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Young Muslims help hundreds across the UK over Christmas

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association has been giving out gift baskets to people struggling with the cost-of-living crisis during the festive period.

The Independent UK

Hamline University Lecturer "Is Fired Over a Medieval Painting of the Prophet Muhammad"

Michigan art history Prof. Christiane Gruber reported on this four days ago in New Lines Magazine; as readers of the blog might gather, I think that Hamline's behavior, as she describes it (and as is described in Prof. Berkson's essay, see below) is improper; see here for my thoughts on…

Reason

Prominent Sunni cleric denounces Iran crackdown, currency near record low

Iran's currency hovered near a historic low against the U.S. dollar on the unofficial foreign exchange market on Friday amid renewed street protests in the restive southeast, where a prominent dissident Sunni Muslim cleric denounced a bloody crackdown on street demonstrations.

Reuters

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I’ve been pretending for years, but at last I have a trick to enjoy Christmas and New Year

Christmas is exhausting. I grew up in a Muslim household where my parents made it an act of faith to wilfully ignore Christmas. There was no tree, no presents and no family Christmas lunch around the dining table. I missed out on these rituals, but now that I am married…

Evening Standard

MWL Slams Afghan Govt’s Decision to Deny Women Right to University Education

The Muslim World League condemned on Thursday the Afghan caretaker government’s decision to deny Afghan women and girls the right to university education. In a statement, the MWL General Secretariat expressed its denunciation and regret at the move that contradicts the teachings of Islam and the consensus of the scholars…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘A burning issue’: How the Sangh family is spearheading protests in Maharashtra for a love jihad law

Over the last 30 days, affiliates of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh have spearheaded high-intensity protests across Maharashtra. Alongside a coterie of similar Hindutva outfits, they all have a single demand – the enactment of a “love jihad” law in the state.

Newslaundry

Türkiye: Sweden’s Extradition Refusal ‘Very Negative’

Türkiye’s foreign minister on Tuesday called the refusal of Sweden’s top court to extradite a man wanted by Türkiye a “very negative development,” as Ankara continues to delay Sweden and Finland’s membership in NATO. Mevlut Cavusoglu said Türkiye’s request for the extradition of Bulent Kenes was rejected despite a memorandum…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Politics and Islam bring Indonesian compromise on criminal code

Indonesia's new criminal code has grabbed headlines for making sex outside marriage illegal but Islamic parties wanted even harsher punishment for moral crimes in the world's largest Muslim-majority nation, accounts of behind-the-scenes negotiations reveal.

Reuters

List of soup kitchens and pop-up foodbanks operating around Dublin on Christmas week

This year many places are inviting people to have Christmas day dinner at the RDS and other locations

Dublin Live

Sri Lankan navy rescues over 100 Rohingya refugees adrift in rough seas

Sri Lanka's navy has rescued 104 Rohingya adrift off the Indian Ocean island's northern coast, an official said on Monday, as members of the Muslim minority continue to escape violence in Myanmar and hardship in Bangladesh refugee camps.

Reuters

'As a British-Moroccan, I was so proud to see Atlas Lions roar at the World Cup'

Comedian and guest columnist Fatiha El-Ghorri says the Moroccan football team's performance at the World Cup in Qatar has been a huge achievement, and is good news for all Muslims, Africans and Arabs

Daily Mirror

Qatar offers World Cup visitors an introduction to Islam

Fans from across the globe are being exposed to Islam, sometimes for the first time in their lives, during the first World Cup in the Middle East

The Independent UK

No excuse for exclusionary language in Indian American Advisory Council legislation

The red flags should have been as conspicuous as a traditional Indian bride’s wedding lehenga given that the discombobulated text in the legislation establishing the council opens with discriminatory and false descriptors.

Chicago Sun-Times

Prominent Iranian Cleric Urges Release of Protest Detainees

A prominent dissident Sunni Muslim cleric urged Iranian authorities on Friday to free thousands of detained protesters and stop executions as the three-month-old unrest churned on with street marches in a restive southeastern province. Amnesty International said 26 people faced possible execution after Tehran hanged two people arrested over the…

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Prominent Iranian Sunni cleric urges release of protest detainees

Newslaundry

TMR 2022: How can journalists deal with online abuse and threats?

The “occupational hazard” of being a journalist is facing a barrage of online abuse, threats and intimidation. In India, the situation is worse for Muslim journalists. How did things get so bad, and are editors today glorifying the need for journalists to grow a thick skin?

The Conversation

Muslim Brotherhood at the crossroads: Where now for Egypt's once-powerful group following leader's death in exile, repression at home?

Ibrahim Munir, the leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, died on Nov. 4, 2022, in exile in London. While the news generated few headlines around the world, Munir’s death marks a critical moment in the evolution of a group founded nearly 100 years ago, as a social and religious movement.

Newsroom.co.nz

March 15 families contacted over cyber attack

Muslim leader calls for greater transparency from ministry over hacked files

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Building Bridges: Delegation Of African-American Muslims Visits Israel To Improve Relations

The trip, which comprised religious, secular and political elements, hopes to further understanding and augment peace efforts.

Bangkok Post

Women ‘acting like men’ face jail in Malaysian state

A recent move by a Malaysian state to punish Muslim women for out-of-wedlock pregnancies and donning men’s clothing has drawn the ire of human rights activists.

Al Jazeera

Bangladesh arrests head of largest Muslim party amid crackdown

The Jamaat-e-Islami party is supporting the opposition’s protests demanding PM Sheikh Hasina’s resignation.

The Independent UK

Fans wrestle with a (largely) beer-free World Cup in Qatar

Qatar has presented its World Cup – the first ever in an Arab, Muslim nation – as a chance for different cultures to come side by side and get along

Miami Herald

Muslim group urges feds to investigate after teacher disrupts students who were praying

MIAMI — A Broward County charter school dismissed a teacher last week after a video in which she appeared to admonish a group of Muslim students for praying went viral on social media and now a prominent Muslim group is asking federal law enforcement officials to investigate.

Daily Mirror

Teacher who interrupted Muslim pupils praying saying 'I believe in Jesus' fired

In the footage, filmed at Franklin Academy in Pembroke Pines, Florida, US, the interrupting teacher can be heard describing the Muslim students' prayers as 'magic' and saying: 'I believe in Jesus so I’m interrupting the floor'

Glasgow Live

Charity aiming to empower Muslim and BME women opens Glasgow head office

Amina - The Muslim Women’s Resource Centre (MWRC) - has been offering support to women from Muslim and Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds for more than two decades.

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