News around the Muslim World on Wednesday 15 October 2014

A BREAKTHROUGH - A YOUNG PAKISTANI MUSLIM GIRL DELIVERS FRIDAY SERMON AT THE LONDON MOSQUE OF THE WORLDWIDE AHMADIYYA ANJUMAN ISHAAT ISLAM OF LAHORE, PAKISTAN

Source : www.virtualmosque.co.uk

The Holy Prophet said that a time will come when the sun shall rise from the West. We interpret this to mean that a time will come when the light of all truths, religious as well as scientific, which illuminates the world will come from the West. The scientific paper below shows that there are many strange things that can happen that we are ignorant of - so the under some circumstances the sun may physically rise from the West.

Earth's magnetic field may flip.

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/

The Holy Quran tells us that everything in the universe was created to help humans and that they should make use of it. Use of animals is well known but this article shows more ways in which they can and are helping humans.

Helpful animals

Source : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

NEWS

	Motivated by Malala Yousafzai and the legacy of educatedMuslim females Washington Post (blog) As a fellow Muslim woman, I am motivated by the legacy of educated Muslimfemales that Malala follows. Her young age reminds me of another little ...
	Muslims go back under the microscope The Globe and Mail As Canada heads to war for six months or more in Iraq (and perhaps Syria), Canadian Muslims will once again feel under the microscope. As with the ...
	ISIS sold Muslim women to Jews, Kuwaiti cleric charges Jerusalem Post "Even if we accept everything else - what kind of religion allows the capturing of a Muslim woman, and on top of that, allows her to be sold to a Jew?
	Maharashtra polls: All eyes on Muslimvotes Indian Express Several groups among the Muslims have indicated that they are not averse to voting for the BJP or the Shiv Sena. (Source: Express archive).
	New Muslim party plans to ride Modi wave in Tamil Nadu Times of India CHENNAI: Going against conventional political wisdom, the newest Muslimparty in Tamil Nadu, the All India Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam (AIMMK), ...
	Prayer breakfast keynote called 'anti-Muslim bigot' The Columbian Washington state Muslims are calling the retired Pentagon official who's scheduled to keynote the 13th annual Mayors' & Civic Leaders Prayer ...
	Turkish PM lauds late African Muslimscholar Ali Mazrui Middle East Monitor Ali Mazrui Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has offered his condolences to the family of renowned Kenyan Muslim academic Professor Ali ...
	Billings Central's first Muslim student adjusts to life in Montana Billings Gazette As Central's first Muslim student and first student from Pakistan, Makhani is participating in the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study program, ...
	Muslim minister accused of 'hidden agenda' The Local.se A former Swedish MP has slammed Sweden's new Housing Minister Mehmet Kaplan, saying that theMuslim politician has a hidden agenda.
	ISIS, Muslim Extremists, Sex Slaves, And The Obama/Kerry Defense-of-Islam PR Campaign Western Journalism Filled with references from the Qur'an and other texts, rulings by revered scholars, and attempts to link its conduct with that of devout Muslims through ...

	Harris: "Liberals Want to Grade Islam On A Curve," "Political Correctness is Stifling Conversation" RealClearPolitics DON LEMON, CNN: The sudden rise of ISIS and its brutality in dealing with its enemies has sparked a heated debate about Islam and what it teaches. Atheist Neuroscientist Defends Fiery Claim That 'Islam Is the Mother Lode of Bad Ideas' - TheBlaze.com Full Coverage
	Richard Dawkins Defends Tweet Saying Malala Yousafzai May Leave Islam as She Grows Older Christian Post Well-known atheist and best-selling author Richard Dawkins speaks to supporters during the "Rock Beyond Belief" festival at Fort Bragg Army Base in ...
	Hip-Hop and Islam's Connection on Display at New Art Exhibit LA Weekly The relationship between hip-hop and Islam is one of the culture's oldest influences. From the days of the Zulu Nation in hip-hop's infancy through the ...
	ISIS: 'The whole world will be an Islamicstate' New York Post Islamic State militants drive down the main street in Mosul, Iraq, on June 23. ... The Islamic State claims it will one day conquer Rome, threatening to ...
	Pope Francis' 'Soft Power' Diplomacy Aims to Bring IslamInto the Modern World TIME As with Pope Benedict's visit there in 2006, a papal visit to the secular Islamicnation will garner the attention of everyone who is concerned about the ...
	Islamic State name meant to shameIslam: Analyst Press TV Kevin Barrett, an editor for Veteran's Today, told Press TV in an interview Monday, “They've created the name 'Islamic State' (IS) for this group to try to ...
	Yusuf Islam, aka Cat Stevens, teams with Bonnie 'Prince' Billy for “The Devil Came From Kansas ... Consequence of Sound On October 27th via Legacy Recordings, Yusuf Islam, aka Cat Stevens, will release his first new album in five years, Tell 'Em I'm Gone. Splitting its 10 ...
	Austrian Muslims react to Islam law change www.worldbulletin.net Proposed overhaul of Austria's 1912 'Law on Islam' prompts concerns over the constitutional rights of the country's 500,000 Muslims.
	Committee chair sees "network of radicalIslam" in Kosovo B92 “In the last 20 years, these areas have become anIslamic Jihad stronghold which has the full potential for recruiting jihadists, which we have seen in ...
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	Harris: Islam "mother lode" MSN.com Guest Sam Harris joins "CNN Tonight" to defend his claim that Islam is the "mother lode of bad ideas"
	islam Facebook Once again, I recognize that millions of Muslims repudiate these acts of terror, but is there any real equivalent to all these religiously-motivated attacks ...
	Selangor Fatwa Council asks MCMC to check on liberalism, pluralism in Islam New Straits Times SHAH ALAM: Liberalism and pluralism in religion is against the teachings ofIslam, according to a fatwa issued by the Selangor Fatwa Council dated ...
	'The Simpsons' Pay Tribute to Yusuf Islam Yahoo Music From Yahoo Music: From Homerpalooza to Paul McCartney's visit, there have been countless musical moments on The Simpsons during its 26 ...

