Tuesday, 31 March 2015

On Monday 30 March 15


Why only ask Muslim women to uncover?

Activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali has been extremely vocal in her critique of Islam. . .
A panel of Muslim women discussed Hirsi Ali's stance in a HuffPost Live conversation on Monday.

Muslim women react to Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Source : The Huffington Post
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All survivors in one voice vowed to support the Mumbai-based activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand in their testing time when the state government with the help of police is making all-out efforts to curb their voice.

2002 riots in India - Muslim still wait for justice.
Source : Caravan Daily
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Using a twisted version of Islam, . . . ISIS, has pushed online campaigns to attract youth to its bloody crusade in Syria and Iraq. Now a group of British imams and scholars is looking to "reclaim the Internet" with a new magazine aimed at shifting the conversation and spreading a message of truth.

At last Sunnis denounce ISIS.
Source : The Huffington Post
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NEWS
U-T San Diego
Muslim family carves chair for Pope Francis Bosnia mass
In this photo taken on Saturday, March, 28,2015 Bosnian Muslim craftsman Edin Hajdarovac engraves decoration onto part a wooden chair in his ...
Quartz
New York Daily News
New Zealand man arrested for racist rant against Muslim men
The video was taken on a public bus in Wellington by an Iraqi Muslim woman sitting behind the ranting man. The video has been viewed almost ...
WND.com
Torture clips on Muslim asylum-seekers phones
(The Local) Norwegian Police have found video clips of torture, mutilation, and executions saved on the mobile phones of those seeking asylum in ...
Christian Post
Jerusalem Post Israel News
WATE-TV
Knoxville Muslim Community's food drive honors Chapel Hill shooting victims
KNOXVILLE (WATE) – The movement started as a way to honor three Muslimstudents at Chapel Hill, North Carolina who were shot in the head and ...
Algemeiner
European Anti-Semitism Isn't Muslim Alone
They are the work almost entirely of Europe's Muslims, some of them even born and raised in Paris, in Amsterdam, in Bern or London or Copenhagen ...
Indiana Daily Student
Jewish, Muslim students attend religious services
IU Muslim Student Union, in conjunction with IU Hillel, sponsored a day of activities and conversation between both groups Friday, a day that is special ...
Morocco World News
Ukrainian Woman Becomes First Muslim in Ukraine to Memorize Quran
Rabat – Despite language barriers, Vera Verinak, a Ukrainian woman who accepted Islam 17 years ago, has become the first Muslim woman in ...

Spectator.co.uk (blog)
Is Britain losing the war against radical Islam?
Three schoolgirls from Britain disappear to Syria, apparently in order to join IslamicState and become 'jihad brides', or more precisely 'jihad rape ...
BBC News
The Daily Star
British Museum to counter militant image of Islam
LONDON: Art from the Islamic world will be shown in the heart of the British Museum, instead of on the sidelines, in two new galleries funded by a ...
The National Interest Online
Who Defines Islam?
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) and other terrorist groups purporting to act in the name of Islam have precipitated two fundamental ...
Onislam.net
Ask About Islam (Live Session)
This session is dedicated to “Ask About Islam”; Br. Maan Khalife will reply to general questions about Islam including interfaith issues, misconceptions ...
Morocco World News
Annelka Talks About His Conversion to Islam, Deplores Rise of Islamphobia in France
Speaking about his reversion, Anelka said, “I was sixteen when I converted to Islam. Beyond the fraternal aspect, my conversion did not change my life ...
Arutz Sheva
Religious Illiteracy Hampers West's Response to Radical Islam
There can be no understanding of radical Islam without recognizing its historical antecedents and theological underpinnings, according to Rabbi Dr.
VICE News
'Oyasiqur killed for anti-Islam writing'
The killers are Zikrullah, 22, a student of Hathajari Madrasa in Chittagong and Ariful Islam, 22, student of Darul Ulum Madrasa, Mirpur 1 in Dhaka, said ...
The Age
The future of Islam in the hands of reformers
Members of the second group – the clear majority throughout the Muslim world – are loyal to the core creed of Islam and worship devoutly, but are not ...
WEB

Campaigning for Women's Rights in the Muslim World
Malaysia's Zainah Anwar, founding member of Sisters in Islam and Director of non-governmental organization Musawah, explains the importance of ...
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Muslim leader targeted in hate campaign
Muslim leader targeted in hate campaign. A high profile member of Brisbane's Islamic community has become the subject of a vile hate campaign, but ...
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California College Becomes First Accredited Muslim Institution in the US
Zaytuna College in Berkeley, Calif., becomes the first accredited Muslim college in the U.S. The school currently enrolls around 50 students and offers ...





