Have you ever been watching TV and see a report from an oil magnate, like the CEO of “Big Oil, Inc.” who is issuing an apology to his investors for being down in the first quarter… yet that company still … Continue reading →
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American Muslims “Indecent” Proposal regarding 9/11
By G Vinod SHAH ALAM: The late Rayappan Anthony could not have recited the Islamic profession of faith in his final moments because he was in a coma, the Shah Alam High Court heard today.
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Hubby left Islam in 96, widow tells court
A document presented by Pope Benedict XVI toward the end of a visit to Cyprus pointed to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the rise of “political Islam.”
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Catholic Bishops Deplore Mideast Christians’ Plight
At a downtown mosque in Toronto, dozens of individuals flock to the city’s only Islamic class for deaf Muslims.
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Religious class for deaf Muslims tests limits of American Sign Language
By DAVID YONKE BLADE RELIGION EDITOR Local faith communities might be reaping a bumper crop this fall, literally, with visions of produce and vegetables growing in abundance. Woody and Judy Trautman, who cofounded the MultiFaith Council of Northwest Ohio in 2003, are working hard to get as many churches, temples, synagogues, and mosques in the Toledo area to start gardening. In addition to 16 houses of worship that already have gardens, the Trautmans have helped several other congregations, including Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and Buddhist groups, to start digging in – literally – this spring
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Feeding body and spirit: Area groups digging into gardening
ASSOCIATED PRESS LYNCHBURG, Va. — Liberty University plans a formal investigation into questions about the background of the school’s seminary president, who says he was raised as devout Muslim in Turkey and converted to Christianity as a teen.
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Falwell’s Liberty University investigates claims president from Ohio made about Muslim past
Once again, HiScrivener’s “Legal Prejudice” theory strikes gold with yet another example of how no one gives a flip about offending the Body of Christ.
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What Comedy Central wants to do with Jesus is no laughing matter
St. Louis may be best known for its Gateway Arch, but for GetReligion regulars, perhaps it’s best known for Tim Townsend . We’re regularly reading reports from Townsend, who has been the religion reporter at the St
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The New York Times ran a huge page one feature on Anwar al-Awlaki. He’s the American-born Muslim cleric now active with al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. He had ties to several of the 9/11 terrorists but his work with Fort Hood shooter and the Northwest Flight 253 underwear bomber have gotten renewed attention from the American government
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Trusting in al-Awlaki
I highlighted Ross Douthat’s excellent New York Times op-ed last time we talked about the censorship of the South Park cartoon. He had written a bit about what the incident meant in larger context: This is what decadence looks like: a frantic coarseness that “bravely” trashes its own values and traditions, and then knuckles under swiftly to totalitarianism and brute force. I thought of that when reading this Associated Press story about a new series that Comedy Central has in development.
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Cowardice, bravery and blasphemy
Anyone who knows anything about Islam knows that devout Muslim believers who practice their faith do not drink alcohol. It is not very hard to find this out, as this Google search shows ( Muslim beliefs on drinking alcohol ). That’s why I was rather surprised to read an interesting, but rather strange, detail in one of the many New York Times updates on the life of Faisal Shahzad and the various influences in his life that may, or may not, have led him to attempt an act of terrorism in Times Square
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Why? ‘Zeal’ for living as a Muslim?
Belgian authorities are analysing a video containing threats to attack the country and other European states if they enforce a ban on full face veils, government officials said on Thursday. The video showed veiled women, some armed with guns, armed men and children carrying weapons and ammunition.
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Belgium analyses video threat over Muslim veil ban
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (Reuters) – Dubai Group may not be keen to sell its stake in Malaysia’s No.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-05 02:49 CORRECTED-Dubai Group may not sell Bank Islam stake – report
(Corrects sourcing of expected sale timeline in paragraph 3)
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CORRECTED – CORRECTED-Dubai Group may not sell Bank Islam stake – report
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (Reuters) – Dubai Group may not be keen to sell its stake in Malaysia’s No. 2 sharia lender Bank Islam, the Business Times reported on Wednesday, citing a source. “They may not sell after all because they see value in the bank,” the source was quoted as saying in a Business Times report.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-05 01:33 Dubai Group may not sell Bank Islam stake – report
A clip from Richard Dawkins’ Lecture at UC Berkeley: bit.ly – via www.AtheistMedia.com
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Richard Dawkins: If Science Worked Like Religion
Dubai Group LLC may no longer be keen to sell its 30.5 per cent stake in the country’s oldest Islamic bank, Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd ( 5258 ), sources said.
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Bank Islam stake sale up in the air
What’s Your Reaction? Rev.
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Franklin Graham: Obama ‘Giving Islam A Pass,’ Persecution For Believing In Jesus Christ ‘Coming’
By Debra Chong KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 Inter-faith dialogue in Malaysia has for years ended in a shallow cul-de-sac, until last month, when the Najib administration set up a Cabinet committee to firmly address growing religious conflicts. The inclusion of senior bureaucrats from the powerful Department of Islamic Development (Jakim) and the influential national Institute of Islamic Understanding …
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Ilani sheds light on Cabinets inter-faith panel
KUALA LUMPUR, 4 Mei Kerajaan bercadang mewujudkan satu akta sewa beli baru yang mengambil kira ciri-ciri Islam, dikenali sebagai Akta Sewa Beli Islam. Langkah itu diambil memandangkan ciri-ciri sewa beli Islam tidak sesuai untuk digabungkan di bawah Akta Sewa Beli sedia ada yang mengandungi ciri-ciri sewa beli konvensional.
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Akta Sewa Beli Islam dirangka
Iraqi troops on Monday arrested the head of the Ansar al-Islam insurgent group in Baghdad, US forces said in a statement.
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Iraqi troops arrest head of Qaeda-linked Ansar al-Islam: US
The publisher of a children’s book series on Islam that faced criticism from a Muslim civil rights group has received what it calls a positive review for the set.
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Publisher of criticized Islam books touts review
A few weeks ago, The Miami Herald ’s executive editor Anders Gyllenhaal had high praise for one of his many reporters. He noted that—like many religion reporters—as many people were on vacation during Holy Week and Passover, Jaweed Kaleem was at his busiest.
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5Q+1: Welcoming Jaweed Kaleem to the beat
Fighters of Somalia’s feared Islamic militant group al-Shabab have killed another Somali Christian as part of an apparent crackdown on “non-Islamic culture,” rights activists said. He is among over a dozen Christians known to have been killed by militants within a year, U.S.-based advocacy group International Christian Concern ICC said.
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Somalia Militants Kill Christian As Attacks Spread
New Online Katinka Hesselink Net Correction of Vol. 13 of the Blavatsky Collected Writings (the whole text was a link in each article! I can’t believe nobody warned me about that.) All Considering What’s the goal of the spiritual path? (18) Why is self control important?
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Aim spiritual path, self control, vegetarianism and reincarnation
Bangladesh have called up uncapped paceman Robiul Islam in their 15-man squad for the two-test series against England starting later this month.
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Bangladesh call up uncapped Islam for England tests
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, April 29 (Compass Direct News) – Local authorities on Monday (April 26) recovered a 14-year-old Christian girl from Pakistan Air Force (PAF) police who allegedly tortured her and her family for five days here as Christian “soft targets” over false theft allegations, sources said. The Pervaiz family’s Roman Catholic parish priest, Samuel James, said that the theft accusation, illegal detainment and torture would not have happened to fellow Muslims.
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Pakistani Authorities Allegedly Torture Christian Girl, Family