http://www.cordobainitiative.org?q=node/154&subject=1&type=8 Each of us has the right to take pride in our particular faith or heritage. But the notion that what is ours is necessarily in conflict with what is theirs is both false and dangerous. It has resulted in endless enmity and conflict, leading men to commit the greatest of crimes in the name of a higher power. It need not be so. People of different religions and cultures live side by side in almost every part of the world, and most of us have overlapping identities which unite us with very different groups. We can love what we are, without hating whatand whowe are not. - Kofi Annan, 2001 IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, House of Commons Leader Jack Straw requested that Muslim women interested ... There are a number of Muslims who give a bad impression of Islam and blacken its image. We have numerous faults and never think of self-criticism ... http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=7031 I am sitting in a non-descript classroom one evening in the historical city of Isfahan, Iran. A group of 12 women from various social classes and religious backgrounds gather to take beginners’ English some out of necessity, others for pleasure ... http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=4288 A REVIEW IN The Economist praises Oxford University Press’s latest English translation of the Holy Qur’an by Muhammed Abdel Haleem for managing “to transform the complex grammar and structure of the holy book into a form of modern English which ... http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=4319 CAIRO — Muslim and Sikh groups in Britain are fighting a ban imposed by the boxing panel on players growing beards, a decision they dismiss as disrespectful to the sensitivities of religious minorities. "We have beards so we can't fight, that's not ... http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1262372309859&pagename=Zone-English-News/NWELayout Yesterday, just a week after the 60th anniversary celebrations of the People's Republic, China kicked off its first World Media Summit. It shows how far China has come—and how far it has to go. First, understand the problem. We all know China is a ... http://www.bing.com:80/news/rssclick.aspx?redir=http%253a%252f%252fonline.wsj.com%252farticle%252fSB10001424052748703298004574459890698286648.html%253fmod%253dsphere_ts%2526mod%253dsphere_wd All that could be seen of Maryan Shalaby was her face, wrapped in a yellow headscarf and peeking above the lectern, as the 11-year-old from O'Hara led 250 Jews, Christians and Muslims in a prayer for peace inside St. Paul Catholic Cathedral in ... http://www.bing.com:80/news/rssclick.aspx?redir=http%253a%252f%252fwww.post-gazette.com%252fpg%252f09265%252f999829-53.stm Cause Celeb highlights a celebrity’s work on behalf of a specific cause. This week, we speak with Salman Ahmad , a medical doctor, social activist and rock musician, and fellow Pakistani native Ayesha Hakki, publisher of Bibimagazine.com, about ... http://www.bing.com:80/news/rssclick.aspx?redir=http%253a%252f%252fwww.msnbc.msn.com%252fid%252f32859167 RIYADH – Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, donated SR1.8 Million to the Child Protection Initiative, School Reintegration Program in Yemen and Sudan, said a press release Sunday ... http://www.bing.com:80/news/rssclick.aspx?redir=http%253a%252f%252fwww.saudigazette.com.sa%252findex.cfm%253fmethod%253dhome.con%2526contentid%253d2009091449834 The month of Ramadan is especially important: It is a test to see if one is really ready and committed to abide by the spirit and rules of God’s guidance. Sharing the spirit of Ramadan could be a truly uplifting experience in bringing communities ... http://www.bing.com:80/news/rssclick.aspx?redir=http%253a%252f%252fwww.saudigazette.com.sa%252findex.cfm%253fmethod%253dhome.con%2526contentid%253d2009091449844 Ellison said that faith gives policy makers “a certain sense of humility. If you believe in an omniscient, divine power, and I certainly do…we have to recognize that we’re both important and infinitely small, and should not therefore presume to ... http://www.bing.com:80/news/rssclick.aspx?redir=http%253a%252f%252fwww.boston.com%252fnews%252flocal%252farticles_of_faith%252f2009%252f09%252ffirst_muslim_co.html Everyone is aware of the vital fight to prevent further terrorist outrages after the tragedy of 7/7 four years ago and other attacks around the world. On Monday, Abdulla Ahmed Ali, Tanvir Hussain and Assad Sarwar were convicted of plotting to destroy ... http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/sep/08/terrorism-politics-tax-spending?FORM=ZZNR August 2009 - The veil may be the eye of the storm in France (and it is dead set against the burkha) but apparently businesses know where there’s money to be made. I have often wondered how intolerant France is of its Muslims and then lo and behold ... