News Around the Muslim World on Wednesday 20 August 2014

415 children killed in Israel's attacks on Gaza. 298 airline passengers shot out of the sky, suspected culprits: Russian-armed separatists in Ukraine. Outrageously, the UK’s still selling weapons - including bomb and missile parts! - to both Israel and Russia. But now’s our best chance to stop it. 

Arms for Israel - Lahori-Ahmadis support a ban; join us.

Source : Avaaz

                                                                                

Imam Mohamed Magid & Rabbi Michael G. Holzman make a joint statement on the situation in Gaza and the state of Israel. 

Jewish-Sunni Muslim joint statement on Gaza and Israel

Source : Northern Virginia Hebrew Congregation

                                                                                    

few weeks ago, Fahid Aziz Rasoul, in his early 20s, made wooden furniture at a little shop in his small Iraqi village. Today he wears a war-worn bulletproof vest with a semi-automatic assault rifle slung over his shoulder. An ancient-looking knife hangs from his belt. It's a family heirloom.

Sunni Muslims fight and kill Sunni Muslims

Source : http://www.foreignpolicy.com/

                                                                             

The reality of Pakistan’s women continues to confound easy categorization. They have been going to school and university, holding down jobs and earning money for several generations now. Yet they still live with widespread gender-based violence, society’s acceptance of women as property, and a widespread belief that they don’t deserve education, jobs or an existence outside the domestic sphere.

Rights of women in Pakistan

Source : The New York Times

                                                                                

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	Muslim leaders reject Tony Abbott's proposed new terrorism laws Sydney Morning Herald Muslim leaders across Australia have denounced as unjust, unjustified and hypocritical proposed new counter-terrorism laws and they have refused to ... Muslim groups reject new terror laws - Yahoo!7 News Muslim groups reject new terror laws - SBS Full Coverage
	Kuwait detains Muslim cleric suspected of funding militants: security source Reuters KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait detained a prominent Sunni Muslim cleric at the Gulf state's airport on Wednesday after the United States included him on ...
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	Terror laws not 'anti-Muslim': Hockey SBS Treasurer Joe Hockey says the government's planned anti-terror laws won't unfairly target Muslims and are about protecting all Australians.

	Islamic State video shows conversion of Yazidis to Islam Yahoo News BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamic State, a militant group that witnesses and officials say has executed hundreds of members of Iraq's Yazidis, has ... Obama: US won't stop confronting Islamic State, appalled by Foley murder -Washington Times Islamic State militants claim to have killed US journalist James Foley - The Guardian Why a beheading? A look at Islamic State's tactic - Sydney Morning Herald Full Coverage
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	Mark Christian's Journey From Islam to Jesus Christ FrontPage Magazine » FrontPage ⋅ Frontpagemag.com After his conversion from Islam to Christianity, Dr. Christian dedicated his life and work to the proposition that “the first victims of Islam are the Muslim ...
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News Around the Muslim World on Tuesday 19 August 2014

The sight of prominent Muslim figures and organisations tripping over themselves when they race to condemn on national TV, you can't help but think, how different it is when let's say white Britons or Americans commit similar crimes, or Christians or any other ethnic, racial or religious group - this apologetic syndrome has affected Muslims exclusively.

Not in my name!

Source : Huffington Post

                                                                         

John Lewis, the famous store in London, has signed a contract with two schools to sell hijab. Islam does not prescribe any form of dress for Muslims. The only requirement is that the dress should be modest. 

Islam is OK as long as you can make money out of it.

Source : www.metro.co.uk

                                                                                   

Before birds really took off, the skies of prehistoric Earth belonged to the pterosaurs. These winged reptiles soared around the planet during the time of their relatives, the dinosaurs.

More on Evolution

Source : Christian Science Monitor

Contributor : Our Science Reporter

                                                                                            

NEWS

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	Muslim leaders reject PM talks Herald Sun Mr Abbott took to radio ahead of similar talks in Sydney on Monday to call for “moderate Muslims” to speak out against threats and for migrants to join ... Muslim group says PM's remarks 'put us in the crosshairs' of bigots - The Australian Full Coverage
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	Saudi top cleric blasts Al-Qaeda, IslamicState as 'enemy No 1' of Islam Economic Times RIYADH: Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh today blasted Al-Qaeda and Islamic State jihadists as "enemy number one" of Islam, in a ... Grand Mufti, Saudi's Top Islamic Leader: Islamic State And Al-Qaeda Are 'Enemy Number One Of ... - Huffington Post Saudi top cleric blasts al-Qaeda, IS as Islam's number one enemy - Middle East Eye Islamic State is our top enemy: Saudi mufti - Aljazeera.com Full Coverage
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News Around the Muslim World on Monday 18 August 2014

Like many stories that pertain to the persecuted community, it is difficult to find people who will speak to journalists without requesting anonymity.

It is no different in People’s Colony, where terrified residents from the community are desperate for their plight to come to a logical end, but afraid to be named for fear of being persecuted further.

Only the dead are identified, because they no longer have to live in fear.

Burn Ahmadi burn!

Source : www.Dawn.com

                                                                        

It is no secret that many Arab countries despise Palestinians and subject them to apartheid laws and strict security measures that deny them most basic rights.

The mistreatment of Palestinians at the hands of their Arab brothers is an issue that is rarely mentioned in the mainstream media in the West. Most journalists prefer to look the other way when a story lacks an anti-Israel perspective.

Arabs hate Palestinians!

Source : www.gatestoneinstitute.org

                                                                               

A group called Lehava, which organised the wedding demonstration, has harassed Jewish-Arab couples in the past, often citing religious grounds for their objections to intermarriage. But they have rarely protested at the site of a wedding.

Jewish demonstrations at Jewish-Muslim marriage

http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/world/2014/08/140818_protest_over_jews_muslim_marriage_mb.shtml

Sources : www.dailymail.co.uk and http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/world 

Contributor : Dr Adnan Javaid Meer, Our Staff Reporter (Sri Lanka)

                                                                                

NEWS

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	Islam in Australia: Living and dying for the flag of Allah The Daily Telegraph A SENIOR leader of radical Sydney-based Islamic organisation al-Risalah has denounced the Australian flag, as the group's supporters posted ...
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	Peace under Islam requires submission Blazing Cat Fur ⋅ Blazing Catfur A few basic facts will help us all, Muslim and non-Muslim alike, get past the stereotypes to understand the history of Islam and the events that alarm us ...