June 10, 2010 -

First woman to lead friday prayers in UK

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A Canadian author will become the first Muslim-born woman to lead a mixed-gender British congregation through Friday prayers tomorrow in a highly controversial move that will attempt to spark a debate about the role of female leadership within Islam. Raheel Raza, a rights activist and Toronto-based author, has been asked to lead prayers and deliver…

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Anti-Islam party makes dramatic gains in Dutch election

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The national elections on June 9 saw major gains for the Netherland’s anti-immigration, anti-Islam Freedom Party (PVV). Led by provocative politician Geert Wilders, the party finished the vote as the third largest party with 24 parliamentary seats, the most dramatic gain of any party. Wilders claims that the total seats means that 1.5 million Dutch…

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