Sunday 21 September 2014

News around the Muslim World on Sunday 21 September 2014


Pakistan is a signing ceremony away from becoming the associate member of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN).
The associate membership to the world’s top most particle physics will open the doors to science experiments and enable the country to participate in bids for contracts.
In a statement on Friday, the National Centre for Physics (NCP) said the CERN council at its meeting on September 18 had unanimously approved the application of Pakistan for the associate membership.


Source : www.dawn.com


The efforts of these young Indians and Pakistanis led to meetings in Lahore, Delhi and Davos, starting a conversation around the climate risk faced by both countries and challenging politicians to unite around the shared necessity of climate action.
Action is now needed more than ever. Climate change is both a challenge as well as an opportunity for these two nuclear nations. It is a risk that can no longer be ignored, and has to be managed.

Source : http://www.thethirdpole.net/


NEWS

Pope Albania Visit Showcases Muslim-Christian Ties
Its latest incarnation, however, is particularly poignant: 15 Muslim families chipped in to help rebuild it in a sign of the remarkable coexistence that ...


German Muslims Turn Out In Force For Nationwide Protest Against Islamic State
Muslims gather for Friday prayers on the street outside the Mevlana Moschee mosque on a nation-wide action day to protest against the Islamic State ...


Worker behind anti-Muslim email awarded nearly $30000 for unfair dismissal
A mining company employee who sent an email to his work colleagues that vilified Muslims has been awarded almost $30,000 in unfair dismissal ...


Muslim protest against child abuse to be held in Rotherham today
“For over 16 years the victims have had no justice or redress; British Muslim Youth feel this is a grotesque dereliction of the duty of care owed to victims ...


Larksville shuts down Muslim cemetery with resolution
As far as Dr. Ibrahim Almeky knows, the Islamic Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania can move forward with plans to construct a Muslim cemetery ...


Local Muslims condemn ISIS
At Friday's Jumah – the main weekly Muslim service – Imam M.A. Azeez told his 1,000 congregants at the Salam Islamic Center in Sacramento that ...


Voices of Faith: What role does music play in Hindu,Muslim faiths?
Verse 143 of Chapter 2 asks Muslims to be “… a moderate nation so that you could be an example for all people and the Prophet an example for you,” ...


Anti-muslim protest: Hundreds rally at proposed Sunshine Coast mosque
More than 200 anti-Muslim demonstrators shook placards stating: "Islam is plotting our destruction" and "Australia we have a problem" at the site of the ...


A Ten-Point Plan for Defeating ISIS andMuslim Fundamentalism
In doing research for my recent book, "Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here: Untold Stories from the Fight AgainstMuslim Fundamentalism," I interviewed ...


[UPDATE] Anti-Muslim Group Plastering Islamophobic Ads On MTA Buses, Subway Stations
[UPDATE BELOW] Some people spend $100K to find true love. Other people spend $100K to print racist Islamophobic advertisements on city buses ...

Muslim scholars appeal to Islamic State to release British hostage
Three high-profile British Muslim clerics have made a direct appeal to the Islamic State (Isil) to release the British hostage Alan Henning, warning that ...


El-Sissi: If I hadn't intervened, radicalIslam would have pushed Egypt into civil war
He told AP that Egyptians had realized the danger of “political Islam” and that if he had not acted, the Arab world's most populous nation would have ...


FBI Terror Threat Assessment makes no mention of Islam
To the latter point, there is a glaring omission: no mention of Islamic terrorism. Instead, the report singles out as terror threats “anti-government militia ...


Rise Up Australia leader Danny Nalliah calls Islam a 'death cult'
He described Islamic terrorism as too narrow a description and said that the religion itself was a terrorist group. "ISIS isn't a death cult, Islam is a death ...


Islam: The Principle Of Correct Human Development (8)

Pakistan looks for its next spymaster as ISI chief Zahir-ul-Islam gets set to retire
ISI Director General Lieutenant-General Zahir-ul-Islam is set to retire from his post on October 1. The choice of who succeeds him is crucial in a nation ...


Ideology, Islam and Obama: Going to War on a Misunderstanding
“In conclusion, neither ISIS, nor John Kerry nor al-Azhar and certainly not the Saudi ruling dynasty speak on behalf of the 'true Islam.” - As'ad ...


The Islamic State Is Upset With The French Government's New Name For Them
ISIS, IS, the Islamic State, ISIL -- the international community can't seem to decide what to call the Islamicextremists who have been terrorizing the ...


How Much Alcohol Does Islam Allow?
The general rule in Islam is that any beverage that get people intoxicated when taken is unlawful, both in small and large quantities, whether it is ...


BLOGS
Shocking Anti-Islam Ad Campaign Coming To New York City Buses And Subways
Zero Hedge  Tyler Durden
A second ad contains a 1940s photo of a pro-Nazi Palestinian leader chatting with Adolf Hitler under the headline, “Islamic Jew-Hatred: It's in the ...


