Interesting…
clipped from www.timesonline.co.uk
In a ground breaking move Pope Benedict XVI has approved the setting up of a permanent Catholic-Muslim Forum - the first of its kind - which is to hold its inaugural summit meeting in the Vatican in November.
The historic move follows three days of talks in Rome between Vatican officials and a Muslim [...]
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Posted in Culture, Life, News, Religion, tagged College, Gender, Islam, Men Women, MSA, Muslim Students Association, Muslims, Students, University on February 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The New York Times takes a look at the current controversy within the American Muslim Students Association (MSA). This time the hot button is gender issues. The debate that is discussed in this article is whether or not Islamic values and Sharia compliant codes of conduct should be applied to the standards of [...]
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Recently, in Nashville Tennesee three men belonging to the Christian Identity Movement - a radical group with a Eurocentric interpretation of Christianity - have been arrested by federal agents, as suspects in connection with the burning of a mosque (masjid) called the Islamic Center of Columbia. The fire completely destroyed the mosque and [...]
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