News around the Muslim World on Wednesday 24 September 2014

A few minutes to know your religions.

Lesson on Islam in Urdu

Source : Mubaligh on-line

Since at least 2002, the United States has employed unmanned aerial vehicles as a key tactical weapon in the global war on terror. Although used to target militants in a range of countries, drone strikes have been particularly prevalent in the tribal areas of northwestern Pakistan, a known staging ground for al Qaeda and related Islamist forces. Drone attacks have undermined the al Qaeda leadership that coordinated the 9/11 attacks, but they also have slain hundreds of civilians.

This is what the West does not see about the drone war.

Source : www.foreignpolicy.com

Beginning Monday night – around 10:29 pm EDT, to be precise – the Earth will reach a point in its orbit known as the equinox, where the sun shines directly on the equator, favoring neither the Northern nor Southern Hemisphere. For just one day, both hemispheres of the Earth experience 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness, before parting temporal ways. 

Why do we celebrate equinoxes?

Source : Christian Science Monitor

“IS is openly distributing pamphlets in big cities like Peshawar,” said Khan, a journalist in Peshawar, who did not want to reveal his full name. “This is evidence that they have done their homework and are willing to gain influence in the region.”

ISIL arrives in Pakistan

Source : www.newrepublic.com

NEWS

	Muslim groups denounce anti-Islam ads on NYC buses Al Jazeera America Muslim groups are denouncing the anti-Islamic advertisements slated to run on New York City buses next week, calling them hateful and vitriolic.
	'The Muslim faith is not to blame for ISIL' Aljazeera.com For British Muslims, it was doubly distressing that this evil act was carried out, apparently, by a British Muslim. The Muslim community here ...
	Peaceful advocate for Muslim Uighurs in China sentenced to life in prison The Guardian A court in the Xinjiang region of north-west China sentenced the country's most prominent peaceful advocate for the rights of Muslim Uighur people to ... Ilham Tohti: Why Chinese court gave life sentence to Muslim Uighur scholar -Christian Science Monitor Full Coverage
	Government donation to Muslim Charities Forum denounced as "madness" Telegraph.co.uk A government department donated £18,000 to a charity coalition with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, a group whose activities Britain has vowed to ...
	Politicians, Religious Leaders Denounce Anti-Muslim Bus Ads CBS Local 23, 2014, in which religious leaders and lawmakers denounced anti-Muslim ads being placed on New York City buses and at subway stations. (credit: ...
	The muslim candidate in maharashtra Indian Express Their community may be demanding greater political representation, butMuslim candidates drew fewer votes from one election to the next in ...
	British Muslim speaks at synagogue Sun Sentinel The audience at Temple Emanu-El in Palm Beach recently sat mesmerized as Kasim Hafeez, a BritishMuslim of Pakistani decent, described his ...
	Coalition splits on Muslim relations as National MP George Christensen adds voice to calls for ... Sydney Morning Herald Muslim leaders described their community as "on edge" on Tuesday as Queensland National George Christensen added his voice to Liberal senator ...
	Cong must attack Muslim zealots too, Digvijaya says Times of India Singh said the party needs to attack Muslimfundamentalism as strongly as it pounces upon Hindu fanaticism, saying its absence had given extra ...

