Islam Online- News Section CAIRO, October 28 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – The latest confrontations in southern Thailand that culminated in the brutal death of over 80 Muslims in police custody have opened a new chapter of violence in the predominantly-Muslim region.Continue Reading →
Reuters AlertNet – FEATURE-Banna family illustrates complexities of modern Islam CAIRO, Oct 31 (Reuters) – In an irony that illustrates the ferment in Islamist thinking, the younger brother of the man who founded Egypt’s opposition Muslim Brotherhood has taken on the state-backed Muslim establishment — from the liberal flank.Continue Reading →
International > Europe > Spanish Prisons Provide Pool of Recruits for Radical Islam” href=”http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/31/international/europe/31spain.html”>The New York Times > International > Europe > Spanish Prisons Provide Pool of Recruits for Radical Islam MADRID, Oct. 30 – Rather than scan all of society for recruits, Islamic militants in Spain haContinue Reading →
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | ‘Hobbit’ joins human family tree And who said Lord of the Rings is a fairy tale? We just found the Hobbits! “Scientists have discovered a new and tiny species of human that lived in Indonesia at the same time our own ancestors were colonising the world. The new species – […]Continue Reading →
Guardian Unlimited | Arts features | Sound and vision “Edward Said was a great thinker. And it was music that made him tick. Daniel Barenbolm remembers his playing partner “Continue Reading →
BBC NEWS | UK | Law on forced marriages pondered “”No religion, no cultural norm says that is OK. It is a breach of human rights,” she told BBC Breakfast.” The official will be trained to both prevent forced emigrations and aid British citizens taken to Pakistan against their will. However, Baroness Scotland said she […]Continue Reading →