France24: France's Muslims seek protection from 'anti-Islam crusades'

Posted on November 28th, 2012 by martijn.
Categories: Activism, Islamnews, islamophobia, Multiculti Issues.

France’s Muslim community seeks protection from ‘anti-Islam crusades’ – FRANCE 24

France’s Muslim community has called on President François Hollande to make “a solemn statement” to stem what it sees as anti-Islam crusades. Libération leads on that and also has an interview with Abdelghani Merah, brother of Toulouse gunman Mohamed Merah, who condemns Salafist hatred. We also look at a proposed new “exit tax” on companies that re-locate abroad. That’s the focus for this look at the French press on Friday 9th November, 2012.
By Nicholas RUSHWORTH

Libération reports France’s Muslim community feels there are anti-Islam crusades underway against them, and want protection.

Its editorial says Muslims feel exasperated. It advises President François Hollande to make the “solemn statement” on the issue Muslims are asking for.

There is also an interview with a brother of Toulouse gunman Mohammed Merah. Abdelghani Merah expresses support for his brother’s victims and condemns Salafist hatred.

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France24: France’s Muslims seek protection from ‘anti-Islam crusades’

Posted on November 28th, 2012 by martijn.
Categories: Activism, Islamnews, islamophobia, Multiculti Issues.

France’s Muslim community seeks protection from ‘anti-Islam crusades’ – FRANCE 24

France’s Muslim community has called on President François Hollande to make “a solemn statement” to stem what it sees as anti-Islam crusades. Libération leads on that and also has an interview with Abdelghani Merah, brother of Toulouse gunman Mohamed Merah, who condemns Salafist hatred. We also look at a proposed new “exit tax” on companies that re-locate abroad. That’s the focus for this look at the French press on Friday 9th November, 2012.
By Nicholas RUSHWORTH

Libération reports France’s Muslim community feels there are anti-Islam crusades underway against them, and want protection.

Its editorial says Muslims feel exasperated. It advises President François Hollande to make the “solemn statement” on the issue Muslims are asking for.

There is also an interview with a brother of Toulouse gunman Mohammed Merah. Abdelghani Merah expresses support for his brother’s victims and condemns Salafist hatred.

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Telegraph | News | Police seize long lost Islamic treasures of the Java Sea

Posted on June 26th, 2006 by martijn.
Categories: Islamnews.

Telegraph | News | Police seize long lost Islamic treasures of the Java Sea

The implication is that instead of being spread across the Indian Ocean by Arab traders, as previously thought, the religion of Mohammed could have been brought to what is now the world’s most populous Muslim nation from China, where there was already a Muslim presence.

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Telegraph | News | Police seize long lost Islamic treasures of the Java Sea

Posted on June 26th, 2006 by .
Categories: Islamnews.

Telegraph | News | Police seize long lost Islamic treasures of the Java Sea

The implication is that instead of being spread across the Indian Ocean by Arab traders, as previously thought, the religion of Mohammed could have been brought to what is now the world’s most populous Muslim nation from China, where there was already a Muslim presence.

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Aljazeera.Net – Morocco introduces women preachers

Posted on April 28th, 2006 by .
Categories: Internal Debates, Islamnews.

Aljazeera.Net – Morocco introduces women preachers
Morocco introduces women preachers

Friday 28 April 2006, 11:50 Makka Time, 8:50 GMT

The idea took off after the May, 2003 attacks in Casablanca

Morocco has just graduated its first team of women preachers to be deployed as a vanguard in its fight against any slide towards Islamic extremism.

“This is a rare experiment in the Muslim world,” proudly stated Muhammad Mahfudh, director of the centre attached to the Islamic affairs ministry that trained this first class of 50 women.

Ministry spokesman Hamid Rono said it was the “first (of its kind) in the Islamic world”.

This pioneer group of Murshidat, or guides, who finished a 12-month course in early April, were trained to “accompany and orient” Muslim faithful, notably in prisons, hospitals and schools, said Mahfudh.

They will earn a salary of 5,000 dirhams ($560) a month.

Samira Marzouk, in her 30s like most of the others, exclaims how “proud” she is to be part of this first group.

She sees their mission as one to “fill in the gaps that prevent a solid framework for religion”. (more…)

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Malaysia's Top Court to Decide If Muslims Can Leave Islam without Shariah Approval | Christianpost.com

Posted on April 23rd, 2006 by martijn.
Categories: Islamnews.

Malaysia’s Top Court to Decide If Muslims Can Leave Islam without Shariah Approval | Christianpost.com- Christian News Online , Christian World News
Malaysia’s Top Court to Decide If Muslims Can Leave Islam without Shariah Approval
Friday, Apr. 21, 2006 Posted: 9:35:22AM EST

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) – Malaysia’s highest court has agreed to decide whether the country’s Islamic court has the exclusive right to deal with Muslims who renounce their faith.

