Blogs Posts in Islam category; 225 blog posts

Online Islamic law encyclopaedia 'Wiqifiqh' launched

Tehran, Jan 28 (IANS/AKI) The Islamic Information and Documentation Centre in the Iranian capital, Tehran, has launched the free online Islamic law encyclopaedia, 'Wikifiqh' in farsi. English and Arabic versions are also planned. [...]

Posted On : Jan, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Course to give A Taste of Islam

An opportunity for the community to learn more about Islam will be available through a six-week course Thursdays starting Feb. 10. The free course — A Taste of Islam — will be at the San Luis Obispo Public Library at 995 Palm [...]

Posted On : Jan, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

World moot on Islamic Archeology

Two-day international conference on Islamic Archeology started on Friday to discuss the rich cultural heritage of Muslims and preservation of this heritage. The National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research (NIHCR), a depar [...]

Posted On : Jan, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Converts find it hard to fit into Muslim culture

AUSTRALIAN women who convert to Islam often find themselves with a foot in two camps and a tent in neither. A Muslim community may be very welcoming, but converts often find ethnic and language barriers difficult. And, though they f [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Islamic media mogul faces new foes

You may lionise him as an ardent ‘defender of the faith’ or detest him as a pugnacious demagogue, but Zakir Naik is one person you just cannot be indifferent to. Based in Mumbai, this doctor-turned-‘Islamic’ missi [...]

Posted On : Jan, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Who is the real Muslim?

Islam is not complicated, Muslims are. When I say I am Muslim, I should not feel the need to categorise myself as an extremist, moderate or liberal. I either practise my religion or don’t, but as long as I believe in one God and th [...]

Posted On : Jan, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Encore for Malaysia's hit Islamic talent show

A smash-hit Malaysian TV search for young Islamic leaders on Thursday announced a new season which will see contestants venture deep into the jungle to preach to indigenous tribespeople. The "Young Imam" programme, which debute [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Growing numbers in Britain convert to Islam

THOUSANDS of Britons are converting to Islam every year – with more women becoming Muslims than men, a Welsh study has found. The research suggests that the numbers converting to the religion may have nearly doubled by 2010 from th [...]

Posted On : Jan, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Islamic New Year

On Tuesday is the Islamic New Year called Amon Jadid. It is the first day of Muharram, which is the first month of the Islamic calendar, and the start of 1432 AH. The New Year date changes every year as the Islamic calendar is 11 days sh [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

Is Islam ‘Worse’ Than Any Other Religion?

Consider Pastor Terry Jones’ aborted Bonfire of Korans, Newt Gingrich’s remarks comparing organizers of lower Manhattan’s Islamic cultural center to Nazis, and Oklahoma’s pre-emptive strike against Shariah law and [...]

Posted On : Dec, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

China: Islam infused with aspects of the dragon

In the heart of the old Chinese capital of Xian stands a minaret like no other I've ever seen. It was built to call the faithful to prayer in the city's Grand Mosque but it has a fishtail roof and is covered in colourful carvings [...]

Posted On : Nov, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Christian youth forced to convert to Islam to marry Muslim g...

On November 20 a Christian named Zohab son of s/o pervaiz rahi age 20 years eloped with a Muslim girl named Anum age 18 daughter of Mohammad Abid resident of Baldia town, Karachi. Young Christian man had accepted Islam and got married wi [...]

Posted On : Nov, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

The Paranoid Guide to Better Living: Church Plans to Burn Qu...

The roughly fifty-member Dove World Outreach Center Church in Gainesville, Florida, is making a decision that could very well cause a full out holy war. On the anniversary of September 11th, these tools are actually planning on burning t [...]

Posted On : Nov, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Islam has given women honorable rights: Grand Ayatollah Golp...

Islam has established the healthiest relations between men and women that have protected women from the immorality and depravity which some Western women are sunk in, the message read. Muslims believe in Islam, peace, and justice and the [...]