslims, will be screened ...
	Philippine Muslim rebels form political party as they end rebellion Fox News MANILA, Philippines – The largest Muslim rebel group in the Philippines says it has formed a political party as it turns away from a decades-long ...
	Muslim Brotherhood Launches Own U.S. Political Party AINA With an eye toward the 2016 election, the radical Muslim Brotherhood has built the framework for a political party in America that seeks to turn Muslims ...
	CHANNELS Zamfara/Keana Killings: Islamic Group Alleges Persecution Of Innocent Muslims CHANNELS In a statement by its Secretary-General, Dr. Khalid Abubakar Aliyu, the organisation said that the dimension of extra judicial killing of Muslims by the ...
	Anti-Muslim pastor Terry Jones agrees to take plea deal Gainesville Sun Pastor Terry Jones walks into a Lakeland courtroom onTuesday. He accepted a plea agreement that will prohibit him from returning to Polk County for ...
	American Muslim Men And The Search For Love Here And Now In the collection of stories “Salaam, Love,” Muslim men talk about growing up in the U.S. and their American-Muslim search for love, sex and intimacy.
	The Standard Digital News Christian, Muslim clerics hold talks on insecurity The Standard Digital News Mombasa, Kenya: Muslim and Christian leaders in Kwale and Mombasa have said a massive intelligence failure and lack of investment in modern ...

	Meet Ayesha Islam a homemaker who broke the political barrier Times of India Ayesha Islam | SP candidate from Bareilly: Born in a conservative Muslim family of Bareilly, she grew up in Sharia governed Saudi Arabia.
	Aina Khan delivers Women, Islam and Sharia speech at Cardiff County Hall 5th April 2014 DigitalJournal.com Aina Khan delivered her speech to a full capacity audience at the Conference and dinner, which was held at the Cardiff County Hall on 5th April 2014.
	Onislam.net What Freedom Does Islam Give? Onislam.net Islam gives mankind the motivation to break free from the chains of all of today's social ills. However, with freedom comes responsibility and dedication ...
	1000 Christian, Hindu girls forced to convert to Islamevery year in Pakistan: report India Today Around 1,000 Christian and Hindu women in Pakistan are forcibly converted to Islam and married to Muslim men every year, says a report released by ... Flag as irrelevant
	Islamic scholar visiting Centenary Shreveport Times Zamir's work involves Shi'ite religious thought and a range of studies inIslamic mysticism and ethics. He is also interested in interfaith dialogue and ...
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	Aga Khan Urges The West To Understand Islam'sDiversity | Weekly Voice | Ismailimail Ismailimail ⋅ Ismailimail Blog By Dilzayn Panjwani Ottawa: February 27 was a red letter day in the history of Canadian Parliament, as His Highness the Aga Khan, delivered a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Renaissance Utterances: Islam in an Age of Confessionalisation Renaissance Utterances ⋅ Clareangela This one on Islam and Christianity in the Early Modern World, presented by Jan Loop caught my eye, as this topic has been on my study to-do list for a ...