Friday, 28 August 2015

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

                                                                           

For a peaceful, rational, inclusive and loving Islam watch

www.virtualmosque.co.uk



                                                                            

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. 


                                                                            

Trigger warning! The Bible may disturb your emotional health (COMMENTARY)

(RNS) Before you read this article, be warned! You may come across something you disagree with, or an idea that makes you uncomfortable, or a statement that causes offense. Please shut off your mobile device or close your browser, and back away slowly from your computer.

                                                                            

NEWS

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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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)
In my opinion I believe they aren't because of their hereditary power, the extravagant lives they live, and their oppression of other sects of Islam.
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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
I see it took little time for the Herald to pick up on the return of Usama Dakdok, Christian and expert on Islam, to Grand Forks in September ("'Dangers ...
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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...




Wednesday, 26 August 2015

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

                                                                           

For a peaceful, rational, inclusive and loving Islam watch

www.virtualmosque.co.uk



                                                                            

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.

                                                                            

NEWS
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 ...