The Federal Court ruling, which could take months, is a rare step into the highly sensitive area of conversions – and a test of religious freedom in this majority Muslim country.

The Federal Court’s April 13 announcement came in the case of Lina Joy, who converted from Islam to Christianity in 1998. She applied to the National Registration Department to change her Muslim name, Azlina Jailani, on her government identity card, which also identifies the cardholder’s religion. The agency agreed to change her name, but would not remove “Islam” as the religion, saying it needed permission from a Shariah court, which handles Islamic issues.

Muslims, who comprise 60 percent of Malaysia’s population of 26 million, are governed by Shariah courts on civil and family matters. Chinese and Indian minorities are under civil court.

But there are no clear jurisdiction guidelines about which court should handle a case like Joy’s.

Joy’s lawyer, Benjamin Dawson, contends Malaysia’s Constitution does not require Shariah court approval to convert out of Islam. It would violate her religious freedom to deny the conversion, he said.

“She wants to get married to a non-Muslim, but cannot because the civil registry only marries non-Muslims, which she officially isn’t right now,” he said.

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Malaysia’s Top Court to Decide If Muslims Can Leave Islam without Shariah Approval | Christianpost.com

Posted on April 23rd, 2006 by .
Categories: Islamnews.

Malaysia’s Top Court to Decide If Muslims Can Leave Islam without Shariah Approval | Christianpost.com- Christian News Online , Christian World News
Malaysia’s Top Court to Decide If Muslims Can Leave Islam without Shariah Approval
Friday, Apr. 21, 2006 Posted: 9:35:22AM EST

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) – Malaysia’s highest court has agreed to decide whether the country’s Islamic court has the exclusive right to deal with Muslims who renounce their faith.

The Federal Court ruling, which could take months, is a rare step into the highly sensitive area of conversions – and a test of religious freedom in this majority Muslim country.

The Federal Court’s April 13 announcement came in the case of Lina Joy, who converted from Islam to Christianity in 1998. She applied to the National Registration Department to change her Muslim name, Azlina Jailani, on her government identity card, which also identifies the cardholder’s religion. The agency agreed to change her name, but would not remove “Islam” as the religion, saying it needed permission from a Shariah court, which handles Islamic issues.

Muslims, who comprise 60 percent of Malaysia’s population of 26 million, are governed by Shariah courts on civil and family matters. Chinese and Indian minorities are under civil court.

But there are no clear jurisdiction guidelines about which court should handle a case like Joy’s.

Joy’s lawyer, Benjamin Dawson, contends Malaysia’s Constitution does not require Shariah court approval to convert out of Islam. It would violate her religious freedom to deny the conversion, he said.

“She wants to get married to a non-Muslim, but cannot because the civil registry only marries non-Muslims, which she officially isn’t right now,” he said.

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WorldWide Religious News-Can Muslims be allowed to pray under the Acropolis, Greeks wonder

Posted on April 4th, 2006 by .
Categories: Islamnews, Multiculti Issues.

WorldWide Religious News-Can Muslims be allowed to pray under the Acropolis, Greeks wonder
“Can Muslims be allowed to pray under the Acropolis, Greeks wonder”

(AFP, April 02, 2006)

Athens, Greece – A solidly Christian country with a sizeable Muslim community, Greece has spent years debating the establishment of a mosque somewhere in its capital — without success.

A new round of debate on the topic opened this week, with Greek lawmakers discussing whether to reinstate a former mosque in the Athens tourist district of Monastiraki, currently used as a folk art museum.

Attributed to new Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis — who was mayor of Athens until February — the proposal appeared in the Greek press one day before the Council of Europe issued a report bemoaning the lack of sanctioned Muslim prayer sites in Greece.

In his report, the council’s Human Rights Commissioner Alvaro Gil-Robles said the Greek authorities had not kept a promise to create a mosque in the rural Athens district of Peania ahead of the Athens 2004 Olympics, leaving Muslim believers to still “meet in secret, in locations unsuited to prayer”.

“Building a mosque in Peania could take 2-3 years … but the Monastiraki (building) is ready to go,” said pro-opposition Ta Nea daily, which broke the story on March 28.

A lively debate has begun, with both proponents and detractors noting that the proposed site in Monastiraki, built in 1759 during the Ottoman occupation of Greece, is a stone’s throw away from the Greek Orthodox Church cathedral in the city centre.

“Restoring the functions of a former mosque at the foot of the Acropolis, and next to churches, would serve as proof of our city’s tolerance,” said Marios Begzos, professor of religion philosophy at Athens University.