News around the Muslim World on Tuesday 14 October 2014

This is what the women of Pakistan, a poor country with a low literacy rate, have achieved against all the odds. Can 'advanced' countries match this?

Mariam Chugtai tweeted

In the last 20 months, Pakistanis women have brought home an oscar, an emmy, the nobel prize and the asian gold in cricket - Khadija Amjad

I have already written a few pieces on Malala and I urge our writers to write about this tweet, the role of women in Pakistani society in particular and Muslim society in general. 

We do not always agree with brother Mehdi Hasan and his understanding of Islam but this is a wonderful defence of Islam by him at the Oxford Union Debate

Mehdi Hasan defends Islam at the Oxford Union.

Source : Oxford Union

Mike Ghouse takes up the mantle of interfaith communication and answers the objection from the Sunnis that it is un-Islamic.

Is Interfaith un-Islamic?

Source : Rehan Allahwala

NEWS

Muslim families look after Kolkata synagogues Aljazeera.com Kolkata, India - Generations of Muslim families have been taking care of the maintenance of three synagogues in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata,

	How the Islamic State Justifies Kidnapping Non-Muslim Women as Sex Slaves TheBlaze.com Islamic State militants use their interpretation ofMuslim theology to justify kidnapping non-Muslim women as sex slaves, CNN reported. “One should ...
	Crime-fighting London Jews claim model for Muslim cooperation Yahoo!7 News Local Muslim councillor Dawood Akhoon, who worked with Sharer to bring the two communities together, said the Muslim response had been "really ...
	Letter: Few Muslim voices don't overcome violence St. Cloud Times This is regarding the Oct. 6 news report “Muslimswork to differentiate Islam, the Islamic State” in the Times. Help me to understand the assertions ...
	Hardly any Indian Muslim indulges in terrorism, Pranab Mukherjee says Times of India OSLO: Asserting that the problem of terrorism in India was imported, President Pranab Mukherjee has said indigenous terrorist activity was "extremely ... Hardly Any Indian Muslim Indulges in Terrorism: President Pranab Mukherjee - NDTV Full Coverage
	Young, modern, Muslim: Owaisis make poll pitch in Maharashtra Hindustan Times At the least, Muslim youth look upon them as role models to emulate: suave English-speaking, sophisticated individuals with good education and ...
	Police Lock Muslim Rioters Inside Temple Mount Mosque Israel Today Fed up with incessant Muslim violence atop Jerusalem's Temple Mount, police forces on Monday surprised rioters preparing to attack visiting ...
	In search of the moderate Muslim News-Sun My friend's contention: There is no such thing as a moderate Muslim. They are ALL radical. By following the Quran, which contains verses that appear ...
	Kurds no longer mercenaries, says PYD's Muslim Rudaw ERBIL - The era of Kurds fighting as proxies for regional powers is over, Syrian-Kurdish leader Salih Muslim said in an interview published today, in a ...

	'The Simpsons' Pay Tribute to YusufIslam RollingStone.com From Homerpalooza to Paul McCartney's visit, there have been countless musical moments on The Simpsons during its 26 seasons, and on its 550th ...
	ISIS Magazine: Islam Calls for Sexual Slavery Arutz Sheva English-language digital publication of jihadist group says raping and sexual enslaving non-Muslim women is simply part of Islam. By Ari Yashar. ISIS Claims Islam Justifies Making 'Infidel' Women Sex Slaves -Christian Post Full Coverage
	SBS reporter Patrick Abboud meets the new Aussie face of Islam NEWS.com.au But while her journey to Islam took three years, her message for those who see her story is shorter — she is still the same person she was then, the ...
	Maximum Strength: EEK FeaturingIslam Chipsy Live In London The Quietus Also not making up the audience for IslamChipsy's debut gig in London on Saturday night were half of my Facebook friends who had, instead, ...
	Reza Aslan on "Bigoted" Attack on Islam: "We Need To Condemn Actions, Not Beliefs" RealClearPolitics CHRIS HAYES: I want to cite this poll that Bill Maher and Sam Harris, who is an atheist author who was on Bill Maher, who sort of had built a lot of this ... We Must Not Ignore the Troubling Truth About LGBT Rights in Muslim Countries - The New Republic

News around the Muslim World on Monday 13 October 2014

I have no hesitation in declaring the plaintiff (a Lahori Ahmadi) a Muslim - Judge South Africa High Court

The First South Africa case - Ahmadis declared Muslims.

