Friday, 28 August 2015

News Around the Muslim World and more . . . on Fri 28 and Sat 29 Aug 2015

                                                                           

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SC proposes appointment of architect to restore Karak temple

CJ asks Dr Vankwani, KP Home Secretary and Karak DC to sit together and come up with a plan to rebuild the Samadhi.—AFP/File
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court proposed on Tuesday that a renowned architect be employed to rebuild a Hindu temple in Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as had been done in case of a temple in Shahalmi Market of Lahore a few years ago.
A three-judge Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja asked the PML-N MNA from Tharparkar, Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, KP Home Secretary Arbab Mohammad Arif and Karak Deputy Commissioner (DC) Shoaib Jadoon to sit together and come up with a plan to rebuild the Shri Paramhans Ji Maharaj’s Samadhi in Teri village of Karak.


                                                                            

Saudi women finally get right to vote, so why aren't more registering?

Saudi women visit the Saudi Travel and Tourism Investment Market fair in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2010.
 For the first time in its history, Saudi Arabia is allowing women to vote and run for office, a dramatic step forward in the male-dominated conservative society.
But few Saudi women have registered to vote in the upcoming municipal polls. Women and human rights activists point to persistent disadvantages – such as a frequent lack of personal documents and the ban on women driving – that block women from autonomous civic participation. And many don't know where they need to go to get on the voting rolls. 


                                                                            

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NEWS

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i24news
NJ.com
Is today's Islam ready for a reformation?
Has the Islamic world become even more violent since 9/11? And are women second class Muslim citizens? Finally, is Islam due for a reformation to ...
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Charisma News
What Does Islam's Civil War Mean for America?
Iran's leaders and ISIS have much in common: hatred for Israel and the West—and a desire to spread extremist Islam worldwide through violent ...
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Onislam.net
Ask About Islam (Live Session)
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Sputnik International
Qatar, Turkey to Blame for Forcing Political Islam in Libya
Certain states aim to impose political Islam in Libya, Libyan Prime Minister told Sputnik in an interview. The country's internationally recognized ...
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Opinion/Letter: Peaceful transformation of Islam needed
I read the Aug. 19 Daily Progress editorial, “U.S. standing by while ISIS is committing horrible acts,” after having read an excellent book appropriate to ...
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LETTER: Listen to anti-Islam speaker Usama Dakdok before dismissing him
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The Siasat Daily
'I have fallen in love with Islam': Reverted Malaysian pop star
Kuala Lumpur: A top Malaysian pop singer officially proclaimed her conversion to Islam during a press conference held at Astro on Tuesday, ...
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The Straits Times
Jordanian Queen: Moderate Islam Not Doing Enough against ISIS
Queen Rania of Jordan said on Wednesday that “Moderate Islam is not doing enough to fight “Islamic State” (ISIS) jihadists. “It is up to moderate ...

Daily Beast
The Real Muslim American Threat? Its Against Us
There's a growing threat in America involving Muslims. The FBI has even recently issued a warning to alert local law enforcement about it. But our ...
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Newsmax
Free Malaysia Today
The Indian Express
Vocativ
Muslim Drag Queen Fights Back After Death Threats
Billed as the UK's first Muslim drag queen, LGBTQ activist Asif Quraishi has long spoken out on behalf of gay Muslims. However, his appearance on ...
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Islamsplaining: Why non-Muslims insist on explaining Islam to me, an actual Muslim
On April 25, ESPN commentator Curt Schilling compared Muslims to Nazis. In his newest book, It is all about Islam: Exposing the truth about ISIS, Iran, ...
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NewsBusters (blog)
Globalnews.ca
Toronto city councillor says Muslim-only subsidized housing is acceptable
WATCH ABOVE: A Toronto city councillor sees nothing wrong with a policy that allows the exclusion of non-Muslims from a subsidized building in the ...
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New guidebook planned to accommodate needs of Muslim tourists
The Japan Tourism Agency has drawn up a guidebook to help hotel and restaurant operators better understand the needs of Muslim travelers, ...
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Bloomberg
India Still Centuries From Being Muslim-Majority Nation
If data from the last half-century are any indicator, Hindu nationalists worried about a Muslim takeover of India this century have little to worry about.
SPFL transfer latest: Striker rejects move to Celtic, Deila admits he may lose van Dijk, Islam Feruz ...
Dundee United and Hibs are battling it out for the signature of former Caley Thistle man Billy Mckay, Scotland Under-21 forward Islam Feruz looks like ...
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New Straits Times Online
Returning to Islam
Under the medieval Islamic Caliphate, however, life expectancy of the general population was relatively high, above 35 years. This is greater than ...
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HITC
Chelsea prospects Jeremie Boga and Islam Feruz about to hit the loan trail
Once almost as promising as Boga, Islam Feruz's stock has fallen rather drastically over the last couple years thanks to injuries and subpar ...
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ChristianToday
Pakistani Christians forced to renounce Christ, convert to Islam to get flood aid
Christians in Pakistan are being forced to renounce Jesus Christ and convert to Islam or become modern-day slaves to be able to receive ...
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The Guardian
Catholic World Report (blog)
Is the Truth About Islam in Vogue?
What brings all this to mind is an article for Teen Vogue titled “10 Misconceptions about Islam that Muslim Americans Are Tired of Hearing.” The author ...
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Peace FM Online
There's A Huge Gap Between ISIS AndIslam...National Security Must Check Their Rambo Style - Atik
Reports indicated that Nazir Nortei Alema, a KNUST graduate, had joined the terrorist Islamic sect - Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) - after writing ...
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Houston Press
6 Other Times Texans Freaked Out About Islam This Year
To the protesters outside, however, somehow this equated to teaching a religion (Islam, of course), supporting jihadist terrorism, and denouncing ...
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Catholic Herald Online
Bishop killed for refusing to convert to Islam to be beatified
The bishop was killed in Gazarta during the sayfo – “putting to the sword” – of Syrians in 1915, after he refused to convert to Islam. Earlier in August ...
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Men's Position in Islam
Brothers and Sisters, If Islam and Muslims are to succeed then Muslim men must examine their role and conduct in the light of Islamic teachings and ...

WEB
Islam or death - in Syria ISIS destroyed a 5th-century monastery and kidnapped Christians ...
The abducted Christians were given a choice: execution or forcible conversion to Islam.
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Shaykh-ul-Islam Prof.Dr. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Dr. Muhammad Tahir ul Qadri leaving for organizational visit of Netherlands from Paris, after doctors permitted to travel. Alhamdulillah, he is feeling...