Monday, 14 July 2014

News around the Muslim World on Sunday 13 July 2014



Source : www.virtualmosque.co.uk


                                                  


Source : Religion Dispatches


                                                                      

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Muslim parent warned Prime Minister about Trojan Horse school two months before crisis erupted ...
Muslim father has revealed he warned the Prime Minister's office of worrying Islamist practices at one of the scandal-hit 'Trojan Horse' schools – but ...


The Muslim Exodus
But this new millennium belongs to the Muslims. Where Muslims are persecuted, and demonised since 2001. The Jews fought for their land, and are ...


Muslim legislator's bill for ban on trade of cow bones and fat defeated by BJP in MP Assembly
It was a major embarassment for the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh Assembly. The lone Muslim legislator, Arif Aqueel of Congress came up with ...



Muslim youth leader Fadi Abdul-Rahman pleads guilty to drug supply
EXCLUSIVE. A prominent Muslim youth leader who helped young men in his community turn away from drugs and crime has pleaded guilty to ...


Muslim congressman stresses unity to community activists
The nation's first Muslim congressman stressed the importance of unity to a group of more than 200 activists at a convention in Des Moines on ...



Muslim-themed Radio Show Makes a Comeback with Kickstarter Campaign
“I guess what really inspired it is the fact that there's no real radio show that is live, entertaining and relevant to the urban Muslim audience,” said Mir, ...


Philippine Muslim communities condemn ongoing attacks in Gaza
MANILA, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Mujiv Hataman, governor of Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in the Philippines, condemned Israel's attacks on ...



DKNY Launches Muslim-Friendly Attire for Ramadan
For many Muslim women, being modest does not exclude being fashionable. The launch of DKNY's new Ramadan collection shows that retailers ...



Mombasa: Muslim businessman accused of terror links killed
Two gunmen have shot dead a prominent Muslim businessman facing terrorism charges in the Kenyan city of Mombasa. Mohamed Shahid Butt was ...


Ramadan brings a Muslim holy month of fasting, prayer and focus on God
Reshma and Ahsan Khan are observing the Muslim faith's holy month of Ramadan with their sons Ameen, 11, and Aasim, 10, and daughter Ayesha, ...


Islam, Iraq and Syria
A FEW details looked out of place: the watch on the speaker's right wrist, a fan whirring behind him and machine guns propped against the walls.


Islam Slimani could be a good signing for Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace have been contemplating a move for Sporting Lisbon's Algerian striker Islam Slimani, according to several news sources such as ...


Equality in Islam
ISLAM DECLARES equality among people, that is because Islam respect a human for being a human not for any other reason; Islam does not ...



Islamic Caliph condemns ISIS' act of 'Un-Islamic terror'
As ISIS gain new territory and funds with which to establish an Islamic state and ''Caliphate'', they are perhaps unaware that the institution of Caliphate ...


Introducing Islam
INTRODUCTION It is established that there is a superior power which created, controls and manages the universe. This superior power is given ...



The mistake of supporting Islamic groups in Syria
The belief that there is an Islamic military group that is friendly and another that is evil is a pure myth. All Islamic organizations we see today, from ...



Negara-Ku just another anti-Islam, anti-Malay body, says Isma
A controversial Muslim rights group has criticised newly-launched civil movement Negara-Ku, accusing it of being "just a new face on the block but ...



Hollywood, Islam and Political Correctness
In March, the TV network ABC Family cancelled the show Alice in Arabia after a campaign by the Council on American-Islamic Relations [CAIR], ...



ISMA says Ambiga's new NGO is to fight Islam
“Their agenda remains the same which is to oppose Islam as the federation's official religion and the rights of Malays in their own land,” he stressed.


From Playboy bunny to... pious Muslim?
Former Playboy bunny Felixia Yeap, from Malaysia, has converted toIslam. She replaced her provocative bunny ears with a modest hijab, declaring ...


