C L O S E R October 2004 Archives - 2/3 - C L O S E R

Posted on October 21st, 2004 by .
Categories: Internal Debates.

Religion News Blog : Challenging the Quran

“In a note of encouragement to his fellow hijackers, September 11 ringleader Muhammad Atta cheered their impending ï¿½marriage in Paradiseï¿½ to the 72 wide-eyed virgins the Qurï¿½an promises to the departed faithful. Palestinian newspapers have been known to describe the death of a suicide bomber as a ï¿½wedding to the black-eyed in eternal Paradise.ï¿½ But if a German expert on Middle Eastern languages is correct, these hopes of sexual reward in the afterlife are based on a terrible misunderstanding.

Arguing that today’s version of the Qurï¿½an has been mistranscribed from the original text, scholar Christoph Luxenberg says that what are described as ï¿½hourisï¿½ with ï¿½swelling breastsï¿½ refer to nothing more than ï¿½white raisinsï¿½ and ï¿½juicy fruits.ï¿½”

'Muslims, neo-Nazis not to blame for French anti-Semitism'

Posted on October 21st, 2004 by martijn.
Categories: Misc. News.

Religion News Blog : ‘Muslims, neo-Nazis not to blame for French anti-Semitism’

“The study “shows that the link with the Middle East conflict is the most misleading or is constructed through false reasoning or exaggerated representation,” according to remarks made by Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin released with the report he commissioned.”

‘Muslims, neo-Nazis not to blame for French anti-Semitism’

Posted on October 21st, 2004 by .
Categories: Misc. News.

Religion News Blog : ‘Muslims, neo-Nazis not to blame for French anti-Semitism’

“The study “shows that the link with the Middle East conflict is the most misleading or is constructed through false reasoning or exaggerated representation,” according to remarks made by Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin released with the report he commissioned.”

School expels boys and girls for wearing 'religious symbols'

Posted on October 21st, 2004 by martijn.
Categories: Young Muslims.

Religion News Blog : School expels girls for wearing headscarves

The two seventh-grade pupils, aged 12 and 13, had refused to remove their headscarves since school resumed in September, despite repeated meetings teachers held with them and their parents, said the school principal in Mulhouse, eastern France. “The disciplinary council has decided to definitively exclude the two pupils from the school,” Michelle Feder-Cunin said.””

By the way, not only muslim girls have been expelled, also three sikh boys have been excluded from school: Sikhs in court over
religious ban

School expels boys and girls for wearing ‘religious symbols’

Posted on October 21st, 2004 by .
Categories: Young Muslims.

Religion News Blog : School expels girls for wearing headscarves

The two seventh-grade pupils, aged 12 and 13, had refused to remove their headscarves since school resumed in September, despite repeated meetings teachers held with them and their parents, said the school principal in Mulhouse, eastern France. “The disciplinary council has decided to definitively exclude the two pupils from the school,” Michelle Feder-Cunin said.””

By the way, not only muslim girls have been expelled, also three sikh boys have been excluded from school: Sikhs in court over
religious ban

Muhajiroun Splits

Posted on October 20th, 2004 by .
Categories: Misc. News.

ic Birmingham – Muslim terror group splits

“Al-Muhajiroun has also closed down its website, which controversially denounced Muslims who did not accept terrorism as part of their religion. Sheikh Ibrahim Mogra, a Leicestershire imam, said: “At least there’s one less troublemaker for the peace-loving Muslims in the country. They won’t be missed.” ..SUPL:”

Islam vanuit radicaal-christelijk perspectief: Mohammed believe it or else

Posted on October 18th, 2004 by .
Categories: Misc. News.

ReligionResearch Islam Blog

Uit de radicaal-Christelijke hoek een nieuwe anti-islam strategie in de vorm van een strip: Mohammed believe it or else. Wij zouden het misschien vertalen als Asterix en Obelix bij de moslims. In Trouw (Islam-strip
/ ‘Zie en huiver’)
van vandaag aandacht hiervoor, maar zie ook de websites Faithdefenders.com en Davidsonpress.

Fresh hope for Islam's 'suffragettes'

Posted on October 18th, 2004 by martijn.
Categories: Internal Debates.

Scotland on Sunday – Top Stories – Fresh hope for Islam’s ‘suffragettes’

“WHILE universal suffrage has been the norm in the West for decades, in the Middle East it remains a flashpoint between modernisers and Islamic fundamentalists. “

Fresh hope for Islam’s ‘suffragettes’

Posted on October 18th, 2004 by .
Categories: Internal Debates.

