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Five Muslim Men Charged In UK With Hate Crimes Against Homosexuals

nuryn — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:12:56 +0000

Hate Crimes

A hate crime is one perpetrated against a victim because he or she is perceived to belong to a certain social group – usually a group defined by race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, class, or political affiliation. In March 2010, the law in the UK against hate crimes was amended to take into account homophobia. [...]

FIFA Faulted On Hijab Endorsement

musa — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:12:18 +0000

French Women Groups Are Not Amused

Three French women organizations have objected to a recent decision by the executive committee of FIFA. This follows the global soccer governing body’s support of a proposal to allow hijab (the headdress worn by conservative Islamic women) in matches. In an open letter to Sepp Blatter, the FIFA president, the women [...]

Religious Leaders Object To Action By Gurgaon Traffic Police

nuryn — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:12:11 +0000

A Comprehensive Range Of Schemes

Gurgaon is the second largest city in the Indian state of Haryana and the state’s industrial and financial center, so traffic there can be expected to be like, well, traffic in any big city in India. However, the city’s Traffic Police Department has not been sitting back and doing nothing. It has [...]

Christmas? What Has Muslims To Do With It?

yessir — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 20:12:13 +0000

Jesus In The Quran

So it’s Christmas time again. But what has Muslims got to do with Christmas? For one, Christmas is certainly not the day of the birth of Jesus – that much even Christians agree. But if Christmas is about Jesus Christ, then the Quran has plenty to say about this.

Muslims’ View About Jesus

Ayman Oweida, [...]

Iranian Cleric Welcomes Murder Of Azerbaijani Writer Rafiq Tagi

nuryn — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:12:46 +0000

Cleric’s Praise For Death Fatwa And Murder

Writing on his website on Nov 28, Iranian Ayatollah Sheikh Mohammed Jawad Fazel Lankarani praised the person (his father Ayatollah Uzma Lankarani) who had issued a fatwa calling for the death of Azerbaijani writer and journalist Rafiq Tagi, as well as the person who inflicted multiple stabs on Rafiq Tagi. [...]

Danish Kindergarten Bans Christmas Service

yessir — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:12:52 +0000

“We Have Several Muslim Families”

According to the EU calendar, Christmas will cease to exist from 2012. It disappears because it has been officially omitted from the calendar. But for one Danish kindergarten, Christmas ceases to exist from next month.

Ørnevang

Denmark has been a member of the European Union (EU) since 1973. Next year, it will assume the [...]

Obedient Wives Club – Of PhD Level Sex

yessir — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:12:06 +0000

On Damage Control Mode

Eversince the Obedient Wives Club launched its controversial sex guide, it has been on the defensive, particularly over what it calls simultaneous sex between a Muslim man and his multiple wives. Sisters in Islam calls this a “cheap stunt” to gain publicity from the local and international press. However, national chairman of the Obedient Wives [...]

Iranian Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani’s Case Referred To Ayotollah Khamenei

yessir — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:12:33 +0000

Sentenced To Death – But For What Crime?

The case against Iranian Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani is proving to be a hot potato. Sentencing him to death is the easy part. But with the widespread international condemnation over the death sentence, Iranian authorities have now decided, in an unusual move, to pass the case to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali [...]

Libya – A Third of Libyan Oil Reserves Belongs to France?

yasna — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 08:12:29 +0000

Oil for Security

Libya’s rebel-led National Transitional Council (NTC) was reported to have struck a deal with France. It will assign 35 percent of Libya’s crude oil reserves to France – a permanent member of the UN Security Council – in return for its support. French paper Liberation reported this news with a leaked letter to the [...]

Libya – Was It For The Oil?

yasna — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:12:27 +0000

Back To Life For Libyan Oil

Libya’s enigmatic leader Muammar Gadaffi is gone. And now, it is business as usual for Libya as the economy – which came to a screeching halt during the insurgency this year – comes back to life. Leading the charge is the Libyan oil and gas industry as it is the most [...]