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“Belgium Bans Halal & Kosher Meat Process”
From The Independent (UK) A Belgian ban on the Muslim and Jewish ways of ritually slaughtering animalswent into effect on New Year’s Day, as tensions grow across Europe over the balance between animal welfare and religious freedom. With both animal welfare advocates and right-wing nationalists pushing to ban … Continue reading
“Muslim Woman Becomes Mayor of New Jersey Town”
A Pakistani-American woman named Sadaf Jaffer has been sworn in as the mayor of the Montgomery Township, becoming the first South Asian-American woman mayor in New Jersey. Jaffer was sworn in on January 3 and previously served as a Montgomery … Continue reading
“Quran Only Book to Survive 1865 University of Alabama Fire”
From The Tuscaloosa News TUSCALOOSA | A copy of the Quran dating from 1853, its spine missing, its pages browning and its front cover almost detached, sits today in a library at the University of Alabama. While Islam’s holy book … Continue reading
“Muslim Nursing Student Missing in Minnesota”
An Ohio nursing student who disappeared from a Minneapolis restaurant has not been seen for several days, and a Muslim advocacy group is offering a reward for information regarding her whereabouts. Abiir Moalim, 21, was last seen late Sunday afternoon … Continue reading
VIDEO: “Muslim Women Attacked At Dallas Landmark”
From CBS-11 (Dallas) A Muslim mother and daughter they were attacked because they were wearing hijabs at a Dallas’ Reunion Tower on Sunday. Renee Ayesh said attacker told them to go back to their country and resulted in her daughter suffering a concussion. “She’s … Continue reading
“Brooklyn Avenue Named in Honor of Pakistan’s Founder”
From Dawn Newspaper NEW YORK: A section of a busy avenue in Brooklyn — a borough of New York City — has been named after Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Under a resolution adopted on the occasion of Jinnah’s birthday on … Continue reading
VIDEO: “17-Year-Old Muslim Makes New Discovery About Diamonds”
From CTV An Alberta teenager has discovered a new way to extract diamonds that might otherwise be destroyed by current harvesting techniques. Hamdi Ali is a 17-year-old high school student and a participant in the University of Alberta’s WISEST program, which … Continue reading
“Germany Considers ‘Mosque Tax’ for Muslims”
Lawmakers from Germany’s grand coalition government said on Wednesday that they were considering introducing a “mosque tax” for German Muslims, similar to the church taxes that German Christians pay. Thorsten Frei, a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) … Continue reading
“Muslim Girl’s Basketball Team Defies Stereotypes”
From Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel It’s not unusual for first-time opponents to underestimate the lady Salam Stars. The girls can see it — in an opponent’s glance, maybe the way she drops her shoulders — when the Stars take the court looking demure in their traditional Muslim headscarves. Then, without fail, … Continue reading
BBC VIDEO: “Meet Muslim Guardians of Ancient Church in Pakistan”
St Matthew’s Church is in a rural area of Pakistan where there are hardly any Christians. For the last 100 years it’s been looked after by a local Muslim family. Current caretaker, Waheed Murad, is the only person who still … Continue reading
