News around the Muslim World on Tuesday 23 December 2014

They say human bone weight and strength began to decline after farming was introduced.

Easy life makes us soft.

Source: Express

NEWS

	Jewish, Muslim volunteers join for day of community service STLtoday.com This year will be the fourth annual Jewish and Muslim Day of Community Service, co-sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council and the ...
	Muslim group claims cops mistreated Santa Clara man San Jose Mercury News A civil rights group, however, suspects another reason for the raid and subsequent felony prosecution: The suspect, Mohammad Moneeb, is Muslim.
	Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood accusation Middle East Monitor (blog) No one can deny that Hamas has had a connection with the Muslim Brotherhood since its foundation in 1987. Hamas, as a movement, does not deny ...
	Kashmir elections: Is a Hindu-Muslim alliance now in the offing? Christian Science Monitor In local elections, the governing BJP won in Jammu and a local Muslim party won in Kashmir. All eyes are now on Prime Minister Modi and a popular ...
	Police mistreat California Muslim man, group says Fresno Bee A civil rights group is calling for an independent probe into allegations that police mistreated a Northern California man because he is Muslim.
	PBS goes on the Hajj with Muslim pilgrims from around Boston PRI For a small group of Muslims from the Boston area, making the Hajj pilgrimage is a matter of fulfilling an Islamic duty. But each of them is also seeking ...
	French journalist booted from TV show over anti-Muslimremarks The Times of Israel Prominent French journalist Eric Zemmour was back in the spotlight over the weekend after being barred by a news channel for saying Muslims were ...
	Popular Muslim cleric resigns from Sacramento mosque Sacramento Bee He surprised the local Muslim community when he tendered his resignation as imam of the North Highlands mosque in September, then announced it ...
	Muslim Center Reaches Out To Community And Other Faiths Hartford Courant Leadership of the Farmington Valley American Muslim Center include President Khamis Abu-Hasaballah; Dina Imamovic, director of the center's ...
	J&K Assembly Polls: In a first, Muslim candidate wins on BJP ticket Economic Times JAMMU: First time in the political history of Jammu and Kashmir, a Muslim  candidate has won the elections on a BJP ticket by triumphing over a Hindu ...

News around the Muslim World on Monday 22 December 2014

Stop asking Muslims to apologise for each violent act.

source: www.virtualmosque.co.uk

NEWS

	Heroes of 2014: Innes Bowen, the woman who mapped British Islam The Guardian 'Innes Bowen's book Medina in Birmingham, Najaf in Brent lays out the inner structures and dynamics of Islam in Britain.' Photograph: Darren Staples/ ...
	How This 17-Year-Old Trader Built A Rumor That Fooled New York's Media Giants Business Insider Mohammed Islam, a 17-year-old high school senior, faced a camera in the fluorescent-lit offices of his press representatives and told an audience of ...
	Peshawar mayhem: A crime against Islam Arab News This fact and the group's pledge of allegiance to the “Islamic State” (Daesh), require a strong and swift action from Muslims everywhere and from the ...
	Focus on kindness motivates 18 to turn to fold of Islam Arab News Islam is a religion of peace, love, respect and kindness toward others and does not discriminate against other religions. This important message ...
	Muslims marking passing anniversary of Islam Prophet Press TV Millions of Muslims across the world are holding special ceremonies to mark the anniversary of the passing of Islam's Prophet Mohammad (Peace be ...
	Should an Apostate Be Killed? Onislam.net In other words, all aspects of the Quran and the Sunnah stress the fact that no one is to be forced to accept Islam, whether through conversion or ...
	The Taliban's Peshawar massacre is an affront to Islam Pittsburgh Post Gazette A group that claims to act in the name of Islam did this heinous and brutal crime whilst the Quran clearly states, “whosoever kills an innocent person ...
	Scholars call for embracing message of Islam for peace Arab News The 37th anniversary meet of India's Jamia Markazu Ssaqafathi Ssunniyya concluded here on Sunday with a call for embracing Islam's message of ...
	Message of communal harmony The Daily Star Morshedul Islam, who has 12 feature films to his credit since taking the Bangladeshi parallel cinema by storm with his two documentaries “Aagami” ...
	Conversions to Islam for marriage ruled invalid Marilyn Stowe Blog However, they were refused because, a Judge ruled, the conversions to Islamfrom Hinduism which the wives in each couple had undergone had not ... Anti-Islam 'Pegida' rally in Dresden sees record turnout BBC News A record 17,500 people have turned out for the latest "anti-Islamisation" rally in the German city of Dresden, according to police estimates. Thousands join anti-Islam march in Germany while singing Christmas carols -The Guardian Thousands Stage Anti-Islam Protest in Germany - ABC News Record numbers at German anti-Islam rally - Deutsche Welle Full Coverage

