• Islamic Practice and Jurisprudence

    CAIR to File Complaint Over MN Judge’s Questioning on ‘Sharia’

    by  • May 23, 2013 • Islamic Practice and Jurisprudence, Issues in Politics, Muslim Advocacy and Organizations, Radicalization, Security and Counterterrorism, United States

    (WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/17/13) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, said today that it plans to file a complaint against a Minnesota judge who inappropriately questioned defendants on their religious beliefs and equated mainstream Islamic principles with terrorism. Before sentencing two Muslim women to lengthy...

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    Evidence does not support fears of Islam in the West

    by  • May 23, 2013 • Discrimination and Xenophobia, General News, Immigration and Integration, Interfaith and Multicultural Engagement, Islamic Practice and Jurisprudence, Issues in Politics, Public Opinion and Islam in the Media, Security and Counterterrorism, United States

    Washington, DC – While scholarly work has debunked the idea of incompatibility of Islam with Western values, it has not really changed this dominant perception pervading political discourse and policy making. This notion of incompatibility between Islam and the West has actually intensified in the last 15 years, as the perception of Islam as...

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    Imams to preach against grooming of girls for sex

    by  • May 23, 2013 • Discrimination and Xenophobia, Education and Schooling, Gender Issues and the Hijab/Burqa, Immigration and Integration, Interfaith and Multicultural Engagement, Islamic Practice and Jurisprudence, Issues in Politics, Mosques and Community Centers, Muslim Advocacy and Organizations, Public Opinion and Islam in the Media, United Kingdom, Youth and Pop Culture

    Imams across Britain will give simultaneous sermons condemning sexual grooming next month, as part of a grass-roots Muslim campaign to tackle the problem of abuse. The co-ordinated event on 28 June will follow a conference organised by the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) to discuss ways of preventing further cases of abuse after seven...

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    New book – Islam in the West: Iraqi Shi’i Communities in Transition and Dialogue

    by  • May 23, 2013 • Conflict in Gaza, Discrimination and Xenophobia, Elections and Political Discourse, Featured, Featured Publication, Immigration and Integration, Interfaith and Multicultural Engagement, Islamic Practice and Jurisprudence, Security and Counterterrorism, Sharia, United Kingdom

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    *Islam in the West: Iraqi Shi’i Communities in Transition and Dialogue* By Kieran Flynn Oxford: Peter Lang 259 pp. | ISBN 978-3-0343-0905-9 | £40.00 This book studies the historical, religious and political concerns of the Iraqi Shi‘i community as interpreted by the members of that community who now live in the United Kingdom and...

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