Distorting Islam
A Mid-East Journal  Neville Teller
Writing in the London Daily Telegraph on September 18, Dr Hasanat Husain, a prominent British Muslim, depicts the Islamic State as “composed of ...


We are wrong (stupid) to allow Obama (a usurper andIslam supporter) to lead a defense against ...
ofthehighest  Everest Wilhelmsen
This is Obama's strategy when he says “No boots on the ground.” As an Islamsupporter he has intentionally wasted our sacrifices in the Middle East, ...


US media can be skewed when it comes to Islam
The Real Singapore  therealsingapore
The commentary “Why a beheading makes us feel different” (Sept 17) failed to clarify that the Islamic State is unrepresentative of Islam and account for ...


The Islam we do not like: Nandgopal R Menon
Kafila  Nivedita Menon
Guest post by NANDGOPAL R MENON Some recent posts on Kafila have identified a “movement of sorts” in South Asian Islam - A Short Memoir On ...


PROTECTING PAMELA GELLER'S 1st AMENDMENT RIGHTS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ...
Desertpeace  desertpeace
But a judge ruled that rejecting the ads violated Geller's First Amendment rights. * Shocking anti-Islam ad campaign coming to MTA buses, subway ...


The Scandal of the Cross for Islam
Facing Islam Blog  Zosimas
We are approaching the Feast Day of The Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross - to give the Feast its full title – this coming ...


Saturday 20 September 2014

News around the Muslim World on Saturday 20 September 2014


With the Arctic warming twice as fast as the rest of the globe, Arctic summer sea ice has declined by about 30 percent since 1979. Sea ice experts said changes wrought by global warming are responsible for both the Arctic's long-term decline and Antarctica's surprising increase. However, the link between climate change and melting ice is clearer in the Arctic than in Antarctica.


Source : Christian Science Monitor


NEWS

Anti-Islam ad campaign to run on New York City buses and subways
Nyc bus MTA Geller's posters will appear on a hundred MTA buses across New York. Photograph: New York Daily News Archive/NY Daily News via ...


Jordan Plans Crackdown on Unauthorized Mosques to Combat Radical Islam
AMMAN—In a new push to combat radical Islam, Jordanian authorities are developing plans to crack down on the construction of thousands of ...


Ideology, Islam and Religion
They are all rounding it up, but the criticism about the Obama administration's specific understanding about its cavalry charge against the Islamic State ...


Anti-Islamic Ads Coming To NYC Transit System
Anti-Islamic ads that will begin appearing on 100 New York City buses and two subway entrances. (credit: CBS 2) ...


China's war on terror becomes all-out attack on Islam in Xinjiang
China's campaign against separatism and terrorism in its mainly Muslim west has now become an all-out war on conservative Islam, residents here ...


France Abandons the 'Islamic State' Name — and Starts Calling the Terror Group Something That ...
France appears to have abandoned the term “IslamicState” to describe the terror group wreaking havoc across the Middle East and replaced it with a ...


Canada barely understands its battle against Islamic State
The Islamic State, against which the United States and assorted real or erstwhile allies have now declared war, in a manner of speaking, beheaded ...


John Kerry: US At War With The 'Enemy of Islam'
Kerry responded: “If you're more comfortable calling it a war against this enemy of Islam then please do so. We're happy to call it that.” So its official: ...


France ditching the 'Islamic State' name - and replacing it with 'Daesh' label
At first, many called it the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). However, due to differences over how the name should be translated from the Arabic, ...


BLOGS

Women in Islam – a Wider Perspective
Iraq Business News  Editor
It is un-Islamic for Muslim women to laugh out loud in public. At least, this is what was stated by a senior Turkish cabinet member early summer 2014.


Kerry Echoes Obama: 'The Islamic State Is Not Islamic'
Sweetness & Light  Steve
Secretary of State John Kerry insisted Thursday that the Islamic State is notIslamic, underscoring the effort to distinguish the terror group from ...


US Cardinal Praises Islam, Slams ISIL
The Ugly Truth  tonyfromindiana
ed note (Tony)...You can bet your bottom dollar that Pope Frank received a call from Tel Aviv, about the good Cardinal. Link here.


WEB
Islam themes
Islam themes. by alicearturia ... islamic 4 palestine. by hamzus on 2010-04-07. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 1 139 users. Add + Add. I Love ALLAH & islam.


Chabot: It's the 'Islamic' State, Not 'Methodist State or the Episcopalian State or the Baptist State'
Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) said he's among the Americans who were "shocked" to hear President Barack Obama tell the nation that the Islamic State is not ...






Friday 19 September 2014

News around the Muslim World on Friday 19 September 2014


Spare 15 minutes for Allah!


