Monday, February 11, 2008


BBC News
Muslim scholar backs beleaguered archbishop
Reuters UK, UK - 1 hour ago
But Sheikh Suhaib Hasan, the secretary of the Islamic Sharia Council, a panel of Britain's top Islamic scholars who decide on hundreds of Muslim marriages ...
Europe in the house of war Asia Times Online
SA split about archbishop's sharia proposal Independent Online
VIEW FROM LONDON: Stand by for the British Shah Bano case Times of India
ic Wales - BBC News
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BBC News
UK Minister flayed for comments on Asian marriages
Hindu, India - 3 hours ago
London (PTI): Britain's junior Minister for Environment Phil Woolas on Monday came under fire from Muslim groups for suggesting that marriages between first ...
Cousin marriages spark concerns BBC News
Backing for minister over first-cousin marriage comments Guardian Unlimited
Minister warns over in-breeding in Asians Telegraph.co.uk
Daily Mail - NEWS.com.au
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Canada.com
Defending a secular Turkey - but what kind?
Daily Star - Lebanon, Lebanon - 19 hours ago
But he skillfully sidesteps the very nature of many of Turkey's Muslim populations. Unlike the Western world, Muslims are more focused on community and ...
france24englishTurkey votes to lift head-scarf ban, but battle continues Christian Science Monitor
In Spain, Turkey and the Netherlands, rules for Islamic head ... Dallas Morning News
Inter Press Service (subscription) - MyNews.in
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Javno.hr
Egypt Recognizes Right of Muslim Converts to Return to Former Faith
Voice of America - Feb 10, 2008
By VOA News An Egyptian court has ruled the government must recognize the right of Christians who had converted to Islam to return to their old faith. ...
Egyptian Court Allows Return to Christianity New York Times
Egypt recognizes Christian converts Jerusalem Post
A matter of conversion Los Angeles Times
AHN - The Associated Press
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PRESS TV
Berlin film fest brings fringe Muslims into focus
AFP - 9 hours ago
BERLIN (AFP) — People living on the margins of Muslim society, from a heavy metal band in Iraq to transsexual Iranians and a gay Kurdish man in Turkey, ...
Muslim tales and taboos at Berlin film festival AFP
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Uganda: Muslim Boss Asks Museveni to Intervene in Land Row
AllAfrica.com, Washington - 1 hour ago
THE Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Conference, Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, has asked President Yoweri Museveni to intervene in the land ...
Syrian testifies in war crimes trial of Bosnian Muslim commander
Africasia, UK - 19 hours ago
A Syrian ex-guerrilla testified for a third day here Sunday in the war crimes trial of former Bosnian Muslim army chief Rasim Delic, accused over the murder ...

UK Express
Johann Hari: Rowan Williams has shown us one thing – why ...
Independent, UK - 15 hours ago
Ever since he suggested it is "unavoidable" – and desirable – for Britain to have Islamic courts ruling on Muslim family affairs, bashing the bishop has ...
Unholy Row Over Sharia Glasgow Daily Record
It's one sharia law for men and quite another for women The Observer
Bishop rejects Sharia law suggestion Kent Online
Times Online - Times Online
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Muslim Rape Gangs Vs. Western Females
American Daily, OH - 2 hours ago
And they get it - from Muslim males. There are Muslim male gangs now who are raping Western females as I type. These women are called "whores" by the gang ...

Daijiworld.com
Mangalore: Muslim Community Should give Prominence to Education ...
Daijiworld.com, India - 1 hour ago
Mangalore, Feb 11: “Muslim community has not given prominence for the education like the rest of communities. Owing to lack of education its community has ...

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Israeli shells kill 7 Palestinian policemen in Khan Younis

The Palestinian police force in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, reported that the Israeli Tuesday shelling to the police station in Abasan town, near Khan Younis, left seven policemen dead and at least ten others were injured.

Saudi Arabia: Shura Panel drafting law to protect women in workplace

The Social, Family and Youth Affairs Committee at the Shoura Council is currently drafting a legal system for protecting women�s rights in the workplace, including sexual-harassment laws.

India: 'Muslim youth held illegally'

fact-finding team of National Commission for Minorities (NCM) on Monday found many loopholes in the arrest of several Muslim youth for their alleged involvement in last year's terror blasts in the city.

Israeli army kills two Palestinian resistance fighters

Two Palestinian resistance fighters were reported killed by the Israeli army during clashes at the southern Gaza Israel borders on Tuesday at dawn.

Pakistan: Terror revisits Pindi security zone: Two army officers, six others die

A lieutenant-colonel, a major and six others were killed in the city�s high-security zone on Monday when a suicide bomber rammed his motorcycle into a minibus carrying trainees of the Armed Forces Post-Graduate Medical Institute.

Latest Press Release
Bugging Muslim MP reinforces community suspicions, warns The Muslim News

The Muslim News Monday warned that the alleged bugging of Government Assistant Whip, Sadiq Khan, puts the credibility of the British Government at stake in its aim to win the �hearts and minds� of the country�s 2 million Muslim community

Top Stories from the Newspaper
Editorial - Evangelising hatred

Religious leaders are commonly expected to utter calculated words of wisdom and play an active role in reducing conflict and bringing cohesion to society.

