Ibiza: Mosque closed for student beating Via Al Arabia (h/t Women Against Shariah ): Spanish authorities closed a mosque in the island of Ibiza and arrested its imam after charging him with beating several Muslim students in the mosque school, local press reported.
Netherlands: Muslims unfazed by rise of anti-Islamic party Via Hurriyet : The rise of an anti-Islamic political party in recent Dutch elections leaves some Muslims in the Netherlands concerned for their future.
| Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | A letter from an unbelieving king; a promise of protection and a good life. His brothers in faith; turning away, no words, no greetings, no promises.
Bismillah As a belated part-two to our Seeking Knowledge series, sister Mariam E. and I conducted an interview with Ustadhah Kareema Czerepinski on memorizing the Book of Allah as a follow-up to our advice on the proper methods of pursuing sacred knowledge
5.1 RESPECT AND FAVOUR THE ELDERLY Recognize the status of the elderly and give them due respect.
| Part 1 | After a long, tiresome journey, this great army has finally reached their destination. They are prepared to meet their enemy. But their leader, the leader of a nation, sits and recalls that one Companion dear to his heart is not among them.
I consider Muslim political participation, especially in a non-Muslim country, as a form of jihad, This is our country and it would be foolish not to participate in the political processes which eventually shape our future and that of Islam. I support marching in the streets to raise awareness about certain issues.
UK: Arrests after pig's head thrown at Crawley mosque Three men have been arrested after a pig's head was thrown into the car park of a mosque in West Sussex. Police were alerted by people attending Langley Green mosque, in Crawley, on Saturday after a white car drove by
He was the son of Ya‘qub (Alayhis salam) and the grandson of Ishaaq (Alayhis salam).
The Islamist Ghost Haunting Europe Michael Radu writing for the Foreign Policy Research Institute: The Islamist ghost haunting Europe today is not accidental, nor is its timing due to some plot hatched by a clique of terrorists from a Pakistani or North African hideout. To the contrary, it is largely the result of cultural and economic developments long in the making both in Europe and in the Muslim world. These trends are heading in opposite directions, and it is this fact that makes the threat so serious—far more than legal and intelligence errors or misguided social policies