Islam
Friday December 21, 2007
Islam: The Muslim scholar says he believed he was giving to a group that helped education and orphanages. The U.S. government says the organization aided terrorism, so those contributions were grounds to keep scholar Tariq Ramadan out of the country.
Islam:
A Catholic weekly newspaper in Malaysia has been told to drop the use of the word “Allah” in its Malay language section if it wants to renew its publishing permit, a senior government official said Friday.
Thursday December 20, 2007
Islam • Religious Insanity: Yet another example of religious insanity: “Women who do not respect the hijab and their husbands deserve to die,” said a Muslim clerk, who leads Friday prayers in the city of Urumieh, in Iranian Azerbaijan.
Islam:
Captive Support is headed by Sheikh Omar Bakri Mohamed, a preacher in exile in Lebanon. He was banned from returning to Britain after the 7 July attacks on London in 2005. Known as the Tottenham Ayatollah, he once called the 9/11 hijackers “magnificent” and declared the 7/7 bombers had gone to paradise.
Tuesday December 18, 2007
Islam: It seems then that the American integration experience can shed light on the UK’s multiculturalism debate – although the lesson is not so much one of nationalism, but of education and opportunity.
Monday December 17, 2007
Islam: Millions of Muslims from around the world gathered in Mecca Sunday for the start of the annual Islamic hajj pilgrimage, as the Saudi Interior Ministry announced tough security precautions.
Islam:
“My virginity was restored in a delicate operation just last week, and I honestly view it as life-saving surgery,” says Aisha. “If my husband cannot prove to his family that I am a virgin, I would be hounded, ostracised and sent home in disgrace. My father, who is a devout Muslim, would regard it as the ultimate shame.
Sunday December 16, 2007
Islam: Experts and advocates say the number of Muslim girls wearing the hijab on the court, track or field is rising because girls are growing more comfortable pursuing mainstream activities while maintaining religious traditions.
Saturday December 15, 2007
Islam • Superstition: Millions of Muslims making the annual pilgrimage to their holiest site, Mecca, flock to get a share of spring water they believe originates in heaven and is endowed with healing power.
Friday December 14, 2007
Islam: A Muslim father may have killed his daughter over her desire to no longer wear the Muslim head scarf.
Thursday December 13, 2007
Islam • Religious Insanity: Religious insanity strikes again: A Turkish lawyer is taking legal action against Inter Milan, the Italian football team, for wearing a strip with “Crusader-style” red crosses that he alleges is ”offensive to Muslim sensibilities”.
Wednesday December 12, 2007
Islam: A Mississauga, Ont. teenager was killed in a family dispute over her choice not to wear traditional Muslim clothing, her friends say. Aqsa Parvez, 16, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries on Monday after police said a man claiming to be the girl’s father called them and said he had killed his daughter.
Monday December 10, 2007
Islam: It is often said that Islam has been “hijacked” by a small extremist group of radical fundamentalists. The vast majority of Muslims are said to be moderates. But where are the moderates? Why do they not speak out against Islamic extremist acts like these?
Sunday December 9, 2007
Islam: The so-called “Religion of Peace” is anything but peaceful: When Sofia Allam left the Muslim faith for Christianity, the response from her family was one of persecution and threats. Alasdair Palmer explores the dangers facing Islam’s apostates.
Islam:
“We wanted the mosque to be built where everyone could see it,” said Mayor Laurent Cathala, who can watch the construction from his 11th-floor office. “We didn’t want to hide it. Putting it under the window of the mayor and the police is the best way to eliminate underground sites and extremist ways.”
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Islam is a diverse religion with sects ranging from liberal to ultra-conservative. The media often roughly divides Muslims in those who follow a so-called ‘moderate Islam’ from those who condone, promote and/or engage in acts of violence and terrorism on behalf of Islam.
Like other religions Islam also has cults — movements whose teachings violate one or more of the essential tenets of Islam.
The vast majority of Muslims are people who have been born into the religion. Leaving Islam — in favor of another religion or of atheism — is difficult, as those who do so usually are rejected by family, friends and the larger community. In Islam, apostasy is punishable by imprisonment or death.
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