News around the Muslim World on Saturday 13 December 2014

From the White House

Forgotten "heroes" Forgotton because they were women

A few years ago, I was fortunate enough to visit the U.K. Prime Minister's residence at 10 Downing Street. During a tour of the residence, we were shown a painting of an elegantly dressed woman. "Of course, you know Lady Lovelace," we were told.

Imagine our surprise to learn that we were staring at a portrait of the woman who is considered to be the world's first programmer. Our group had never heard of her.

Ada Lovelace's experience remains all too familiar: So many of the breakthrough contributions of women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields continue to go untold, too often fading into obscurity. . . .

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NEWS

	We were misled into conversion in a Bajrang Dal exercise:Muslim families The Indian Express The 57 Muslim families, who were “converted” to Hinduism in a Bajrang Dal exercise in Agra, said Tuesday they were misled into believing that the ...
	Why the Muslim World Isnt Flipping Out Over the CIA Torture Report Daily Beast What happened to the outrage we were supposed to see across the “Muslimworld” after the U.S. Senate released its report documenting the CIA's ...
	UN sending thousands of Muslims to America WND.com WND reported in September that Syrians would make up the next big wave ofMuslim refugees coming to the U.S., as resettlement agencies were ...
	Will oppose Muslim reservation by Telangana govt: Praveen Togadia The Indian Express “VHP will oppose any move by the state government for providing 12 per cent reservations to Muslims and will take legal recourse if needed,” Togadia ...
	JUDSON PHILLIPS: Tennessee cop lets Muslim drive off with dead child in trunk Washington Times Then the driver told the officer his child was dead in the trunk, and he wanted to go bury the child in accordance with his Muslim religion.
	Birmingham EDL 'anti-Muslim' rioters jailed BBC News The court heard that a Muslim prayer cap and a Pakistani flag were set on fire in the street, while police were pelted with paving slabs and bottles.
	Chinese city in restive Muslim region bans burqa in public CNN A spate of recent violent incidents has rocked Xinjiang, a resource-rich region long inhabited by the Turkic-speaking, largely Muslim Uyghurs.
	Tackling extremism among Western Muslim converts The Straits Times Muslim converts in the West professing extremist beliefs have come under the spotlight for terrorism-related activities in and outside their home ...
	Orthodox groups file with Supreme Court in support ofMuslim head scarfs Jerusalem Post WASHINGTON — Seven national Orthodox Jewish groups filed a Supreme Court brief in favor of a Muslim woman's right to wear a head scarf at work.
	Druglord's 'house' inside Bilibid is a Muslim prayer area ABS CBN News Based on initial investigation, it's being used as a prayer area for the Muslim inmates, an intended area for Muslims. I will have it verified," she said.

	Merkel condemns racism as Dresden anti-Islam marches grow Yahoo News BERLIN/NUREMBERG (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday condemned anti-Muslim demonstrations centered on the eastern city of ... Merkel Condemns Racism as Dresden Anti-Islam Marches Grow - Newsweek Merkel condemns racism as Dresden anti-Islam marches grow - Reuters Germany's new far-right populists rail against Islam - Yahoo News Full Coverage
	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 Euros ($135,000) ...
	Jakarta Post editor 'amazed' by accusation of insulting Islamover anti-Isis cartoon International Business Times UK An Indonesian newspaper rejected accusations of blasphemy for a cartoon mocking the Isis (Islamic State) terror group, saying it was amazed police ... Indonesian police name newspaper editor suspect in anti-Islam blasphemy case- Fox News Full Coverage
	Taliban slams Malala over Nobel peace prize, calls her 'soldier against Islam' Hindustan Times The Pakistani Taliban hit out at teenage education activist Malala Yousafzai over her Nobel peace prize on Friday, slamming her as a "soldier against ...
	Merkel condemns racism as Dresden anti-Islam marches grow Yahoo News UK Reuters/Reuters - Participants hold up their mobile phones and wave German national flags during a demonstration called by anti-immigration group ...
	NATO ally launches mandatory Islam training for 6-year-olds WND.com The union demanded that Turkish children aged 3 to 6 be taught Islam. The government ultimately decided classes should be made compulsory for ...
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	BBC World Service on Twitter: ""It's clear the Islam they profess is not theIslam we know ... twitter.com "It's clear the Islam they profess is not the Islam we know" - Archbishop of Jos on Thursday's twin bomb attack http://bbc.in/1yG3VFn. 0 replies 8 ...