Source : Mubaligh online

NEWS

	Muslim MEP calls on European Jews to halt flight Jerusalem Post MEP Afzal Khan, a Pakistan-born Muslim who represents northwest England in Brussels, said that Jews should not give up on Europe despite rises in ...
	Young Muslims Find Community Onstage Daily Beast There's the stereotype of the angry Muslim and the scary Muslim, but these young performers and poets are defying those tropes and defining ...
	Crime-fighting London Jews protect local Muslims The Times of Israel It is Shomrim's role in helping protect the area's large Muslim population, however, that has secured its place in the community and garnered ...
	Kanchi seer meets Muslim cleric, discusses Ayodhya Times of India LUCKNOW: Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati on Saturday met All-India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) general ...
	Muslim women scared to go outdoors in climate of hate The Age Reports have emerged of Muslim women being subjected to intimidation and violence. Liberal MP Wyatt Roy and Labor's Amanda Rishworth agree ...
	Muslim leaders host safety expo in wake of threat CBS 8 San Diego SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - San Diego's Islamic leaders held a safety expo Saturday in light of a recent threatening letter sent to a local mosque.
	Your Home in Their Hands? Renovating the Muslimworld Al-Arabiya Indeed, this perhaps sounds like a Samuel Becket theater scene, but it would be no fantasy to say that most of the Muslim world, home to more than ...
	We're all bigots? Not according to this film by Muslim student Kamal Saleh Herald Sun IT took Muslim students to show that the supposed rise of Islamophobia in Australia is nothing but a straw man designed to shut down debate and ...
	Israeli Muslim Leader Urges 'Peace' to Break Israel into Pieces The Jewish Press A former convicted terrorist who now is a leading Israeli Muslim cleric and peace advocate has called on rabbis to lead a joint Muslim-Jewish “peace ...
	Newcastle Muslim Association thanks skaters for standing up to bigotry Newcastle Herald Skaters who made a stand against racism meet people from the Newcastle Muslim Association people at Newcastle Mosque in Wallsend. From left ...

	How An Illinois Mom Converted To Islam And Found Peace And Joy During Her Very First Hajj Huffington Post Born into a Missouri-Synod Lutheran family, she first converted to Catholicism before finding her place in Islam. This year, Szremski was one of the ...
	Controversial town hall meeting on Islam to be held in Edmond KOCO Oklahoma City Alton Nolen, who was fired before the alleged attack, was charged with the crime and Blair told KOCO he feels Nolen's recent conversion toIslam ...
	LITERARY NOTES: Philosophical writings in Urdu and Qazi Qaiser-ul-Islam DAWN.com One of the writers and intellectuals who relentlessly worked on philosophy and penned some invaluable books in Urdu was Qazi Qaiser-ul-Islam.
	Dar Al-Ifta condemns American satirist's comments onIslam Daily News Egypt Negm pointed out that Dar Al-Ifta has repeatedly rejected extremist practices and that they are far from the beliefs of Islam which guarantee the ...
	Fight against ISIS 'a war for the soul of Islam,' Sanders says The Hill “This is a war for the soul of Islam and the Muslim nations must be deeply involved. And to the degree that developed countries are involved, it should ...
	After backlash, Isma retracts article titled 'Islam on top, infidels below' The Malay Mail Online The article titled “Islam di atas, kafir di bawah” [translated: Islam on top, infidels below] was penned by a self-styled “Isma fighter” identified only as ...
	Middle East Artists Mock IslamicState Militant Group Voice of America In Beirut, the increasingly popular band "The Great Departed" draws cheers and laughter as it insults Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
	Beware of wishful thinking The Australian IN all the reading and listening I have done on radicalisation and jihad, one aspect has had little airing. Islam is spoken of as if it were just a religion ...
	Harper learning to separate Islam from terrorism: Siddiqui OurWindsor.ca That challenge hung over Stephen Harper and his Conservatives in joining the war on the Islamic State. Many core Conservative supporters believe ...
	Bill Maher and Sam Harris Just Don't Get That, Truly, Islam Is Not The Problem: Take Apostasy For ... Beliefnet So much ink has been spilled about the now famous debate about Islam on Bill Maher's show between bill Maher, Sam Harris, and Ben Affleck. Bill Maher sparks media debate about Islam - Reliable Sources - CNN.com Full Coverage
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	Mehdi Hasan on Twitter: "In CNN interview (5mins40secs), Islam hater Sam Harris reveals he's... twitter.com http://reliablesources.blogs.cnn.com/2014/10/12/bill-maher-sparks-media-debate-about-islam/ … Reply; Retweet Retweeted; Favorite Favorited. More.
	John Legend on Twitter: "Bill Maher's Dangerous Critique of Islam - Atlantic Mobile http://t.co ... twitter.com @johnlegend but we know you stand with Islam for better and worse.u have no idea about the MidEast conflict but yet u choose to Comment On It.