| 7 in 10 New Yorkers want proposed mosque away from Ground Zero: Poll Seven out of ten New Yorkers participating in a New York poll, want the proposed Muslim community center and mosque to be relocated away from Ground Zero in Lower... | |
| Most New Yorkers don't want Islamic centre near Ground Zero Two-thirds of New York City residents want a controversial Muslim community centre and mosque to be relocated farther away from the site of 9/11 terrorist attack, according to a New York Times... |
| French burger chain fuels bitter debate by banning pig products To increase sales and attract Muslims, a French fast food chain has banned pig products from its menu, fuelling a bitter debate in the country over the influence of Muslim... |
| Muslims take part in Gokulashtami in Mumbai Members of Muslim community at Dadar and Thane here, celebrated the festival of Gokulashtami (birth of Hindu God Krishna), joining the Hindu devotees in the revelries on... |
| Kashmir unrest plays spoilsport for dry fruits business The prevailing unrest in Jammu and Kashmir is playing spoilsport for the dry fruits business in the Kashmir Valley during the auspicious Muslim fasting month of... |
| Egypt TV show stirs debate over Muslim Brotherhood CAIRO -- The bearded young cleric yells at a young woman for lifting her traditional veil from her face while speaking to him on the street, and rants against Egyptians who adopt Western lifestyles... |
| Muslims in southwest Kansas seek separate cemetery GARDEN CITY, Kan. | Muslim leaders in southwest Kansas are considering opening a private cemetery after city officials turned down their request to create a separate burial area at a municipal... |
| Over 13,000 have embraced Islam in Dubai since 1996 Islamic Affairs Department , said as many as 13,946 people from 72 nationalities have embraced Islam in Dubai since 1996. "These include 10,450 new Muslims from 2005 to 2009," Al Kaabi was quoted... |
| Muslim fast hopes to open minds JOSH AULT 6 News Reporter KNOXVILLE (WATE) - Recently the Muslim faith has been put in the spotlight around the country. In New York, a planned mosque near the site of the World Trade Centers has... |
| Over 13,000 embraced Islam in Dubai The emirate of Dubai is seeing waves of conversion to Islam over the last 14 years, particularly during the holy month of Ramadan, according to a top... |
| Paris mosque slams burger chain's Muslim outreach Consumers queue at in fast-food chain restaurant which offer Halal burgers in Fleury Merogis, south of Paris, Wednesday, Sept.1 2010. Starting Wednesday, bacon burgers are a thing of the past in 22... |
| For families of Muslim 9/11 victims, a new pain NEW YORK After that cruel day nine Septembers ago, Talat Hamdani felt twice victimized: first by fellow Muslims who killed her son, then by fellow Americans who doubted that a Muslim like her... |
| Muslim group planning community center on Orem State Street Utah Valley's Muslim population is small but persistent, and they could really use a home. For years, several dozen members of the world's second-largest religious belief met in the basement of a... |
| Muslim-bashing pastor to preach at Ground Zero A Muslim-bashing evangelical preacher is bringing his inflammatory brand of worship to Ground Zero - and even the anti-mosque crowd doesn't want... |
| The Scary, Growing Backlash Against American Islam the expanding campaign against the mosque . The initial allegations about money and extremism have receded to the background. In their place, candidates around the country are drawing a bright,... |
| Muslims use Facebook, YouTube in Kashmir fight YouTube under names such as "oppressedkashimir1," is part of a wave of Web-savvy protesters in Indian-controlled Kashmir who have begun using social networking to publicize their fight and keep... |
| Muslim American women frustrated about defending their religion Sara Sayed of Cedar Rapids, left, holds her six-week-old grandson Ibrahim Aossey in the living room of her daughter's home in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, August 26, 2010. Sayed's daughter... |
| Letters: I am not against Islam, but Islamic extremism Islam , but against Islamic extremism. I regard Islamic extremism as the biggest threat that Islam faces. I only wish I were influential, so that I could do more to get this surely very simple point... |
| Face-to-face Mideast talks open WASHINGTON: After a day of ceremony and separate meetings at the White House with US President Barack Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sat down... |
| US forces still in fight at end of combat mission US Vice President Joe Biden. left, watches as outgoing Commander of US Forces in Iraq, Gen. Raymond Odierno, 3rd right, participates in the changing of the colors ceremony with Lt. General Lloyd... |
| Iftar gatherings in Eastern Province highlight Ramadan spirit ALKHOBAR: Saudis in the Eastern Province are getting into the spirit of Ramadan by hosting massive iftar meals and feeding thousands of needy people in hospitality tents erected in... |
| Visit your ATM before the bank holiday begins JEDDAH: It’s that time of year again for the great ATM scramble when people flock to cash machines and drain them quickly as they plan their Eid holidays that for most government employees began... |
| Scholar rejects extremist ideology JEDDAH: A religious scholar has continued his attack on methods employed by advocates of extremist ideologies, leading to a misinterpretation of Islamic religious texts in their writings, Al-Watan... |
| Palestinians lose $800m a year due to Israeli blockade and closure: UN NEW YORK: Israeli policies of closure and blockade in the Palestinian Territories is costing the Palestinians economy billions of dollars and making them poorer, a United Nations report has... |
