Islam on the Internet; Sunday 23rd February 2014

Does Islam need reform?

Many in the Muslim world question the need for reform. Islam, they say, is a perfect religion so what need is there for reform. True! But what needs reform is our understanding of Islam and reform of the Muslim character. Islam which was a means of encouraging Muslims to advance knowledge and science is now used as an excuse to keep Muslims ignorant. The video below discusses these ideas.

If Alexander could could get to Kalash why could Jesus Christ not get to Kashmir?

A Journey to the Pagan Kalash People of Pakistan - Huffington Post

Afghanistan on Huffington Post ⋅ Brian Glyn Williams

In 2010 I and a friend, Adam Sulkowski, made a journey to the snow-capped Hindu Kush in search of this ancient European pagan people living in an ...

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	Assistance in line with true Islamic teachings: PM New Straits Times PEKAN: The government's efforts to assist the low and medium-income groups are in line with the true teachings of Islam which encourage the ...
	Ahlul Bayt News Agency - abna.ir Kuwaiti Speaker: Takfiris' Crimes Impair Islam's Face Fars News Agency “Based on Islamic teachings, all moves by Takfiris which result in impairing the face of Islam are haram (forbidden),” Ghanem said in an interview with ...
	Claims of Islamic bias fuels Tenn. textbook battle Jackson Clarion Ledger In Volusia County, Fla., a November school board meeting was canceled over safety concerns after textbook protesters showed up with anti-Islam ...
	Preventing Wife from Islamic Women's Gatherings Onislam.net Dear sister in Islam, we would like to thank you for the great confidence you place in us, and we implore Allah Almighty to help us serve His cause and ...
	London Jews Host Islam Awareness Week Ahlul Bayt News Agency - abna.ir (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - “It seemed appropriate to use JW3 as a venue to launch Islam Awareness Week this year,” Julie Siddiqui, executive ...
	Attacks on halal butcher, mosque shock Quebec community The Globe and Mail About a 10-minute walk away, the local Muslim cultural centre and mosque also had anti-Islam signs left outside on its property. “It was a shock,” ...
	Terrorism must be removed from the Islamic World Ahlul Bayt News Agency - abna.ir "You perform extensive studies in religion and you know that Islam is the religion of peace, security, and creating serenity and public welfare. InIslam ...
	Abu Dhabi to host Islamic Peace Forum Gulf Today ABU DHABI: The capital will host from March 9-10 a ground-breaking “Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies” with the participation of more ...
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	islamic philosophy - Must muslims believe in scientific laws - Islam Stack Exchange Recent Questions - Islam Stack Exchange ⋅ Hashir Omer Can muslims study science? If so, can they believe in scientific laws and explanations. For instance Law of conservation of Mass/energy completely ...
	Crusader Knight: The Church's "Big Lie" About Islam Crusader Knight ⋅ James Pawlak The Church regards with esteem also the Moslems. They adore the one God, living and subsisting in Himself; merciful and all- powerful, the Creator of ...
	Irvine author publishes second children's book about Islam - The Orange County Register The Orange County Register - News Headlines : Irvine ⋅ BY LAUREN JOW News: Irvine author publishes second children's book about Islam | book, kalby, second, books, children, series, maimuna, sandcastles, learn,islam.
	Islam in America Pt. 1 - The New Media Journal New Media Journal ⋅ contact@basicsproject.org While I have been blogging for close to 10 years now, for the past 4 or 5 years I have been focusing on Islam and how politicians and the media try to ...
	Didact's Reach: There really is no fun in Islam... Didact's Reach ⋅ Didact “Such a one-way journey poses a real risk to life, and that can never be justified in Islam. [Didact's note: not a hint of irony here!] There is a possibility ...
	Pakistani Taliban say government must embraceIslamic law | altahrir, news of Islam, Muslims ... altahrir, news of Islam, Muslims, Arab Spring and special Palestine ⋅altahrir “If talks are to be held it would be only under sharia (Islamic law). We have made this clear to the government committee. We are fighting for the ...

Islam on the Internet; Saturday 22 February 2014

The British Post Office hounours work of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement

Last year the Woking Muslim Mission which operated from the Shahjehan Mosque Woking celebrated 100 years.

To celebrate the event the British Post Office called the Royal Mail published a commemorative stamp. Please see below.

