Culture and Traditions

Are Muslims Allowed To Dance?

August, 2012 Huff Post: By Omar Sacirbey (RNS) The Taliban in Afghanistan shocked the world this week (Aug. 27) when they beheaded 17 people, allegedly for the crime of dancing at a mixed-gender gathering. Which prompts the question: Does Islam forbid dancing? While Islamic scholars are divided on the answer, it’s easy to […]

Blesphamy Law of Pakistan Who benefits From it.

Malik Siraj Akbar Editor in Chief, ‘The Baloch Hal’; Author; Contributing Writer Who Benefits From Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law Christianity , Islam , Pakistan , Pakistan Blasphemy Law , Rimsha Masih , Blasphemy Laws , World News Last weekend’s arrest and imprisonment of Rimsha Masih, an 11-year old Christian girl, by Pakistani authorities in the nation’s capital, Islamabad, on charges of blasphemy, is deeply alarming. The girl, whose […]

ARAB NEWS – Islamic Solidarity Summit

Final Communiqué of Extraordinary Islamic Solidarity Summit Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah speaks during the OIC summit in Mecca.    |    |  A A http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.1345016233.html#_=1345175140851&count=horizontal&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F421129&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F421129&size=m&text=Final%20Communiqu%C3%A9%20of%20Extraordinary%20Islamic%20Solidarity%20Summit%20%7C%20ArabNews%3A&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F421129%23.UC2-YlM1NC8.twitter https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/fastbutton?bsv=pr&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F421129&size=medium&count=true&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com&hl=en-US&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fgapi%2F__features__%2Frt%3Dj%2Fver%3DI5V0PLgEMWQ.en_US.%2Fsv%3D1%2Fam%3D!YLz4zcRjznaA2Lb5GQ%2Fd%3D1%2Frs%3DAItRSTOZFeBWoUW9R3WD-JeCrvEkHSfOUQ#id=I1_1345175140157&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com&rpctoken=970645997&_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F421129&layout=button_count&show_faces=false&width=100&action=like&font=arial&layout=button_count ARAB NEWS Friday 17 August 2012 Islamic solidarity Summit’s complete Final Communiqué The Summit was briefed on the reports and recommendations submitted to it […]

Diversity Of Islam Highlighted

Huff Post: WASHINGTON (RNS) Nearly all Muslims can agree on the basic beliefs of Islam: There is one God, Muhammad is God’s prophet, Muslims should fast during the holy month of Ramadan and give alms to the poor. Yet beyond these central pillars of the faith, Muslims worldwide vastly differ […]

Attack on Illinois Islamic School

Illinois Islamic School Targeted With Bottle Bomb In Second Recent Attack On Area Mosques Posted: 08/14/2012 12:26 pm Updated: 08/14/2012 12:26 pm 9 7 https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/fastbutton?bsv=pr&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2F2012%2F08%2F14%2Fillinois-islamic-school-t_n_1775550.html&size=tall&count=true&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com&hl=en-US&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fgapi%2F__features__%2Frt%3Dj%2Fver%3DEjqGhgylh8o.en_US.%2Fsv%3D1%2Fam%3D!OgKRzknZ1ASAaEDr2w%2Fd%3D1%2Frs%3DAItRSTMZtB6F10Jl9BMhSmuZWEaSbtAUBQ#id=I2_1345006766701&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com&rpctoken=225627720&_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart FOLLOW: Video, College Preparatory School Of America, David Conrad, David Conrad Charged, Morton Grove Mosque, Morton Grove Mosque Shooting, Mosque Shooting, Mosque Shot, Muslim Education Center, Muslim Education Center Morton Grove, Muslim Education Center Mosque, Shots Fired At Mosque, Chicago […]

Learning from Bangladesh

Source: Pakistan Today.   Jubail, Saudi Arabia – It has been reported from Bangladesh that Hasina Wajid’s government has started monitoring weekly Friday prayer sermons to ensure imams are abiding by the given guidelines to highlight the dangers of extremism (read religious militancy). Guidelines on anti-militancy sermons were sent to […]