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UNITED NATIONS - Hundreds of thousands of Somalis have lost their lives to famine that hit the Horn of Africa country in the past two years, half of them children under the age of five, the United Nations revealed Thursday, M ...

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CAIRO - A bill banning the recognition of Islamic Shari`ah in state courts is set for a final vote in North Carolina on Thursday, May 16, a move seen as only aiming to make political gains at the expense of Muslims. The mo ...

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LAGOS - New government guidelines for takaful (Islamic insurance) are facing hurdles in Nigeria as most Muslims are not aware of its workings and concepts, dealing a blow to efforts to position the African country as a hub of ...

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LAGOS - The highest umbrella Muslim body in Nigeria has named a new secretary general to pilot the affairs of the powerful entity, a selection hailed for satisfying a long-standing yearning for traditional Muslim scholars wit ...

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GAZA CITY - Prominent Muslim scholar Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi arrived in Gaza late Wednesday, May 8, in a major blow to a crippling Israeli blockade on the strip. Our whole ambition is to die on the path to Allah, and for ...

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OCCUPIED JERUSALEM - Thousands of Palestinians in the occupied lands commemorated Wednesday, May 15, the Nakba Day, which marks the creation of Israel on the rubble of Palestine. Sixty-five years after the Nakba, we affirm ...

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CAIRO - A British councilor has resigned his seat after sharing offensive materials about Muslims and their religion on the Facebook. It is with sadness that I am announcing my resignation as a councilor,” Eric Kitson, a m ...

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OCCUPIED JERUSALEM - Israeli occupation forces detained the Grand Mufti of Al-Quds on Wednesday, May 8, after storming into his house, drawing condemnations from Palestinian officials. At 8.10 a.m. two vehicles from Israel ...

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WASHINGTON - Large majorities of Muslims around the world want the application of Shari`ah as the official law in their countries, but differ on the degree of implementation, a new global survey has found. Muslims are not ...

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CAIRO - Sectarian tension between Sunnis and Shiites in Britain is alarming the main umbrella Muslim group in the country following marches and attacks by a number of Salafists against Shiite Muslims.“The Muslim Council of ...

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07 April 2012 Some of the world's most recognized and renowned authorites in Islamic Law and Islamic Legal Theory are meeting i ...

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28 February 2012 Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashed Al Maktoum has launched the world's ...

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06 May 2012 Hussein al-Kharsan, a 25-year-old Iraqi, aims to writie the longest copy of the Qur'an in the world. Kharsan says t ...

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29 April 2013 Museums have developed new practices towards the display of textiles in response to the increased worldwide popul ...

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16 April 2013 Yahya and Mehdi Qotbi's exhibition presents seventeen UAO's (unidentified artistic objects). Invis ...

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12 April 2013 The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) is currently holding an exhibit that goes beyond the art — ...

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09 March 2013 The Muslim Journeys Bookshelf is a collection of 25 books, 4 DVDs, and other programming resources selected and p ...

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29 May 2012 The Muslim Women Organisation (MWO) in Malawi has asked President Joyce Banda to ensure her government allows Musli ...

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31 July 2012 The National Association and Coalition of Christian Groups along with Individuals for Practical Equality and Prote ...

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30 July 2012 In spite of its small percentage of Muslims, South Africa has emerged as a leader in the halal food industry. Than ...