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Tariq Mahmood: Deaf Muslims searching for Islam
The Limping Chicken  Editor
Tariq Mahmood: Deaf Muslims searching for Islam. Posted on July 10, 2014. 0. IMG_7601_edited-2. In 2000 I graduated from Wolverhampton ...


Hollywood, Islam and Political Correctness
Doc's Talk  GS Don Morris, Ph.D./Chana Givon
http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4397/hollywood-islam-political- ... by the Council on American-Islamic Relations [CAIR], a controversial group with ...


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No place for terror in Islam
http://thndr.it/1vRIJ9k. Quran: 'There is no compulsion in religion', 'To you is your religion and to me my religion'. Islam = Peace #NO2ISIS.


Hiding in Plain Sight
Assistant Professor of Religion Tariq al-Jamil explores the bodily practices and social behaviors associated with religious dissimulation - known as ...

Sunday, 13 July 2014

News around the Muslim World on Saturday 12 July 2014


Source : www.virtualmosque.co.uk


                                     


Source : http://www.worldbulletin.net/news


                                                                 


NEWS
Muslims now see light in Supreme Court verdict on Sharia law
A week after many Muslim religious scholars expressed concern at the the Supreme Court (SC) ruling that Shariat or Islamic courts have no legal ...


Muslims Like Obama Best
I doubt that's something the President would like to advertise, considering the persistence of rumors claiming him to be a foreign-born Muslim, but it's ...


Muslims across Asia reject ISIL 'caliphate'
Unilaterally declaring a caliphate violates Islamic principles, according to Muslim leaders in Asia, who see ISIL as brutal, divisive and politicised.


The Muslim Brotherhood One Year after the Ouster
One year after the massive June 30 demonstrations against the Muslim ... it is unlikely that the Muslim Brotherhood—and Islamism in the region and ...


Interfaith Iftars Bring Muslims And Jews Together During Ramadan
(RNS) Muslim tradition calls for breaking the Ramadan fast in the evening with a date and a sip of water, and increasingly these days, the company of ...


American Muslim teen shot during iftar meal in Detroit
A 15-year-old Muslim boy is recovering in hospital after being shot in a drive-by shooting in the US city of Detroit on Friday. The boy was sitting outside ...


UK Muslim Leaders Condemn Violent ISIL
LONDON – British Muslim leaders have expressed grave concern at the recent ... they are involved in destructing and demolishing the Muslim shrines.


Mandalay's Chinese Muslims Chilled by Riots
The Panthay are distinct from the broader Muslimpopulation, which is in large part made up of IndianMuslims. But in a measure of how ubiquitous ...


Lone Muslim MLA's 'cow resolution' defeated
The only Muslim legislator in Madhya Pradesh Assembly tried to turn the tables on the ruling BJP Friday by moving a non-government resolution that ...


Jewish, Muslim students work together for dining options
Jewish and Muslim student groups at University of California at San Diego had an idea they could work on together — creating a campus dining spot ...

In Malaysia, Islam's legal advance divides families and nation
The case has become a focal point of tensions over the widening role ofIslam, which critics say is threatening Malaysia's secular core and ...


Mohammed: Islam is religion of civilisation and sciences
Shaikh Mohammed emphasised that: “Our tolerantIslam is one of peace, affection, justice, tolerance and equality..... It's a religion of civilisation and ...


Leaders condemn violence carried out in name of Islam
MUSLIM leaders in Britain have condemned the extremist group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis), expressing their "grave concern" at ...


Islam teaches respect for the religious beliefs of others
The only way to bring people to the path of Islam is by beautiful preaching and this is the duty of every Muslim. We have to convey the message of ...


Just who is Isma defending Islam from?
Dont Just Talk: Isma president Abdullah Zaik Abdul Rahman, who are you defending Islam from and in Malaysia, which religious group dares to ...


From Judaism to Islam
The major religions I encountered that fell under the title of Monotheistic, where Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Well since I'm a Jew, I started with ...


