News around the Muslim World on Sunday 14 December 2014

“If so much blood flows negotiating the prenuptial, what does that mean for the marriage?” asked Yvo de Boer, a former UN climate chief who heads the Global Green Growth Institute that helps developing nations.

At last another climate deal, but what about climate action?

Source : Financial Times

I for I, s for Shall, l for Love, a for All, m for Mankind makes Islam

NEWS

	Conversions by Hindu outfits an attempt to lure Muslims: All India Muslim Personal Law Board The Indian Express RSS-Muslims-conversions-PTI Vishwa Hindu Parishad spokesman Sharad Sharma denied allegations of forcible religious conversion by the outfit.
	Google, YouTube in key legal battle over anti-Muslim video San Jose Mercury News The court's order requiring YouTube to take down the film, "Innocence of Muslims," has remained intact while the legal showdown continues to unfold.
	Conservative Muslim's opinions produce “existential worry” at University of Michigan Power Line (blog) Omar Mahmood, a Muslim student at the University of Michigan, is a conservative. Worse, he expressed his conservative views as a columnist for a ...
	Turkish FM urges Greece to grant Muslim minority rights Daily Sabah KOMOTINI, Greece — Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has urged Greece to "grant the Turkish-Muslim minority in Western Thrace their ...
	Muslim body slams 'forced conversions' by saffron outfits Times of India Lucknow: All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Sunday accused the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and other saffron outfits of orchestrating the ...
	Britain pressing Tobruk to reach agreement with MuslimBrotherhood: Libyan minister Asharq Alawsat English Nouri Abusahmain, the head of Libya's General National Congress (GNC) (R) meets with Bernardino Leon (L) Special Representative of the United ...
	South Korea Seeks to Attract More Muslim Tourists Ahlul Bayt News Agency - abna.ir "For Muslim travelers, being able to (perform their) prayers and eating (Halal food) are important, so they need to feel safe and secure to travel to ...
	Christian Widow Killed in Muslim Bomb Blast in Nigeria Christian News Network Muslims were also likely among those killed or wounded in the bombing, but Boko Haram has frequently targeted Christians and Christian institutions ...
	Iraqi Shiite Muslim pilgrims attend the Arbaeen religious festival Al-Bawaba Iraqi Shiite Muslim pilgrims attend the Arbaeen religious festival which marks the 40th day after Ashura, commemorating the seventh century killing of ...
	Louise Palanker: Confronting Bullying Over Looks, Coming Out As LGBT, and Muslim Harassment Noozhawk How do I deal with people saying negative comments about my appearance? Please don't tell me “Oh, you look fine.” You don't know what I look like.

	Flag being held by Lindt Chocolat Cafe hostages is not anIslamic State flag Sydney Morning Herald The flag shown being held by hostages against the window of Lindt Chocolat Cafe is not an Islamic State flag, but is an Islamic flag that has been ... Flag held by hostages not Islamic State - Stuff.co.nz Full Coverage
	Merkel in dilemma as German anti-Islam marches gain support Yahoo News UK Reuters/Reuters - German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a meeting of German state leaders at the chancellery in Berlin December 11, 2014. Merkel in dilemma amid growing German anti-Islam movement - Haaretz Merkel Is In A Dilemma As German Anti-Islam Marches Gain Support - Business Insider German Chancellor Angela Merkel in dilemma as anti-Islam marches gain support - Daily News & Analysis Full Coverage
	Leading center of Sunni learning criticizes but does not accuse Islamic State of apostasy Jerusalem Post The head of Al-Azhar University, one of the world's top center for Sunni learning, issued a statement that rejected labeling Islamic State as an apostasy ...
	JOHN BRIGGS: Do not confuse ISIL with Islam SunHerald.com It is quite obvious that in their vain attempt to slander Islam, certain media and individuals are eager to display their Islamphobia by propping up ISIL ...
	'The Star' giving liberals space to belittle Islam, claims Perkasa chief Malay Mail Online Former Chief Justice of Malaysia Tun Abdul Hamid Mohamad (Centre), Perkasa president Datuk Ibrahim Ali (right) and Perkasa deputy president ...
	Israel faces 'diplomatic offensive' that may boost radicalIslam: Netanyahu Globalnews.ca JERUSALEM – Israel's prime minister says his country may face a “diplomatic offensive” against it that could fuel radical Islam in the Middle East.

