Around the Muslim World on Sunday 6 July 2014

Sunni Muslim brothers accept Ahmadi definition jihad and tell people fighting in Syria is not jihad.

Source : Mail online

                                                                     

Sikhs join Muslims to celebrate Ramadaan

Source : Khaleej Times

                                                                      

NEWS

Ahmadis reopen sealed mosque for Ramadhan Jakarta Post The Indonesian Ahmadi Congregation (JAI) on Friday unsealed Nur Khilafat Mosque in Ciamis, West Java, which was had been closed by the ...

	Muslim Woman Berated At Heritage Event Speaks Out On Independence Day Huffington Post "As one of the few lobbyists among the 10,000 on Capitol Hill who is a practicing Muslim, I regularly attend congressional hearings bashing 'Islamists', ...
	Muslims demand for improved power supply during Ramzan in Uttar Pradesh Financial Express Muslims offer prayers before having their Iftar (fast-breaking) meal during the holy month of Ramadan at a madrasa. (Photo: Reuters).
	Muslim group demands Doug Ford retract 'jihad' remarks 680 News The National Council of Canadian Muslims, an Ottawa-based Muslim civil liberties advocacy organization, condemned “jihad” remarks that Coun.
	Ukrainian Muslim soldiers request Qurans, halal food for Ramadan www.worldbulletin.net Ukrainian Muslim soldiers of the National Guard of Ukraine, a reserve component of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, have appealed to the Religious ...
	Muslim Rashtrya Manch criticizes statement of Mufti Bashir–u-Din GroundReport Jammu, July 04 (Scoop News)- Muslim Rashtrya Manch National Co-Convenor and Incharge Jammu-Kashmir, Himachal, Punjab and Chandigarh Er.
	Strike, curfew shut Kashmir as India leader visits Fox News Kashmir is India's only Muslim-majority state and Modi — whose Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party won a landslide election victory — has long ...
	Muslim Brotherhood leader jailed for life Eyewitness News CAIRO - An Egyptian court has sentenced Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie to life in prison for inciting the violence that erupted after the ...
	British Muslim Fighter Vows to Hoist Black Flag of Islam over Downing Street and Buckingham ... International Business Times UK A British Muslim fighter who has reportedly been fighting on behalf of the Jihadi forces in Syria has pledged to hoist the "black flag of Islam" atop ...
	ISIS chief orders Muslims to 'obey' him: video The Daily Star BAGHDAD: The leader of the Islamic State jihadist group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, purportedly ordered all Muslims to obey him in a video released ...

	Introducing Islam Oman Daily Observer From Islam's perspective, all religions fall into two categories: (1) Heavenly religions — Judaism, Christianity and Islam are religions of the same divine ...
	Political Islam: Why do militants symbolize Muslims? DAWN.com (blog) The most recognizable face of political Islam today is neither a mullah nor a religious scholar. It is a militant. Until 2001, spellchecks did not recognize ...
	Islamic Information Centre for all faiths to learn about Islam — Daud The Borneo Post KUCHING: The Islamic Information Centre (IIC) is a unique place for non-Muslims to visit and understand about Islam, says Assistant Minister in the ...
	Rafsanjani: ISIL Terrorists Reminiscent of Pre-Islam Era Fars News Agency "The moves made by the terrorists remind everyone of the pre-Islam era," Rafsanjani said in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Riyadh Hossein ...
	Iraq: 'Isis enjoy disfiguring Islam' BBC News The BBC's Paul Adams talks to the people praying for co-existence between Sunnis and Shias, rejecting Isis' interpretation of Islam and its use of jihad ...
	British born extremist will only return when Islam runs the Palace Daily Star If and when I come back to Britain it will be when this Khilafah – this Islamic state – comes to conquer Britain and I come to raise the black flag of Islam ...
	Islamic state ― Dr Mahathir Mohamed The Malay Mail Online There are many interpretations of what constitutes an Islamic state. There are many states which call themselves Islamic and many which are ...
	View within Islam not as media portrays Lebanon Daily News For Muslims all over the world, Ramadan, the month of fasting, began last week. For devout Muslims, this means they will neither eat nor drink ...
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	Soup kitchens: why Islam has failed Malaysia Today ⋅ Super Admin Hence, what is the real issue surrounding the current soup kitchen controversy? Is it that the religious authorities are using our zakat/fitrah money to ...
	Video: Raymond Ibrahim Discusses 'Islam's Protestant Reformation' Jihad Watch ⋅ Raymond Ibrahim Video: Raymond Ibrahim Discusses 'Islam's Protestant Reformation' ... with Brian Lilley” discussing my recent article, “Islam's 'Protestant Reformation.
	WOMEN to ISLAM Islam News Room .com ⋅ Abdur Rahman Doi Many Women Enter Islam women_bg2. DATELINE: July 5, 2014 -- Large Number of Women Entering Islam Around the World. Both Muslims and ...
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	Isis enjoy disfiguring Islam BBC.com The BBC's Paul Adams talks to the people praying for co-existence between Sunnis and Shias, rejecting Isis' interpretation of Islam and its use of jihad ...

