Wednesday, 26 August 2015

News Around the Muslim World and more . . . on Wed 26 August 2015

                                                                           

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Was Jesus the Son of God? It's Complicated

Most of us who teach in the field of Christian Origins get asked from time to time by students or in public lectures, "Professor, Do you believe that Jesus is the Son of God?" As it turns out, the question, like all historical queries, is more complicated than meets the eye.



                                                                            

Critics outraged by British theater’s cancellation of play about Muslim radicalization

Members of the canceled National Youth Theatre show “Homegrown.”
Courtesy of National Youth Theatre’s website
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Prominent artists and human rights campaigners have criticized the National Youth Theatre in London for canceling a play because its theme is the radicalization of young British Muslims and their attraction to terrorist organizations such as the militant Islamic State group.


                                                                            

Muslim elected president of student wing of prominent pro-Israel group

WASHINGTON, D.C. (RNS) A young Muslim woman has been elected as the head of the student arm of J Street, a liberal pro-Israel organization.
Amna Farooqi, 21, a Pakistani-American and a senior at the University of Maryland, says she loves Israel, cares deeply about Palestinians and sees nothing contradictory in a Muslim advocating for the Jewish state.
Growing up in a Muslim home in Potomac, Md., a suburb of Washington, D.C., with a heavily Jewish population, Farooqi said she took on her family’s sympathy for Palestinians under Israeli occupation in the West Bank. She also made many Jewish friends and grew comfortable in Jewish culture. She decided in college that she didn’t understand the Israeli viewpoint on the Palestinian crisis and immersed herself in Israel study courses, including a semester at Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

                                                                            

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Times of India
Mirror.co.uk
The Guardian
World's Busiest Railway 2015; Muslim Drag Queens – review: 'I'm worried for your safety'
In Muslim Drag Queens, a Channel 4 First Cut documentary based on a Guardian film of the same name, it became immediately obvious why it's ...
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The Daily Telegraph
Aysha Mehajer: From Wollongong girl to a Muslimglamour
THOSE who remember Aysha Mehajer from her teen years remember a tiny red head with freckles, a petite size eight figure and a fierce passion for ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Model of Moroccan origin hopes to become firstMuslim Miss Italy
A model of Moroccan origin who hopes to become the first MuslimMiss Italy has vowed to defy critics who accuse her of insulting Islam by taking part ...
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ThinkProgress
Anti-Muslim Protests Spoil The First Day Of School For Kindergartners In Houston
“Everything I needed to know about Islam I learned from Muslims on 9-11-2001,” one sign read. “Qatar out of our school,” another sign stated.
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azcentral.com
USA TODAY
A Muslim just got elected key leader of one of the most prominent pro-Israel groups
University of Maryland senior Amna Farooqi became worldwide news when it was announced a few days ago that the 21-year-old Muslimhad been ...
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TheBlaze.com
Prominent Muslim Preacher Denies He Used Ashley Madison, Despite Name, Address and Bank ...
But the Muslim preacher has taken a much more conservative stance than others, having also once said that ”sex outside of marriage, wife-swapping ...
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Religion News Service
Can a Muslim be a pro-Israel leader?
Amna grew up in a fairly religious Muslim home in Potomac, MD. She had “a lot of Jewish friends.” The University of Maryland has one of the highest ...
WEB
The Economist
“SPOILS of war,” snaps Dabiq, the English-language journal of Islamic State (IS). The reference is to thousands of Yazidi women the group forced into ...
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Can Christianity And Islam Co Exist? A National Dialogue
Join us to hear two eminent Christian and Muslim public scholars discuss key issues for a multi-cultural and multi-faith Australia. This important and ...


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