SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. — A Southern California councilman is drawing criticism for mentioning in a public meeting that he named his dog after the Muslim prophet Muhammad. The Council on American-Islamic Relations has called on Derek Reeve to apologize for his comment at a recent San Juan Capistrano council meeting. The Islamic advocacy group…
25.09.2011 On September 24th, roughly 12,000 Muslims gathered in London’s Wembley Arena for a peace conference organised by the Islamic group Minhaj-ul-Quaran. During the conference, the group’s founder, Islamic scholar Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, gave a keynote speech, in which he condemned terrorism and promoted a moderate, inclusive version of Islam.
Arab-American and Muslim groups deplored on Friday the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s use of training material that characterized the prophet Muhammad as a “cult leader” and linked Muslims’ religious devotion to a potential for violence. The FBI said Thursday a lecture at the bureau’s training academy that was critical of Islam has been discontinued. The…
18./19.08.2011 Between 20.000 and 25.000 people gathered in Birmingham’s Summerfield Park last Thursday to attend a public funeral prayer for the three Muslim men who died last week while protecting their community from rioters (as reported). Syrian Muslim scholar Scheik Muhammad al-Yaqoubi led the prayers and honored the three young men by referring to them…
LITTLE ROCK — A man who confessed to shooting two soldiers outside a military recruiting station in Arkansas struck a plea deal with prosecutors Monday to avoid the death penalty. Abdulhakim Muhammad pleaded guilty in the middle of his trial to capital murder and attempted capital murder charges. Pulaski County Judge Herbert Wright then sentenced…