Around the Muslim World on Saturday 5 July 2014

A journey to Islam.

Source : Arab New

                                                                       

Are Sunni Muslim Women in India violating the Sharia as they demand an end to oral talaq and polygamy.

Source : http://twocircles.net/

                                                                       

NEWS

	Muslims say slaughterhouse proposal violates religious law SFGate (07-03) 17:39 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Muslim rights advocates in California are frustrated by a proposed state regulation on some slaughterhouses ...
	Muslim beards trending among Philadelphia non-Muslims www.worldbulletin.net Anthony Henderson, a fashion stylist from the state who also sports the beard, told the Muslim Mirror, “I can go to a corner store in Crenshaw or in ...
	Muslim student who called himself the 'Father of Terrorism' had twice attempted to join the Jihadist ... WalesOnline A Muslim student who posted a series of links to extremist videos on social media under the pseudonym “Father of Terrorism” had previously ...
	Muslim 7/7 bomb survivor: Islamophobic Britain makes me fear for my children Telegraph.co.uk July 7 was carried out by four Muslim males, with an incorrect ideology. Potentially, had their mothers been equipped and empowered, and nurtured ...
	House Muslim bloc won't support calls for PNoy impeachment InterAksyon MANILA, Philippines -- The Muslim bloc of the House of Representatives on Thursday said they won't support calls by some sectors to impeach ...
	Across the Muslim world, from dawn till dusk, the faithful go without food, drink or sex for the first ... Daily Mail In Indonesia, Muslims gathered in their hundreds to offer Friday prayers at the vast Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. Large-scale events have ...
	Ethiopian Muslims stage anti-government protest GlobalPost Hundreds of Muslims protesters demonstrated in Ethiopia on Friday, demanding the release of 17 of their leaders jailed under terrorism charges last ...
	Muslim Association Donates Food Rations For Ramadhan Coastweek Muslim Association Donates Food Rations For Ramadhan. Coastweek-- The Muslim Association Mombasa every year supports the poor and the ...

	Introducing Islam Oman Daily Observer The latest revelation of Islam started in Makkah, a city in Arabia, in 610 CE when Muhammad at the age of 40 received his first revelation from God ...
	British jihadist calls for 'flag of Islam' over Downing Street The Independent Speaking to interviewer Nicky Campbell, he said: “I have no intention of coming back to Britain, because I have come to revive the Islamic Khilafah.
	Islamic State jihadists seize key Syrian oilfield The Australian THE jihadist Islamic State, formerly known as the Islamic State of Islam in Syria and al-Sham, yesterday took control of a major Syrian oilfield on the ...
	Mushtaq-ul-Islam rebooked under PSA for 'highlighting rights violations' Kashmir Reader Srinagar: The government has rebooked chairman Muslim League Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat alias Mushtaq-ul-Islam under Public Safety Act and his ...
	Islamic State claims Shia mosque destruction Aljazeera.com Fighters from the Islamic State have demolished numerous Shia shrines and mosques in northern Iraq, according to photos published by the group on ...
	Spurt in Arab eateries shows how Islam shaping Indian food habits for ages Economic Times But the Arab label still seems to be a draw, and it is a reminder of how Islam and the Arab world (not always the same thing) have been major routes to ...
	Google's right to be forgotten hides Islamic marriage of Osborne's brother Telegraph.co.uk A news report about the conversion of George Osborne's brother to Islam has been hidden by Google. The article, published five years ago and ...
	Judiciary sentences Fatah al-Islam man to life The Daily Star BEIRUT: The Judicial Council Friday sentenced an Omani national, convicted of joining the disbanded Fatah al-Islam and fighting against the ...
	Malaysia truly 'Islamic' without hudud, Dr M says The Malay Mail Online Dr Mahathir reiterated that hudud would bring 'chaos and havoc' if implemented in Malaysia's multi-religious, multiracial society because Islam ...
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	ISIS, LATEST MISUNDERSTANDERERS OF ISLAM, NOW IN GAZA STRIP: Publicly Threaten ... Doug Ross @ Journal ⋅ directorblue "O ummah of Islam, the world today has been divided into two camps and two trenches … The camp of Islam and faith, and the camp of kufr (disbelief) ...

News around the Muslim World on Friday 4 July 2014

An Indian Sunni-Muslim speaks out against Sharia.

