No religious group in the United States has released an official statement on radical life extension. However, here are brief summaries of how some clergy, bioethicists and other scholars from 18 major American religious groups say their traditions might approach this evolving issue. (For an in-depth look at public opinion on radical life extension and…
7 March 2011 Imam and science lecturer Dr Usama Hasan has said that he went too far in defending evolution theory and showing its compatibility with Islam. He suspended his role as Imam at Friday prayers at Leyton Mosque in London. This comes after he has received death threats when giving a lecture in January….
Islamopedia Online is a website that focuses on contemporary Islamic issues. Islamopedia Online is run by a team of researchers scouring the web for the latest fatwas in English, Arabic, French, Persian/Farsi and Urdu. Islamopedia Online is a resource for fatwas, news relating to contemporary Islam, analysis from leading scholars of Islam, relevant maps, virtual…
The British Muslim organisation Minhaj ul-Qur’an has released the globally first fatwa ruling suicide bombings and terrorism prohibited and entirely un-Islamic. The author of the fatwa, Muslim scholar Dr Muhammed Tahir ul-Qadri, is the founder of the increasingly influential Minhaj ul-Quran movement. It is based on Sufi principles and in Britain, it advises the government…
Some of Britain’s most dangerous al-Qaeda leaders are promoting jihad from inside high-security prisons by smuggling out propaganda for the internet and finding recruits. In an authoritative report, the “counter-terrorism think tank” Quilliam claims “mismanagement” by the Prison Service is helping al-Qaeda gain recruits and risks “strengthening jihadist movements”. Abu Qatada, described by MI5 as…
