Wednesday, 13 May 2015

On Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13, May 15


Jardim’s book is the academic endeavour of a Christian woman, as she self-identifies in the introduction, into the voice of women vis-à-vis the shared stories of Jewish, Christian and Muslim scriptures. Her book is a very well researched and complex source.

Woman in the Holy Quran
Source : Muslimah media watch
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Texas where activists deliberately try to offend with a Muhammad cartoon contest, and suddenly everyone is happy to blame those who provoked the attack. No less than the editorial board of The New York Times proclaims that what was being practiced in Garland was really “hate speech.”

The despicable cartoon contest.
Source : Journal Review
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The ensuing debate, which occurred over a four-day email exchange, is the most uneven public intellectual bout in recent memory. Chomsky repeatedly called out Harris’s rhetorical evasions and sloppy thinking, at one point describing one of Harris’s arguments as “so ludicrous as to be embarrassing.”

Chomsky trumps Harris
Source : Religion Dispatches
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Whether he is wearing a poncho, addressing congress, or admitting he is a bit of a Luddite, it seems Pope Francis rarely goes a day without making the news. And it's not just Catholics who seem to be hanging on the Holy Father's every word. People of all backgrounds respect this pope's concern for the poor, his candor, his joy. We never know what Pope Francis is going to do next.


What is the future for the Catholic faith?
Source : The Huffington Post
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NEWS
Huffington Post
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Muslim lands and Muslim communities are in a state of violent and intense political transformations across the Muslim heartland. States are ...
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Huffington Post
Have Lawmakers Tired Of Correcting Constituents Who Think Obama's A 'Muslim Terrorist'?
A recent poll from the University of California at Merced showed that 54 percent of Republicans believe that “deep down” Obama is a Muslim.
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International Business Times
With Ramadan 2015 Approaching, Israel's Student Union Demands Muslim, Christian Holidays Be ...
Israel's student union called on the government to include Muslim and Christian holidays in the official education vacation calendar. Prime Minister ...
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CBC.ca
Monia Mazigh challenges stereotypes about Muslim women in Mirrors and Mirages
To Canadians outside of the faith, Muslimwomen may all appear the same, or their traditional garb may invoke fear or an association with the exotic.
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Sydney Morning Herald
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Breitbart News
Muslim Comic Obeidallah: Radical Islam 'Made Up'
Geller was not standing up for the right to free speech (as she has explicitly stated), but instead, used the opportunity to rip Muslims, Obeidallah ...
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Herald Sun
Muslim women's football team to play historic curtain-raiser at MCG
A WOMEN'S footy team made up predominantly of Muslim players will help break down cultural barriers when it plays a historic curtain-raiser at the ...
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The Independent
Danish school to pay moral damages to Muslim girl who was made to eat pork
A Danish culinary school has been fined after forcing a Muslim student to eat pork as part of her studies. The student, whose has not been identified, ...
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World Religion News
The Role of Husbands and Wives inMuslim Families - Defining Marital Rape in Islam
A rape awareness campaign's focus shifted towards defining marital rape and the responsibilities of a husband and wife in a Muslim household.
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TheBlaze.com
Christian Post
Mike Huckabee Insists America Is Not at War With Islam, but With 'Radical Islam' and 'Jihadism'
Former Arkansas governor and GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has said that America is not at war with Islam, but with the radical aspects ...
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Business Insider
Americans should rethink how they look at Islam and blasphemy
Just as there is no inconsistency between the vigorous defense of the United States against terrorists and a respectful engagement withIslam.
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Good news: CNN guest informs nation that radical Islam a 'made-up idea' An error occurred.
... about a controversial Saturday Night Live sketch about the potentially deadly practice of drawing cartoon images of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad.
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Quad City Times
Mocking Islam makes for poor US strategy
Just as there is no inconsistency between the vigorous defense of America against terrorists and a respectful engagement with Islam. They are, in fact, ...
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FinalCall.com News
The West's real problem in Africa isIslam
WASHINGTON - “The tremendous growing Muslim population and the growing strength ofIslam in Africa has become a problem for the West,” Abdul ...
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CNN International
'Star Wars' or ISIS: Which is moreIslamic?
H.A. Hellyer is a non-resident fellow at the Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World at the Brookings Institution's Centre for Middle East Policy, ...
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Breitbart News
Media Highly Sensitive to 'Blasphemy' Against Islam, But Still Merrily 'Provocative' Against Christians
Instead, art that makes sport of, or even actively insults, any religious faith except Islam is classified approvingly as “provocative” or “irreverent.”.
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Emirates 24/7
Islamic world must not surrender to stereotypes
Dubai: The Islamic world must not surrender to how foreign media and countries are portraying them, said Eyad Madani, Secretary-General of the ...
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Business Insider
A former congressman mistakenly blamed Islam when he couldn't buy booze at Walmart
Former Rep. Allen West (R-Florida) apparently made an embarrassing error after he couldn't buy alcohol from a particular Walmart cashier in Dallas, ...
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BLOGS
CNN: Radical Islam Is A 'Made-Up Idea'
On CNN this morning, Daily Best writer Dean Obeidallah was on as a guest with CNN's Carol Costello to discuss the Saturday Night Live skit that is all ...



WEB

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BEIRUT — Syrian government helicopters dropped leaflets over a northwestern town held by Muslim militants Sunday, calling on fighters to surrender ...
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United Muslim Relief - Triangle
United Muslim Relief - Triangle. 910 likes · 49 talking about this. Humanitarian mission by blending advocacy, youth mobilization, disaster response, ...