Source : http://www.firstpost.com/blogs

                                                                     

NEWS

	Filipino Muslims urged to abort Mecca trip due to MERS virus Inquirer.net A Pakistani offers afternoon prayers in front of a mural depicting the Kaaba and the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, during the Muslim holy ...
	Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood call 'day of anger' The Daily Star Relatives of a Muslim Brotherhood member who was sentenced to death react to the verdict outside a courtroom in Minya, Egypt June 21, 2014.
	Most Muslims don't care about the Isis Caliphate Telegraph.co.uk I am sorry to spoil the party, but the caliphate fantasy being peddled by Isis in Iraq and Syria is not of importance to most Muslims around the world.
	Muslim Brotherhood warns of “outright conflict” on anniversary of Mursi's ouster Asharq Alawsat English Riot police stand across from supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood during a demonstration at Cairo University in Cairo, Egypt, on Monday, May 20, ...
	Muslims welcome Modi's maiden parliament speech Khabar South Asia Muslims tentatively welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's June 11th speech to parliament, in which he expressed willingness to improve Muslims' ...
	Muslim foodies The Economist For years Britons hungry for halal food, especially meat, have tended to patronise specialist butchers in areas with large Muslim populations. Diners ...
	Jewish-Muslim family escapes Syrian civil war for Israel Jewish Telegraphic Agency JERUSALEM (JTA) — A Jewish-Muslim family from Syria escaped from the country's civil war to Israel. The family, made up of three generations, ...
	Muslim nations in the Middle East fear extremism Business Standard According to a Pew Research Centre survey, the majority of Middle Eastern countries with a large Muslim population fear Islamic extremism and ...
	Norway Seeks Muslim Suspected of Fighting in Syria NDTV Helsinki, Finland: Norway's intelligence service says it is seeking a Norwegian-born Muslim believed to have joined rebel ISIL fighters in the al-Qaida ...

	Islam expert: ISIS conflict 'annihilating Middle East Christians' Brnow (SBTS) -- Violence erupting in Iraq and Syria as the jihadist group Islamic state in Iraq (ISIS) declares an Islamic state is “annihilating Middle Eastern ...
	Islam is a long way from achieving enlightenment The Australian There is the kidnapping of hundreds of girls in Nigeria, abduction, forced marriage and conversion to Islam of Christian girls in Pakistan and Egypt, ...
	Introducing Islam Oman Daily Observer The Qur'an is God's word and His last message (testament) to humanity. It is a record of the exact words revealed by God through the Angel Gabriel to ...
	Fighting for Islam or Our Sects? Kashmir Reader First all religions other than Islam are obviously false, so we do not have to consider them. That leaves Islam. But among Muslims, some are 'Shi'tes ...
	An open door into Islam MiamiHerald.com The event, co-sponsored by the Coalition of South Florida Muslim Organizations and EMERGE USA, always takes place during the Islamic holy month ...
	Sunni Rebels, Scholars Reject ISIL Caliphate Onislam.net BAGHDAD – The declaration of a new Islamic“Caliphate” by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has been criticized by wide circles of Syrian ...
	The spirit of Islam: The inner meaning of fasting Oman Daily Observer Abdullah Yusuf Ali translates Taqwa to mean self-restrain. Self restrain of our passion and lust of all what is pleased to us, during fasting. Abstaining ...
	Felixia Yeap takes GIANT STEP into Islam, thanks mom for standing by her Malaysia Chronicle Felixia Yeap, the former Playboy bunny who announced last Friday that she was embracing Islam, said she felt “born again” on her birthday today ...
	Nigerian atheist freed from mental ward, held for blasphemy against Islam, gets death threats Daily Journal Bala said that since he renounced Islam and declared himself an atheist, he has not only lost the trust of his father and elder brother, but many friends.
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	Islam and Christianity, a peaceful coexistence? Insight Scoop | The Ignatius Press Blog ⋅ Carl Olson As headlines like the ones above become more and more common, we must again face the question of whether or not the Islamic vision of the world, ...
	Turkey and the American-style Islam Islamic Invitation Turkey ⋅ Behesti Zehra American Islam is a kind of way covering their faces with Islam, Sunnah, Qur'an but have nothing with the real Mohammadi Islam. This kind of Islam is ...
	CALL FOR PAPERS: International Conference on Islam and Science BMHC ⋅ Ashraf Ali CALL FOR PAPERS: 2nd International Conference on ISLAM AND SCIENCE: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE “FOOD AND MEDICINE”. 18th & 19th, ...
	Christianity and Islam: A Common Heritage? The Battle of Tours ⋅ Peter I would add to his points: that Islam specifically denies the Trinity of Christianity, calling it "blasphemous". With this central belief of Christianity denied ...

News around the Muslim World on Thursday 3 July 2014

Sunnis can you answer this? Of course not, only Ahmadis can!

