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On Being Kafir
By Asghar Ali Engineer / Institute of Islamic Studies, Mumbai
The term kafir must be applied with great sense of responsibility and not for every non-believer in Islam. Every human being must be treated with dignity whatever way he/she believes in truth.
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Faith Islam Pluralism Religious Bigotry Hinduism
Added: August 18, 2010
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Loyality, Through the Eyes and Heart of a Candian Muslim
By Imam Dr. Zijad Delic /the Canadian Islamic Congress Friday Magazine
Being faithful and compliant to the laws of Canada and fulfilling my duties as a citizen do not make me more loyal to my homeland than to God. Neither God nor Canada demands exclusive loyalty. God requires that I worship none but Him, but does not prohibit loyalty to others outside the sphere of worship.
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Canadian Muslims Faith Islam Citizenship Loyalty
Added: July 30, 2010
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From the Nurse to the Shaykh: A Heartfelt Reminder
By Mariam E. / muslimmatters.org
There are moments in life, unexpected, that unfold before our eyes, leaving us in wonder over the Power of the Almighty,
subhanahu wata'ala.
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Faith Islam Spirituality Hadith The Prophet Muhammad upon whom be peace
Added: July 23, 2010
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Syria bans face veils at universities
By ALBERT AJI / Associated Press Writer
Syria has banned the face-covering Islamic veil from the country's universities to prevent what it sees as a threat to its secular identity.
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Syria The Niqab Islam Education Faith Gender
Added: July 21, 2010
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Islamic forum mix of picnic and prayer
By Robert Fulford / National Post
Three floors below street level in the cold, echoing spaces of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, possibly the city's least congenial public building, thousands of Muslims tried for three days on the weekend to create an atmosphere of warmth, fellowship and trust in Allah
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Canadian Muslims Faith New Muslims Conference
Added: July 10, 2010
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Pakistan sect endures persecution
By By Alex Rodriguez /Los Angeles Times, Reporting from Faisalabad
No Pakistani minority is as victimized as the country's 4 million Ahmadis, who believe in Islam but are viewed by the rest of the country as heretics.
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Minorities Discrimination Brutality Faith Pakistan
Added: July 08, 2010
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Book review: 'God Is Not One' by Stephen Prothero
By Thane Rosenbaum/ the Los Angeles Times
Yes, Christianity is still the largest, and annual sales of the New Testament in the United States alone total $500 million, but Islam is growing faster, and Prothero makes the case that Muhammad ranks higher than Christ in overall importance.
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Faith Atheism Christianity Islam Judaism
Added: June 18, 2010
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The fast of a lifetime
By Nancy Mahmoud / altmuslim.com
One mother's fast becomes an act of solidarity with her son who suffers from a rare disease, Eosinophilic esophagitis, that prevents him from eating food. What if that fast lasted a lifetime? What if there was never an iftar?
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Ramadan Faith Islam New Muslims Lifestyle Illness
Added: June 05, 2010
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Young. British. Female. Muslim.
By Sarah Harris / TIMESONLINE
Thousands of young British women living in the UK decide to convert to Islam - here are some of their stories
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British Muslims New Muslims Gender Lifestyle Islam Faith
Added: May 31, 2010
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Prevent: a dangerous policy failure
By Oliver McTernan / The Gaurdian
This counter-terrorism scheme has ended up stigmatising Muslims, undermining security rather than bolstering it
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Counter-terrorism British Muslims Discrimination Terrorism Faith
Added: May 11, 2010
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