Declaration Of State Of Islam 'Caliphate': Will Discord Among Indonesian Jihadists Breed Violence ...
The declaration of a State of Islam Caliphate by the leader of the IslamicState of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) Abu Bakar al-Baghdadi on 29 June 2014 has ...


Bahrain team helping spread Islamin Africa
Volunteers from Bahrain's Quran Care Society have just delivered more than one million copies of the Quran worth BD170,000 to Ghana and the ...


Islam confusing
Fortunately it was foiled by French police. Around the world, this violence continues, but what is the objective? It is quite clear that Islamists are set on ...

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Very telling video (especially for Islam-haters!)
The Vineyard of the Saker  VINEYARDSAKER:
So here you have it my Islam-haters and defenders of "Christendom" against the "Islamic threat": a Russian Orthodox woman is blessing Muslim men ...


Harmony Iftar meal brings Ramadan to wider community
877-WHY-ISLAM  saulat
“There aren't many options to learn about Islam from Muslims,” says Lisa Duchene, who was at the first gathering of 40 friends, held at Carleton ...

Saturday, 12 July 2014

Around the Muslim World on Friday 12 July 2014


Source : www.virtualmosque.co.uk

                                                             


Source : Gatestone Institute


                                                                      


Source : www.theguardian.com


                                                                     

NEWS

Sri Lankan Muslim leader warns of radicalization after clashes
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Muslimminority could become radicalized and turn to foreign Islamic groups for support because of violent attacks ...


Rouhani Calls on Muslim States to Help Palestinians in Gaza
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in separate letters to heads of Muslim states urged them to do their best to help the oppressed ...


BRITISH MUSLIM LEADERS CONDEMN ISIS
Muslim leaders in Britain have condemned the extremist group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis), expressing their "grave concern" at continued ...


In Staging Muslim Identity, Playwright Explores Fault Lines Of A Faith
Long before this buzz, though, Akhtar grew up in aMuslim family with roots in Pakistan. He mines this background to bring the inner lives and conflicts ...


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BANGKOK: Three policemen were shot dead in an ambush by suspected Muslim militants in Thailand's insurgency-racked far south, an official said on ...


Sri Lankan Muslims deny extremism against India
Colombo: The Muslim allies of President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Sri Lanka on Friday emphasised that they do not support or tolerate any form of ...


Uhuru moves Muslim dinner to Kakamega
STATE HOUSE has been compelled to shift this year's Iftar dinner with the Muslim community after leaders in Nairobi and Mombasa threatened to ...


Rouhani urges Muslim countries to help Palestinians, end blockade in Gaza
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged heads of Muslim states on Friday to help the Palestinian people and lift the siege on Gaza, according to the ...


Muslim Brotherhood Cleric Authorizes 'Anal Jihad' for Lonely Terrorists
The anal jihad "catastrophe," he continued, was proof that "the (Muslim Brotherhood) is a bunch of hopeless and desperate peddlers who have ...


US spied on Muslim-American leaders: report
WASHINGTON // The FBI and National Security Agency monitored the emails of prominent Muslim-American activists, academics and a political ...

Australian Islamic extremist Musa Cerantonio arrested in the Philippines on his way to join jihadists...
An Australian convert to Islam who used the internet to urge people to join 'jihad' in Iraq and Syria has been arrested in the Philippines, local police ...


'Islamic terrorists' are thugs, not theologians
There have been several recent examples cited as evidence that Islam has a violent belief system and that Muslims, therefore, are a scourge that need ...


Path to leave Islam simple, but far from easy
Zarina Abdul Majid, the 32-year-old bride at a Hindu wedding disrupted by Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) officials last month, claimed ...


Introducing Islam
ALLAH'S POWER. He is Ever-living, All-powerful, Almighty, the Omnipotent, the Omniscient. He is free from faults and failures, slumber, sleep, disease ...


Malawi Islamic Relief Donates Medicines
LILONGWE – Offering a helping hand to the country in the middle in drug crisis, Malawi IslamicRelief has donated pharmaceutical supplies to the ...


