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Ramadan TV stirs argument across Arab world

FEATURE-Ramadan TV show stirs argument across Arab world http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fin.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2012%2F08%2F13%2Fmedia-islam-drama-idINL6E8J780L20120813&layout=standard&show_faces=false&width=450&action=recommend&colorscheme=light&height=35 http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.1340179658.html#_=1344917383329&count=horizontal&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fin.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2012%2F08%2F13%2Fmedia-islam-drama-idINL6E8J780L20120813&id=twitter-share-link&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fin.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2012%2F08%2F13%2Fmedia-islam-drama-idINL6E8J780L20120813&size=m&text=FEATURE-Ramadan%20TV%20show%20stirs%20argument%20across%20Arab%20world&url=http%3A%2F%2Freut.rs%2FRHM1uB&via=reuters By Mahmoud Habboush DUBAI | Mon Aug 13, 2012 10:36pm IST Aug 13 (Reuters) – A television drama about the life of a seventh century Muslim ruler, Omar Ibn al-Khattab, is polarising opinion across the Arab world by challenging a widespread belief […]

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King Abdullah’s Islamic Unity Vision Applaued

King Abdullah’s Islamic unity vision lauded  Faheem Al-Hamid and Muhammad Al-Mukhtar Al-Faal Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Islamic unity vision of King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and his initiative to convene the Islamic solidarity summit in Makkah this week has come for all-round praise from Arab and Muslim […]

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Imam asks for “day of forgiveness” as new mosque opens

Islamic Center Imam asks for ‘day of forgiveness’ as new mosque opens http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?action=recommend&api_key=184474251565027&channel_url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter.php%3Fversion%3D9%23cb%3Df16ff0fc38%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.dnj.com%252Ff3400e4e7c%26domain%3Dwww.dnj.com%26relation%3Dparent.parent&extended_social_context=false&href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dnj.com%2Farticle%2F20120811%2FNEWS%2F308110038%2FIslamic-Center-Imam-asks-day-forgiveness-new-mosque-opens%3Fodyssey%3Dnav%257Chead%26nclick_check%3D1&layout=standard&locale=en_US&node_type=link&ref=artrectop&sdk=joey&send=false&show_faces=false&width=429 2:28 PM, Aug 10, 2012   | Comments http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?action=recommend&api_key=184474251565027&channel_url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter.php%3Fversion%3D9%23cb%3Df3741488d%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.dnj.com%252Ff3400e4e7c%26domain%3Dwww.dnj.com%26relation%3Dparent.parent&extended_social_context=false&href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dnj.com%2Farticle%2F20120811%2FNEWS%2F308110038%2FIslamic-Center-Imam-asks-day-forgiveness-new-mosque-opens%3Fodyssey%3Dnav%257Chead%26nclick_check%3D1&layout=button_count&locale=en_US&node_type=link&ref=artsharetop&sdk=joey&send=false&show_faces=false&width=155 A A Friday Prayers at ICM: Friday Prayers at ICM FILED UNDER News First Friday prayers at new Islamic Center of Murfreesboro, August 10, 2012. Purchase ImageZOOM Worshipers pray […]

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Nigeria: Some Muslims Give Islam Extreme Posture – Umar Pakio

Nigeria: Some Muslims Give Islam Extreme Posture – Umar Paiko Tagged: Nigeria, Religion, West Africa BY ROSE ADAH, 11 AUGUST 2012 Comment (1) http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fc%2F-4ZJ42&layout=button_count&show_faces=false&width=130&action=recommend&colorscheme=light&height=25 http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.1340179658.html#_=1344744169704&count=horizontal&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fstories%2F201208110323.html&hashtags=nigeria&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fstories%2F201208110323.html&related=allafrica%2C%20allafricafrench&size=m&text=Some%20Muslims%20Give%20Islam%20Extreme%20Posture%20-%20Umar%20Paiko&url=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fc%2F-4ZJ42&via=allafrica https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/fastbutton?bsv=pr&url=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fc%2F-4ZJ42&size=medium&count=true&annotation=bubble&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com&hl=en-GB&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fgapi%2F__features__%2Frt%3Dj%2Fver%3DHY9p6vay2e0.en_US.%2Fsv%3D1%2Fam%3D!9WWg3hgFJrKAVXxNQA%2Fd%3D1%2Frs%3DAItRSTNB8Fia3XwNbKRkrBG4FoP0ywMLTQ#_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart&id=I0_1344744168006&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com An Islamic scholar Mallam Umar Paiko has said that, rather than label Islam as extreme, it is some Muslims who had taken extreme posture giving the religion […]

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Russia: Underground sect charged with abuse

Russia: Underground sect charged with abuse By MANSUR MIROVALEV, Associated Press – 18 hours ago  https://plusone.google.com/u/0/_/+1/fastbutton?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fhostednews%2Fap%2Farticle%2FALeqM5jmZlwuTNu5DA-WlymUiYAPesNQEA%3FdocId%3Dea63df5bdf1d48b8a33bac8bcf59d427&size=small&count=true&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&hl=en&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fabc-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fgapi%2F__features__%2Frt%3Dj%2Fver%3DQjqA6j1hPhE.en.%2Fsv%3D1%2Fam%3D!y-LKr2sJxIeZAIaJUQ%2Fd%3D1#id=I1_1344517230601&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&rpctoken=365898527&_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart MOSCOW (AP) — A self-proclaimed prophet had a vision from God: He would build an Islamic caliphate under the earth. The digging began about a decade ago and 70 followers soon moved into an eight-level subterranean […]

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Russia’s radical Islam raises tension and updates

Radical Islam raises tension in Russia’s Tatarstan By Olga IvshinaBBCRussian.com, Kazan Friends of the murdered cleric Valiulla Yakupov vowed to continue the struggle against Islamist militants Continue reading the main story Related Stories Arrests in Russian Muslim probe Russia country profile Tatarstan’s pragmatic IslamWatch There are signs that radical Islam […]

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Pakistan: Moral policing

Dawn: Editorial NOW it is the realm of television programming and advertising that has attracted the Supreme Court’s attention. Summoning the chief of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority in response […]

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Joplin Mosque Burned To Ground

Joplin Mosque Burned To Ground Posted by: Linda Carbonell on August 6, 2012. The Islamic Society of Joplin, Missouri, August 6, 2012 Seventeen hours after an alleged white supremacist opened fire in a Sikh temple, killing six people, someone set fire to the Islamic Society of Joplin in Missouri, burning it to […]

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FIJISUN – Pakistan’s new Spy Chief visits Washington DC & Islam Updates

Pakistan’s New Spy Chief Visits Washington at a Time of Frayed Relations By DECLAN WALSH and MARK MAZZETTI Published: July 31, 2012 S ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — As befits any newly installed spymaster, a vague air of mystery surrounds Lt. Gen. Zahir ul-Islam, the head of Pakistan’s powerful Inter-Services Intelligence directorate, who is visiting Washington in […]