Around the Muslim World on Tuesday 16 April

Modernising Madrassas

Source : Christian Science Monitor

                                                                                

But in Islam minorities should be free . . .

Source : Religious Freedom Coalition

                                                

Protecting Minorities

Source : Wahdat News

                                                                            

News

New Straits Times Non-Muslim parents can have custody of their Muslim children: Ex-Judge New Straits Times KUALA LUMPUR: The civil court can do justice in child custody disputes between a Muslim and a non-Muslim parent by granting custody to the ...

	Islam examined at SBC seminaries BP News In response to Islam's growing influence, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., has launched a new center for the study of Islam, ...
	ANTARA Political Islam on the rebound in Indonesia The Age No survey had Islamic parties improving on their overall performance of five years ago. But the quick-count results from 9 April showed the five Islamic ...
	Lancashire Telegraph Tauheedul Islam Girls school receives third Outstanding Ofsted inspection Asian Image Tauheedul Islam Girls School received a glowing report from Ofsted inspectors who said the school was in the country's top one per cent for improving ...
	Islam Awareness Week returns to UWGB Fourth Estate Newspaper Islam Awareness Week came back for a third year during the week of April 7 to 11 at places on and off campus, including the Richard Mauthe Center.
	Islam and Politics in Pakistan C-SPAN Panelists talked about the rise of Islamic political parties in Pakistan, and U.S.-Pakistan relations. Notable speakers included former Pakistani ...
	Islam not listed as possible religious affiliation in TCU Fact Book TCU 360 Despite being the world's second-largest religion with more than 1.6 billion followers, Islam is not listed as a religious affiliation in the TCU Fact Book.
	Colorado Students Showcase Islam Diversity Onislam.net “Islam is very diverse,” Moonier Said, senior studying English and philosophy of religion, told Rocky Mountain Collegian on Monday, April 14.
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	How Dare They Even Suggest That Political Islam Has Failed? | Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain ⋅ siteadmin Today more than ever the discussion about Islam's role in politics has increased dramatically. We have witnessed a Muslim Brotherhood president in ...
	Islam bashing is actually Christianity bashing | Malaysia Today Malaysia Today ⋅ Super Admin And Anwar was not charged under Islamic or Sharia law but under the remnants of a Christian law that the British left us. And what most Malays do not ...
	Sensitivity Training or Self-Censorship? Journalism Dean Publishes “Islam for Journalists” To ... JONATHAN TURLEY ⋅ jonathanturley "Islam for Journalists" is an effort to educate reporters on the sensitivities of Muslims to avoid triggering protests or violence. Pintak writes that “Across ...
	A conservative perspective: Sex slavery permitted under Islam A conservative perspective ⋅ Brendan McNeill I am often critical of the mainstream media with its reluctance to portray Islam in anything but a highly sanitized 'approved for Western consumption' ...
	Anglicans Ablaze: Islam examined at Southern Baptist Convention seminaries Anglicans Ablaze ⋅ Robin G. Jordan With 1.6 billion adherents, Muslims make up nearly a quarter of the world's population. Seminary president R. Albert Mohler describes Islam as the ...
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	BBC News - Saif al-Islam Gaddafi to be tried with others by video link bbc.com A Libyan court rules that the late Colonel Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam, and other Gaddafi officials being held outside Tripoli, can be tried via video-link.
	BBC News - Birmingham Police criticise 'Islam plot' appointment bbc.com West Midlands Police criticise the appointment of former national head of counter terrorism Peter Clarke.
	RealClearReligion - Islam Didn't Kill Science realclearreligion.org Science in the Middle East isn't dead, but it isn't exactly alive, either. According to Thomson Reuters' Science Watch, the Arabian, Persian and Turkish ...

Around the Muslim World on Monday 14 April 2014

Christian Murders Jews but no uproar in the media

Source : Religion News

                                                                                 

The Boston Bombing

Source : Christian Science Monitor

                                                                                 

A Jew in a Muslim land.

Source : Religion Dispatches

                                                                               

Hindus demand a ban on a book and media is almost silent.