	Terrorists have nothing to do with Islam: Iran UN envoy Press TV “The Islamic Republic of Iran, as a country which has always been the target of terrorist attacks, condemns the ominous phenomenon of terrorism in all ... Terrorism is not Islam: Iran - Yahoo! Maktoob News Terrorism is not Islam: Iran - Daijiworld.com Full Coverage
	ISIS is not Islam The Detroit News Our friends and neighbors of the Islamic faith are not responsible for the violence done in the name of religion around the world. We join in ...
	Anti-Islamic activists linked to western Sydney brawl 9news.com.au Anti-Islamic insults are believed to be at the centre of a brawl in Sydney's ... Witnesses claim violence erupted after members of an anti-Islamic group ...
	Discrediting Islam The Nation Telling the world such a heinous and monstrous act is permissible in our religion, has done nothing except making Islam a cruel religion in the eyes of ...

WEB Voters Say Taliban Not True to Islam Rasmussen Reports Sunday, December 21, 2014. Americans strongly believe the Taliban, the Islamic fundamentalist group in Afghanistan who last week took credit for the ...

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News around the Muslim World on Sunday 21 December 2014

After the latest of his sermons denouncing the Islamic State, Mohamed Taha Sabri stepped down from an ornate platform at the House of Peace mosque. The 48-year-old chief preacher then moved to greet his congregation, steeling himself for the fallout.

Muslims who are fighting extremists.

Source : The Washington Post

The most serious and crushing harm to those Muslims who respect their non-Muslim neighbors and despise extremism is that many Western commentators appear utterly uninformed about the representatives of the moderate, non-extremist Muslims . . .

Who represents German Muslims?

Source : Gatestone Institute

NEWS

	Muslim bride's touching tribute to the victims of the Martin Place siege as floral memorial continues ... Daily Mail As the memorial to the victims of the Sydney siege continues to grow, a Muslimbride has made a pilgrimage on her wedding day to lay flowers at ... Muslim bride's unique Martin Place tribute garners applause from onlookers -Sydney Morning Herald Full Coverage
	A Muslim in the Jewish Home, and a Jew among the pan-Arabs The Times of Israel It's Sunday, 86 days before Election Day (67 of them workdays, for those counting). For all the blustering rhetoric, the campaign is still in its early, ...
	Four Germans Attack Muslim Woman Onislam.net CAIRO – A Muslim woman has been verbally and physically attacked by four German men, leaving her severely injured after she was hit by their car ...
	A hard week for Muslims Arab News This past week has been extremely hard for Muslims, especially those living in countries where they are minorities. From Australia to Pakistan to ...
	NYPD Cop Killer Ishmael Brinsley Started Fight with Atlanta Panhandler, Discovered He Was ... PJ Media He notes that after he stopped the fight he found out the panhandler was a “Muslim too” and the pair, according to his own account, went to a bar for a ...

News around the Muslim World on Saturday 20 December 2014

Pakistani women beat back (literally) male harassment - GREAT JOB.

“Bringing nations together in a peaceful quest for knowledge and education is one of the most important missions of CERN,” Rolf Heuer said.

Did you get this news on any Pakistani media?

Source : Washington's Top News

News around the Muslim World on Friday 19 December 2014

US scientists say tracking data shows that five golden-winged warblers "evacuated" their nesting site one day before the April 2014 tornado outbreak.

What birds can teach us!

Source : BBC

Muslims seem to eat an inexplicably high amount of the meat sold here in the UK, so in this Khutba we look at what the Holy Quran has to say about the type of diet people should eat, to be healthy, and also look at how the Holy Prophet (pbuh) and the people at the time ate.

Meat is killing Muslims.

