Archive for May, 2011
A recent study put the number of Britons embracing Islam at 100,000 with two-thirds of them women. Sarah Joseph speaks to five converts about their journey to Islam.
Given the perception of Islam as a strange and foreign faith, I am intrigued by how many times converts tell me, “It was what I already believed in”, “It answered the questions that had always bothered me”, “It wasn’t anything new.” Whilst the change in faith may lead to some lifestyle shifts, the essence of the faith seems almost familiar.
Saturday, 21 May 2011 11:45 BC & Agencies
The Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office had opened three legal cases over the Friday attacks on Bulgarian Muslims by the supporters of Bulgaria’s far-right, nationalist Ataka party in downtown Sofia in a broad light and in the front of the police.
Continue reading ‘Bulgarian Muslims assaulted in Sofia in a broad light while police watched .’
y Soeren Kern
May 26, 2011
A court in Amsterdam has ordered the anti-Islam hate-speech trial of the Freedom Party MP Geert Wilders to resume after Dutch appeals judges on May 23 rejected his claim that the court is biased against him.
Continue reading ‘Geert Wilders’s Anti-Islam Show Trial “Must Go On”’
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS
Published: May 26, 2011 00:03 Updated: May 26, 2011 00:03
JEDDAH: Islamic Affairs Minister Saleh Al-Asheikh has emphasized the need for utilizing modern information media including the Internet and FM radio stations to spread the message of Islam.
Continue reading ‘Use modern information media to spread Islam’s message: Al-Asheikh’
Serbia announces the arrest of Ratko Mladic, Europe’s most wanted man, accused of perpetrating war crimes in Bosnia.
Last Modified: 26 May 2011
Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb general wanted for alleged war crimes committed during the 1992-95 Bosnian conflict, has been arrested, Serbia has announced.
Continue reading ‘Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic arrested’
By Catrina Stewart in Jerusalem
Wednesday, 25 May 2011
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, wrapped up a rocky visit to Washington yesterday with a defiant speech to US Congress that appeared to dash any hopes of reviving stalled peace talks with the Palestinians.
Continue reading ‘Netanyahu’s defiance on deal is ‘declaration of war’’
May 23, 2011, Monday
The Bulgarian Helsinki Committee criticized the decision made by the country’s Prosecutor’s office to press hooliganism charges against supporters of the far right Ataka (Attack) party, who assaulted Muslims in Sofia during their Friday prayer.
Continue reading ‘Bulgarian Helsinki Committee: Assault on Muslims ‘Not Mere Hooliganism’’
Liwa Date Festival continues bid to UAE educate farmers on ways of modern farming, caring for palm trees.
ABU DHABI – The Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) will hold the Liwa Date Festival in July. The region of Liwa is located in Al Gharbia (the Western Region) of Abu Dhabi.
Continue reading ‘Liwa Date Festival begins on 16th of July 2011′
By ARIAN CAMPO-FLORES
MAY 14, 2011
Members of the Miami Mosque, also known as the Flagler Mosque, reacted with dismay to the news of Hafiz Khan’s arrest on Saturday morning.
“We were all really shocked,” said Asad Ba-Yunus, spokesman for the Muslim Communities Association of South Florida, the parent organization of the Flagler Mosque. “This was something completely out of the blue for us.”
By JOSEPH RHEE AND CHRIS CUOMO (@ChrisCuomo)
May 13, 2011
Five Muslims who joined the Army to work as military translators say their lives and careers were ruined after they were falsely accused of trying to poison their fellow soldiers. In an interview for ABC News, two of the men say an Army investigation into the matter has cast a stigma on their lives, preventing them from gaining citizenship and employment.
Continue reading ‘Army’s False Accusations Ruined Our Lives, Say Muslim Soldiers’
Russian and Ukrainian Jewish and Muslim leaders meet in Kiev to discuss rise in Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia as part of month-long European efforts to heighten awareness and fight racism, extremism and discrimination.
By Shlomo Shamir
Continue reading ‘Jewish and Muslim leaders join forces to combat xenophobia’
Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmet Davuto?lu has warned the Israeli government that the second humanitarian aid flotilla that will be sent to Gaza should not be interfered with. Davuto?lu said “The Mediterranean does not belong to any country. We warn Israel not to make the same mistake by intervening with the aid ships.”
Leaders of a newly opened mosque in Amherst, N.Y., are upset over a confrontational sign on the lawn of next-door neighbor Michael Heick. (David Duprey/Associated Press)
Associated Press / May 11, 2011
Continue reading ‘New York mosque neighbor’s sign offends Muslims’
By Emad Shahin, Special to CNNMay 9, 2011
Editor’s note:Emad Shahin is the Henry R. Luce associate professor of religion, conflict and peacebuilding at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame.
Continue reading ‘Obama must reboot relationship with Muslims’
May 10, 2011
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5W8x-8Zorw
CAIR: Louisiana Mosque Vandalized with Pork
FBI will be asked to treat incident as hate crime
(WASHINGTON, D.C. 5/10/11) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will today ask the FBI to investigate as a possible hate crime an incident in Louisiana in which a mosque was vandalized with pork.
Agence France-Presse
Posted at 05/08/2011
WASHINGTON, USA – Three imams including a US-born Muslim bound for a conference on Islamophobia were kicked off US domestic flights out of security fears, clerics and an airline said Saturday.
April 5, 2011
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — As the news of Osama bin Laden’s death spread, the local Islamic Community Center released a statement in support of the United States government.
Continue reading ‘Local Muslims Call for Osama bin Laden Photo Release’