Monday, 30 March 2015

On Sunday 29 March 15


Lack of education, unemployment, poverty and absence of upward mobility cause a growing sense of frustration and radicalization.

Poverty is what drives people to ISIS, not Islam.
Source : Huffington Post
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President Obama hosts a Passover seder at the White House every year. Many churches host a Passover meal on Maundy Thursday, the evening before Good Friday. 

Should Christians celebrate the passover?
Source : Huffington Post
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A very informative debate between a Muslim apologist and an avid atheist.

source : The Atheist Digest
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In an email to the union vice president in early October, a former partner of Wade’s wrote that concern was growing among officers about Wade’s “display of his religion” while representing the union in public.

Source : Review Journal
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NEWS
Christian Science Monitor
In Kenya, religious coexistence feels pressure of strongerMuslim identity
But an increasingly devout Muslim population is pushing for a greater voice, testing the ability of religious leaders to sustain longstanding religious ...

The Guardian
British Muslim girls and extremism: what I learned on my journey across the UK
I met British Muslim women from Sunni, Shia, and Ahmadiyya denominations; women from Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Somali, Arab, English, Welsh and ...
The Inquisitr
Middle East Monitor (blog)
Saudi Arabia extends hand to Muslim Brotherhood
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud Saudi Arabia and the MuslimBrotherhood may have an erratic relationship but its a much older ...
Wink News
Fla. websites hacked, have content swapped with Muslim video
Three Gainesville websites had their normal content swapped for Muslim messages after apparently being hacked. The websites for the Gainesville ...
Sydney Morning Herald
The Express Tribune
Muslim dating app: A faithful union
While such apps open up the next frontier in courtship, 'Muslim dating' is a phenomenon that does have precedent. Nuptial websites like shaadi.com ...
The Express Tribune
A Blindfolded Muslim man in Stockholm asking for trust got hugs in return
A blindfolded Muslim man standing in the streets of Stockholm, with his arms stretched out, asking for people to trust him. “I am Muslim, not the same ...
Not all media is 'evil': Vic Muslim
AN Australian sheikh has urged Muslims to remember that "not everyone in the media is bad" the next time they read a story they feel is unfair.

Al-Arabiya
Islam, Extremism and the Role of Women
The author of a new book argues for what she calls a “reformation” of Islam to address Islamic extremism and the oppression of Muslim women.
PBS NewsHour
'Just me and Allah': Photographer seeks to capture diversity ofIslam
“There's a wide range of diversity that exists within Islam,” she said in an interview with PBS NewsHour. “The conversations I would have with other ...
ArchDaily
Infographic Charts Rise of Muzharul Islam, Father of Bengali Modernism
Maruf Raihan, founder of Bangladeshi graphic design firm Studio Biporit has created an infographic tracing the career of Muzharul Islam, widely ...
Al Jazeera America
Why I converted to Islam
I was introduced to Islam while I was a freshman at UCLA. Although I had already achieved a certain degree of national fame as a basketball player, ...
Political opposition in Islam
The headline “Political opposition in Islam” is wrong. It should really be “Political opposition in the history ofIslam.” I have always opposed categorical ...
Daily Record
LETTER: America has warred with Islam before
Most Americans are unaware of the fact that over 200 years ago the United States had declared war on Islam and Thomas Jefferson led the charge.
New York Daily News
Anti-Islam workplace bias target of summit
"The summit aims to dispel myths, shed light on the Islamic culture and create understanding of the diversity within our Muslim workforce," said AUT ...
Pakistan Today
Conspiracy to discredit Islam in Middle East cause of concern: Lodhi
Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations Dr Maleeha Lodhi said on Saturday the conspiracy to discredit Islam in the Middle East ...
U.S. News & World Report

WEB
The Germanwings Co-pilot's Non-Existent 'Muslim Conversion'
Mannheimer's post contains no evidence that Lubitz was a Muslim convert, but just more speculation. Mannheimer's conjecture is based on such ...