“I have no objection to a mosque in Monastiraki as long as Turkey gives the keys of Haghia Sophia to the Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate,” countered conservative MP Stelios Papathemelis, referring to the iconic church of the old Byzantine capital of Constantinople (Istanbul) that was turned into a mosque when the Ottoman Turks captured the city in 1453.

The government insists that no decision has been taken on the issue.

Greece’s Muslims currently have no sanctioned prayer sites outside Thrace, the Greek region closest to the Turkish border that is the home of a 100,000-strong Muslim community of Turkish origin.

The influential Greek Orthodox Church has made no official comment on the Monastiraki proposal, though its leader Archbishop Christodoulos in December expressed support for a mosque in the Athens area.

“It is our desire to create a mosque, but without creating religious opposition and fanaticism,” deputy education minister George Kalos said recently in parliament.

Greek television stations echoed the sentiment, airing complaints by local shop owners who said a mosque would threaten the district’s tourist character.

Noting that “dozens of churches are in operation in Istanbul,” independent liberal deputy Stefanos Manos protested that the government is happy to hear the views of the Orthodox Church on the issue, but has not bothered to consult the Muslim community living in Greece.

“Nobody has asked us anything,” confirmed Sudanese community imam Monir Abdeltrassou.

Questioned by AFP about the Monastiraki proposal, Abdeltrassou said the former mosque could only provide a “temporary solution” due to its small size. He added that the whole initiative could have been intended to placate Muslim states such as Saudi Arabia, which have spent years lobbying for a mosque in Athens.

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Protected: Trouw, Het ontstaan van de islam

Posted on April 1st, 2006 by martijn.
Categories: Islamnews.

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Protected: Brabants Dagblad – Offerfeest vieren in een ’Nederlands keurslijf’

Posted on January 14th, 2006 by martijn.
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BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Hundreds killed in Hajj stampede

Posted on January 12th, 2006 by martijn.
Categories: Islamnews.

BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Hundreds killed in Hajj stampede

At least 345 Muslim pilgrims have been killed in a crush during stone-throwing ritual at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, officials say.

Hundreds of pilgrims have also been injured. A BBC correspondent at the scene in Mina saw dozens of bodies lined up on the ground.

The ritual has seen many lethal stampedes but the number of dead this time is the highest in 16 years.

After a crush in 2004, barriers and stewards were added to improve safety.

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BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Hundreds killed in Hajj stampede

Posted on January 12th, 2006 by .
Categories: Islamnews.

BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Hundreds killed in Hajj stampede

At least 345 Muslim pilgrims have been killed in a crush during stone-throwing ritual at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, officials say.

Hundreds of pilgrims have also been injured. A BBC correspondent at the scene in Mina saw dozens of bodies lined up on the ground.

The ritual has seen many lethal stampedes but the number of dead this time is the highest in 16 years.

After a crush in 2004, barriers and stewards were added to improve safety.

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Lifemakers NL – Live Hajj

Posted on January 10th, 2006 by .
Categories: Islamnews.

Soms is internet toch wel erg leuk. Op Lifemakers NL, een site van Nederlandse Amr Khaled bewonderaars, kun je live de Hajji volgen via Nile Helpdesk. Soms is de beeldkwaliteit wat vaag en moet je even opnieuw op -play- drukken, maar dan heb je ook wat: beelden van het tentenkamp, mensen op weg naar Arafat. Erg de moeite waard.

Je komt er via de hoofdpagina: let op kan zijn dat het geblokkeerd wordt als je een pop-up blocker hebt. Schakel deze uit van Lifemakers.nl en ververs de pagina; dan komt alles goed. Veel kijk plezier!

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Hajj Manuals

Posted on November 29th, 2005 by .
Categories: Islamnews.

Let’s provide some service through About.com: Hajj Manuals

If you plan on traveling for Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) in the near future, these books and multimedia presentations are handy guides. The rituals of Hajj are complex, the schedule very demanding, and easy-to-read guides in English difficult to find. We’ve done the searching for you — here are our picks for the best Hajj manuals in English.

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Dutch women’s rights activist says Islam dangerous to women

Posted on March 9th, 2005 by .
Categories: Islam in the Netherlands, Islamnews.

An article on Hirsi Ali in the Free New Mexican: Dutch women’s rights activist says Islam dangerous to women

“Muslim religion is many things but it’s certainly not friendly to women,” she said at the European Parliament, warning the West that it “shouldn’t indulge in and buy fallacies from Muslims.”

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Dutch women's rights activist says Islam dangerous to women

Posted on March 9th, 2005 by martijn.
Categories: Islam in the Netherlands, Islamnews.

