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View of Respected Theologian Twisted It has been found that the religious openness of Ahmed Ibn Taymiyyah has been misrepresented by Muslim extremists to support their adversarial stance against non-Muslims. Ahmed Ibn Taymiyyah was a 13th century Islamic scholar who was born in Mardin, a city in modern-day Turkey. The city was then ruled by the invading [...] Old Fatwa That Don’t Seem To Go Away Some Muslim countries – notably Saudi Arabia - prohibit gender mixing (aka sex segregation) between unrelated males and females. So how can an office function without male employees coming into close contact with female colleagues. An old fatwa, which has been examined and re-examined many times says that if an [...] Saudi Female Athletes – No Endorsement But Also No Objection After all the huffing and puffing, Saudi Arabia finally blew the house down on the issue of sending female athletes to the 2012 London Olympic Games. Saudi Arabia now says that the government will not prevent its female citizens from participating although officially it will not endorse any [...] Activities Come To A Standstill Muslims observe 5 daily formal prayers. These prayers’ timings are fairly evenly spaced out throughout the day, and comprise the following slots: before dawn, at noon, in the late afternoon, at sunset, and in the evening. In Islamic communities, Muslims are alerted to prayer times by the calling of the ‘adhan’, which [...] Problems Associated With Halal Food Malaysia wants all its restaurant owners and food vendors to sell only halal food. From July 1, failure to display a halal certificate could result in a fine or imprisonment. In the UK, the problem is that halal food is served in too many places. The objection is not just because halal [...] Fatwa Says Killing Syrian President Is “A Must” In a move that amounts to sanctioned political assassination, a prominent Islamic preacher in Egypt has just issued a fatwa calling for the death of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad while condemning those who do not kill him despite being in close proximity as sinners. “A Must” The fatwa was issued by [...] Contrasting Fatwas In recent days we have seen 2 fatwas dealing with the human body. First a fatwa issued in the UAE says it’s perfectly alright for female nurses working in emergency room in hospitals to see the “sensitive” parts of female patients for treatment needed. A second fatwa, this time from India, says that it is [...] Slow Progress Of Draft Law A bill to criminalize violence against women has been making its way very slowly through the Lebanese parliament. It had been approved by the former Council of Ministers in April 2010, and has been with a special parliamentary committee since May that year. In the meantime it has been opposed by two [...] Attending Flag-Raising Ceremonies Is ‘Polytheism’ A Filipino cleric, Sheikh Jamil Yahya, recently describes followers of the Islamic faith who participate in flag-raising ceremonies as committing polytheism, i.e. believing that there are more than one god. Sheik Jahya is chairman of the Bangsamoro Supreme Council of Ulama, which is a regional grouping of Muslim legal scholars (the Ulama) in [...] |
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