Scotland on Sunday – Top Stories – Fresh hope for Islam’s ‘suffragettes’

“WHILE universal suffrage has been the norm in the West for decades, in the Middle East it remains a flashpoint between modernisers and Islamic fundamentalists. “

Ramadan

Posted on October 16th, 2004 by .
Categories: Multiculti Issues.

Krabbels 3.0 ï¿½ Archief ï¿½ Ramadan

“Morgen begint officiï¿½el de Ramadan, de jaarlijks terugkerende vastenmaand van de Islam. Uit protest tegen de negatieve wijze waarop moslims en in het bijzonder Marokkanen in de media en publieke opinie naar voren worden gebracht, heb ik besloten dit jaar mee te doen aan de Ramadan.”

Uit 2002 dat berichtje…doet hij nu ook weer mee?

Ramadan is zoete koekjes bakken

Posted on October 16th, 2004 by .
Categories: Islamnews.

Trouw, religie & filosofie – Ramadan is zoete koekjes bakken

“Vanuit Marokko, waar bijna iedereen aan het islamitische vasten deelneemt, doet de Nederlandse beeldend kunstenares Aline Thomassen op deze pagina wekelijks verslag van ramadan. Deel I: ‘Mannen moeten vaker naar de moskee dan vrouwen, want ze zondigen meer. ï¿½n ze bevallen niet. Anders zouden al hun zonden worden weggenomen.'”

BBC In Pictures: Ramadan in the Islamic World

Posted on October 15th, 2004 by .
Categories: Islamnews.

BBC NEWS | In Pictures | In pictures: Ramadan worldwide

In pictures: Ramadan worldwide

Olivier Roy and Gilles Kepel: the new with the old

Posted on October 15th, 2004 by .
Categories: Important Publications.

Economist.com | Islam and the West

A review of ‘the war for mulsim minds: Islam and the West’ by Gilles Kepel and of ‘Globalised Islam’ by Olivier Roy, two leading French Islam experts.
” At the heart of both works is an understanding of a central paradox: in all its varieties, whether political, pietistic or warlike, Muslim neo-fundamentalism is an essentially modern phenomenon. The more stridently it calls for a return to the ï¿½old-timeï¿½ religion of 1,400 years ago, with all later additions removed, the more contemporary this movement looks.”

Yearning For A Peaceful Ramadan

Posted on October 15th, 2004 by .
Categories: Internal Debates.

alt.muslim – your muslim news community

Today, we live in a world where the news always has something related to Islam and the Muslim world. We’re bombarded with it. Everyone in the world is talking about you, and most of the time not knowing what they’re talking about. I don’t explain Ramadan anymore; people just know, and they give you a nod when they find out you’re fasting that could alternatively mean, “Interesting, I’ve heard about that,” or a more worried “Oh, so you’re a practicing Muslim.” If I talk about Ramadan to people, the subject quickly shifts to current events, because these days one cannot talk about being a Muslim without talking about terror, extremism, and the like. Topics that aren’t very conducive to spiritual harmony.

Transmission of French-version of Qur'an from prophet's mosque dedicated

Posted on October 15th, 2004 by martijn.
Categories: Islamnews.

the live transmission of French version of prayers and recitations of the holy Qur’an from the prophet’s mosque.
The move is added to the already functioning Arabic and English transmissions.

Transmission of French-version of Qur’an from prophet’s mosque dedicated

Posted on October 15th, 2004 by .
Categories: Islamnews.

the live transmission of French version of prayers and recitations of the holy Qur’an from the prophet’s mosque.
The move is added to the already functioning Arabic and English transmissions.

Tawhid and Jihad

Posted on October 15th, 2004 by .
Categories: Internal Debates.

The Harvard Crimson Online :: Opinion

Opinion article that highlights concepts concerning tawheed and jihad.

“I felt that sinking feeling in my stomach when I read the news of Bigleyï¿½s death. I was terribly sadï¿½and I was angry. I was angry at the United States for wreaking enough havoc in Iraq to cause already-mad men to be provoked into mad acts of murder. But mostly, I was angry at the killers. First and foremost because they killed an innocent man. But also because the killers are Muslim, and Iï¿½m Muslim. And by committing their heinous act they fueled the belief that my religion, Islam, somehow encourages or condones such acts.”

Muslims Log On to a Cyber Congregation

Posted on October 15th, 2004 by .
Categories: Internal Debates.

ABC News: Muslims Log On to a Cyber Congregation

“Oct. 15, 2004 ï¿½ Oct. 15, 2004 – From desert camps, hillsides, rooftops, mosques and minarets, the call for the evening prayer during the holy month of Ramadan has drawn Muslims across the world to worship for nearly 1,400 years.

