Early Quran Fragments found in Birmingham University

The ancient manuscript, written on sheep or goat skin, sat for nearly a century at a university library, with scholars unaware of its significance. That is, until Alba Fedeli, a researcher at the University of Birmingham studying for her doctorate, became captivated by its calligraphy and noticed that two of its pages appeared mis-bound alongside…

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“Jihadism” does not exist in Islam

July 6, 2014 In a recent op-ed, Hocine Kerzazi speaks of the growing “jihadist movement” and explores the origins of jihad in Islam. Kerzazi speaks to both France’s Muslim population and to scholars around the world who study Islam. He states that “nowhere does the Qur’an gives the term ‘jihad’ the sense of armed conflict, that of…

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Runoff Near, Debate Shifts to a New Set of Issues

During the five-way race in the Republican primary to represent a 12-county Hill Country district in the Texas House, two candidates, Rob Henneke and Andrew Murr, largely focused on the state’s water policy and ensuring local control of decisions on education and infrastructure. The two have advanced to the May 27 runoff to succeed State…

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Football fan fined for ripping up Qur’an at match

February 28, 2014   A football fan that ripped up pages of the Qur’an during a match has been fined. Mark Stephenson, a Middlesbrough season-ticket holder, was ordered to pay £235 by magistrates who opted not to impose a football banning order. The 25-year-old from Shrewsbury committed the religiously aggravated public order offence last December…

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Catalan children travel to Gambia to study the Qur’an

January 22, 2014   Hundreds of Catalan children travel each year to Gambia to study the Koran and Arabic. These children between 7 and 17 years old may be between six months to five years in madrasas (Islamic schools). The goal is for their children to maintain the traditions and religious and cultural ties to the home community….

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