NEWS
	Anti-Islam vandalism stokes concerns The Globe and Mail The Quebec city of Sherbrooke prides itself on its good relations with and welcoming attitude toward immigrants, but acts of vandalism against a halal ...
	The 'Islam is different' argument Washington Post I have argued that many (though not all) of the things that are condemned as intrusions of Islamic law into American law are actually the applications of ...
	GreaterKashmir.com Islam is against religious extremism Frontier Post The action was by all means barbaric, unethical, against Islamic teachings and Pukhtun norms. People in general condemned the act but no sustained ...
	Malcolm X's dedication to the truth is something to which all Muslims aspire The Guardian When Malcolm X split with the Nation of Islam, he traveled on a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca, where he was exposed to mainstream Islam – the ...
	EEK feat. Islam Chipsy - Live At The Cairo High Cinema Institute The List There's electro-chaabi, which refracts Egyptian wedding music through cracked software, and Islam Chipsy's Nile Delta synth, a virtuosic, high-energy ...
	The Talmud and Islam Jewish Chronicle Both Islam and Judaism are religions which minutely regulate every aspect of the believer's life. They're each based on a God-given written document ...
	Washington Post Laws that track Islamic law rules Washington Post [106] Or such a city could try to ban material that blasphemes against Islam or against religions generally. Or a city could use laws banning “disturbing ...
	Mohler: Urgent need for Christian understanding of Islam Brnow LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Islam is the “great rival system of belief” to Christianity, according to R. Albert Mohler Jr. And with 1.6 billion adherents, Muslims ...
	Comparative religion: Christianity and Islam News-Sun Continuing to use the freedom of speech and press that we enjoy in our country, we now look at another comparison of Islam and Christianity.
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	The Great Canadian Debate: Islam, immigration and terrorism | iPolitics iPolitics ⋅ Peter Milliken In May of 2013, British Army soldier Lee Rigby was hacked to death by two British citizens of Nigerian descent who were converts to Islam. In 2005 ...
	The ugly face of Islam: Ethopian teenager says she was raped by seven men, and now faces ... Britain First ⋅ Britain First A pregnant teenager who says she was gang-raped has been charged with adultery in Sudan, and faces a possible sentence of death by stoning.

IsIam on the Internet, Friday 21 February 2014

The Oldest Mosque in Germany

A short documentary about

The Berlin Mosque

(Contribution by Imam of the Berlin Mosque, Mr Ahmed Sadaat)

NEWS
	Islam and Social Justice (Part 1) Onislam.net Islam has emphasized several principles so that relationships among members of the society may be justly and fairly organized. Foremost among ...
	Onislam.net Is Islam a DIY Religion? Onislam.net When Helen came to Islam, she'd already done quite a bit of reading around on a lot of Islamicwebsites and watched loads of YouTubes, she'd joined ...
	Onislam.net USA Islamic Fashion Week Modest Designs Onislam.net Make way on the runway America – USA IslamicFashion Week has arrived! Organized by the Modesty Defined Islamic Fashion Council of America, ...
	The Express Tribune No one can be forced to embraceIslam: SC Daily Times ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Tassaduq Hussain Jillani on Thursday observed that minorities could not be forced to embrace Islam, as the ...
	Onislam.net London Jews Host Islam Awareness Week Onislam.net LONDON – Joining hands to help poor and needy, a London Jewish group announced plans to hostIslam awareness week to showcase some of the ...
	Why the silence on Khalid-Bank Islam settlement? Malaysia Kini Khalid had once borrowed about RM60 million from Bank Islam to purchase shares and when the share price tumbled, he ended up owing that much ...
	Islamic bank targets Hajj participants for new savings plan GMA News As part of efforts to get Muslim Filipinos financially prepared for future Hajj, Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank of the Philippines (AIIBP) has ...
	DON'T BE BRAINWASHED BY UMNO! Be confident in Islam - worldwide calls not to ban ALLAH ... Malaysia Chronicle GEORGE TOWN — Muslims who are confident of their faith in Islam need not feel confused if others use the word “Allah”, Turkish writer and journalist ...
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	Bounty Farm Mash Handicap Tournament …Islamtwin survive opening night : Kaieteur News Kaieteur News ⋅ KNews Despite a height disadvantage and age difference of more than ten years, Anthony Islam (12) got the better of Jamaal Douglas (+11), winning in ...
	Islam, Freedom and Salvation | Din Merican: the Malaysian DJ Blogger Din Merican: the Malaysian DJ Blogger ⋅ dinobeano February 20, 2014 Islam, Freedom and Salvation by Zairil Khir Johari ...
	Islam twins win on opening night - Stabroek News - Georgetown, Guyana Stabroek News ⋅ Staff Writer The Islam twins Daniel and Anthony won their matches Tuesday night as the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) in collaboration with its number one ...
	Jordanian court obliges YouTube to block anti-Islam video in country | - AME Info - Feed ⋅ Ayman Al-Adham A Jordanian court has issued a ruling obliging Google Inc., the owner of video-sharing site YouTube, to stop broadcasting the anti-Islam video ...
	Concordia Theology » Responding to Islam Lecture – March 27, 2014 Concordia Theology ⋅ Editor Concordia Seminary's Ethnic Immigrant Institute of Theology is presenting a free lecture focusing on the themes of debate between Islam and ...
	islamic basis - What would be the practical steps towards helping a friend taking a decision to ... Recent Questions - Islam Stack Exchange ⋅ Rami.Shareef I have a Christian friend who has a genuine interest in Islam, I would like to ... I'm considering going to an Islamic center, these people have the right ...
	Middle East Experience » Questions About Islam: Do All Muslims Hate Israel? Middle East Experience ⋅ Porter Speakman Jr Questions About Islam: Do All Muslims Hate Israel? In this next installment of the series “Questions About Islam”. Carl Mederis asks Mustafa Akyol ...
	Statement on the 72nd Anniversary of The Birth of Comrade Huey P Newton Hero of Proletarian ... The International Pan Islamic Communist Party of Proletarian Islam ⋅The International Pan Islamic Communist Party of Proletarian Islam The International Pan Islamic Communist Party of Proletarian Islam. An Official ... February is Comrade Huey P Newton Month in ProletarianIslam ...
	Schism between Sunni and Shia has been poisoning Islam for 1,400 years – and it's getting worse ... altahrir, news of Islam, Muslims, Arab Spring and special Palestine ⋅altahrir The religious tolerance of the Sultanate, she suggested, offered a model for the whole of the Islamic world. It certainly needs such an exemplar of ...