As the first cries of the taraweeh — or special Ramadan prayers — are heard through a raised voice, a bullhorn, or nowadays a rigged-up amplifier, life in villages, towns, cities, and in some cases entire nations, comes to a standstill as the faithful heed the summons in communal displays of faith.

But if many Ramadan rituals have gone unchanged through the centuries, the times are catching up with the world’s fastest-growing religion.

In the next few weeks, millions of Muslims will simply log on to their computers and with the click of a mouse, tune into a live or downloaded broadcast of the taraweeh prayers from the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. “

Tariq Ramadan op bezoek bij Rita Verdonk

Posted on October 15th, 2004 by .
Categories: Islam in the Netherlands.

Trouw, nieuws & achtergronden – Integratie / ‘Islamitische school soms een getto’

“DEN HAAG – Moslims moeten zich niet opsluiten in aparte scholen en moskeeï¿½n die zo uit ‘1001 Nacht’ lijken te komen. Maar de Nederlandse overheid moet ook niet zo geobsedeerd raken door die paar radicale moslims, en eens wat meer oog krijgen voor de welwillende meerderheid.

Tariq Ramadan, bejubelde ï¿½n verketterde moslimintellectueel, bracht gisteren zijn pleidooi voor een hedendaagse Europese islam naar politiek Den Haag. Werd hem onlangs nog een visum voor de Verenigde Staten geweigerd -hij zou staatsgevaarlijk zijn-, minister Verdonk van integratie wilde wel eens horen wat Ramadan te melden had.”

Andrew Anthony: Can Bigley's death help rescue Islam from violence?

Posted on October 14th, 2004 by martijn.
Categories: Religious and Political Radicalization.

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Andrew Anthony: Can Bigley’s death help rescue Islam from violence?

“One has to be careful about ascribing complexity of thought to the people who murdered Ken Bigley. After all, anyone who cuts off the head of a living, talking man must surely be lacking, at the very least, the vital mental facility of empathy. But whether intended or not, the consequences of Bigley’s videoed beheading, and the other similar killings that preceded it, are many and far-reaching.”

Andrew Anthony: Can Bigley’s death help rescue Islam from violence?

Posted on October 14th, 2004 by .
Categories: Religious and Political Radicalization.

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Andrew Anthony: Can Bigley’s death help rescue Islam from violence?

“One has to be careful about ascribing complexity of thought to the people who murdered Ken Bigley. After all, anyone who cuts off the head of a living, talking man must surely be lacking, at the very least, the vital mental facility of empathy. But whether intended or not, the consequences of Bigley’s videoed beheading, and the other similar killings that preceded it, are many and far-reaching.”

Protected: Heksenjacht op moslimjongeren?

Posted on October 13th, 2004 by martijn.
Categories: Islam in the Netherlands.

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De MOI presenteert: Conservation and Reconstruction of Cultural Heritage in the Islamic World

Posted on October 12th, 2004 by .
Categories: Misc. News.

ReligionResearch Islam Blog

In samenwerking met het Wereldculturencentrum RASA in Utrecht en het International Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World (ISIM), presenteert de Nederlandse Vereniging voor de Studie van het Midden-Oosten en Islam (MOI) de MOI-Dag met als thema Conservation and Reconstruction of Cultural Heritage in the Islamic World (Behoud en Herstel van Cultureel Erfgoed in de Islamitische Wereld)

Vrijdag 22 oktober, Utrecht in RASA/

Vooraanmelding niet verplicht, maar wel gewenst Gebruik de emailfunctie rechts op deze pagina.
(more…)

'Verdonk voert strijd tegen islam'

Posted on October 12th, 2004 by martijn.
Categories: Islam in the Netherlands.

de Volkskrant – ‘Verdonk voert strijd tegen islam’

“DEN HAAG – Een flagrante schending van de scheiding tussen kerk en staat. Zo typeren vertegenwoordigers van diverse islamitische organisaties zaterdag het voorstel van minister Verdonk voor Integratie om buitenlandse imams te laten testen op hun kennis van de koran.”

Het is in ieder geval een wel heel bijzondere invulling van de scheiding kerk-staat….

‘Verdonk voert strijd tegen islam’

Posted on October 12th, 2004 by .
Categories: Islam in the Netherlands.

de Volkskrant – ‘Verdonk voert strijd tegen islam’

“DEN HAAG – Een flagrante schending van de scheiding tussen kerk en staat. Zo typeren vertegenwoordigers van diverse islamitische organisaties zaterdag het voorstel van minister Verdonk voor Integratie om buitenlandse imams te laten testen op hun kennis van de koran.”

Het is in ieder geval een wel heel bijzondere invulling van de scheiding kerk-staat….

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