	Jacqui Lambie's Islam slur: the rhetoric changes, the bigots stay the same The Guardian Two decades ago the rightwing said we would be 'swamped by Asians', but no longer. Even Pauline Hanson's old party has made the shift to stoking ...
	Islamic extremist shot dead, two police officers stabbed outside Endeavour Hills police station in ... The Daily Telegraph AN Islamic extremist who made repeated threats against the Prime Minister last night stabbed two police before being shot dead by officers in a ...
	Isis vs Islamic State vs Isil vs Daesh: What do the different names mean – and why does it matter? The Independent As the international fight continues against Islamicextremists waging a bloody campaign to establish a caliphate in Iraq and Syria, the debate about ...
	Controversial Anti-Jihadist Ads AboutIslam to Run on New York City Buses Christian Post A series of six controversial ads seeking to "tell the truth" about Islam and jihad are set to run on 100 New York City buses next week, arguing that ... New York politicians criticize anti-Islam ads due to run on buses - Jerusalem Post Full Coverage
	Obama and Islam: A Tale of Three Speeches RealClearPolitics Presuming to understand Islam better than those who are undertaking jihad in its name, Obama declared that "ISIL is not 'Islamic.'" The reason he ...
	James Cook children's nurse sacked over online comments on homosexuality, Islamand disabled ... Gazette Live A children's nurse was sacked after posting abusive comments about homosexuality, Islam and disabled people on social media, a tribunal heard.
	Scholar to speak in Wausau on Islam misportrayal Wausau Daily Herald WAUSAU – A leading scholar of anthropology will speak in Wausau about howIslam's portrayal in the media shapes Americans' view of Muslims.
	Germany Raids Homes of Suspected Militants for Helping Islamic State Wall Street Journal BERLIN—German police on Tuesday searched the homes of seven suspected Islamic extremists for allegedly funneling vehicles to the Sunni militant ...
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	Once Again, Anti-Islam Ads Go Up on New York City Transit Colorlines ⋅ Jamilah King Once again, a major American transit system has become a hotbed of racial hate. On Monday the American Freedom Defense Initiative, a far-right ...
	It's Time to Take the Islamic State Seriously Crisis Magazine ⋅ Rev. James V. Schall, S.J. Islam has no central or definitive body or figure authorized to define what exactly it is. Opinions about its essence and scope vary widely according to ...
	'Not Islamic'? John Hawkins' Right Wing News ⋅ Dennis Prager President Obama declared in his recent address to the nation that “ISIL is notIslamic.” But how does he know? On what basis did the president of the ..
	Robert Spencer on “Trying to Make Islam Un-Islamic” RUTHFULLY YOURS ⋅ Ruth King Robert came on the program to discuss Trying to Make Islam Un-Islamic, analyzing the danger of our leaders ' attempt to dissociate Islam from the ...
	Islamophobia(Fear of Islam), How Bad Is It? Opinion Nigeria ⋅ OpinionNigeria Of all religion in the world, Islam is seen as the most violent. It encourages violence and advocates for http://stoneip.info/best-online-casinos disparity ...
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	Duaa Party chief calls for distinction between extremism and 'true Islam' Jordan Times He reiterated the importance of differentiating between the “true Islam” and those extremists who commit “brutal crimes” against innocent people.
	Runa Islam Visit Gent The work of visual artist and filmmaker Runa Islam alters, disrupts or enhances existing visual mechanisms and architectural structures. This exhibition ...
	'Not Islamic'? National Review Online President Obama declared in his recent address to the nation that “ISIL is notIslamic.” But how does he know? On what basis did the president of the ...
	George Weigel on Pope Benedict XVI, Regensburg, and the Future of Islam eppc.org GW: There is a battle within both Sunni and Shia Islam for the future of that religion. On the one hand there are those who want to see Islam develop in ...
	Obama and Islam: A tale of three speeches Hot Air But in making the valid distinction five years ago between Islam and Muslim extremists, the president committed the same error that he made two ...

News around the Muslim World on Tuesday 23 September 2014

Spare a few minutes to learn about Islam.

Lesson on Islam in Urdu.

Source : Mubaligh on-line

. . . the Pew researchers conclude, “a growing share of the American public wants religion to play a role in U.S. politics.” Those affiliated with a religion, particularly evangelicals, Protestants, and Catholics, “have become significantly more supportive of churches and other houses of worship speaking out about political issues and political leaders talking more often about religion.”

Is secularism in the US retreating?

Source : Religion Dispatches

NEWS

	Young British Muslims Use #NotInMyName to Denounce ISIS Newsweek Young Muslim activists in the UK are using social media to add their voices to the fight-back against Islamic State (ISIS). In a campaign organised by ... #Notinmyname: Muslims speak out against Islamic State - USA TODAY Muslim youths counter Islamic State with #NotInMyName Twitter campaign - Christian Science Monitor Muslims Are Speaking Out Against ISIS To Say: You Do Not Rep
	Muslim leaders rally against Islamic State in Oklahoma City Washington Times Muslim leaders rallied in Oklahoma City on Friday to denounce the Islamic State group and condemn recent remarks by a Republican state ...
	North Texas Muslim leaders condemn ISIS and its violence Dallas Morning News (blog) North Texas Muslim leaders condemned the “horrific barbarism” of the Islamic State, the Sunni extremist group dominating crucial portions of Iraq and ...
	Arab and Muslim states question Israel's right to defend itself at UNHRC Jerusalem Post Two major groups of Arab and Muslim states questioned Israel's right to defend itself against Hamas in Gaza this when addressing the United Nations ...
	Leader of Egypt's outlawed MuslimBrotherhood, 104 others referred to trial on murder charges Fox News CAIRO – Egypt's top prosecutor has referred the leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and 104 supporters to trial on charges of murder and ...
	Muslim unity needed to end terror in Mideast: Iran FM Press TV Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has emphasized the importance of unity in theMuslim world, calling for efforts to fend off divisions ...
	Anti-Terror Muslims Rally in Toronto Against Radical Islam Breitbart News On September 21, 2014, Muslims Facing Tomorrow held a public rally in Queen's Park, Toronto, on the steps of the Legislature, “in Support for minority ...

