Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World

Published by Macmillan Reference USA The reference literature for Islam has long consisted of either a densely academic, multivolume encyclopedia or several, often specialized, single-volume works with brief definitions. Happily, there is now a reference work falling between these two extremes. The Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World is a scholarly work “about Islamic [...]

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One Nation Film Contest

www.linktv.org/onenation Contest Overview Does your physician wear a head scarf because of religious beliefs? How does an American teenager who practices Islam juggle hectic teen life with religious respect? Are you an American Muslim who has a close friend who is not, or are you a non-Muslim with friends who practice Islam? What can you [...]

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Saint Mary – Maryam Al-Muqadasa

The Iranian production depicting the life of Mary mother of Jesus from classical Islamic readings. A two-hour long movie originally in Persian and dubbed into English by the Wilayah Network. It is the story of the life of Mary and the birth of Jesus Christ – a prophet in Islamic tradition. Along with the character [...]

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Tancredo Proposes Anti-Sharia Measure in Wake of U.K. Certification of Islamic Courts

WASHINGTON, DC – Amid disturbing revelations that the verdicts of Islamic Sharia courts are now legally binding in civil cases in the United Kingdom, U.S. Representative Tom Tancredo (R-Littleton) moved quickly today to introduce legislation designed to protect the United States from a similar fate. According to recent news reports, a new network of Sharia [...]

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Muslims and secularists are using the Facebook to debate the role of Islam in their societies

We the Muslim Youth can change This World – Facebook group CAIRO — Devout Muslims and secularists are using the world’s second largest social networking website Facebook to debate the role of Islam in their societies, reported the Los Angeles Times on Friday, September 19. “Secularism is refused by all means,” Mohamed Amer, an Egyptian, [...]

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German citizens protest against anti-Islam congress in Cologne

COLOGNE, Germany (AFP) — German police said tens of thousands of Cologne residents took to the streets Saturday in protest at an “anti-Islamisation” conference of European far-right leaders. Carrying banners saying: “We are Cologne — Get rid of the Nazis!,” protesters gathered outside the city’s cathedral to demonstrate against the congress organised by the local [...]

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Quran Flash

www.quranflash.com “Quranflash” had started in February 2007 as a simple microsite displaying the Holy Quran (Medina layout), in a very interactive way. The project had taken approximately 2 months of work to be accomplished by a few volunteers. The idea behind Quranflash came from a project developed and managed by the same members, Flash-eBook.com. Flash-eBook [...]

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Muslims turn to bus ads in Seattle to create awareness about Islam

By Janet I. Tu Seattle Times religion reporter The ads are simple and stark. Running on the sides of several Metro buses, they merely say: “Q: Islam. A: You deserve to know,” with a phone number and Web site. For Bilal Aijazi, a Bellevue software developer, the ads are meant to stir conversation and steer [...]

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Sharia courts operating in Britain

By Richard Edwards, Crime Correspondent Last Updated: 10:55AM BST 16 Sep 2008 Five sharia courts have been set up in London, Birmingham, Bradford and Manchester and Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The government has quietly sanctioned that their rulings are enforceable with the full power of the judicial system, through the county courts or High Court. Previously, the [...]

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Concerning Taraweeh by Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Baaz

Fatwa Concerning Taraweeh: Is a collection of Q&A pertaining to Taraweeh prayer, since the lack of understanding of what is permissible in the Taraweeh and what is not, the prayer may even become a matter of tension, differences become apparent and views are expressed. Contents 1. Number of raka’aat in Taraaweeh. 2. Varying the number [...]

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