Source: www.virtualmosque.co.uk

NEWS

	My Non-Muslim Parents & Xmas Onislam.net I would like to ask a question in relation to my non-Muslim parents. My parents have brought a Christmas toy for my unborn son who I am to give birth ...
	Ohio Muslim Woman Sues Over Jail Church Attendance ABC News A Muslim woman who says she was forced to attend Christian church services during a 60-day jail stint on an assault charge has sued the county. Ohio Muslim woman sues over jail church attendance - Columbus Dispatch Full Coverage
	Muslim Women Sue in US Courts for Right to Wear Islamic Garb on the Job Breitbart News The Supreme Court has just agreed to hear a case concerning the rights of a woman to wear hijab, a headscarf, while working at Abercrombie and ...
	Frederick County, Md., school board adds Muslim holiday to calendar Washington Times “We are pleased that the school board voted to recognize Muslim holidays on the 2015-2016 school calendar,” said CAIR Maryland outreach manager ...
	Muslim charities lose govt grants, accused of 'extremist' links RT Two Muslim charities have lost their government grants following ... an umbrella organization for the UK's Muslim charities – had “failed to reassure us ...
	Muslim woman sues Cuyahoga County, says she was forced to attend Christian prayer services ... cleveland.com A Muslim woman sued Cuyahoga County on Thursday, alleging she was forced to attend Christian worship services while she was incarcerated in the ...
	10 years later, gruesome killing of pregnant Muslim woman in Jefferson Parish remains unsolved WDSU New Orleans Mohammad was a Muslim woman who taught school in the Jefferson Parish system. She was six months pregnant when her killer stabbed her 33 ...
	'We will free India of Muslims and Christians by 2021': DJS leader vows to continue 'ghar wapsi ... Daily Mail Speaking in Agra on Thursday, a Dharm Jagran Samiti (DJS) functionary saidMuslims and Christians will have to convert to Hinduism if they want to ...
	Sydney siege: Muslim funeral directors tell authorities to dump Man Haron Monis' body 'in the s ... The Independent Australian Muslim funeral directors have vowed not to accept the body of Sydney gunman Man Haron Monis, saying authorities should dump his ...

	Anger grows in Pakistan over supporters of 'radical Islam' BBC News There have been protests across Pakistan following the Taliban attack on a school in Peshawar, in which more than 140 people died, most of them ...
	Conversion to Islam solely for marriage not valid: Allahabad High Court IBNLive Allahabad: In a significant judgement, the Allahabad High Court has ruled that the religious conversion of girls "without their faith and belief in Islam" ... Conversion to Islam solely for marriage not valid: High Court - Economic Times Full Coverage
	Anti-Islam Politician Wilders Faces Prosecution for Moroccan Comments Newsweek Anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders will be prosecuted in the Netherlands for alleged discrimination and inciting hatred against Moroccans during ...
	High School: Islamic vocabulary lesson part of Common Core standards Fox News The Islamic vocabulary worksheet was assigned to seniors. “I was reading it and it caught me off guard,” the student told me. “I just looked at it and ...
	Conversion to Islam solely for marriage not valid, says Allahabad High Court Daily News & Analysis In a significant judgement, the Allahabad High Court has ruled that the religious conversion of girls "without their faith and belief in Islam" and "solely ...
	Taliban massacre in Peshawar reflects disarray across the world of Islam The Australian (blog) It's more or less impossible to judge whether the culture of killing depends more on Islamic faith or ethnic identity. Take the example of the so-called ...
	Anti-Islam Protest Takes Place Near Sydney Hostage Site Sputnik International MOSCOW, December 19 (Sputnik) - A small group of Australian residents organized an anti-Islam protest near the notorious Sydney café, where ...
	Hindu outfit plans to 'finish' Islam, Christianity by 2021 The Indian Express By 2021, we will finish Islam and Christianity,” Manch head Rajeshwar Singh Singh said here on Thursday. “We have not done any conversion.
	Hindu Outfit Plans to "Finish" Islam, Christianity by 2021 The New Indian Express By 2021, we will finish Islam and Christianity," Manch head Rajeshwar Singh Singh said here yesterday. "We have not done any conversion. We have ...

News around the Muslim World on Thursday 18 December 2014

Earlier this week, millions of people looked on in horror as the news filtered in of the devastating attack by the Pakistan Taliban on a school in Peshawar.

Sunni-Taliban murder children in Peshawar

The Principal who preferred to die with her students.

Source : www.virtualmosque.co.uk

After a day of intense lobbying, the Palestinians persuaded their fellow Arab diplomats here to support a draft Security Council resolution that sets a one-year deadline for negotiations with Israeland is aimed at the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from the West Bank.

