Thursday, 29 October 2015

News around the Muslim World and more . . . on Tue 27 and Wed 28 Oct 2015

                                                                           

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Supporters of Mumtaz Qadri hold placards bearing slogans expressing opposition to Pakistan’s supreme court verdict on Wednesday.
 





NEWS
Voice of America
Bank Scandals Increase Interest inIslamic Banking
A stream of major bank scandals has increased interest in “ethical finance,” which could benefit the Islamic banking sector. Supporters argue the ...
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Deutsche Welle
Anti-Islam rally in Cologne outnumbered by counter-protest
Some 10,000 protestors in Cologne have staged a counter-demonstration against an anti-Islam rally that drew 1,000 people. Police were prepared for ...
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Wicked Local
Wayland's Islamic Center invites locals to learn about Islam
WAYLAND - Even as it sits in the distance at the end of a large parking lot, guarded by trees, the Islamic Center of Boston is a hard building to miss ...
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Mirror.co.uk
Pig heads bearing anti-Islam slogan dumped outside church in 'race hate' attack
Police say the incident at St Luke's Church, in Belfast, is being treated as a 'race hate' incident. Chief Inspector Gavin Kirkpatrick said, “Police received ...
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The Times of Israel (blog)
FinalCall.com News
Justice Or Else! triumphs, anti-Islamprotests fizzle
WASHINGTON - Just 48 hours after an Islamic“Adhan,” or call to prayer rang out over the West Front of the U.S. Capitol, commencing “Justice Or Else!
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Malaysia Chronicle
Hurdles in wiping out 'Islam-related terrorism' — Jahaberdeen Mohamed Yunoos
Globally today, we are witnessing with horror the acts of terror done in the name of Islam by various so-called “jihadi” groups, the most popular one ...
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The Australian Financial Review
Christian MP Fred Nile to work with anti-Islamic party inspired by Geert Wilders
... the balance of power in NSW wants to work with a a new anti-Islam party. ... Controversial Dutch MP Geert Wilders in Perth to launch the anti-Islam ...
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The Malaysian Insider
Muslims must define Islam for themselves, says Zaid Ibrahim
Former Umno minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim says Islam is about what Muslims do, not preach. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, October 26, 2015.
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The Lincolnite
Women in Islam – Subjugated or elevated?
Far from it – Islam elevates women to the highest status. I'm not telling you this as an academic, I'm telling you this from my experiences as a Muslim ...
TheBlaze.com
Twitchy
WaPost reporter makes Muslim joke over Katy Perry's 'turban' [photo]
And a quick search of Twitter for “Katy Perry TurbanMuslim” produces exactly zero results. Tumulty owesMuslims and the Sikh community an apology ...
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Aljazeera.com
Promoting the “Muslim threat” in Myanmar
The lecture aid instructs army cadets to view the state'sMuslim population as a threat to the nation as a whole, as well as to Buddhism itself.
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The Guardian
Muslim leaders in UK warn of 'worrying' levels of Islamophobia
Tell MAMA, an organisation that monitors anti-Muslim attacks, said women wearing headscarves were more likely to be the target of Islamophobia.
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The Independent
Muslim Council of Britain rejects Baroness Caroline Cox's claim that BritishMuslim men have 'up to ...
The Muslim Council of Britain has rejected claims by a peer that men in some UK communities are living in polygamous societies where they father up ...
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Pioneer in Arab-American Muslim community dies at 95
The recognition was a symbol of his efforts to organize and help bring Arab-Americans and Muslims into the mainstream in metro Detroit, getting many ...
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International Business Times
UK Muslim Attack: After Pig Heads Found At Church, Leader Seeks Meeting With Those Responsible
A Muslim family prays for Eid-al Fitr to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at a park in London, July 17, 2015. Reuters/Suzanne ...
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Washington Times
Muslims say education, tolerance needed after woman's attack
Women wear scarves at the Sofra Cafe in Bloomington, Ind., Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015, to show their solidarity and support for a Muslim woman who was ...
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RT
Muslim group severs ties with police, citing inaction amid surge in Islamophobic attacks
A group of Muslims in Rotherham, a town at the center of a historical child sex abuse scandal, are formally boycotting South Yorkshire Police over ...
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Washington Post
Meet the Jewish doctor who saves Palestinian attackers and the Muslimdoctor who saves Jewish ...
Ahmed Eid, 65, is a Muslim from the Galilee village of Dabburiya. Elchanan Fried, 41, is a Jew from Petah Tikva in central Israel. They both live in West ...
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Egypt says it arrested 2 senior MuslimBrotherhood officials before they escaped to Libya
CAIRO – Egypt's state-run news agency says security forces have arrested the secretary general of the Freedom and Justice Party, the Muslim ...
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Breitbart News
Huffington Post Pushing MuslimVictimhood Myth
Friday it published a whiny article by a hijab-wearingMuslim political science professor, Dalia F. Fahmy, titled “Silence on Rising Anti-Muslim ...
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Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
At Public Universities, Muslim Students Search for a Place to Pray
Grace Memorial Chapel, at Wichita State U., was made into an interfaith prayer space after Muslim students requested space for daily prayers.
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9news.com.au
WANE
Muslims say education, tolerance needed after woman's attack
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Members of Bloomington's Islamic community say a recent attack on a Muslim woman is a sign they still face prejudice ...
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Forward
The Times of Israel
CNN
Al-Monitor
Jewish-Muslim couples tell their stories
While there are quite a few mixed couples in Israel, with one partner Jewish and the other Muslim, many of them are afraid to provide a glimpse into ...
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The Star


