http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:15:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23919/uk-muslim-school-affected-by-recession http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23919/uk-muslim-school-affected-by-recession#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:13:31 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23919 Many independent Muslim schools in England are under threat of closure, according to the Association of Muslim Schools (AMS).

The organisation, which represents almost 100 independent Islamic institutions, said many could not afford to stay open.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23919/uk-muslim-school-affected-by-recession/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23918/anwar-al-awlaki-muslim-terrorism http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23918/anwar-al-awlaki-muslim-terrorism#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:03:22 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23918 In nearly a dozen recent terrorism cases in the United States, Britain and Canada, investigators discovered the suspects had something in common: a devotion to the message of Anwar al-Awlaki, an eloquent Muslim cleric who has turned the Web into a tool for extremist indoctrination.

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood, Tex., on Nov. 5, is only the latest suspect accused of perpetrating or plotting violence to be linked to the cleric. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23918/anwar-al-awlaki-muslim-terrorism/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23904/gaddafi-preaches-islam-to-rome-beauties http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23904/gaddafi-preaches-islam-to-rome-beauties#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:42:54 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23904 A group of party girls got more than they bargained for when they were recruited to attend a posh do in Rome on Sunday night. Instead of canapés and cocktails, the 200 young women found themselves being encouraged by Libya's leader Col Muammar Gaddafi to become Muslims.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23904/gaddafi-preaches-islam-to-rome-beauties/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23903/jailed-muslim-terrorists-promote-jihad http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23903/jailed-muslim-terrorists-promote-jihad#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:56:37 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23903 In an authoritative report, Quilliam, a counter-extremism think tank funded by the UK's Home Office, claims “mismanagement” by the Prison Service is helping Al Qaeda gain recruits and risks “strengthening jihadist movements”.

For instance, Abu Qatada, described by MI5 as “Osama Bin Laden’s right-hand man in Europe”, has published fatwas -- religious rulings -- on the internet from Long Lartin prison, in Worcestershire, calling for holy war and the murder of moderate Muslims, it reveals.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23903/jailed-muslim-terrorists-promote-jihad/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23902/muslim-terrorist-nalid-malik-husan-hypocrite http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23902/muslim-terrorist-nalid-malik-husan-hypocrite#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:08:40 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23902 The US army psychiatrist, a devout Muslim, who shot dead 13 colleagues at Fort Hood, repeatedly visited a lap dancing club in the days before the massacre.

Major Nidal Malik Hasan;s behaviour in the lead-up to the shooting spree was similar to that of some of the September 11 hijackers. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23902/muslim-terrorist-nalid-malik-husan-hypocrite/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23896/alavi-foundation-mosques-seized http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23896/alavi-foundation-mosques-seized#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:05:25 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23896 Federal prosecutors took steps Thursday to seize four U.S. mosques and a Fifth Avenue skyscraper owned by a nonprofit Muslim organization long suspected of being secretly controlled by the Iranian government.

In what could prove to be one of the biggest counterterrorism seizures in U.S. history, prosecutors filed a civil complaint in federal court against the Alavi Foundation, seeking the forfeiture of more than $500 million in assets.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23896/alavi-foundation-mosques-seized/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23894/ibn-warraq-on-islamic-terrorism http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23894/ibn-warraq-on-islamic-terrorism#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:56:19 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23894 Jihad is “a religious war with those who are unbelievers in the mission of Muhammad. It is an incumbent religious duty, established in the Koran and in the Traditions as a divine institution, and enjoined specially for the purpose of advancing Islam and repelling evil from Muslims.”

That is how it is described in no lesser source than the Dictionary of Islam, so we should not pretend surprise if Islamic terrorists see their mission in such terms. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23894/ibn-warraq-on-islamic-terrorism/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23868/muslim-terrorist-nalid-malik-husan http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23868/muslim-terrorist-nalid-malik-husan#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:49:39 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23868 An American imam who once led the mosque attended by Nalid Malik Hasan, the man suspected of shooting 13 people dead at the Fort Hood military base in Texas, has said the army major did not seem to be an extremist.

But a former aremy colleague quoted Hasan as saying Muslims should "rise up" and attack Americans in retaliation for the US war in Iraq. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23868/muslim-terrorist-nalid-malik-husan/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23860/american-torture-kidnappers-convicted http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23860/american-torture-kidnappers-convicted#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:11:15 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23860 MILAN — An Italian judge says he has convicted 23 Americans of the 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric from a Milan street in a CIA extraordinary rendition, AP reports.

The American suspects — all but one identified by prosecutors as CIA agents — are being tried in absentia and are considered fugitives.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23860/american-torture-kidnappers-convicted/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23856/mohammad-movie http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23856/mohammad-movie#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:07:04 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23856 An epic film about Islam's Prophet Mohammad backed by the producer of "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Matrix" is being planned with the aim of "bridging cultures".

Movie producer Barrie Osborne told Reuters, "The film will educate people about the true meaning of Islam."]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23856/mohammad-movie/feed 0