Islam: Islamic Federation of Campania and Avis together at the Naples mosque

June 5, 2013   The Islamic federation of Campania in collaboration with Avis, on June 4, will collaborate for a blood donation day near the headquarters of the Cultural Association Zayd Ibn Thabit in Naples, in via Corradino. This initiative, in conjunction with Charter of Values of the Italian Islamic Confederation are meant to pursue…

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Muslims living in Leicester are joining blood donation campaign

28 November 2012 The Imam Hussain Blood Donation Campaign which aims to increase the number of regular blood donors from Muslim communities by holding donor drives in 10 cities across the UK. The annual campaign, named after the grand son of the Prophet, is organized by the Islamic Unity Society (IUS), a charity set up…

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American Anti-Islam Groups Fund Dutch Politician

11 September 2012   Geert Wilders, the leader of the Dutch Freedom Party (PVV), has received funding from anti-Islam groups in the United States, Reuters reports. Daniel Pipes, director of the Philadelphia based think tank The Middle East Forum, admitted to funding Wilders’ legal defense against charges of inciting racial hatred. Pipes declined to reveal…

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Can Muslim model of Zakat save the UK charities?

19 July 2012 In the environment of economic recession wherein the government tries to cut down every single public spending, the UK charities face growing problem of funding to continue their operations. In an interesting article Fadi Itani questions possibility of implementing Muslim method of Zakat (alms giving) to save the UK charities. The method…

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Picnic showcases mainstream Islam in Northern Virginia

One day after al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki was killed by a U.S. drone strike in Yemen, Northern Virginia Muslims he once worshiped alongside gathered for an event that was both a community gathering and an effort to portray a version of Islam much different from the one he espoused. The timing of Saturday’s annual Civic…

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