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/users/logout/?referer=%2Fnaazish-yarkhan%2Ffrench-tv-airs-first-ever_b_270434.html&FORM=ZZNR7 Paris - A Paris swimming pool has refused entry to a young Muslim woman wearing a "burqini", a swimsuit covering most of the body, officials said Wednesday, adding to tensions over Muslim dress in France. The incident came as French lawmakers conduct ... http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=nw20090812234413602C987739&FORM=ZZNR3 JEDDAH – A variety of cultural factors lead to women, particularly Muslim women, being targeted in the Arab World and beyond, Bahija Bint Baha Azzi, Secretary General of the International Muslim Organization for Women and Family (IMOWF) and part ... http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.con&contentid=2009081346622&FORM=ZZNR6 COVENTRY, England (Reuters) - Like any rousing Islamic preacher, Muhammed Tahir ul-Qadri's voice rises to a shout and his index finger jabs as he hammers home a point. But rather than angry calls for jihad (holy war) or a vitriolic denunciation of ... http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE5792AL20090810?FORM=ZZNR4 9/11 taught the U.S. that it ignores rising Muslim resentment at its own peril. America can't have another generation of Muslims who hate it. Is it possible to win the hearts and minds of Muslim youth http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/generation.islam/?FORM=ZZNR2 IT sounds like a scene from a horror film - a man is beaten up so badly he is blinded, forced to drink acid and then stabbed and left for dead. But this was no figment of some sick director's imagination. This was real - and shocking - for so many ... http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/2557726/Sun-Columnist-Anila-Baig-on-honour-acid-attack.html?FORM=ZZNR3 Pakistan’s military has turned Mingora into a garrison city. But when Mr. Shah arrived last week at the Muslim Law College, an imposing campus that he has owned for 14 years and that was a Taliban target because it enrolled women, his school had ... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/27/world/asia/27swat.html?ref=todayspaper&FORM=ZZNR10 Associated Press Writer= BEIRUT (AP) — The gowns are cut low in the front, slashing down to the navel, or low in the back, swooping below the waist, inset with delicate see-through fabric. They couldn't be further from the modest dress generally ... http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/8627775?FORM=ZZNR3 BEIRUT -- In Beirut, you don't hail a cab, it hails you, with a raucous honk. The city's ubiquitous, banged-up Mercedes-Benz taxis -- with their hissing engines, torn upholstery and smoking drivers -- are icons in Lebanon. But these days the city's ... http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124847696096780319.html?FORM=ZZNR Increasing numbers of non-Muslims are turning to Sharia courts to resolve commercial disputes and other civil matters, The Times has learnt. The Muslim Arbitration Tribunal (MAT) said that 5 per cent of its cases involved non-Muslims who were using ... http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article6721158.ece?FORM=ZZNR6 I confess, I find it hard to come to Afghanistan and not ask: Why are we here? Who cares about the Taliban? Al-Qaida is gone. And if its leaders come back, well, that's why God created cruise missiles. But every time I start writing that column ... http://www.sgvtribune.com/ci_12877631?FORM=ZZNR8 COPENHAGEN - A Danish military unit has become embroiled in a dispute about Muslim headscarves after it allowed a hijab-wearing woman to complete a training course. The Home Guard, a home defense corps of thousands of volunteer soldiers, does not ... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32013578?FORM=ZZNR Egyptians have been outraged by the killing of Marwa el-Sherbini, a pregnant mother who was stabbed to death in a Dresden courtroom. Ms Sherbini, 31, a pharmacist who wore an Islamic headscarf, was apparently killed by an alleged sympathiser of an ... http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ac27a72e-7542-11de-9ed5-00144feabdc0.html?FORM=ZZNR DAMASCUS -- Attacks on six churches in Iraq early this month and the targeting of Christians across the country have served as a microcosm of the difficulties facing Christians in the Middle East today. Migration, whether forced or to pursue a better ... http://www.aina.org/news/20090720101602.htm?FORM=ZZNR2 Khamenei is preparing to make his first public appearance since endorsing Ahmadinejad's election . He is due to lead Friday prayers at Tehran University, where his words will be closely scrutinised . It is unclear what Khameini will say, if anything ... http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2009/jun/19/iran-unrest?FORM=ZZNR2 HAJI MOHAMAD ZARIF, Afghanistan -- In a country soaked with religion, it has fallen to an Oklahoma Baptist to turn Islam into a weapon against the Taliban. The U.S. military, eager to hand the war over to the Afghan government, has placed mentors ... http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124544682085632447.html?FORM=ZZNR6 (CNN) -- Two Hajj pilgrims from Iran have contracted the H1N1 virus, according to reports from the country's official news agency. December 2008: A Saudi policeman directs pilgrims at Mount Arafat, southeast of holy city of Mecca. Iran's official ... http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/15/swine.flu.hajj.pilgrimage/index.html?eref=rss_latest&FORM=ZZNR8 “THIS was like a disease in our community, where first wives worked and were left with nothing when their husbands remarried. I never thought of giving up and today my fight has ended, but thousands of women will reap the rewards.” With these ... http://www.thetimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=1034563&FORM=ZZNR2 O ne day, a stranger happened to be passing through the village of Mit Ghazal in Gharbeya governorate when he heard the voice of a little boy reciting Qur’an at a kuttab. The man stopped, then took the boy home, along with his tutor, to speak with ... http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=5909