| Israel soldier indicted for looting Turkish vessel RAMALLAH: The Israeli Military Prosecution on Thursday filed an indictment against an Israeli soldier for looting the Gaza-bound Turkish vessel of Mavi Marmara raided by Israel naval commandos on May... |
| Jordan's opposition blasts relaunch of direct talks AMMAN: Scores of Jordanian activists staged a sit-in Thursday at the headquarters of the Islamic Action Front (IAF), the country's main opposition party to protest the re-launching of direct talks... |
| Pakistan boosts security after Lahore bombings LAHORE: Pakistan tightened security in the eastern city of Lahore on Thursday after three bomb attacks killed 33 people and wounded 171 and pressured the US-backed government already overwhelmed by... |
| IMF to give Pakistan $450m in flood aid WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund will give Pakistan $450 million in emergency flood aid and disburse funds during September, IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said on... |
| China toughens cell phone rules BEIJING: China began requiring identification on Wednesday from anyone purchasing a new mobile phone number in what it says is a bid to stamp out rampant junk messages but that some say gives the... |
| EU asks France for evidence Roma expulsions legal BRUSSELS: The European Commission has asked France to prove its expulsion of Roma migrants meets EU rules, stepping into a debate on balancing domestic policies in the bloc with protecting the rights... |
| Surviving twin returns home RIYADH: The Iraqi twin Zainab, one of the conjoined twins who was operated upon at the King Abdulaziz Medical City, left Riyadh for her native town Najaf after her recovery on... |
| Iran's first lady of skiing trains on grass The first Iranian woman to enter an Olympic ski event, Marjan Kalhor, before a grass skiing practice at Dizin Ski resort, 70 km from Tehran.... |
| 'Shut down banks if they threaten system' WASHINGTON: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told a panel investigating the financial crisis that regulators must be ready to shutter the largest institutions if they threaten to bring down the... |
| Jordan uncovers 3,000-year-old Moabite temple Antiquities chief Ziad al-Saad announces the discovery of a 3,000-year-old Iron Age temple during a press conference in Amman, Jordan, on Wednesday. Al-Saad said that the sanctuary discovered at... |
| Nicolas Cage lawsuit against biz manager dismissed A counterclaim by the manager, Samuel J. Levin, also was dismissed.The 46-year-old Cage sued Levin for $20 million in October, claiming the accountant led him on a path to financial ruin.Levin... |
| Rapper T.I., wife arrested on drug charges WEST HOLLYWOOD, California: Grammy-winning rapper T.I. was arrested along with his wife on suspicion of possessing methamphetamines, five months after the hip-hop star finished a prison stint on... |
| Rat-tled! Rodent found in French fries pack MAKKAH: What was a harmless package of frozen French fries turned into a bag of horror when a family discovered a dead rodent nestled among the pre-cut... |
| Dolce & Gabbana to part ways with Selfridges MILAN: Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana will stop the distribution of its two main lines at London shopping temple Selfridges after reports of a dispute over space in the department store chain,... |
| Misery compounds: Wheelchair man lashed According to a local report in Thursday's edition of Okaz, a partially paralyzed man was sentenced to six months in a jail and 150 lashes. The report didn't bother to mention what crime he was... |
| Obama Is Not A Muslim The nonsense about President Obama being a Muslim has got to stop. I rise to defend him from this absurd accusation by pointing out that he is obviously an atheist. Leave aside Obama's fanatical... |
| MEMRI: Egyptian Cleric Salem Abu Al-Futuh: We Will Conquer Italy and the Rest of Europe, as Well as North and South America; The West Will Convert to Islam MEMRI Special Dispatch|3209 |September 2, 2010 Egypt/U.S. and the Arab & Muslim World/Europe and the Arab & Muslim World/Islam in the West Egyptian Cleric Salem Abu Al-Futuh: We Will Conquer Italy... |
| Editorial: Mideast peace talks Direct talks have begun between the Palestinians and Israelis in Washington after a 20-month hiatus and to give the negotiations a good start, President Barack Obama organized a glittering political... |
| Motorbikes do roaring business in Makkah during Ramadan As the streets of the holy city are overcrowded during the holy month of Ramadan, the best means of transport are motorbikes that can weave through narrow alleys and busy streets.This has become a... |
| Ramadan in the 1960s "Mom! How did you cook during Ramadan before, without such a great invention like the food processor?" I asked as I pressed the off button of the said appliance and started to take out the chopped... |
| Government departments on skeleton staff during Eid break JEDDAH: Government agencies in the Kingdom including the Passport Department and Civil Status Department will be working skeleton crews during the Eid holiday and are urging the public to only... |
| Free courses for teachers at British Council JEDDAH: The British Council in Saudi Arabia is conducting a free English language course for four teachers from the Hope for Exceptional Needs Center during... |
| Mosque shooting in Riyadh injures three RIYADH: At least three people were reported injured when gunmen opened fire outside a mosque in Riyadh on Wednesday night. However, senior police officials told Arab News that only one person was... |
| The Enduring Obama Muslim Rumors Is Barack Obama a Muslim? It seems very clear that he is not. He has called himself a Christian for many years and for two decades was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, before... |
| I am a Muslim; I am a victim of terrorism Those who try to make the word “terrorism” a synonym of the word “Islam” try to brainwash us these days by the phrase “I am a Muslim, I am against terrorism,”... |
