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Saying “Yes” To The Hijab Recently, Toronto police announced they would be allowing policewomen who are Muslims to wear the “hijab” headgear as part of their uniform. To some, this decision is consistent with the long-standing Canadian practice of permitting turbans be worn by Sikh policeman in uniform. However, those in the opposite camp have questioned its [...] Tensions Between Westerners And Muslims A survey by Pew Research Center has shown that people in western countries and those in Muslim countries generally agree on one thing – that relations between the two groups are poor. However, the two groups differ in that westerners blame the Muslims for this state of affairs, and the Muslims say [...] Boycotting The Minority They say that there is unity in number. So what happens when the Muslims are the majority in a community? In a case reported in Gujarat, the majority Muslims are boycotting the minority Hindu Dalits. The Root Of The Problem It probably started with some sort of misunderstanding, but the problem quickly escalated. Manu Shenwa, a [...] Who Can Serve As Maids In Saudi Households? Although Saudi Arabian rules stipulate that there should be segregation between unrelated men and women, this rule is not enforced in households with domestic workers. However, Sheikh Youssef Al-Ahmad, a lecturer at the Imam Mohammad bin Saud University in Riyadh, recently told an Arab news site that only Muslim [...] “This is not the Indonesia I once knew” A recent survey has thrown up an interesting answer to this age long question: Why are Indonesian Muslims still vulnerable to being radicalized? Though not exactly unexpected, the result is nevertheless a reconfirmation that Indonesia – the world’s most populous Muslim nation – is susceptible to Islamic radicalization. Indeed [...] Indonesian Muslims In Dilemma Indonesian Muslims now have an unique problem. They have been faithfully praying in the wrong direction. Instead of facing Mecca, they are facing somewhere else. What happens now? Were their prayers heard by Allah? Do they need to knock down their mosques to build new ones with the correct alignment to Mecca? MUI’s Mistake Indonesian [...] Staying Halal In The Season for Vacation The season of summer holidays is fast approaching. When it comes to getting away from it all, there is one thing that is the utmost worry for many Muslim families as they travel – staying halal. Turning Vegetarians In Unfamiliar Places When it comes to eating, many Muslims opt to go vegetarian. [...] Metropolitan Police Says Throwing Shoes Is Not A Criminal Act Of Violence Remember the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W Bush during a press conference in Baghdad? That was back in December 2008. He was arrested then. But now, if Muntadar al-Zaidi were to be repeat his shoe throwing act in Britain, he [...] While Indonesia’s 2 largest Muslim organizations and the Indonesia Government is still arguing among themselves whether smoking a cigarette is considered “makruh” (meaning “undesirable”) or “haram” (meaning “forbidden”), now there is a shocking news, which if true, would settle the issue immediately. It seems that a Dutch researcher has identified 185 uses of pig haemoglobin (meaning blood). [...] |
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