Saturday, August 4, 2012

Muslim holiday of Ramadan under way - Canton Repository


Khabar Southeast Asia

Muslim holiday of Ramadan under way
Canton Repository
Aishya Amin Rather, a Kashmiri Muslim woman reads the holy Quran during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Srinagar, India, Wednesday, Aug 1, 2012. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month in ...
Local Muslims share teachings of RamadanTulsa World
Faith & Values: Ramadan a time for connecting with communityRichmond Times Dispatch
Finding the Beauty of Atheism During RamadanHuffington Post
NewsOK.com -Khabar Southeast Asia -MENAFN.COM
all 23 news articles »

Egypt's Christian leader slams "unfair" new cabinet - Reuters


AINA (press release)

Egypt's Christian leader slams "unfair" new cabinet
Reuters
CAIRO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Egypt's new government fails to fairly represent Christians, the acting head of the Coptic church said on Saturday, saying one cabinet seat was not enough to reflect a community that accounts for a tenth of the Muslim country's ...
US slams Europe for anti-Muslim laws and Egypt over Christians' treatmentDeseret News
Sectarian violence breaks out again in Egyptian village following death of ...Washington Post
U.S.: Egypt's Islamists must respect minoritiesThe Times and Democrat
AINA (press release)
all 259 news articles »

EYES ON LONDON: Hugo Chavez, hijab, Dream Team - Huffington Post


EYES ON LONDON: Hugo Chavez, hijab, Dream Team
Huffington Post
Shahrkhani only made it into the games after a compromise between Olympic organizers, the international judo federation and Saudi officials cleared the way for her to compete in a modified hijab. The Saudi, wearing judo dress and what appeared to be a ...

and more »

Friday, August 3, 2012

EYES ON LONDON: Hugo Chavez, hijab, Dream Team - Atlanta Journal Constitution


Atlanta Journal Constitution

EYES ON LONDON: Hugo Chavez, hijab, Dream Team
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Canada's Jenna Martin, Dominican Republic's Raysa Sanchez, Jamaica's Rosemarie Whyte, Nigeria's Omolara Omotosho and Spain's Aauri Lorena Bokesa, from left, runs through the pouring rain in a women's 400-meter heat during the athletics in the ...

and more »

China: Muslim Fasting Discouraged - New York Times


The Guardian

China: Muslim Fasting Discouraged
New York Times
Several local governments in the western region of Xinjiang have ordered Muslim restaurants to stay open during the holy month of Ramadan and are telling civil servants and students to continue to eat and drink during daylight hours, when Muslims ...
China steps up campaign against Ramadan fasting for Uighurs; experts fear ...Washington Post

all 392 news articles »

Sunni Muslim terrorists responsible for 70 percent of all terrorist murders - Catholic Online


Sunni Muslim terrorists responsible for 70 percent of all terrorist murders
Catholic Online
According to a report by the National Counterterrorism Center, Sunni Muslim terrorists committed "about 70 percent" of the 12533 terrorist murders in the world last year. The 2011 Report on Terrorism was based upon on information available as of March ...

and more »

Column: 'Great message' for Muslim women? Or sham? - ESPN


Column: 'Great message' for Muslim women? Or sham?
ESPN
Some women who compete in underground sports leagues worry that instead of fostering more opportunities, the public display by a female athlete -- even though Shahrkhani received an exemption to compete in a modified hijab -- will result instead in a ...

and more »