Source : Mubaligh on-line



Blasphemy is punishable by death under Pakistani law, and accusations of blasphemy have inspired a rising tide of vigilante killings in recent years that are seen as a sign of growing intolerance in the country.

Human rights groups say the laws are frequently abused in pursuit of personal or professional grudges.

Dr. Auj, who was considered a progressive liberal in his field, had written 15 books about Islam and was a regular participant in television debates about religious issues, according to a profile on the University of Karachi website.


Sources : The New York Times

Muhammad Shakil Auj

Astronomers have just discovered the smallest known galaxy that harbors a huge, supermassive black hole at its core. The relatively nearby dwarf galaxy may house a supermassive black hole at its heart equal in mass to about 21 million suns. The discovery suggests that supermassive black holes may be far more common than previously thought.


Source : The Christian Science Monitor


NEWS

Targets of raids believe it is "war onIslam"
It's a war on Islam just because we grow our beards. They want to label us as a terrorist, or supporters of IS, whatever, that's up to you." he said.


British Hostage John Cantlie Fronts NewIslamic State Video 'Defending' Terror Group
An extraordinary new propaganda video has been published showing a British journalist held hostage byIslamic State in Syria appearing to defend ...


Terror raids in Australia nab 15 allegedly linked to Islamic State, some who planned public ...
In what was called the largest anti-terror operation in Australian history, police have arrested 15 people allegedly linked to the Islamic State, some who ...


Saudi to restore Egypt's 'beacon of moderate Islam'
Cairo (AFP) - Saudi Arabia has agreed to fund the restoration of Cairo's Al-Azhar mosque in recognition of its role as a "beacon of moderate Islam," the ...


The Key to Defeating ISIS Is Islam
America needs Islam -- not to convert people to the religion, but as the antidote to the toxic and threatening ideology of ISIS. Bombs cannot destroy ...


Queensland 'Open Mosque Day' to better understanding of Islam
Queensland's Islamic community will announce an annual Queensland Mosque Day from 2015 to encourage people to learn about the Muslim faith, ...


The Dutch war on Islam
One of his colleagues in parliament was Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali-born former Muslim activist who published books that expose Islam's oppressive ...


Obama Is Wrong That ISIS Is 'NotIslamic'
"Now let's make two things clear: ISIL is not 'Islamic.' No religion condones the killing of innocents, and the vast majority of ISIL's victims have been ...


BLOGS

Redneck Oklahoma State Rep. John Bennet Ups the Ante, Says Islam is
loonwatch.com  Garibaldi
Racist ex-Marine Rep. John Bennett who fought in Iraq now says 'Islam must be cut out of America.' Won't fess up to the fact that he supported an ...


Australian Police Foil Islam Beheading Plot
More than 800 police officers in Sydney, Australia launched raids on homes of suspect Islamic terrorists. At least 15 Islamists were arrested in a plot to.


Islam and the West: The problem in a nutshell
Questions and Observations  Bruce McQuain
An interesting article I think you'll want to read. At least I found it interesting. It discusses the foundations of Islam and why, essentially, it is really not a ...


Zahid argues his Malay rights and Islam thrusts won't outweigh other constitutional rights
Malaysia Today  Super Admin
(Malay Mail Online) – Umno's focus on four “key thrusts” related to Malay rights and Islam will not weigh on other provisions in the Federal Constitution ...


Australia: Anglican Leader Blames Islam For Rise Of ISIS, Hits Obama For Claiming Islam Has ...
Infidel Bloggers Alliance  Pastorius
The Anglican Dean of Sydney, Phillip Jensen, has described Islam as “false” and attacked the religion for the rise of Islamic State. “It's time to face the ...


is islam the greatest enemy of christianity?
DAVEMIERS.COM  davemiers
The greatest enemy of our faith today is not communism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Atheism, or even Islam. Our greatest enemy is...


Music in Islam Series: The Healing Power of Music
Ismailimail  Ismailimail Blog
(2) Development of Music (3) The Art of Music in Islam The Ikhwan al-Safa (Brethren of Purity) was a brotherhood that flourished in Basra, in Iraq, ...


WEB
Conversion between Islam and Christianity: Gender and religious change among the Yoruba of ...
'Conversion between Islam and Christianity: Gender and religious change among the Yoruba of Southwest Nigeria' ...


Conference on Islamic Thought IV / Seminar PemikiranIslam IV
... on Islamic Thought IV / Seminar Pemikiran Islam IV. Organizer : Jabatan Akidah Dan Pemikiran Islam, Akademi Pengajian Islam, Universiti Malaya.


WhyIslam
Brazilian Ex-Gangster Accepts Islam Meet Umair. He took his shahadah a few months ago in Brazil. He shares his transition from street life to Islam.


Islam and modernisation in Indonesian popular and visual culture
PhD defence ceremony. Indonesia, the world's largest muslim country, is increasingly modernising. Leonie Schmidt looks at how Islamic modernities ...