Is a Palestinian state on the cards?

Source : New York Times

NEWS

	No Backlash After Sydney Siege, but Muslims Are Fearful New York Times In the aftermath of the siege that left the gunman and two of his captives dead, Australian Muslims say that they are relieved that there has been no ...
	Dargah panel asks Muslim bodies to oppose Taliban Times of India JAIPUR: The dargah committee of the 12th century shrine of Khwaja Moinuddhin Chishty in Ajmer on Wednesday urged all Muslim schools of ...
	Just dump Man Haron Monis' body at sea, Muslim leaders say The Daily Telegraph SYDNEY'S chief Islamic funeral director yesterday declared no Muslim funeral home would accept the body of terrorist Man Haron Monis and ...
	Knoxville Muslim community hosts candlelight vigil for slain Pakistani children WATE-TV KNOXVILLE (WATE) – The Muslim Community of Knoxville is hosting a candlelight vigil in honor of the slain children in Pakistan. On Wednesday the ...
	What to say when your Muslim child asks about Peshawar Religion News Service Muslim parents want their children, and all children, to understand that Islam does not condone such horrific violence — just the opposite. When the ...
	Muslim scholar blames porn for jihad WND.com (INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT) Muslim scholar Hamza Yusuf, president of Zaytuna College in Berkeley, Calif., blamed pornography for the proliferation ...
	'I really don't think he was acting alone': Muslim community leader who had Sydney cafe gunman ... Daily Mail A Muslim community leader who had the Sydney cafe gunman at his house for lunch and dinner claims he was not capable of plotting and executing ...
	Texas School Board Let Anti-Muslim Group Pressure Publishers To Rewrite Religion Textbooks Free Speech TV Last month, the Texas State Board of Education approved a set of social studies textbooks after some disputes between Christian Right members of ...
	Texas Muslim Women's Foundation gets help fighting violence Dallas Morning News Two foundations recently presented grants to the Texas Muslim Women's Foundation, the only provider of domestic violence services specifically for ...
	'Muslim Reformers': Talking the talk, not walking the walk The Commentator But Salman avoids the bitter reality that the “twisted” and “barbaric” ideology he describes is specifically Islamic and the theocrats are all Muslim: “this ...

	Anti-Islam politician Wilders faces prosecution for comments about Moroccans Jerusalem Post AMSTERDAM - Anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders will be prosecuted in the Netherlands for alleged discrimination and inciting hatred against ... Wilders charged over anti-Islam comments - Financial Times Anti-Islam politician Wilders to face prosecution for anti-Moroccan comments - Reuters Dutch Anti-Islam Politician Geert Wilders Charged Over 'Fewer Moroccans' Speech - Wall Street Journal Full Coverage
	Anti-Islam politician Wilders faces prosecution for Moroccan comments Reuters Wilders, whose anti-Islam views have made him the target of death threats and who lives under 24-hour police protection, refused to respond to ...
	Boozy burlesque dancer swaps hedonism for the hijab after converting to Islam for the man of her ... Mirror.co.uk But after converting to Islam, she has now overhauled her unhealthy lifestyle, swapping a 40-a-day cigarette habit for a five-times-a-day prayer routine.
	Mahesh Bhatt : Militant Islam is never Islam IBNLive Mumbai: Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, who maintains close cultural links with Pakistan, feels its morale has hit an all-time low with the savage ... Mahesh Bhatt on Peshawar Attack: Militant Islam is Never Islam - NDTV Full Coverage
	INSCT Co-Hosts International Workshop on Islam and Conflict Norms Syracuse University News Representatives from the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT) traveled to the Arab Gulf recently to co-host a preparatory ...
	NATO: Taliban Don't Respect Islamic Faith FrontPage Magazine The Taliban are fighting for the Islamic faith and its doctrines. They respect it enough to kill for it. The question is what does NATO believe in?
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	ISIL defames Islam, says Jordanian PM Iraqi News Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Jordanian PM, Abdullah al-Nisour, said the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant terrorist group defamed Islam.” /End/ ...
	Conference and Graduate Student Workshop at Harvard University H-Net Islam in Russia takes many forms, from the Tatars' moderate EuroIslam to traditional Sufism in the Caucasus to the radicalized Salafi ideas found ...