Monday, 14 September 2015

News around the Muslim World and more . . . on Sunday 13 Sept 15

                                                                           

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Right Wing Hate Groups Have Killed More People Than Muslim Terrorist Groups Since 9/11

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Despite the conservative outrage, non-Muslim terrorists are a far greater danger to American’s safety than Islamic extremists. In fact, white supremacists and non-Muslim extremists have killed many, many more people since 9/11 in the United States.
According to the study from New America, only 26 people have been killed in relation to Muslim extremism in the United States since 9/11. At the same time, 48 people have been killed by attacks from far-right-wing groups.

                                                                             

Could this Quran fragment really be older than Muhammad?

A university assistant shows fragments of an old Quran at England's University in Birmingham, July 22. Oxford researchers suggest the prophet Muhammad and his early followers may have used text that was already in existence.
Researchers from the University of Oxford have said that fragments from the oldest discovered the Quran, appear to predate the founding of Islam by the prophet Muhammad, which could reshape early Islamic history, The Times of London reports. 
"This gives more ground to what have been peripheral views of the Koran's genesis, like that Muhammad and his early followers used a text that was already in existence and shaped it to fit their own political and theological agenda, rather than Muhammad receiving a revelation from heaven," Keith Small, a researcher at the University of Oxford, told the Times

                                                                            

Is There Life After Death? Thich Nhat Hanh Answers Age-Old Question

Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh is continuing to receive treatment at a medical center in San Francisco he was flown to in July after experiencing a severe brain hemorrhage last year.
The renowned spiritual leader and founder of meditation center Plum Village is reportedly unable to speak as a result of the stroke but is able to walk, according to his spiritual community. The community launched a tour this week to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the publication of Hanh's first book, The Miracle of Mindfulness.


                                                                            

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