The Guardian | False perceptions: what lies behind our attitudes to Muslim immigration The Guardian So a simple contribution to the project of quelling community anxiety is to simply restate the fact that just 2.2% of the Australian population identifies as Muslim. With this factual information injected into the conversation the concern does not ... |
Arab American News | First grader beaten on school bus for being Muslim Arab American News NORTH CAROLINA - The Council on Islamic American Relations (CAIR) is calling for an investigation into the beating of a 7-year-old Muslim boy on a school bus. The parents of the first grader said he was beaten by five students on a school bus ... |
The Indian Express | Uttar Pradesh elections 2017: In push for Muslim votes, BSP presents a young face The Indian Express Focusing more keenly than ever on the Muslim vote in Uttar Pradesh, the BSP has identified its target group – the Muslim youth – and identified the faces to win them over. Mayawati has asked the party's Muslim face, general secretary Naseemuddin ... |
The Guardian | Gunmen kill 14 people in attack on Shia Muslim shrine in Kabul The Guardian The attack took place on the eve of Ashura, one of of the holiest days of the year for Shia Muslims, who constitute a sizeable minority in the country. As hundreds of worshipers gathered in Kabul's large Sakhi shrine on Tuesday evening, assailants in ... |
Aljazeera.com | Muslims worldwide mark Ashoura Aljazeera.com It is a particularly important period of mourning for Shia Muslims, as it marks the anniversary of the 7th century Battle of Karbala in present day-Iraq, when Imam Hussein, grandson of Prophet Muhammad, was killed. The death of Imam al-Hussein is ... Edmonton's Shia Muslim community celebrates life of historic figure at Alberta legislature |
The Muslim News | Myanmar says 4 soldiers killed by insurgents in Muslim-majority region Reuters "One Tatmadaw soldier was injured and four were killed by the Muslim insurgents. One was dead on the enemy side," Ye Naing told Reuters late on Tuesday. "Two guns and two magazines of ammunition were found." Nine border police officers were killed ... Myanmar: 3 more die in latest Rakhine violence, incl Muslims Muslim fatalities reported as northern Rakhine manhunt continues Myanmar troops sent into Muslim region after deadly attacks |
The Muslim News | Myanmar says four soldiers killed by insurgents in Muslim-majority region Reuters Yangon Four Myanmar soldiers were killed and one was injured on Tuesday when troops were attacked by suspected Muslim insurgents near the country's border with Bangladesh, an official said. The Myanmar army, known as the Tatmadaw, has been sent ... Myanmar: 3 more die in latest Rakhine violence, incl Muslims Muslim fatalities reported as northern Rakhine manhunt continues Myanmar troops sent into Muslim region after deadly attacks |
BBC News | Nigerian Muslim cleric warns against gender equality BBC News A prominent Muslim cleric in Nigeria has warned Muslim lawmakers that they will be condemned as "unbelievers" if they back a new gender equality bill. The bill proposes that men and women inherit an equal share, violating the Koran, Sheikh Isyaka Rabiu ... Nigeria: Muslim clerics to oppose gender equality bill |
Daily Mail | Pakistani boy prepares to slice his skin open in Muslim Ashura ceremony Daily Mail This tiny Pakistani boy is clutching a whip made from chains and blades as he prepares to flagellate himself to mark the Muslim festival of Ashura. The young child, who looks barely old enough to understand what is happening, has a look of fear in his ... |
The Times of Israel | UNESCO to vote on text describing Temple Mt, Western Wall as Muslim holy sites The Times of Israel UNESCO's Executive Board is meeting in Paris from October 4 to 18. Item 25 on the board's agenda, under the title “Occupied Palestine,” “seems to prioritize the Muslim heritage of the Old City, while diminishing the ties of either of the other ... |
FiveThirtyEight | Muslim Americans Respond To A Caustic Campaign By Raising Money And Mobilizing FiveThirtyEight Abid, a naturalized U.S. citizen who moved here from Pakistan two decades ago, is one of the hundreds of thousands of Muslim American voters who will get to have their say in an election in which one of the two main candidates has openly proposed ... |
FiveThirtyEight | Muslim-Americans Respond To A Caustic Campaign By Raising Money And Mobilizing FiveThirtyEight Abid, a naturalized U.S. citizen who moved here from Pakistan two decades ago, is one of the hundreds of thousands of Muslim American voters who will get to have their say in an election in which one of the two main candidates has openly proposed ... |
The Atlantic | The Political Power of Muslim Women in the Time of Trump The Atlantic Seddiq recently started the American Muslim Women political-action committee to strengthen the political power of American Muslim women and help make their voices heard. The group is working to register as many Muslim women to vote as possible ahead ... Muslim-Americans Respond To A Caustic Campaign By Raising Money And Mobilizing |
The Atlantic | Ghazala Khan and the Political Power of Muslim Women in the Time ... The Atlantic Ghazala Khan is slated to stand with the recently-formed American Muslim Women political action committee when it endorses Hillary Clinton. Trump keeps support of Muslim-American Republicans - News from ... |
The Conversation UK | Is Muslim sectarian violence a new reality for Britain? The Conversation UK Debates on Islam in the West have tended to centre on the compatibility of the values and lifestyles of Muslims and non-Muslims. But two recent murders in the UK have highlighted the need for debate on the compatability of those who hold different ... |
The Muslim News | Myanmar: 3 more die in latest Rakhine violence, incl Muslims The Muslim News The attackers — armed with rifles, knives and explosives — had stormed three Border Guard Police Force stations early Sunday in Maungdaw and Yathay Taung townships — areas predominantly occupied by the country's stateless Rohingya Muslim ... Muslim fatalities reported as northern Rakhine manhunt continues Myanmar sends troops into Muslim-majority region after deadly attacks |
Al-Arabiya | Meet the Muslim-American who challenged Trump Al-Arabiya The third question during the second US presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton was asked by Palestinian-American Gorbah Hamed, who pressed both the candidates on how they will help Muslims in America deal with the rise of ... |
Business Insider | Myanmar sends troops into Muslim-majority region after deadly attacks Business Insider YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar has stepped up security in a Muslim-majority region near its border with Bangladesh, officials said on Monday, as authorities hunt for attackers who killed at least nine police officers. Officials believe that members of the ... Muslim fatalities reported as northern Rakhine manhunt continues Myanmar says nine police killed by insurgents on Bangladesh border |
FOX 4 News | Muslim law professor reacts to latest presidential debate FOX 4 News “Muslims should be treated like every other American citizen to where if they have knowledge of suspicious activity whether or not it's related to another Muslim or not, they should be good Samaritans like all other Americans should be and report it to ... |
Shadowproof (blog) | Interview: Eman Abdelhadi, Labor Organizer And Queer Muslim Shadowproof (blog) In the aftermath of the attack in Orlando at the Pulse nightclub, Eman Abdelhadi, a queer Muslim, saw this as an opportunity to challenge the erasure of LGBT Muslims. Abdelhadi told the Associated Press that she was afraid of “Islam and queerness being ... |