Editorial - Clearing caveats

The tone adopted by Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, in her first major speech on counter-terrorism last week is warmly welcome.

17-year-old Muslim murdered in racist attack

His shining star will never dim, in fact it will burn brighter in our hearts and brighter still in heaven, and our love for him will grow stronger.� These were the words of the family of a Muslim teenager who died in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, on December 15, after being stabbed in the back by a group of white youths at a train station.

Over 400 Palestinians, including over 50 children, killed in 2007

As others round the world celebrated the New Year, for Palestinians there was little cause for jubilation.

Wednesday, January 23, 2008


CNN-IBN
Rape victim Bilkis Bano hails victory for Muslims as Hindu ...
Times Online, UK - 17 hours ago
Until a Hindu mob gang-raped her while she was pregnant and burnt 13 relatives alive, Bilkis Bano had lived a quiet life as the uneducated wife of a Muslim ...
I'll never return to my village: Bilkis Bano Hindustan Times
Bilkis verdict must be a precedent Economic Times
Eleven get life sentence over Gujarat riots: report AFP
Rediff - Guardian Unlimited
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PRESS TV
Egypt arrests more Muslim Brotherhood members following Gaza protests
Jerusalem Post, Israel - 4 hours ago
By AP Egyptian police have arrested 51 members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood, including leading figures, in its ongoing crackdown on the outlawed ...
Egypt arrests Muslim Brotherhood to stop Gaza protests PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)
Egypt holds scores from Brotherhood over Gaza protests Reuters South Africa
Egypt detains 30 Brotherhood men over Gaza protests Reuters South Africa
Xinhua - AFP
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BBC News
Britain warns over radicalisation of Muslim students
AFP - Jan 22, 2008
LONDON (AFP) — A growing number of young Muslim women are becoming caught up in "violent extremism", the government warned Tuesday. ...
Muslim women 'turning to extremism' The Press Association
UK Police Want to Find Campus Extremists The Associated Press
UK government warns Universities of radical groups targeting ... Earthtimes
Guardian Unlimited - Times Online
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JURIST
Court Rules Against Muslim Inmate
The Associated Press - 23 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Tuesday that a Muslim inmate cannot sue the government over the disappearance of the prisoner's copies of the Quran ...
High court rebuffs Muslim inmate Philadelphia Inquirer
Court rules inmate can't sue jailers Washington Times
Court Rules Inmates Can't Sue for Property Loss Washington Post
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Many British Muslim Women Embrace Political Islam
NPR - 10 hours ago
They say they have found empowerment in their Muslim identity. Saida Kidwai (from left) Amal Saffour and Royga Soag at the London School of Economics. ...
Should Obama defend Muslims?
The Seeker - Chicago Tribune Blog, IL - 48 minutes ago
The repeated and false claims that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is a closet Muslim have prompted the candidate to reiterate that he is a ...
Obama steps up efforts to correct idea he is a Muslim Scotsman
Obama Speaks Out About Anti-Obama E-Mails CBS2 Chicago
Obama Says He's Christian, Not Muslim WYFF
Tuscaloosa News (subscription) - WBOC TV 16
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Newstrack India
Muslim enrolment just 9% in primary schools: Study
Times of India, India - 19 hours ago
NEW DELHI: Comprising more than 13% of Indian population, Muslim enrolment at the primary level (class IV) was a meagre 9.39% while in upper primary (class ...
AP, Assam and Bengal: Muslim enrolment at primary level 100 % Khabrein.info
Varied school enrollment data for Muslims: new survey Indian Muslims
School slide for Bengal, comrade still on top Calcutta Telegraph
Newindpress - Press Information Bureau (press release)
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IndiaEduNews.net
Not enough schools in Muslim areas
The Statesman, India - 19 hours ago
22: The National Knowledge Commission (NKC) has found lack of required number of schools in areas with high Muslim population and lack of sensitivity on the ...
Not Enough schools in high populated Muslim areas - NKC IndiaEduNews.net
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BBC News
Muslim-West Conflict Can Be Avoided: Report
Arab News, Saudi Arabia - Jan 21, 2008
The report is a systematic and thorough overview of how Muslim and Western societies perceive and relate to each other on the political, social, ...
Editorial: Effort to Understand Arab News
Islam and West not getting along: Poll Merinews
Study sees distrust between Muslims and West Swissinfo
Business Intelligence Middle East (press release) - Reuters
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The Observer Blog
Diana's butler asked about her marrying Muslim: priest
AFP - 18 hours ago
LONDON (AFP) — Princess Diana's butler asked a Catholic priest to find out if she could marry a Muslim in the months before her death in a 1997 Paris car ...
Priest backs marriage inquiry claim The Press Association
Paul Burrell's marriage inquiry confirmed Telegraph.co.uk
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