Entries for December 2015
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2015-12-31
3602 Views
29th Islamic Unity Conference with the theme of “Present Crises of Muslim World and Ways to End Them” was held on December 27-29, 2015, in Tehran and IRIC participated in it and presented an exhibition of its products in the dedicated pavilion.
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2015-12-27
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The 9th SOAS Conference on the Qur’an
Date: November 10-12, 2016
Venue: SOAS, University of London, Russell Square, Thornhaugh Street, London WC1H 0XG,UK
Organizer: Centre of Islamic Studies, SOAS, University of London
Conveners: ...
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2015-12-27
1669 Views
ATLANTA, Georgia – “Working on building bridges is the need of hour for all Americans” said Abdulrauf Khan, Chair of the largest convention of American Muslims in the Southeast. Organized annually by the Islamic Circle of North Amer...
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2015-12-25
1807 Views
10-Speaker Webcast by Celebrate Mercy
In the month of December and Islamic month of Rabi' al-Awwal, many in the Christian and Muslim worlds are remembering the lives of both Prophets. Celebrate Mercy hosted a 10-speaker educational webinar to explo...
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2015-12-21
1925 Views
A British Muslim family heading for Disneyland was barred from boarding a flight to Los Angeles by US authorities at London’s Gatwick airport amid concerns of an American overreaction to the perceived terrorist threat.
US Department of H...
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2015-12-20
1599 Views
Wheaton College students, faculty and others held a sit-in to support Professor Larycia Hawkins who, as part of her Christian Advent devotion, wore a hijab to show solidarity with Muslims. Her explanation for the gesture didn't sit well with the...
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2015-12-20
1921 Views
7-8 MAY 2016
LONDON, UK
CALL FOR PAPERS
Abstract Submission Deadline: December 31, 2015
Deadline for Completed Papers: April 1, 2016
The Journal of Shi’a Islamic Studies in conjunction with The Islamic College and the Institute of Islamic ...
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2015-12-20
1701 Views
U.S. Muslim Leaders Announce Campaigns to Enhance National Security, Address Rising Islamophobia
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), a coalition of leading national and local Muslim organizations, today announced ...
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2015-12-19
2293 Views
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
MAY 6-8, 2016
CALL FOR PAPERS
Abstract Submission Deadline: February 1, 2016
Keynote Speaker: Talal Asad
The 2016 Virginia Graduate Colloquium invites creative submissions by graduate students on ...
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2015-12-18
1689 Views
New York, United States – Republican presidential front runner Donald Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric tells one story about the modern day US. But, students painstakingly learning Arabic’s right-to-left script in classro...
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2015-12-17
2025 Views
A lack of training and funding is creating a Muslim leadership vacuum in the U.S. That’s bad for everyone.
One of many ugly patterns since Sept. 11, 2001, is that those who say they are worried about Islamic terrorism often fight to keep mosqu...
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2015-12-16
1502 Views
The first Arabic-language television talk show in Germany aims to help foster the integration of refugees from Arab countries with a simple message: “Follow the rules!”
Germany is bracing itself for more than one million asylum seekers t...
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2015-12-16
1864 Views
The Georgetown University’s Interfaith Gathering for Solidarity, Understanding, and Peace was held on December 16, 2015 to promote understanding through faith leaders’ reflections and through music and prayer.
Imam Talib Shareef, preside...
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2015-12-15
1585 Views
A new Pew Research Center survey gauges Americans’ views on a variety of questions related to Islamic extremism and Muslims.
Among the key findings are that a majority of U.S. adults (61%) say U.S. Muslims should not be subject to additi...
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2015-12-14
1735 Views
From the suburbs of Los Angeles to the outskirts of Washington, D.C., mosques around the United States are warily stepping up security in the face of growing fears about reprisals on American Muslims.
The increasing safety concerns described by Amer...
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2015-12-06
3531 Views
Speaking during a press conference held at the 2015 Marrakech International Film Festival on Saturday, Francis Ford Coppola quoted the Holy Qur'an and defended Islam in a touching way.
He quote the Qur'an, specifically Surah Al Fatihah emphasi...
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2015-12-05
2362 Views
Dutch YouTube channel Dit is Normaal (This is Normal) has exposed how much of people’s views on Islam are based on prejudice in its latest episode, “The Holy Quran Experiment.”
Dit is Normaal travels to random Dutch ...
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2015-12-04
1766 Views
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) joined leaders of New Jersey’s Muslim community, interfaith partners and public officials at a news conference in Jersey City, N.J., to condemn leading GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump&rsq...
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2015-12-03
986 Views
The head of the German Green party Cem Özdemir and the speaker for religious affairs Volker Beck have drafted a position paper rejecting the recognition of Islamic associations as religious corporate bodies under public law. Özdemir and Bec...
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2015-12-03
1679 Views
France is likely to close up to 160 mosques in the coming months as part of a nationwide police operation under the state of emergency which allows places of worship that promote radical views to be shut down, one of the country's chief imams has sai...
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