An article on Hirsi Ali in the Free New Mexican: Dutch women’s rights activist says Islam dangerous to women

“Muslim religion is many things but it’s certainly not friendly to women,” she said at the European Parliament, warning the West that it “shouldn’t indulge in and buy fallacies from Muslims.”

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Protected: Verzet tegen uitzetting imams

Posted on February 28th, 2005 by martijn.
Categories: Internal Debates, Islamnews, Uncategorized.

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Trouw, religie & filosofie – Tentoonstelling / In het kielzog van manlief naar Mekka

Posted on January 20th, 2005 by .
Categories: Islam in the Netherlands, Islamnews, Multiculti Issues.

Trouw, religie & filosofie – Tentoonstelling / In het kielzog van manlief naar Mekka
Tentoonstelling / In het kielzog van manlief naar Mekka

Wat mannen tijdens de bedevaart naar Mekka dragen weet iedereen: twee witte, ongezoomde lappen stof. Hoe zit het echter met de pelgrimerende moslima’s? Een kleine, maar boeiende tentoonstelling in Leiden geeft uitsluitsel.

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Ross Mayfield's Weblog: The Network's Interpretation of Islam

Posted on January 19th, 2005 by martijn.
Categories: Internal Debates, Islamnews.

Ross Mayfield’s Weblog: The Network’s Interpretation of Islam
The Network’s Interpretation of Islam

On Ross Mayfield’s Weblog an abstract of a discussion about the consequences for islam in the web-era.

The original discussion is here: OPEN AFFORDANCES: a multi-disciplinary panel on the possibilities and impossibilities of the internet

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Ross Mayfield’s Weblog: The Network’s Interpretation of Islam

Posted on January 19th, 2005 by .
Categories: Internal Debates, Islamnews.

Ross Mayfield’s Weblog: The Network’s Interpretation of Islam
The Network’s Interpretation of Islam

On Ross Mayfield’s Weblog an abstract of a discussion about the consequences for islam in the web-era.

The original discussion is here: OPEN AFFORDANCES: a multi-disciplinary panel on the possibilities and impossibilities of the internet

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Religion, General :: Religions are different, but grief is same

Posted on January 5th, 2005 by .
Categories: Islamnews, Misc. News, Religion Other.

Religion, General :: Religions are different, but grief is same
Religions are different, but grief is same

And while each religion teaches different things about tragedy, all attempt to deal with the universal human experience of grief and sorrow.

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nu.nl/algemeen | Moskee�n sluiten zich aan bij actie 3FM

Posted on December 22nd, 2004 by .
Categories: Islamnews, Misc. News.

nu.nl/algemeen | Moskee�n sluiten zich aan bij actie 3FM
Moskee�n sluiten zich aan bij actie 3FM

AMSTERDAM – De Unie van Marokkaanse Moskee�n in Amsterdam en Omstreken (UMMAO) heeft alle moskeebesturen en imams opgeroepen vrijdag geld in te zamelen voor een noodhospitaal in de Sudanese provincie Darfur. De moskee�n steunen daarmee de actie van Radio 3FM en het Rode Kruis. Dat meldde de UMMAO woensdag.

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nu.nl/algemeen | Moskee�n sluiten zich aan bij actie 3FM

Posted on December 22nd, 2004 by martijn.
Categories: Islamnews, Misc. News.

nu.nl/algemeen | Moskee�n sluiten zich aan bij actie 3FM
Moskee�n sluiten zich aan bij actie 3FM

AMSTERDAM – De Unie van Marokkaanse Moskee�n in Amsterdam en Omstreken (UMMAO) heeft alle moskeebesturen en imams opgeroepen vrijdag geld in te zamelen voor een noodhospitaal in de Sudanese provincie Darfur. De moskee�n steunen daarmee de actie van Radio 3FM en het Rode Kruis. Dat meldde de UMMAO woensdag.

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Mohammed The Last Prophet Animated Islam comes to US screens

Posted on November 18th, 2004 by .
Categories: Islamnews.

Religion News Blog : Animated Islam comes to US screens
An animated film of the life of the Prophet Mohammed is the latest attempt to improve the interaction of Muslims in US society.

The movie, Mohammed: The Last Prophet, began screenings on the religious holiday, Eid, when Muslims celebrate the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

According to the film’s distributors, the idea behind the movie is to educate and entertain both Muslims and non-Muslims about Islam and its history.

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Anger over call for Muslim public holiday

Posted on November 18th, 2004 by .
Categories: Islamnews.

Religion News Blog : Anger over call for Muslim public holiday

BERLIN – German opposition and government members reacted with anger Wednesday to calls by the Greens party – which serve in Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder’s coalition – for establishing a Muslim holiday in the country.

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