Islam

Islam-West Rift Widens, Poll Says

January 21, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7200514.stm

Most people in Muslim countries and the West believe divisions between them are worsening, a Gallup poll for the World Economic Forum (WEF) suggests.

The poll also suggested that most Europeans thought more interaction with Islam would be a threat - though most Americans disagreed.

WEF chairman Klaus Schwab said the poll pointed to "an...

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Leaders Want Islamic Taskforce Return

January 21, 2008

Author: Richard Kerbaj

Source: The Australian

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23082214-5013404,00.html

MUSLIM leaders have urged Kevin Rudd to revive an Islamic taskforce to advise his fledgling regime on Islam and community-related problems.

But the nation's most senior Islamic leaders, who headed John Howard's now disbanded Muslim Community Reference Group, are already divided about the proposed...

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Mosque is Set to Welcome Visitors

January 20, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/south_yorkshire/7198936.stm

Non-Muslims are being invited to visit the mosque at the Muslim Welfare House in the Broomhill area of Sheffield.

The move follows the success of the annual mosque open day in 2006 which attracted dozens of people.

Mosque officials said it was a chance to ask questions about the Islamic religion or get a...

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In Europe, Muslim Women Face Multiple Issues

January 20, 2008

Author: Sylvia Poggioli

Source: NPR

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18234876

As immigrants from the Muslim world continue to settle in Europe, governments are beginning to question the notion of multiculturalism, the immigration model that has prevailed for decades on most of the continent.

This model has often led to the creation of separate, parallel societies ignorant of one another, and also to a large...

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Belarus Editor Jailed for Islam Cartoon

January 19, 2008

Author: YURAS KARMANAU

Source: The Buffalo News

Wire Service: AP

http://www.buffalonews.com/270/story/255491.html

A Belarus court sentenced a newspaper editor Friday to three years in prison for reprinting a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad that sparked worldwide riots when it was initially published in a Danish newspaper.

In Vienna, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe protested the...

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NY Settles Suit over Dress Code for Prison Guards

January 18, 2008

Source: Newsday.com

Wire Service: AP

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--prisons-religious0118jan18,0,2415823.story

NEW YORK (AP) _ The Justice Department has settled a lawsuit filed on behalf of state prison guards who had sought the right to wear certain types of religious clothing on the job.

The U.S. Attorney in Manhattan announced Friday that the state's...

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Buddhist Thai Govt Says Fails to Win Muslims' Hearts

January 18, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Original Source: Reuters

The Thai government said on Friday it was failing to win over the ethnic Malays of the predominantly Muslim far south, where more than 2,800 people have been killed in four years of separatist insurgency.

"We made great progress on military operations last year, but our efforts with the people remained static," government spokesman Chaiya Yimwilai told a news conference. "We need to beef up on the arrests, searches, intelligence as well as the civil affairs...

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Smith Targets Internet Extremism

January 17, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7193049.stm

The home secretary has outlined plans to target websites promoting extremism, as part of efforts to stop people being drawn towards radical groups.

Jacqui Smith said she wanted to use technology to stop "vulnerable people" being "groomed for violent extremism".

"Because something is difficult, that is no reason not to have a go at it...

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Muslims Reassured Job Quota

January 17, 2008

Author: Ajay Jha

Source: Gulf News

http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/08/01/17/10182435.html

The federal government yesterday reassured Muslims that it is considering their demand for reservation in educational institutions and government jobs.

Home Minister Shivraj Patil gave this assurance while speaking at the annual Conference of State Minorities Commission.

"We have to apply our mind as to how best to do this [...

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