http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:34:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23925/muslim-violence-against-coptic-christians-in-egypt http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23925/muslim-violence-against-coptic-christians-in-egypt#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:13:41 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23925 Since the early morning of November 21, the Upper Egyptian town of Farshoot has been the scene of ongoing Muslim mob violence against Coptic Christian residents. The violence has also extended to a number of neighboring villages.

According to a story by Mary Abdelmassih for the Assyrian International News Agency (AINA), the mob ramsacked and burnt Coptic property, while Copts hid indoors fearing to go outside. Reuters Cairo reported a witness said, “Chaos is overwhelming (in the city).”]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23925/muslim-violence-against-coptic-christians-in-egypt/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23924/pakistan-cd-shop-bombed-for-selling-jesus-film http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23924/pakistan-cd-shop-bombed-for-selling-jesus-film#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:58:12 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23924 A man selling compact discs in Pakistan's war-torn North West Frontier Province remained in critical condition Monday, November 23, after suspected Islamic militants blew up his CD shop because its collection included a film about Jesus and other Christian movies.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23924/pakistan-cd-shop-bombed-for-selling-jesus-film/feed 0 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/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/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 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23855/theo-van-gogh-murdered-by-islamic-hate-criminal http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23855/theo-van-gogh-murdered-by-islamic-hate-criminal#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:45:19 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23855 The Dutch are marking the fifth anniversary of the murder of filmmaker Theo van Gogh by a Muslim fanatic, a brutal killing that continues to shape politics in the Netherlands, AP writes.

Watch the movie Van Gogh was murdered for.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23855/theo-van-gogh-murdered-by-islamic-hate-criminal/feed 0