	Blair: Radical Islam Is A 'Global Problem' Sky News Speaking to Sky's Adam Boulton from New York, the former prime minister said defeating the forces of radical Islam will need a "global response". Tony Blair: 'Ground troops are necessary to fight Islamic State - diplomacy will not defeat them' - The Independent Tony Blair joins the argument that ISIS is not Islam in a CNN interview -DigiNews Full Coverage
	I did not criticise Islam in 'Lajja': Taslima Nasrin Indian Express Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin says she did not criticise Islam in her controversial novel “Lajja” and the fatwa against her is because of her ...
	Muslim groups denounce anti-Islamads on NYC buses Al Jazeera America Muslim groups are denouncing the anti-Islamicadvertisements slated to run on New York City buses next week, calling them hateful and vitriolic.
	'Forces of darkness' tarnish Islam: Saudi crown prince New Vision Islam has been tarnished by "forces of darkness" and Saudi Arabia should do more to protect its youth from violent extremism, the kingdom's second ... Saudi Crown Prince: 'forces of darkness' tarnish Islam - Al-Arabiya Full Coverage
	THE TRANSCENDENTAL WEST AND ISLAM Daily Sabah Concrete religious belief collapsed in Europe in the third quarter of the 19th century, with Britain and France, in particular, no longer taking religion ...
	Islam Where You're From, IslamWhere You're At (Part 2) ChicagoNow (blog) This is the second post of my three part series. I should note that this blog post covers my perception of Islam in relation to (primarily) other religions ...
	BLOGS
	Sharia in Sweden: New Law Criminalizes Criticism ofIslam JEWSNEWS ⋅ Eliyokim Cohen Any Swede who offends or insult “immigrants” (Euro-speak for Muslims) or immigration (hijra) will be subject to prosecution. That is Islamic law. Danish ...
	China's war on terror becomes all-out attack on Islamin Xinjiang loonwatch.com ⋅ Emperor China's campaign against separatism in its mainly Muslim west has now become an all-out war on conservative Islam.
	Christians Living Under Islam Eastern Christian Books ⋅ Dr. Adam DeVille Perhaps now more than ever, the world is aware of the plight of Eastern Christians under Islam. But scholarship is still emerging on those many and ...
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	Reply Twitter State rep stands by anti-Islam comments: "Islam is not even a religion" ... @HuffingtonPost he may argue Islam isn't a religion, he will however lose ...
	Pamela Geller wants you to know something aboutIslam... Daily Kos Both Islam and Judaism are a mix of politics and spirituality, their major prophets where both political and religious leaders. No one should be ...

News around the Muslim World on Monday 22 September 2014

British politicians and the media seem to be trapped in an endless debate over the question of curbing both violent and non-violent extremism within the Muslim community. 

Is it true that British government funds extremist Muslim charities?

Source : Gatestone Institute

The MTA concluded it was reasonably foreseeable that displaying the advertisement would imminently incite or provoke violence or other immediate breach of the peace, and so harm, disrupt, or interfere with safe, efficient, and orderly transportation operations. Under the MTA's viewpoint-neutral advertising standards, the agency can prohibit advertisements that violate that standard.

Anti-Muslim dreams up new advertisements.

Source : nymag.com

Pamela Gellar who has paid for anti-Muslim advertisements.  