Source : Pamelageller.com

                                                                          

Sunnis continue to dishonour women.

Source : http://blog.amnestyusa.org/

                                                                     

NEWS

	Local Muslim leaders reject Iraq extremists' call to arms Florida Times-Union A Northeast Florida Muslim leader decried as “silly” an extremist group's recent call for Muslims worldwide to help build an Islamic state in conquered ...
	China Bans Ramadan Fast in Muslim Northwest ABC News Students and civil servants in China's Muslim northwest, where Beijing is enforcing a security crackdown following deadly unrest, have been ordered ...
	Syria-Iraq 'caliph' incites Muslims to holy war Chicago Tribune DUBAI (Reuters) - The leader of the al Qaeda offshoot now calling itself the Islamic State has called on Muslims worldwide to take up arms and flock to ...
	Muslim shops and mosque damaged in Myanmar violence BBC News Muslim shops and a mosque have been damaged by Buddhist mobs in Myanmar's second city of Mandalay. The incident was apparently triggered by ...
	Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood biding its time Deutsche Welle One year after Egypt's military deposed Mohamed Morsi, the country's first Muslim Brotherhood president, members of the Islamist group say they have ...
	Australian Muslim extremist who spreads Jihad by social media is off to Syria to preach hate in new ... Daily Mail Cerantonio, who is known to capitalise on social media to recruit supporters for a world-wide jihad against the West and encourage Muslims to join the ...
	Muslim cemetery development application in Marulan rejected by council ABC Online The Goulburn-Mulwaree Council in the New South Wales Southern Tablelands has rejected a development application for a Muslim cemetery in the ...
	Muslim Aid distributes Ramazan food packets The News International Muslim Aid, a UK-based Muslim charity organisation, has distributed Ramazan food packs worth Rs7.8 million among 2,000 vulnerable and poor ...
	Muslim properties: more rot exposed The Observer (blog) In the second part of a three-part series on wrangles in Uganda's Muslim community, The Observer continues to report on the 60-page Joint Muslim ...
	Muslims have deeper problems than Bill Maher's caustic critique Los Angeles Times Can he be OK with Boko Haram, the Muslim rebel group in Nigeria that kidnapped hundreds of teenage girls and threatens to sell them into slavery?

	Islam should be encouraged to find enlightenment The Australian (blog) IF, as R. C. Warn says (Letters 2/7), Islam's problem is that it never had an Enlightenment, the answer is to give it one. Ireland's experience shows how ...
	Islamic State's Baghdadi calls for Muslims to fight until Rome is conquered Telegraph.co.uk Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the self-proclaimed leader of the Islamic State stretching across Iraq and Syria, has vowed to lead the conquest of Rome as he ...
	Introducing Islam Oman Daily Observer The two main sources of Islamic teachings are the Quran and Sunnah. The Quran is the last revealed word of God to mankind, and it is the prime ...
	Jaish al-Islam captures East Ghouta from IS Syria Direct Jaish al-Islam captured the strategic village of Medaa in East Ghouta from the Islamic State on Tuesday, reported the monitoring group the Syrian ...
	Islam in Africa Brnow Fasting and giving to the poor are important because they fulfill two of the five pillars of Islam. The other pillars include praying five times a day, ...
	What's in a name? Islamic banking rebrands in attempt to go mainstream Reuters July 2 (Reuters) - Islamic banking is based on core principles of the religion. So it is striking that some banks are removing the word "Islam" from their ...
	Hujjat al-Islam Farahzad speaks about rewards of fasting Ahlul Bayt News Agency - abna.ir Hujjat al-Islam Habibollah Farahzad spoke about the rewards of fasting from ahadith (narrations), in a sermon delivered at the Holy Shrine of Lady ...
	Radically Queer Islam: An Interview with the Cast of Coming Out Muslim Huffington Post Having roots within Islam as a queer activist, I was more than honored to invite castmates Wazina and Terna, to share a bit about themselves, their ...
	Islam: Greece; Council of State allows for mosque in Athens ANSAmed (ANSAmed) - ATHENS, JULY 2 - The Council of State gave the green light to the construction of a mosque in Athens, as GreekReporter website writes ...
	Repression no cure for challenge of political Islam CNN (blog) The events in Iraq, where the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has been mounting an offensive against the ill-prepared Iraqi army, raises important ...
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	Obama's Dance With Radical Islam FrontPage Magazine » FrontPage ⋅ Daniel Mandel Because he supports engagement with radical Islam – not merely moderate Muslims, Arab liberals, or secular reformers. Al-Qaeda notwithstanding ...
	Is there room for pacifism in Judaism and Islam? Jihadi Jew ⋅ Lee (Tzvi) Weissman Judaism and Islam both decry the intentional attack on innocents and the wanton destruction of property. We are not pacifist religions in principle.