Charisma News
Growing Number of Pastors Believe Christianity and Islam Are Similar
Protestant pastors are increasingly polarized aboutIslam, as a growing share label the Muslim faith violent while a sharply rising minority calls it ...
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Breitbart News
Turkey: 'Islam' Tea House Was ISIS Recruiting HQ
An article in Monday's Hurriyet Daily News pinpoints an unassuming tea house called “Islam,” in the eastern Adiyaman province, as a pivotal location ...
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OneNewsNow
What are pastors saying about Islam?
pastor at pulpit A new poll on Islam reveals that Protestant pastors are increasingly polarized about the religion, while an even larger chasm divides ...
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WKRN.com
Debate over teaching of Islam continues in Williamson County
(WKRN) – The debate over the teaching of Islam in Williamson County schools continued Monday night. Students and parents showed up to a school ...
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Daily Mail
Islamic hate preacher Abu Qatada condemns Shia Muslims in Al Qaeda's magazine
A radical hate preacher who fought a ten-year battle to avoid deportation from Britain claims Islam will rise up to 'dominate every land' and destroy the ...
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Southern Poverty Law Center
Geller, Ritzheimer Lead ProvocativeIslam-Bashing Events
When it comes to spreading prejudice and Islamophobia across the land, Pamela Geller, president of the American Freedom Defense Initiative, is the ...
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Western nations can't save Islam from itself
With breathtaking disdain for the facts, he equates jihadist Islam to Christian belief. This from a committed secularist who does not seem to recall that ...
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The West Australian
Anti-Islamic groups 'hurt WA image'
Business and Muslim leaders fear the rise of anti-Islamgroups in Australia could further damage relationships with key Muslim trading partners such ...
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Express.co.uk
Disturbing order of British ISIS supporter urging Muslims to SHUN poppies in online edict
The radical preacher who lives in Britain has made supportive comments about Islamic State (ISIS) and repeatedly moaned about life in the UK.
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Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America
AFP Corrects Captions on Islam's, Judaism's Holiest Sites
In fact, the al-Aqsa mosque is the third most holy site inIslam. AFP captions also incorrectly identified the Western Wall as Judaism's holiest site.
WEB

Sharia courts in Britain mean Muslim men have 'up to 20 children each' through polygamy
ChristianToday.com reports: “Muslim men in Britain are having up to 20 children each through polygamous marriages, peers have warned. Baroness ..
Muslims say education, tolerance needed after attack on woman in Bloomington
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Members of Bloomington's Muslim community say a recent attack on a Muslim woman is a sign they still face prejudice ...
BLOGS

WATCH as Muslim prayer takes over a Los Angeles street!!
WATCH as Muslim prayer takes over a Los Angeles street! ... Pamela Geller found this video of Muslims taking over a street in Los Angeles in order to ...

Muslim children allowed to walk out when national anthem is sung
The West is placing all its hope on the idea that the huge number of Muslims it is importing will assimilate and become good Americans, Europeans, ...