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Eid Festival, 9/11 Overlap Is Dilemma for Muslims

Posted Friday, September 3, 2010 in Islamic News, Science, Top Stories

Yusuf Abdullah, longtime imam of the Masjid Al-Islam mosque in Nashville, will look to the sky Thursday in hopes of seeing a new crescent moon. If it appears, then Ramadan – the monthlong mandatory f…


Muslim Cleric Calls for Beheading of Dutch Politician

Posted Friday, September 3, 2010 in Islamic News, Science, Top Stories

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A well-known Australian Muslim cleric has called for the beheading of Dutch anti-Islamic politician Geert Wilders, a newspaper said on Friday.Wilders' Freedom Party scored th…


NSU’s Elqutub Mixes Faith, Football

Posted Friday, September 3, 2010 in Islamic News, Science, Top Stories

Northwestern State's Yaser Elqutub often proudly cites his faith as giving him the discipline and guidance needed to succeed not only on the football field but on his journey through life.




For Families of Muslim 9/11 Victims, a New Pain

Posted Friday, September 3, 2010 in Islamic News, Science, Top Stories

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 Salman…


Most New Yorkers Don’t Want Islamic Centre Near Ground Zero

Posted Friday, September 3, 2010 in Islamic News, Science, Top Stories

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 poll.


Muslims in Southwest Kansas Seek Separate Cemetery

Posted Friday, September 3, 2010 in Islamic News, Science, Top Stories

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 cemeter…


Over 13,000 Have Embraced Islam in Dubai Since 1996

Posted Friday, September 3, 2010 in Islamic News, Science, Top Stories

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 by


Muslims Use Facebook, YouTube in Kashmir Fight

Posted Thursday, September 2, 2010 in Islamic News, Science, Top Stories

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 fellow…


Obama Is Not A Muslim

Posted Thursday, September 2, 2010 in Islamic News, Science, Top Stories

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 op…


The Enduring Obama Muslim Rumors

Posted Thursday, September 2, 2010 in Islamic News, Science, Top Stories

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 en…