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New Furor Over France's Muslims as Veil Ban Looms

Apr 4th 2011 – 1:43PM
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Fred Dufour, AFP / Getty Images

TRAPPES, France -- Karima has a plan. If police stop her for wearing a veil over her face, she'll remove it - then put it back on once they're out of sight. If that doesn't work, she'll stay home, or even leave France. For Muslim women who cover their faces with veils, it is the moment for making plans. Starting April 11,...

Egyptians Vote in Major Test of Shift to Democracy

Mar 19th 2011 – 9:40AM

CAIRO -- Eager for their first taste of a free vote in decades, Egyptians lined up by the hundreds Saturday to vote on constitutional amendments sponsored by the ruling military that critics fear could propel the country's largest Islamist group to become Egypt's most dominant political force. The nationwide referendum is...

Congress to Hold Hearing on American Muslims; Protest Planned

Mar 6th 2011 – 10:16AM

WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee says affiliates of al-Qaida are radicalizing some American Muslims and that he plans to hold hearings on the threat they pose to the U.S. Republican Rep. Peter King of New York tells CNN's "State of the Union" that he sees an international movement with...

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The Last Sermon of the Prophet Muhammad

By Imam Abdullah Antepli Feb 03rd 2012 - 12:39PM

As you read these lines, 1.5 billion Muslims will be celebrating the birthday of their beloved prophet, a day known as Milad un-Nabi or Mawlid.

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Imam Khalid Latif: HuffPost Jummah: The Islamic Roots Of Parental Affection

By Imam Khalid Latif Jan 27th 2012 - 11:30AM

My parents, sister, wife and I had gone to Dubai recently to attend some weddings and one night we went to a well-known South Asian restaurant called Ravi for dinner.

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'The Greatest' Honoured With Birthday Art Show

By Sam Parker Jan 16th 2012 - 09:31AM

For many boxing fans, watching Muhammad Ali was akin to witnessing a piece of art, or poetry in motion.

muslims News From the Web

  • 02/09/12 NY man pleads guilty over 'South Park' threat Source: Broadcast Newsroom ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) ' A Muslim convert from Brooklyn who ran a website that posted threats against the creators of the television show 'South Park' has entered a guilty plea.
  • 02/09/12 Committee of lawmakers to decide future of FBISE Source: Daily Times - Pakistan Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) Secretary Imtiaz Inayat Illahi on Thursday said that a high-powered committee of legislators will decide about giving the administrative control of Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) to CADD or retaining its existing status, in its upcoming meeting.
  • 02/09/12 Guilty plea in South Park case Source: Gulf Times A Muslim convert from New York has pleaded guilty for his role in threatening the writers of the satirical South Park television show for their depiction of the Prophet Muhammad and to other criminal charges, the US Justice Department said.
  • 02/09/12 The prophet of humanity(SAW) Source: Greater Kashmir Alphonse De Lamartiane, a French poet, writer, philosopher and revolutionary, in his magnum opus Histoire de la Turquie writes that If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astonishing results are the criteria of a human genius, who could dare compare any great man in history with Muhammad (SAW).
  • 02/09/12 Fire at SBI branch, Bemina house gutted Source: Greater Kashmir A house was gutted in Bemina area while fire also broke out in the State Bank of India branch Residency Road in the City, police and reports Thursday said.

Background on muslims

A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Qur'an, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad.

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