	PULLING NO PUNCHES WND.com An infidel is anyone who is not Muslim or, depending on who's doing the killing, belongs to a different sect of Islam. Those who fall into that minority ...
	Major Muslim Charity Says Audit Rebuts Claim of Hamas Link Chronicle of Philanthropy (subscription) (blog) Aid charity Islamic Relief Worldwide says a review of its finances and operations by a leading global audit firm refutes Israel's claim that it is supporting ...
	Douglas Todd: Extremism only one factor affecting Muslimintegration Vancouver Sun How are Canada's Muslims really doing? If you answered this question solely on the headlines about Canadian soldiers killed by extremists and a ...
	A conversation with Salih Muslim Hurriyet Daily News At such a critical time, I had the chance to have a conversation with the co-president of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), Salih Muslim. The PYD is ...
	A Muslim sculptor's monuments of faith The Hindu Amid growing tension between the majority and minority communities, here is an example of perfect communal harmony with a 32-year-old Muslim ...
	Government faces questions about anti-Muslim bias over Syrian refugees Ottawa Citizen The Conservative government is facing renewed questions about an alleged anti-Muslim bias following revelations it wants to cherry-pick which ...
	Conservative Muslim student vandalized with eggs, hot dogs; told 'shut the f*ck up' The College Fix A Muslim student at the University of Michigan who holds conservative and libertarian beliefs has been viciously attacked with vandalism left on his ...
	'Hindutva Shourya Puraskar' for HRS chief in jail for PuneMuslim techie's murder The Indian Express Desai is among the 21 HRS activists arrested by the Pune police in connection with the murder of a 28-year-old Muslim techie Moshin Sadiq Shaikh in ...
	Dems Outraged at Lack of Outrage from Muslims at Torture Report FrontPage Magazine A desperate CBS based its entire claim of Muslim outrage on one guy from Twitter who wasn't even outraged by it. It's a sad state of affairs when CBS ...
	Orthodox groups file with Supreme Court in support ofMuslim head scarfs Jewish Journal Seven national Orthodox Jewish groups filed a Supreme Court brief in favor of aMuslim woman's right to wear a head scarf at work. The brief was filed ...

	Q&A: 'Islam Has Been Held Hostage' Says Timbuktu' Helmer Abderrahmane Sissako Variety A politically engaged drama depicting the barbarian occupation of Islamicfundamentalists in Mali, “Timbuktu” grossed over €109,000 ($135,000) on ... 'Islam Has Been Held Hostage' Says Timbuktu' Helmer Abderrahmane Sissako -Jamestown Sun Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant
	The number of Britons choosing Islam doubled in the past decade www.worldbulletin.net Catherine Heseltine, a 31-year-old convert to Islam, made history when she became the first female convert to be elected the head of a British Muslim ...
	Terror acts running counter to true Islam: Iran official Press TV A senior Iranian official has condemned Friday's terrorist attack near the Iraqi holy city of Karbala, stressing that acts of terror run counter to the spirit of ...
	Qamarul Islam accuses CM Ibrahim of violating AICC norms The Hindu Municipal Administration and Waqf Minister Qamarul Islam has charged the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Board CM Ibrahim of violating norms of ...
	Merkel condemns racism as Dresden anti-Islam marches grow DAWN.com BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday condemned anti-Muslim demonstrations centred on the eastern city of Dresden, saying there was “no ... German neo-Nazis increasingly target Islam - i24news Full Coverage
	Attacks against pluralism bad for Islam, say scholars The Malaysian Insider Professor James Piscatori says classical Muslim scholars and rulers have never bureaucratised Islam. – The Malaysian Insider pic, December 14, ...
	Indian Police Arrest Man Over Pro-Islamic State Twitter Account Wall Street Journal The reason lies within Islam itself, where primary allegiance is to Allah rather than a secular government. This is further compounded by the fact that ...
	Islamic State hands out rules for sex slaves in Iraq Washington Times The Islamic State has made clear its justification for the rape and enslavement of non-Muslim women and children with a color-printed pamphlet ...