Islam on the Internet, Thursday 20 Thursday 2014

British Army arranges an imam to cater for the needs of their Sunni officers and men.

A Sunni Muslim Imam joins the British Army to cater for the Sunnis religious needs.

NEWS
	ThyBlackMan Nation of Islam looks ahead as Detroit convention nears USA TODAY DETROIT — Growing up on the streets of Detroit in the 1980s, Troy Muhammad drifted into a world of violence that led him into prison at age 17 after ...
	The Malay Mail Online Islam under closer scrutiny, not attack, says ex-mufti The Malay Mail Online Former Perlis mufti and prominent religious scholar Datuk Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin. ― File picKUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 ― Islam is not under any ... Flag as irrelevant
	Nation of Islam convention returns to Detroit with message of discipline, self-reliance Detroit Free Press While incarcerated, Muhammad discovered the teachings of the Nation ofIslam, he recalled, after seeing its leader, Minister Louis Farrakhan, on the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Zee News Singer Hans Raj Hans embracesIslam? Zee News Reports claimed that the popular singer, known for his Punjabi folk and Sufi songs, converted to Islamduring his recent visit to Lahore. The Pakistani ...
	The Week Magazine Did Islam Give Us Gay Marriage? The American Conservative Just as Christianity was an appealing religion to the slaves of the Roman Empire, when Islamreached India, it became a primary mode of escape from ...
	Police report against FB account insulting Islam Sin Chew Jit Poh "The existence of this account was realised on Feb 17 and its contents tend to insult Islam and Islamic clothing, besides condemning those who cover ...
	www.worldbulletin.net Young Australians turning to Islam www.worldbulletin.net A televison program broadcasting in Australia tells the stories of young people who converted toIslam. The program takes you inside the family homes ...
	The Independent The vicious schism between Sunni and Shia has been poisoning Islamfor 1400 years - and it's ... The Independent The rift between the two great Islamicdenominations runs like a tectonic ... of the emerging Islamic community when he died in the early 7th century.
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	Debate Review: My public debate defending Islamfrom Feminist criticism | The Muslim Debate ... The Muslim Debate Initiative Blog ⋅ Abdullah al Andalusi ISLAMIC TREATMENT OF WOMEN vs FEMINISM A review of the public Debate at the University of Dublin. On tuesday (18th Feb 2014) I attended a ...
	Bank Islam's latest business entry : hair salons | The People's Parliament The People's Parliament ⋅ Haris Ibrahim And, it seems, if you have the right connections, they give you a damn good haircut. Any satisfied customers? One soon-to be satisfied customer, I hear ...
	Muhammad Commands His Followers to Kill Critics ofIslam (video) | Creeping Sharia Creeping Sharia ⋅ creeping ... made Youtube video or some silly cartoons. But violent responses to criticism are a tradition in Islam, and Muhammad himself started the tradition.
	Young Australians turning to Islam — Winds Of Jihad By SheikYerMami Winds Of Jihad By SheikYerMami ⋅ sheikyer mami World Bull / News Desk. An increasing number of young Australian men and women are now converting to Islam. A televison program broadcasting in ...
	The Tradition of Gabriel: Islam, Iman, Ihsan and the Hour | Islamic Village Islamic Village ⋅ Javed Khan In a captivating Tradition we witness the Archangel Gabriel appear on the horizon in human form. He approaches the Messengerﷺ and sits before him ...
	Middle East Experience » Questions About Islam: Why is it that we don't hear the Moderate Muslim ... Middle East Experience ⋅ Porter Speakman Jr In this first installment of the series “Questions About Islam” by Carl Medearis & Mustafa Akyol. Carl and Mustafa discuss the reasons we don't hear the ...
	Will John Kerry Soon Follow ISLAM? | The Minority Report Blog The Minority Report Blog ⋅ Gabor Zolna Secretary of State John Kerry visited the largest Mosque in Indonesia and he spent over two hours touring the facility. I wonder if the Secretary of State ...
	State-controlled Iranian news agency explains that Iran is ready to fight U.S. because of Islam ... Jihad Watch ⋅ Robert Spencer The Iranians' struggle is intrinsically Islamic, he argues, peppering his case with numerous Qur'an quotes. And remember: “The Prophet of Islamhas ...
	JURIS DIVERSITAS: BOOK: Sachedina on Islam and the Challenge of Human Rights JURIS DIVERSITAS ⋅ Sean Patrick Donlan BOOK: Sachedina on Islam and the Challenge of Human Rights. Post by JURIS ... Labels: book, Islamic law ... Islamic Law In Our Times · law.arts.