News around the Muslim World on Wednesday 24 December 2014

Unlike millions of fellow Santa letter-writers, Peshimams are not Christian but Muslim. And they live in Karachi, the teeming megacity in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. They have nevertheless embraced the holiday because it makes sense, Gibran Peshimam said.

Santa arrives in Karachi!

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	Britain still grappling with controversial review of theMuslim Brotherhood The Guardian A member of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporter of the ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi holds a copy of the Koran while shouting ...
	Police mistreat California Muslim man, group says U-T San Diego SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A civil rights group is calling for an independent probe into allegations of excessive and unfair police tactics on a Northern ... Police mistreat Bay Area Muslim man, group says - KCRA Sacramento Muslim Law Enforcement Officer Says Police Used Excessive Force During Raid Of His Santa ... - CBS Local Full Coverage
	Turkey plans to establish an Islamic university with a broader Muslim curriculum Washington Post ISTANBUL — As Turkey's political and economic influence rises across the Muslim world, the historically secular state could soon become a center for ...
	Muslim Bride Pays Her Respects To Sydney Siege Victims Huffington Post One Muslim bride from Australia wanted to pay tribute to the victims of the Sydney siege -- even if it meant changing her wedding day plans.
	A Kuwaiti Muslim's journey to Judaism Ynetnews 'I grew up hating Jews but today I find it an honor to belong to the Jewish nation,' says Mark Halawa, who was born to Muslim parents, but whose ...
	Muslim women welcome water-permeable nail polish MiamiHerald.com For Nandee Shabazz, a 19-year-old Muslim college student and Miami resident, wearing nail polish year-round was something she could never do.
	Benazir Bhutto -- The Muslim Leader Who Saw Jihadis Coming Huffington Post Two years after being elected, the world's first female Muslim prime minister, Benazir Bhutto, received intelligence that a man called Osama bin Laden ...
	Maratha quota gets Assembly approval, Muslim bill skipped The Indian Express The government said it did not bring the bill for Muslim reservation as the matter was pending with the Bombay High Court. Leader of the Opposition ...

	Let's Teach About Islam in Our Schools TIME It is not that stories about Islam are missing from our media; there is no shortage of voices prepared to tell us that fanaticism and intolerance are ...
	Germany's 'pinstripe Nazis' plan more anti-Islam marches in new year The Guardian Demonstrations against Islam that have attracted thousands to the streets of Dresden in east Germany are set to continue in the New Year, with ... Thousands Join Anti-Islam Protest In Germany - Huffington Post Thousands join anti-Islam march in Dresden - video - The Guardian Germany Protests 2014: Protesters Sing Christmas Carols At Anti-Islam March - International Business Times Full Coverage
	Raymond Ibrahim on Islam and the West's Paralysis FrontPage Magazine Raymond Ibrahim on Islam and the West's Paralysis. December 23, 2014 by Frontpagemag.com 1 Comment · Print This Post.
	Islam, Western Insularity and Misrepresentation Redbrick Writer Olivia Beesley criticises the Western media's self-obsession and misrepresentation of Islam in the light of the Peshawar school attack.

	The Problem With Moderate Islam and Why We Need to Redefine Radical TIME PAKISTAN-UNREST-SCHOOL Activists of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) party shout anti-Taliban slogans in a protest rally in Karachi on ...
	Dream or nightmare: The caliphate in the eyes of Islam Jerusalem Post Behind the closed doors of learned Islamic institutions there is talk of necessary reforms; it is not unanimous and it is yet to be debated openly.
	Rape, torture and sex slavery: Report reveals IslamicState's treatment of female Yazidi captives ITV News Hundreds of women and girls as young as 10 have been subjected to a brutal regime of rape, torture and sex slavery by Islamic State militants, ...
	In Indonesia's Aceh, Stricter Islam Followed Tsunami Wall Street Journal Sometimes called “Mecca's veranda,” Aceh is Indonesia's closest point to the Middle East and the place where Arab traders first arrived, bringing Islam ...
	Was NYC Cop Killer Influenced by Radical Islam? Algemeiner But Brinsley's interaction with Islam reveals an attraction to the violence that characterizes extremist groups and a lack of familiarity with the religion's ...
	Tolerance and the holiday spirit in Islam News & Observer Charitable giving and taking care of loved ones form the basis of both Christian and Islamicteachings. Despite the obvious doctrinal differences, both ...
	Islamic State captures Jordanian pilot after warplane crashes in Syria Reuters The Jordanian statement described Islamic State as a "group that does not conceal its terrorist plots, committing many criminal acts from wanton ...
	Why I don't criticise Islam Middle East Eye The imagery of murdered innocents, blown into pieces, by Islamic fanatics, put me on an anti-religious quest. It was this event that transformed me from ...
	Islam, asylum, immigration and Western security The Commentator Islam, asylum, immigration and Western security. Even basic violations of visa policy would see immigration authorities adopt a tougher, generalised ...
	Malaysia's Moderate Voices Urge Islamic Law Reform The Diplomat The group, which came to be known as the “prominent 25,” is petitioning Najib to lead a peaceful dialogue about the application of Islamic laws in ...
	WEB Islamic civilisations British Museum Explore the medieval Islamic world. Find out about the importance of religion, science and technology, architecture, travel and trade, and courtly life. Dr. Bilal Philips Facebook We are so busy telling people what Islam isn't, that we don't have the chance to tell people whatIslam is.
	Anti-Islam Rally Attracts 17000 In Germany MSN.com Weekly anti-Islam protests are gathering pace across Germany, with a record number of people reported to have attended the latest rally in Dresden.

