Muslim Group Tries to Spread Peace on New Year’s Eve
Thousands of people will be descending on Times Square for New Year’s Eve, and one group hopes it will be an opportunity to spread a message of peace. The Muslims for Peace Campaign, sponsored by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, is a nationwide campaign. It was launched following the failed Times Square bomb plot in May.
Designs on Muslim women
HANA Tajima, 23, is a British-Japanese fashion designer and blogger from the United Kingdom. She wears a head scarf and has a strong following here. When she came here recently to organise the Live Fashion/Love Music event with singer Yuna, fans waited anxiously for her despite not being able to watch her fashion show, which … Read more
Cleric defiant amid controversy over marriage to 12-year-old girl
Suherdjoko , The Jakarta Post – The marriage of an underage girl to a wealthy Muslim cleric in Bedono village, Semarang regency, Central Java, has sparked controversy in the community. A Muslim boarding school head, 43-year-old Pujiono Cahyo, known also as Syech Puji, married 12-year-old Lutfiana Ulfa at his home on August 8. He told … Read more
Perlis Mufti suggests schoolchildren be taught interfaith relations
The Sun – KANGAR (Oct 24, 2008): Perlis Mufti Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin has proposed the Education Ministry introduce the subject of interfaith relations to forge harmony among Malaysia’s multicultural and multireligious society. He said the subject, specificallly for Muslim students, would expose them to Islamic principles, culture and jurisprudence for better interaction with … Read more
Jordan arrests poet for insulting Islam
AP Staff Guardian Jordanian police arrested a local writer on Tuesday for incorporating verses of the Qur’an, the Muslim holy book, into his love poetry, a judicial official said. The poet, Islam Samhan, published his collection of poems, Grace like a Shadow, which allegedly insults the holy book, without the approval of the Jordanian government, … Read more
Muslim protest at Paris book fair
By Frances Harrison BBC religious affairs correspondent A book fair in Paris has become the subject of controversy with several Muslim countries announcing boycotts because the guest of honour is Israel. Saudi Arabia has become the latest to withdraw, following Iran, Lebanon, Yemen, Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria. The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Isesco) … Read more
Why I Will Not Participate in the Turin Book Fair
Pandering to the New Prejudices By TARIQ ALI Counterpunch When I agreed to participate in the Turin Book Fair, which I have done before, I had no idea that the ‘guest of honour’ was Israel and its 60th birthday. But this is also the 60th anniversary of what the Palestinian call the ‘nakba’the disaster that … Read more
Nazri: Report wrongdoings to ACA, not the blogs
Source: New Strait Times KOTA BARU: The public has been advised to report wrongdoings and cases involving corruption directly to the Anti-Corruption Agency instead of using online blogs.
Frank talk from Muslim sex therapist
Source: LA Times By Jeffrey Fleishman, Times Staff Writer ‘Everyone is searching for better sex, but people aren’t having the best sex. Sex within Islam is the best. It covers the man’s rights and the woman’s rights. Islam is the ultimate sexuality.’— Heba Kotb, sex therapist in Cairo who has a late-night satellite TV show … Read more
Korean Islamic body seeks help from NU
Source: The Jakarta Post A South Korean Islamic organization has sought help from Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the largest Muslim organization in Indonesia, to secure the release of South Korean hostages in Afghanistan, the South Korean Embassy in Jakarta said.