Source : Religion Dispatches

                                                                              

Fracking - A risk assessment

Source : All Voices

                                                                                 

NEWS

	Daily Mail Muslim Brotherhood not leaving UK for Austria: leader Turkish Press CAIRO – The Muslim Brotherhood has no plans to relocate its office from Britain to Austria, according to a senior leader. "I cannot imagine or accept to ...
	BBC News Muslim Preacher Faces NY Trial a Decade After Terror Charges Businessweek Abu Hamza al-Masri, the Islamic cleric accused of aiding an al-Qaeda affiliate's deadly attack in Yemen and trying to start a terrorist training camp in ...
	Rocky Mountain Collegian Muslim Student Association brings awareness to CSU Rocky Mountain Collegian Muslim Student Association Editor's note: Moonier Said was previously employed by The Rocky Mountain Student Media Corp., the parent company of ...
	Local Muslim Community Bleeds With Boston Huffington Post The Boston Marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon, and ranks as one of the largest and most popular events of its type worldwide. Tragedy ...
	Firstpost Who's afraid of Narendra Modi? It's intellectuals not Muslims Firstpost And Muslims know this as well, even though political leader after leader from Mayawati to Mamata are trying to rake up 2002 to scareMuslims into ...
	Belfast Telegraph 'Muslim school plot' claims probed Belfast Telegraph An update is expected later on the progress of an investigation into an alleged plot by hardlineMuslims to seize control of schools.
	The Hindu Muslim outfit rethinks ties with AIADMK The Hindu After parting ways with the Left parties, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam faces the prospect of losing the support of a key Muslimoutfit, ...
	Telegraph.co.uk Muslim woman urges Modi to take responsibility for mass murder The News International Minutes before he was hacked to death by a Hindu mob, veteran Muslim politician Ehsan Jafri dialed one last number to stop the carnage. According ...
	Muslim Arabs in Israel: Part 2 The Maine Campus Jews, the majority sect of Israeli society, and Muslim Arabs, the minority sect, do not recognize each other or even believe the other should exist.

	Wall Street Journal France, Islam and the 'Spreading Hatred' Wall Street Journal They are said to demand an allegiance to fundamentalist Islam, thus ... 25 years of France'sIslamic communities, concentrated on what he called a ...
	Naharnet Libya Trial of Seif Al-Islam Gadhafi, Aides Adjourned Naharnet A Libyan court adjourned Monday until April 27 the trial of top figures from Moammar Gadhafi's regime, including heir apparent Seif al-Islam, ...
	ANTARA Commentary: No, we're not seeing the revival of political Islam Jakarta Post The people have spoken: 2014 is not the end forIslamic parties. Despite all the doom and gloom, not only did they manage to survive the 2014 ...
	US Government Promoting Islam in Czech Republic Gatestone Institute Critics say the project's underlying objective is to convert non-Muslim children to Islam by bringing proselytizing messages into public schools under ...
	French explorer Gibran Hasnaoui globe-Trots to combat Anti-Islam sentiment The National “It was here that I actually became connected with Islam,” says Hasnaoui. “I was introduced to many wonderful brothers from different countries and ...
	HINDU MOM STANDS FIRM! I want my kids' conversion to Islam REVOKED, they can decide when ... Malaysia Chronicle I have nothing against Islam, because there are Muslims in my family too," she told Malaysiakini, referring to her mother, Siti Aishah, who is a convert.
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	Oral Traditions in Islam and Judaism | loonwatch.com loonwatch.com ⋅ Guest The oral traditions in Islam and Judaism provide deeper context and meaning to many of the religions' texts and beliefs.
	Resurgent political Islam, or astute Islamic parties? New Mandala ⋅ Greg Fealy Greg Fealy asks whether surprisingly good results for Indonesia's Islamicparties reflect their ideological appeal or strong grassroots campaigns.
	Holy Qur'an: Al Baqarah (Chapter 2) recited by Abdullah Al Matrood | The Islam Papers The Islam Papers ⋅ Islam Papers Soothing recitation of the chapter 2 of the Holy Qur'an to calm your heart, mind and soul. The recitation is by Abdullah Al Matrood – one of my favourite ...
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	Fatimiyyah Night 1: Love and Hate in Islam on Vimeo vimeo.com Part 1 of Sheikh Jaffer Jaffer's lectures on Love and Hate in Islam at the Yaseen Educational Foundation in Orange County.