NEWS

	We are the ones being terrorised,Muslims say Sydney Morning Herald A backlash of hate crimes against the Muslim community after the police raids last week has also sparked a rash of social media comments such as ...
	Twin visions of Islamic Feminism Split Muslim Community Daily Beast When Washington D.C.-based writer and feminist activist Jennifer Zobair decided to marry a Muslim man and convert to Islam 15 years ago, she was ...
	Muslim body welcomes PM Narendra Modi's statement on community Indian Express A body of Muslim intellectuals, on Sunday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement lauding the patriotism of Muslims in the country.
	The Muslim Brotherhood and IS are not the same thing Middle East Monitor The Muslim Brotherhood is the oldest and most influential Islamist movement in the Arab world. It was founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hassan Al-Banna, ...
	Rural wrestling marks Hindu Muslim brotherhood in Jammu and Kashmir Daily News & Analysis Rural wrestling, better known to some as 'Dangal', has become a symbol of Hindu-Muslim brotherhood and secularism in this part of Jammu and ...
	Fears of Violence in Mixed Areas as Jewish, MuslimHolidays May Collide in Once in 30 ... Algemeiner While both religions base timekeeping on a lunar calendar, Jewish law stipulates the day and length of the fast to the minute, while Muslim religious ...
	Goulburn Jail prison riot sparked byMuslim inmates shouting 'Allah Akbar' days after terror raids Daily Mail One of Australia's toughest jails was in lockdown on Sunday after Muslim inmates shouting 'Allah Akbar' sparked a riot. Prison officers at Goulburn jail, ...
	Muslims beat terror group at their own game NEWS.com.au Muslim youth from the UK and beyond have rushed to add their voices to the campaign, with tweets and Instagram posts calling IS “un-Islamic” and ...

	Islam is a religion of enemies in pieces The Daily Telegraph According to the Bush protocol, any mention of Islamic terrorism must be followed by a disclaimer pointing out that Islamic terrorism is nothing to do ...
	Twin visions of Islamic Feminism Split Muslim Community Daily Beast When Washington D.C.-based writer and feminist activist Jennifer Zobair decided to marry a Muslim man and convert to Islam 15 years ago, she was ...
	'Divisive' Anti-Islam Adverts Featuring Murdered Hostage James Foley Shown on New York Buses International Business Times UK "Controversial during its first run for calling jihadis 'savages', now this ad has been abundantly vindicated by the savagery of the Islamic State," she ...
	Concern over government plan that may force Jewish schools to teach Islam Jewish Chronicle The move is designed to tackle Islamic extremism spreading in schools following the 'Trojan Horse' allegations in Birmingham earlier this year, when ...
	The Ancient War Between the Judeo-Christian West and Islam Breitbart News Would Islamic invaders demolish the Vatican, as the Taliban dynamited Afghanistan's Buddhas of Bamyan in 2001? Or would they settle merely for ...
	Young Muslims Demand ISIS Stop Terrorizing in the Name of Islam With #NotInMyName RYOT While history of how the Islamic State began is a complicated one, one thing is for sure: Their beliefs are twisted and completely misrepresent the ...
	Stuttering Kerry Admits America is at War...With the 'Enemy of Islam' Town Hall Obama is so determined to separate his beloved and respected Islam from ISIS that he is torturing the truth, the language, and logic to make the ...
	Islamic State recruiting women to 'have kids and cook' Los Angeles Times Months after declaring an Islamic caliphate, IslamicState, which has seized large swaths of Syria and Iraq, is seeking to address a need of any viable ...
	Former One Nation candidate likens Islam to Nazism 4BC (blog) Wisdom and Truth is everywhere on Scotland decides If you take the time to look, if you open your ears and your eyes and if you look behind the ...
	How Qatar is Funding the Rise of RadicalIslam Breitbart News Few outsiders have noticed, but radical Islamists now control Libya's capital. These militias stormed Tripoli last month, forcing the official government ...
	BLOGS
	Tony Blair: Islamic State's ideology “based in a complete perversion of the proper faith of Islam” Jihad Watch ⋅ Robert Spencer He says that the free world must combat the ideology of the Islamic State, while retailing the usual soothing fictions about where its ideology comes ...
	Fearing Political Islam: Why Was Gaza Betrayed Cyrano's Journal Today ⋅ rowan wolf Political Islam, especially that which is affiliated with moderate Islamic ideology known as al-Wasatiyyah (roughly translated as 'moderation') swept-up ...
	Is the Religion of Islam Necessary? Infidel Bloggers Alliance ⋅ WC The religions of the West – Judaism, Christianity and Islam – all believe that we are born with a soul that needs to be saved – the reason for many of ...
	Leader of terrorist group Fata al-Islam Ali al-Hinawi assassinated yesterday in Lattakia Islamic Invitation Turkey ⋅ Behesti Zehra Leader of terrorist group Fata al-Islam Ali al-Hinawi assassinated yesterday in Lattakia. Assassinations of terrorist leaders have increased ten fold in ...
	French Justice: Prison for Insulting Islam The Eponymous Flower ⋅ Tancred (Paris) Double standards of anti-Christian political correctness have been proven by French judge. They have condemned two women because they ...
	The Islamic State . . . of Saudi Arabia National Review Online The Islamic State . . . of Saudi Arabia - Between beheadings, they'll help train the “moderate” Syrian rebels.