From a Muslim Fundamentalist Engineer

Halal Slaughter is Most Humane

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:12:44 GMT

Halal Slaughter is Most Humane What we always knew about Halal slaughter is borne out by the results of a recent study undertaken by Professor Wilhelm Schulze and Dr. Hazim at the school of Venerinary Medicine, Hanover University, Germany. the professor and his colleague have found that the 'Direct Method' of slaughtering an animal, which is the Islamic method of Dhabh, is more merciful as compared... [read more]

Settling the "infidels" question in Islam

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:48:57 GMT

Maher Y. Abu-Munshar Kuala Lumpur - Despite the substantial number of scholarly works and news stories to the contrary, many people still have the unfortunate misconception that Muslims cannot tolerate, coexist, or cooperate with followers of other religions. This is partly because Muslim extremists themselves often (mis)use Qur’anic verses to justify acts of violence against non-Muslims. Simply... [read more]

GE unit nears Islamic bond sale - bankers

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:36:07 GMT

GE unit nears Islamic bond sale - bankers | 投资资讯 | 公司新闻 | reuters.com.cn 2009年 11月 19日星期四 20:23 BJT 保存为书签 | 打印 | 阅读全文 [-] 文字大小 [+] 全球市场新闻〔东南亚股市〕多数收高,泰国股市反弹且新加坡股市续涨伦敦金1030定盘价为每盎司1,218.25美元,上日纽约收盘为1,215.90美元〔欧元债市〕德债期货扩大跌幅,短暂触及123.00下方的一周新低更多市场新闻 * General Electric unit to sell 5-yr benchmark bond * Could raise as much as $1 bln * U.S. conglomerate looking to diversify investor base By Rachna... [read more]

Swiss voters back ban on minarets

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:27:50 GMT

There are only four minarets in Switzerland Swiss voters have supported a referendum proposal to ban the building of minarets, official results show.More than 57% of voters and 22 out of 26 cantons - or provinces - voted in favour of the ban. The proposal had been put forward by the Swiss People's Party, (SVP), the largest party in parliament, which says... [read more]

Lewiston Student Allegedly Forbidden To Pray

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:24:33 GMT

The family of a 7th-grade Muslim student says she was forbidden to pray inside Lewiston Middle School by school officials. Ismail Warsame says his niece had been praying on her free time ever since school started in September. But he said school administrators told her last week that praying wasn't allowed in school, and that her mother would have to take her outside the building to pray. Warsame... [read more]

AMU signs MoU with Dutch varsity for academic exchange

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:42:27 GMT

Submitted by admin4 on 10 November 2009 - 6:08pm. Indian Muslim By TwoCircles.net News Desk, New Delhi: Aligarh Muslim University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the INHolland University of Amsterdam for the exchange of students and academic staff between the two Universities along with joint activities in the area of course development, student internships and higher... [read more]

Islamic monotheism is not under threat

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:45:52 GMT

A Faizur Rahman First Published : 11 Nov 2009 11:41:00 PM IST Last Updated : 11 Nov 2009 02:05:10 PM IST In his article How did it turn unsafe? (TNIE, November 9) S Gurumurthy wants to know “what is so special about Islamic monotheism that singing Vande Mataram minimises the importance of only the Islamic God and not the gods of other monotheistic faiths?” He wonders why Muslims should feel threatened... [read more]

Kelantan fragile balance between Islam and tourism

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:20:39 GMT

Related Articles Will tourism come back one day to Thailand’s deep South?Keeping the lid on Bali’s security threatsIslamic countries in Asia Pacific to form travel associationFirst success for ‘Ultimate Thailand Explorer’ competitionBangladesh prime minister issues directives to develop tourismSpirit AeroSystems opens aerospace facility in MalaysiaFilm festival casts... [read more]

US clinic denies Muslim doctor right to wear hijab

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:14:16 GMT

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:12:22 GMT Font size : Dr. Hena Zaki A medical clinic in Dallas, Texas has sparked controversy after saying a Muslim doctor applying for a job cannot wear her headscarf if hired. Dr. Hena Zaki of Plano, Texas said Friday that she was shocked to find a no-hat policy at the CareNow clinic extended to her hijab... [read more]

Indian engineer builds glaciers to stop warming

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:22:54 GMT

By siliconindia news bureau Wednesday,28 October 2009, 15:14 hrs Comment(275) Print Forward New Delhi: A retired Indian engineer, Chewang Norphel, 76, has built 12 new glaciers already and is racing to create five more before he dies, and by then he hopes to train enough new 'icemen' to continue the work he is doing to save the world's 'third icecap' from... [read more]