News around the Muslim World on Tuesday 23 December 2014

They say human bone weight and strength began to decline after farming was introduced.

Easy life makes us soft.

Source: Express

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	Jewish, Muslim volunteers join for day of community service STLtoday.com This year will be the fourth annual Jewish and Muslim Day of Community Service, co-sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council and the ...
	Muslim group claims cops mistreated Santa Clara man San Jose Mercury News A civil rights group, however, suspects another reason for the raid and subsequent felony prosecution: The suspect, Mohammad Moneeb, is Muslim.
	Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood accusation Middle East Monitor (blog) No one can deny that Hamas has had a connection with the Muslim Brotherhood since its foundation in 1987. Hamas, as a movement, does not deny ...
	Kashmir elections: Is a Hindu-Muslim alliance now in the offing? Christian Science Monitor In local elections, the governing BJP won in Jammu and a local Muslim party won in Kashmir. All eyes are now on Prime Minister Modi and a popular ...
	Police mistreat California Muslim man, group says Fresno Bee A civil rights group is calling for an independent probe into allegations that police mistreated a Northern California man because he is Muslim.
	PBS goes on the Hajj with Muslim pilgrims from around Boston PRI For a small group of Muslims from the Boston area, making the Hajj pilgrimage is a matter of fulfilling an Islamic duty. But each of them is also seeking ...
	French journalist booted from TV show over anti-Muslimremarks The Times of Israel Prominent French journalist Eric Zemmour was back in the spotlight over the weekend after being barred by a news channel for saying Muslims were ...
	Popular Muslim cleric resigns from Sacramento mosque Sacramento Bee He surprised the local Muslim community when he tendered his resignation as imam of the North Highlands mosque in September, then announced it ...
	Muslim Center Reaches Out To Community And Other Faiths Hartford Courant Leadership of the Farmington Valley American Muslim Center include President Khamis Abu-Hasaballah; Dina Imamovic, director of the center's ...
	J&K Assembly Polls: In a first, Muslim candidate wins on BJP ticket Economic Times JAMMU: First time in the political history of Jammu and Kashmir, a Muslim  candidate has won the elections on a BJP ticket by triumphing over a Hindu ...

News around the Muslim World on Monday 22 December 2014

Stop asking Muslims to apologise for each violent act.

