London: Ahmadiyya youth raise money for British Legion ( photo ) Via PRNewswire : Young Muslims are planning to turn up at London’s rail and underground stations in force – to collect money for the Poppy Appeal. Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association will again be helping The Royal British Legion as a mark of good citizenship and a testament to the Islamic edict of demonstrating loyalty to your country. They will also pay tribute to the valuable role Britain played in the fight against fascism – and the continuing need to be ever vigilant to the threat of extremism

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Amsterdam: MP tells Kurds to denounce PKK Via AT5 (Dutch): PvdA (Labour) MP Achmed Marcouch visited the Kurdish community of Amsterdam yesterday. He called on the Kurds to enter into a debate with the Turks and denounce the PKK. Marcouch also said that Kurds should be able to feel safe in Amsterdam.

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Amsterdam: Police looking for youth who threatened to kill a man for not fasting on Ramadan Via De Pers (Dutch): The Amsterdam police published photos of a group of youth who threatened to kill a man in Amsterdam-West last August because he did not fast on Ramadan. The group shouted at the man that they’ll shoot him in the head, the police reported Monday.

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France: Dunkirk Islamic Council tells Muslims to pass on Eid sacrifice Altinisik and Sahraoui Via La Voix du Nord‏ (French): In 2008 the slaughterhouse of Dunkirk was closed down, making the ritual sacrifice of Eid difficult for the Muslim community.

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Frankees Samad is a young fashion designer from California, USA. At university, she majored in Fashion Design, and during her time as an undergraduate, Frankees received a competitive scholarly grant to carry out her first fashion collection, which was based on Islamic Art and Architecture. She recently created another collection called Haute Hijabi, and this is what she says about it: “Inspired by powerful Muslim-American women, I’ve created a collection that gives her the freedom to be modest and fashionable

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LIFE BEFORE ISLAM Umar (R.A.) belonged to “‘Adi” family of Quraish tribe. In the 8th generation, his lineage joins with the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam). Abu Hafs was his patronymic name and “al-Faruq” his title given by the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam)

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Amsterdam: Moroccan, Jewish youth to clean up cemetery together Via RTV N-H (Dutch): About 40 Moroccan and Jewish youth, together with family members, started to fix up the old Zeeburg Jewish cemetery in Amsterdam East this Sunday.

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Sweden: The Immigration Debate Via FoxNews, article here :

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Gothenburg: Court bans niqab-wearing women Via the Local : Three women wearing head scarves completely shielding their faces were denied entry to a Gothenburg courtroom on Friday during the remand hearing of one of the suspects in the Röda Sten murder plot case. ”I am responsible for order in this court room and I feel I can’t achieve that if I am unable to see the faces of the people present,” said district court judge Stefan Wikmark to Swedish TV4. The three women were stopped as they were trying to enter the courtroom for the remand hearing 26-year-old Abdi Aziz Mahamud who is under suspicion for plotting the murder of Swedish artist Lars Vilks at an art exhibition in Gothenburg in September.

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Serbia: 17 arrested after attack on US embassy in Bosnia shooter Mevlid Jasarevic Via AFP : Serbian police on Saturday said they had arrested 17 people in the southwestern Muslim-dominated district of Sandzak, on suspicion of links to an Islamic extremist who opened fire on the US embassy in Sarajevo. “Police detained 17 persons suspected of being members of the radical Wahhabi movement and having close links with Mevlid Jasarevic,” the Interior Ministry said in a statement.

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