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Muslim group claims Hindu temple renovation ‘disrespects’ Malaysia’s ‘Islamic’ status by Zurairi Ar http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/muslim-group-claims-hindu-temple-renovation-promotes-infidel-faiths-stains#sthash.aLTDuFBF.dpuf KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 — A RM10 million budget...

First the Islamic car, now you can't say Allah by Waleed Aly http://www.theage.com.au/comment/first-the-islamic-car-now-you-cant-say-allah-20131017-2vpi5.html A bizarre Malaysian court case encapsulates the country's identity politics. Six years ago, Proton - Malaysia's national car...

I posted this article because it is a compact overview of burka a niqab as matters of public policy in European countries. The topic is one we revisit frequently at SPN. After posting it I was thrown into a state of considerable wonder, because I don't know what the status of burka and niqab is...

Nigeria: Islamic Militants Attack School, Killing 30 By ADAMU ADAMU and MICHELLE FAUL 07/06/13 12:14 PM ET EDT POTISKUM, Nigeria — Islamic militants attacked a boarding school before dawn Saturday, dousing a dormitory in fuel and lighting it ablaze as students slept, survivors said. At...

M'sian Sikhs join call to stop new Islamic Bill allowing unilateral conversion of kids by one parent...

Polish exports of meat for Jews, Muslims in limbo By VANESSA GERA | Associated Press – 6 hrs ago WARSAW, Poland (AP) — For some, it was a barbaric way to treat animals. For others, it was great business. Until January, slaughterhouses across Poland — a deeply Catholic nation — were the...

I think the following is a good article with great observations about general radicalization tell tale signs in the world not limited to Islam or any single community ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Islamic Leader Issues Tough Response to Fellow Muslims on Bombings...

The Aristotelian Precedents of Islamic Moral Education: A Reformist Perspective Paper presented to the Middle Atlantic States Philosophy of Education Society, West Chester University, October 1992 Antonia D'Onofrio, Ph. D. (Narayanjot Kaur) Center for Education...

Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Suspected Boston Bomber, May Not Get Islamic Funeral From Wary Muslims Jaweed Kaleem, the national religion reporter for The Huffington Post Posted: 04/20/2013 9:46 pm EDT | Updated: 04/21/2013 12:19 pm EDT In the days since two deadly bombs and the separate...

Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/apr/3/islamic-cleric-decrees-it-ok-syrian-rebels-rape-wo/#ixzz2Q9UzKhi6 I am absolutely appalled by this! I just cannot bring myself to comprehend that in the midst of a brutal civil war, a religious cleric - who is supposed, surely, on...

Islamic authority imposing restrictions on non-Muslims in ‘Allah’ row, says interfaith group http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/islamic-authority-imposing-restrictions-on-non-muslims-in-allah-row-says-interfaith-group/ KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — A non-Muslim interfaith group chided...

These are few things that Islamic Civilization gave to the humanity.Without them , our daily life would've been incomplete.... 1- Coffee : The story goes that an Arab named Khalid was tending his goats in the Kaffa region of southern Ethiopia, when he noticed his animals became livelier after...

Islamic Law Ban In State Courts Petitioned By Muslims By Omar Sacirbey Religion News Service (RNS) As a federal appeals court in Denver considers whether Oklahoma voters had the right to ban Islamic law in state courts, a coalition of Muslim groups say they don't want to live under...

prithviraj chauhan was the king of ajaymeru ( now ajmer ) ,who also ruled over delhi .he was the most powerful king in north india ,and had incurred the wrath of jaychand ,the ruler of kanauj in UP , by eloping with his daughter sanyogita . all these rulers , including those in UP, were...

by Jaweed Kaleem ROSEMONT, Ill. -- If Muslims want to improve their image America, they have to get involved in their communities and proactively talk Islam before controversies arise, leading Muslim figures told 40,000 people gathered at the continent's largest Islamic convention this weekend...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/7928377/Mainstream-Islamic-organisations-share-al-Qaeda-ideology.html The report, sent to the government’s Office for Security and Counter Terrorism (OSCT), was not intended for publication but has now been leaked on the internet. Entitled...

Haroon Moghul Executive Director, The Maydan Institute Just as in the case of Tunisia, we've been caught off guard by the rapid pace of events in Egypt. Commentators are having a difficult time understanding the dynamics of the Arab world and especially the role of religion in this latest...

William C. Chittick, Ph.D. Professor of Religious Studies, State University of New York, Stony Brook Anyone with the vaguest knowledge of Islamic culture knows that it has produced extraordinary works of art and architecture -- Persian miniatures, the Taj Mahal, the Alhambra. Few are aware...

Islamic head scarves take fashion cues.Younger, Westernized Muslim women are seeking out trendy styles, with one Orange County student selling designs inspired by Vogue and Elle. But some critics wonder whether the stylish creations defeat the purpose of modesty. Oct. 7, 2010: On one of...

Contact: Jill Farrell, Judicial Watch, 202-646-5188 WASHINGTON, July 29 /Standard Newswire/ -- Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it has uncovered documents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...