How Islamic is the Caliphate?
The title above might sound silly to some readers. Because the Caliphate (or the “Successorship” to Prophet Muhammad) is certainly an “Islamic” ...


Muslims urged to have recourse to Islam
He said that Islam gives us complete guidelines in the every sphere of the life. He urged the nation to apply the teachings of Islam so as to emerge as ...


Isma claims vilified simply for defending Islam
"We are only fighting for Islam and defending the country's Islamic identity," Isma president Abdullah Zaik Abdul Rahman said in an interview with ...


They say dropping prefix 'Islam' from Islamic banks will attract more customers
Dubai: After hitting headlines for non-conventional banking system, some of the major Islamic banks are now planning to drop the word “Islam” from ...


Pakistanis, Afghans reject ISIL 'caliphate' as anti-Islam
Pakistani and Afghani clerics speaking with Central Asia Online rejected the recent declaration by the "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) of a ...
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Islam: Reformation or Enlightenment?
Raedwald  Raedwald
An excellent piece in the Guardian today from Simon Jenkins, a man who would make a first rate new Chairman for the BBC. In suggesting thatIslam ...
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U.S. Citizens Who Desire Assistance Departing the Gaza Strip The U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem alerts U.S. citizens who desire assistance ...


The Incompatibility of Islam with Western Civilization
Islam in its own words  echnaton
Modernity is radically incompatible with Islam. According to the Islamicworldview, man's life remains under the supervision of Allah; it is Allah who ...
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Things You Should Know About Islam
... well as the other practices and tenets of this fast-growing global religion. As an aid in that effort, here are nine things you should know about Islam.
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This chart will help you understand the divisions withinIslam
This chart will help you understand the divisions within Islam. This image, from a forthcoming book, is used by kind permission of the authors.












Friday, 11 July 2014

News around the Muslim World on Thursday 10 July 2014


Source : www.virtualmosque.co.uk

                                                      

NEWS
Implementing the ruling of the Quran, yet he forbade anyone from being forced to convert toIslam. Belief, he said, had to be a free choice without ...
'Zakat' is obligatory for all Muslims and is one of the five pillars of Islam. A columnist wrote in Berita Harian today saying that pluralism is not ...
Representatives of two Islamic organizations met with editors of The Jakarta Post on Tuesday to protest its publication of an internationally syndicated ...
A noon breeze blows gently. While the sun blazes outside, cool air pervades an old mosque. This makes many of the people inside fall asleep on the ...
Running for president in Indonesia seemed also to entail having to show off one's commitment to Islam. The 2014 presidential election featured a ...
Iranian believers, especially those who convert from Islam to Christianity, face even more scrutiny. Now one television channel operating from multiple ...
A purported letter by the Islamic State, the jihadist group that controls chunks of Syria and Iraq, has warned world soccer body FIFA not to hold the ...
I must speak up to correct the inaccurate “historical records” used to excuse and defend the radical form of Islam in the June 18 “Other Voices” column ...
KUALA LUMPUR: All public authorities are subject to the Federal Constitution and the civil court could not avoid hearing an application for leave just ...

The attack has been attributed to the Islamicmilitant group Hamas. "They are the filthy swine they don't eat,” Sheres wrote. “Their ignorance to the ...

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loonwatch.com  Emperor
And Islam continues to exercise an appeal for some Aboriginal peoples today, writes Janak Rogers. The white lines are faint but unmistakable.

Malaysia Today  Super Admin
Dina Zaman, Malay Mail Online. At the few Peacemeal, Crescent Collective and Third Space events I attended, I noticed many young Muslims, and a ...

An informative article looking into what the religion of Islam says about Orphans, through the teachings of the Holy Qur'an and the Ahlulbayt (as).
JEWSNEWS  Eliyokim Cohen
Allah did not create man so that he could have fun. The aim of creation was for mankind to be put to the test through hardship and prayer. An Islamic ..

Speaking with Encomium magazine, the single mother of one, said, “honestly, Islam is a peaceful religion. The aspect I love most is that you don't ...

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