Around the Muslim World on Sunday 13 April 2014

The Pink Mosque

                                                               

NEWS

	Astro Awani Muslim parliamentarian should share the same stand on hudud, says Mustapa New Straits Times State BN chairman Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said that parliamentarians, including non-Muslims ones have to fully understand the mechanism on ...
	The Express Tribune Muslim countries: President presses for economic cooperation The Express Tribune “Such steps would not only enhance trade and economic cooperation between the Muslim countries but would also pave way for progress and ...
	Eurasia Review Muslim worshippers riot on Temple Mount Jewish Telegraphic Agency JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Temple Mount was closed to visitors after Muslim worshippers threw stones and firebombs at police offers guarding the ...
	Daily Mail Report: Muslim Brotherhood transfers HQ from London to Austria Jerusalem Post The Muslim Brotherhood are reportedly moving their headquarters from London to Austria due to a new investigation of the group by Prime Minister ...
	Modi 'unites' Muslim sects The Hindu What the ulemas couldn't do, BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has achieved. He has succeeded in uniting different sects of Muslims in ...
	Times of India Muslim, gay, and making no apologies Times of India He was born inside the public library of Rabat in Morocco where his dad worked as a janitor and where his family lived until he was 2. For most of his ...
	The Nation Modi reassures Muslims on traditions The Nation NEW DELHI - Hindu hardliner Narendra Modi, tipped to be India's next premier, sought Saturday to reassure Muslims he would respect their religious ...
	Daily Mail Probe into allegations of Muslim extremists forcing out headteachers and governors is widened to ... Daily Mail An investigation into Muslim extremists forcing moderate headteachers and governors to quit their jobs has been widened to include 15 schools.
	Muslim village decides to teach Congress a lesson Hindustan Times In the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, the 5,000-odd voters of Sakhri Nate, a Muslim village, took their day off from fishing activities, sacrificing a day's ...
	Disciple of Your Black Muslim Bakery raises new group in Oakland San Jose Mercury News Another Black Muslim whom Dahood Bey was charged with torturing in 2009 described him in court as a "more than zealous" disciple of Yusuf Bey

	Ahlul Bayt News Agency - abna.ir Islam in Puerto Rico Ahlul Bayt News Agency - abna.ir The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is unincorporated, organized territory of the United States with area 13,790Km2. It has been under US control ...
	AsiaOne Islamic parties bounce back in Indonesia The News International Surveys had predicted that the five Islamic parties running at the polls in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country would see their support ...
	MSN Malaysia News Why no action on mass conversions into Islam, ask Sabah Christians MSN Malaysia News Sabah religious authorities have been asked to “nullify without further delay” all the mass conversions of natives into Islam that had ...
	Q&A with Islamic studies scholar John L. Esposito NewsOK.com Islamic studies scholar John L. Esposito, a recent keynote speaker for an Oklahoma City event, discusses his career and interest in Islamic studies.
	How Hatred of Islam Creates Strange Bedfellows of Christians and Atheists San Diego Free Press “Islam is an unmitigated evil,” said Dawkins in response to whether or not atheists should support faith-based NGOs in Africa, while simultaneously ...
	CNN Brandeis' mistake on critic of Islam CNN (CNN) -- First, Brandeis University offered an honorary degree to Ayaan Hirsi Ali, an outspoken critic of Islam. Then apparently when officials actually ...
	Ethiopia: The Brotherhood of Islam and orthodox christianity Geeska Afrika Harar (HAN) April 12, 2014 – By: Pastor Sutton Turner- WHY I LOVE ETHIOPIA – “Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of ...
	Channel 4 News Divided by faith: inside the segregated Madani schools Channel 4 News "Islam is absolutely compatible with modern Britain," Mr Suleman told me. "And it is something our parents want and something our pupils want.".
	Onislam.net Alexandria Declaration on Women Rights in Islam Onislam.net This declaration is grounded on the sublime principles of Islamic Shari`ah, along with some genuine Ijtihad-based efforts, the rich sessions of the ...
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	Gulen Movement » Hizmet in Context: Societal Islam Versus Political Islam Gulen Movement ⋅ Omer Levent This other Islam has been given various western labels such as reformist, ... Furthermore, societal Islam may be more progressive and advocate the ...
	Cut the Clitoral Relativism: Islam, Sharia, and Female Genital Mutilation/“Circumcision”: Andrew ... RUTHFULLY YOURS ⋅ Ruth King Ibrahim Hooper of CAIR issued the following statement (which Fox News host Megyn Kelly aired on her broadcast), that melds Islamic negationism (in ...