Islam body to guide UK government

Britain has taken the lead among Western countries with large resident Muslim communities to fund a board of Islamic theologians who will pronounce on some of the knottiest, most controversial issues of faith such as women’s rights and kamikaze religiosity, in what many see as an attempt to create an Anglo-Saxon version of Islam. The

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Mosque visit by prison officers

Prison staff visited a city mosque to help prevent young Muslim prisoners from being “radicalised” by extremist inmates. Luke Serjeant, governor of Woodhill prison on Tattenhoe Street, said staff aimed to develop better understanding and links with Muslim communities to help protect the 100 Muslim prisoners at Woodhill from being targeted by Islamic extremists. Serjeant

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Inside the world of UK Muslim women

A major survey shows most want to marry their soulmates and enjoy high street fashion, while keeping a delicate balance with their Islamic values. She wants to marry her soulmate, shops in Primark, TK Maxx and Topshop, and dreams of starting her own business. Meet the typical Muslim woman in Britain today. A thousand women

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McCain advisor: Destroy Islam

The US televangelist Rod Parsley, a key John McCain ally and spiritual advisor, called for the eradication of Islam as a false religion. Parsley, the leader of a 12,000-member congregation, has written several books discussing his religion and beliefs. In his book The 2005 Silent No More and a chapter entitled Islam: The Deception of

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Sufi Muslims focus on Islam in Rome

The Sufi Muslim order of Burhaniya has organized a series of meetings in Rome, entitled _The East in the West. These meetings are expected to take place twice a month until April, and will explore central themes of figures of Sufi Islam, friends of God, [and] saints for love. The next meeting will take place

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