• Islamic Practice and Jurisprudence

    In life and words, Muslim leader bridges cultures

    by  • May 14, 2013 • Featured North America, Interfaith and Multicultural Engagement, Islamic Practice and Jurisprudence, Mosques and Community Centers, Muslim Advocacy and Organizations, Public Opinion and Islam in the Media, Special Coverage, United States

    William Suhaib Webb, imam of the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center in Roxbury, has been a target of conservative Muslims on the Internet, who call him a sellout, and of other critics who say he is an extremist. He has tried, for better or for worse, to respond to all of it —...

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    Pork found in Halal lamb burgers supplied to Leicester schools

    by  • May 14, 2013 • Education and Schooling, Islamic Practice and Jurisprudence, Issues in Politics, United Kingdom

    Halal lamb burgers have been withdrawn from a city’s schools after tests revealed a sample contained pork. The decision follows DNA tests on a batch of frozen burgers manufactured by Doncaster-based Paragon Quality Foods Limited in January, Leicester Council said today. Assistant city mayor Vi Dempster said: “I am appalled by this situation. It...

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    BBC Responds to Criticism of Panorama Documentary

    by  • May 14, 2013 • Gender Issues and the Hijab/Burqa, Islamic Practice and Jurisprudence, Issues in Politics, United Kingdom

    8 May 2013   The Leyton Islamic Sharia Council, the institution which was the subject of a recent BBC Panorama documentary on sharia councils in Britain, has criticized the BBC for its undercover reporting and for editing the footage out of context.   The documentary features an undercover BBC reporter posing as a woman...

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    The quest for French educated imams

    by  • May 14, 2013 • Education and Schooling, France, Immigration and Integration, Interfaith and Multicultural Engagement, Islamic Practice and Jurisprudence

    Liberation 07.05.2013 As so often declared by the French Government, the recent Secretary of State, Maneul Valls, wants to see more imams educated in France in mosques all over the country. He has made it one of his priority tasks to forward the cause and instructed a study conducted by the Ministry of Higher...

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