Archive for the 'About Islam' Category


Is Europe setting up clash between Muslims and the West? 0

Is Europe setting up clash between Muslims and the West? Via CNN : Europe and the Muslim world seem to be on a collision course that could have major political, economic and ideological ramifications

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Bishr Hafi Repents 0

Bishr Hafi was from among the great saints. However, initially he used to be intoxicated with wine.

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London: Muslim women to get self-defence training 0

London: Muslim women to get self-defence training Via Islington Tribune : A TAEKWONDO champion is teaching Muslim women how to defend themselves, after a series of vicious street attacks. Theresa Thomas, 52, has been snapped up by the One True Voice women’s charity to run classes for women wearing the hijab, who have become targets for muggers. “I first heard about this when I was running an Asian women’s self-defence group in East London,” she said.

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EU: Syrian embassies attacked by protestors 0

EU: Syrian embassies attacked by protestors The Syrian embassy in London was attacked Saturday by a small group of angry protestors. Similar scenes played out in the past couple of days in Athens and Berlin.

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EU: ‘Being too Western’ reason for 71% of ‘honour’ killings 0

EU: ‘Being too Western’ reason for 71% of ‘honour’ killings Via the Irish Independent : Yes, it’s a cultural rather than a religious thing, stemming from some nasty tribal customs of South Asia and the Middle East, but though Hindus, Sikhs and the odd Christian might be perpetrators, the blunt truth is that honour killings are mainly Muslim-on-Muslim (91 per cent worldwide, 84 per cent North America, 96 per cent Europe).

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France: Not all civilisations equal, minister says 0

France: Not all civilisations equal, minister says Via AFP : French Interior Minister Claude Gueant, who also holds the immigration portfolio, caused political uproar by claiming that not all civilisations are equal, with some more advanced than others. “Contrary to what the left’s relativist ideology says, for us all civilisations are not of equal value,” Gueant on Saturday told a conference in the French parliament building, but closed to the media.

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France: Not all civilisations equal, minister says 0

France: Not all civilisations equal, minister says Via AFP : French Interior Minister Claude Gueant, who also holds the immigration portfolio, caused political uproar by claiming that not all civilisations are equal, with some more advanced than others. “Contrary to what the left’s relativist ideology says, for us all civilisations are not of equal value,” Gueant on Saturday told a conference in the French parliament building, but closed to the media.

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Germany: Politician Blasted for Support of Islamic Law 0

Germany: Politician Blasted for Support of Islamic Law Via Spiegel : Most politicians in Germany have gotten the message: The quickest way to spark a career-damaging controversy is to make a facile comment about Nazis or the Holocaust. Media critics and political opponents are quick to pounce. But that isn’t the only way to attract unwanted attention, as Jochen Hartloff, the interior minister of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, found out this week.

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Germany: Politician Blasted for Support of Islamic Law 0

Germany: Politician Blasted for Support of Islamic Law Via Spiegel : Most politicians in Germany have gotten the message: The quickest way to spark a career-damaging controversy is to make a facile comment about Nazis or the Holocaust.

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Russia: Islamist chief orders halt to civilian attacks 0

Russia: Islamist chief orders halt to civilian attacks Via Expatica : The leader of Russia’s Islamist rebels ordered a halt to attacks on civilians, saying mass opposition protests showed the public no longer supported Vladimir Putin, according to a video posted Friday. (…) “I order all special groups that are carrying out or plan to carry out special operations in Russia to put a halt to these operations that could hurt the peaceful population,” Doku Umarov said in a video address posted on the rebel mouthpiece kavkazcenter.com

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