source: www.virtualmosque.co.uk

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	Heroes of 2014: Innes Bowen, the woman who mapped British Islam The Guardian 'Innes Bowen's book Medina in Birmingham, Najaf in Brent lays out the inner structures and dynamics of Islam in Britain.' Photograph: Darren Staples/ ...
	How This 17-Year-Old Trader Built A Rumor That Fooled New York's Media Giants Business Insider Mohammed Islam, a 17-year-old high school senior, faced a camera in the fluorescent-lit offices of his press representatives and told an audience of ...
	Peshawar mayhem: A crime against Islam Arab News This fact and the group's pledge of allegiance to the “Islamic State” (Daesh), require a strong and swift action from Muslims everywhere and from the ...
	Focus on kindness motivates 18 to turn to fold of Islam Arab News Islam is a religion of peace, love, respect and kindness toward others and does not discriminate against other religions. This important message ...
	Muslims marking passing anniversary of Islam Prophet Press TV Millions of Muslims across the world are holding special ceremonies to mark the anniversary of the passing of Islam's Prophet Mohammad (Peace be ...
	Should an Apostate Be Killed? Onislam.net In other words, all aspects of the Quran and the Sunnah stress the fact that no one is to be forced to accept Islam, whether through conversion or ...
	The Taliban's Peshawar massacre is an affront to Islam Pittsburgh Post Gazette A group that claims to act in the name of Islam did this heinous and brutal crime whilst the Quran clearly states, “whosoever kills an innocent person ...
	Scholars call for embracing message of Islam for peace Arab News The 37th anniversary meet of India's Jamia Markazu Ssaqafathi Ssunniyya concluded here on Sunday with a call for embracing Islam's message of ...
	Message of communal harmony The Daily Star Morshedul Islam, who has 12 feature films to his credit since taking the Bangladeshi parallel cinema by storm with his two documentaries “Aagami” ...
	Conversions to Islam for marriage ruled invalid Marilyn Stowe Blog However, they were refused because, a Judge ruled, the conversions to Islamfrom Hinduism which the wives in each couple had undergone had not ... Anti-Islam 'Pegida' rally in Dresden sees record turnout BBC News A record 17,500 people have turned out for the latest "anti-Islamisation" rally in the German city of Dresden, according to police estimates. Thousands join anti-Islam march in Germany while singing Christmas carols -The Guardian Thousands Stage Anti-Islam Protest in Germany - ABC News Record numbers at German anti-Islam rally - Deutsche Welle Full Coverage

	Terrorists have nothing to do with Islam: Iran UN envoy Press TV “The Islamic Republic of Iran, as a country which has always been the target of terrorist attacks, condemns the ominous phenomenon of terrorism in all ... Terrorism is not Islam: Iran - Yahoo! Maktoob News Terrorism is not Islam: Iran - Daijiworld.com Full Coverage
	ISIS is not Islam The Detroit News Our friends and neighbors of the Islamic faith are not responsible for the violence done in the name of religion around the world. We join in ...
	Anti-Islamic activists linked to western Sydney brawl 9news.com.au Anti-Islamic insults are believed to be at the centre of a brawl in Sydney's ... Witnesses claim violence erupted after members of an anti-Islamic group ...
	Discrediting Islam The Nation Telling the world such a heinous and monstrous act is permissible in our religion, has done nothing except making Islam a cruel religion in the eyes of ...

WEB Voters Say Taliban Not True to Islam Rasmussen Reports Sunday, December 21, 2014. Americans strongly believe the Taliban, the Islamic fundamentalist group in Afghanistan who last week took credit for the ...

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News around the Muslim World on Sunday 21 December 2014

After the latest of his sermons denouncing the Islamic State, Mohamed Taha Sabri stepped down from an ornate platform at the House of Peace mosque. The 48-year-old chief preacher then moved to greet his congregation, steeling himself for the fallout.

Muslims who are fighting extremists.

Source : The Washington Post

The most serious and crushing harm to those Muslims who respect their non-Muslim neighbors and despise extremism is that many Western commentators appear utterly uninformed about the representatives of the moderate, non-extremist Muslims . . .

Who represents German Muslims?

Source : Gatestone Institute

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	Muslim bride's touching tribute to the victims of the Martin Place siege as floral memorial continues ... Daily Mail As the memorial to the victims of the Sydney siege continues to grow, a Muslimbride has made a pilgrimage on her wedding day to lay flowers at ... Muslim bride's unique Martin Place tribute garners applause from onlookers -Sydney Morning Herald Full Coverage
	A Muslim in the Jewish Home, and a Jew among the pan-Arabs The Times of Israel It's Sunday, 86 days before Election Day (67 of them workdays, for those counting). For all the blustering rhetoric, the campaign is still in its early, ...
	Four Germans Attack Muslim Woman Onislam.net CAIRO – A Muslim woman has been verbally and physically attacked by four German men, leaving her severely injured after she was hit by their car ...
	A hard week for Muslims Arab News This past week has been extremely hard for Muslims, especially those living in countries where they are minorities. From Australia to Pakistan to ...
	NYPD Cop Killer Ishmael Brinsley Started Fight with Atlanta Panhandler, Discovered He Was ... PJ Media He notes that after he stopped the fight he found out the panhandler was a “Muslim too” and the pair, according to his own account, went to a bar for a ...

News around the Muslim World on Saturday 20 December 2014

Pakistani women beat back (literally) male harassment - GREAT JOB.

“Bringing nations together in a peaceful quest for knowledge and education is one of the most important missions of CERN,” Rolf Heuer said.

Did you get this news on any Pakistani media?

Source : Washington's Top News