Anti-Islam Party To be On Rotterdam, Utrecht City Election Ballots
NL TimesGeert Wilders’ anti-Islam party PVV will be taking part in the municipal elections in Rotterdam and Utrecht next year in what local mosque leaders call a “sad” and “exhausting” political effort.
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Emboldened by Change, Some Uzbek Imams Turn on Loudspeakers for Call to Prayer
ReutersSome mosques in Uzbekistan are starting to broadcast the Muslim call to prayer from loudspeakers for the first time in a decade as they take advantage of a more tolerant official attitude toward Islam since President Islam Karimov died last year.
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Muslim Leaders Call on World to Recognize East Jerusalem as Palestinian Capital
ReutersAsserting that a new mediator is needed for peace talks is needed, Turkish President Erdogan among other heads of state from Muslims countries motion that East Jerusalem should be recognized at Palestine’s capital.
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How did Victorian Muslims Celebrate Christmas?
AlJazeeraOn December 25, 1888, a mosque in Liverpool, England opened its doors to serve breakfast, sing songs, and congregate in the spirit of the Islamic prophets Isa, or Jesus’, birthday.
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Indonesia Court Rejects Petition to Bar Consensual Sex Outside Marriage
ReutersIndonesia’s constitutional court narrowly rejected a petition by a conservative group to make extramarital sex illegal, but rights activists braced for a renewal of the battle in parliament and other state institutions.
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How an Exhibition of Prayer Rugs Aims to Stand Up Against Trump's Travel Ban
The Guardian UKA San-Francisco based exhibit showcases the Islamic-inspired art of prayer mats to showcase slogans and icons against the Islamophobic rhetoric of the Trump administration.
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Religious Freedom Review Appointee has Argued for Limited Sharia Law in Australia
The Guardian UKThe Turnbull government has appointed an academic who has argued that recognizing religious freedom should include acceptance of a limited form of sharia law to the Ruddock review.
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Butlin's Faces Legal Action Over Dodgems 'hijab ban'
The Guardian UKAfter being barred from riding in a fairground’ bumper car, a Birmingham (UK) is suing for discrimination on behalf of his daughter who was blocked from the ride over ‘health and safety concerns’ about her hijab.
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How Oriana Fallaci's Writings on Islamism Are Remembered—and Reviled
The Atlantic In an interview with Fallaci’s biographer, a look into her views, opinions, and perspective on Islam in Europe are explored in light of the conflict and rhetoric taking place today.
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White House Signals Western Wall has to be Part of Israel
AP NewsSenior Trump administration officials outlined their view Friday that Jerusalem’s Western Wall ultimately will be declared a part of Israel, in another declaration sure to inflame passions among Palestinians and others in the Middle East.
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Muslim Leaders to Convene Extraordinary Summit for Jerusalem
AP NewsLeaders and high-ranking officials of Muslim countries will meet Wednesday in Istanbul for an extraordinary summit to discuss “repercussions” from the U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
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Muslim Leaders Attending Istanbul Summit on Jerusalem
AP NewsLeaders of the Muslim world gathered at an extraordinary summit in Turkey on Wednesday to coordinate a “unified action” against President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
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AP: Rohingya Methodically Raped by Myanmar’s Armed Forces
AP NewsFrom extensive interviews and questioning with survivors, a very methodical system of rape and sexual assault is revealed as an active part of Myanmar’s aggression on the Rohingya people.
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Faith Leaders Say Trump’s Anti-Muslim Tweets Violate Constitutional Protections
The Washington Post“Your decision to retweet these messages carried a dark and unmistakable message: Muslims are to be feared; Islamic practices pose a danger to society; Muslims can never be truly equal citizens under the law,” according to a letter sent to Trump and the White House counsel’s office from religious leaders across the country.
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For Trump, Jerusalem is an Extension of a Global Culture War
The Washington PostMounting his and his supporters vision of a Judeo-Christian U.S., President Trump’s capture of Jerusalem as solely Israeli is a step forward in establishing his cultural worldview.
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Malaysian Housewife Handed Jail Term for 'Insulting Islam'
The Express TribuneA Malaysian woman was given a six-month jail term on Friday for making offensive remarks about the Prophet Mohammed in a mosque, state media said, a fresh sign of growing tensions in the multi-ethnic country.
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