ISLAM popularity and ISLAM trends

In addition to conflicting with authoritative data, the Wilders' rhetoric also poses a real danger of galvanising violent extremism -- not countering it.

ISLAMABAD - ISI Director General Lt-Gen Zaheerul Islam called on Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani at the PM House on Thursday. During the meeting, they discussed various matters of security including law and order in Karachi and Balochistan.  The ISI DG apprised the prime minister about regional security.

Los cristianos egipcios votan a los candidatos presidenciales más laicos

It’s a historic day in Egyptian history: voters are headed to the polls to vote for the country’s first president since the ousting of Hos…

Egipto elige en estos comicios presidenciales si quiere profundizar en el camino islamista que ya emprendió en las pasadas elecciones legislativas. Para Shadi Hamid, director de investigaciones del Centro Brookings de Doha, experto en Islam político y reforma democrática en el mudo árabe, «los islamistas ya han ganado». Grupos como los Hermanos Musulmanes «han conseguido impulsar uno de los ren...

The Obama administration's policy shift toward supporting Islam at the expense of Israel has been costly and destructive.

Anders Behring Breivik wähnte sich auf einem Kreuzzug gegen den Islam. Davon sprechen auch andere selbst ernannte Tempelritter in Europa. Von Y. Musharbash

@Patrick· 19.05.12 · 16:11 Uhr [...] heißt weibliche "Beschneidung" (diese Bezeichnung ist in meinen Augen noch viel zu harmlos dafür) gut, [...]Richtig, daher spricht der Sachkundige OHNE euphemistische Relativierungsabsicht auch von >'Genitalverstümmelung', rsp. 'Female genital mutilation' (FGM), das trifft den Sachverhalt besser!Leider s...

Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter for much of Sunday because it refused to remove tweets considered offensive to Islam, said one of the country’s top telecommunications officials.

The Pakistani government has blocked the social networking site Twitter because of material it deemed an affront to Islam, a government official said Sunday.

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter on Sunday because it refused to remove tweets considered offensive to Islam, said one of the country's top telecommunications officials....

Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter on Sunday because it refused to remove material considered offensive to Islam, said one of the country’s top telecommunications officials.

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- The chairman of Pakistan's telecommunications authority says the government has blocked the social networking website Twitter because of material considered offensive to Islam....

Since Sept. 11, it has become increasingly common to hear about Muslims who condemn all non-Muslims – or "infidels" – to hell, but this has never been a foundation of Islamic thought, argues a Michigan State University professor who recently published a first-of-its-kind book on non-Muslim salvation.

A rap song by Shaheen Najafi, an Iranian rap artist, about Islam and Iran has so angered devout Shia Muslims in the country that they are placing a $100,000 bounty on his head.

Der ehemalige bayerische Ministerpräsident Edmund Stoiber mahnt zu einem selbstbewussten Vertreten des christlichen Glaubens in Deutschland. Im Gespräch mit FOCUS Online wünscht sich Stoiber zudem mehr Missionierung durch die Kirche in unserer Gesellschaft.Mehr zum ThemaCDU-Politiker kritisieren Kanzlerin für Rauswurf des Umweltministers - Merkel machte mit Röttgen kurzen ProzessCDU-Politiker k...

Cologne-based rapper Shahin Najafi drew the wrath of Shiite Muslims after publishing a song that appeared to make fun of a holy cleric of Islam.

We need to realize that it's the econometrics, stupid. If we do not, we will continue to develop, promote and implement policies, plans and programs that are mediocre at best and counter-productive at best.

The BBC has expressed regret to Sikhs over comments on a radio discussion suggesting that their faith is "made up of other religions" such as Islam and Hinduism.

A course for US military officers has been teaching that America's enemy is Islam in general, not just terrorists, and suggesting that the country might ultimately have to obliterate the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina without regard for civilian deaths.

Adam Serwer writes at Mother Jones about KSM's recent facial hair makeover. He grew a beard, but how did he get his hands on henna with which to dye it a ginger-red? Visiting friends? Home-brewed stain from materials inside the camp? No one knows, or if the camp guards do, it's a national security secret. [...]

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon has revealed that it suspended late last month a controversial military course that portrayed Islam as the enemy and suggested ‘total war’ as the only way of dealing with the Muslim religion, reported The Christian Post on Friday. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen Martin Dempsey explained that the course, which also proposed ...

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon has revealed that it suspended late last month a controversial military course that portrayed Islam as the enemy and suggested ‘total war’ as the only way of dealing with the Muslim religion, reported The Christian Post on Friday. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen Martin Dempsey explained that the course, which also proposed ...

US-Offiziere lernten in einem Ausbildungskurs, wie Krieg gegen den Islam geführt werden sollte – inklusive Atombombe. Erst jetzt meldete sich ein Teilnehmer mit Bedenken. mehr...

Two weeks before Egypt's first presidential election since the fall of Hosni Mubarak, two leading candidates battled in the Arab world's first televised debate on Thursday night. Former Muslim Brotherhood leader, Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, and former Arab League head and Mubarak foreign minister, Amr Moussa, headed off in front of millions of Egyptian viewers, attacking each other over poli...

A US military course that taught officers to prepare for a "total war" against Islam using "Hiroshima-style" tactics has been suspended by Pentagon.

America's top military officer has condemned a course taught about Islam at one of the US's top military schools as "totally objectionable". Lawrence Korb, of the Centre for American Progress, told the Today programme that some people in the military "really feel that this is the struggle we're in".

CAIRO — The two top-rated Egyptian presidential candidates battled Thursday over the role of Islam in the Arab world’s most populous country as they took part in the first televised presidential debate in the nation’s history. Read full article >>

A MILITARY course which suggests the US might ultimately have to obliterate the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina has been suspended.

A MILITARY course which suggests the US might ultimately have to obliterate the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina has been suspended.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A course for U.S. military officers has been teaching that America's enemy is Islam in general, not just terrorists, and suggested that the country might ultimately have to obliterate the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina without regard for civilian deaths, following World War II precedents of the nuclear attack on Hiroshima or the allied firebombing of Dresden....

America's top military officer condemned in the strongest possible terms a Defense Department course that taught troops to prep for a "total war" on Islam using "Hiroshima"-style tactics. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff's comments were prompted by a Danger Room report on Thursday that described the class in detail.

Islam lays stress on fair dealings in financial matters, but Pakistanis seem to have lost this part of Islam. Pakistani rulers and senior bureaucrats now don't even write in their own hand writings specific orders on official files, they attach a chit on file with their orders written with pencil, to be typed on his/her behalf

Der Islam gehört zu Deutschland, der Salafismus auch. Doch die Freiheit der Religion endet, wo die Gewalt beginnt. Niemand darf aus vermeintlich religiösen Gründen Steine werfen, Polizisten attackieren und zur Gewalt gegen Andersgläubige aufrufen. Ein verbrecherischer Salafismus gehört daher nicht zu Deutschland - der radikale Anti-Islamismus aber auch nicht. Die beiden Strömungen sind sich ä...

Thirty staff of Anjuman Mufidul Islam, an Islamic social-welfare organization in Bangladesh, are participating today in a training course on dead-body management organized by the ICRC.

The East End Madrassah acknowledged passages of its texts referring to 'crafty' and 'treacherous Jews' and contrast Islam with 'the Jews and the Nazis' were a mistake

Rechtsextremisten der Splitterpartei Pro NRW haben in Bonn mit Protesten gegen den Islam erneut gewalttätige Übergriffe von Anhängern radikaler Salafisten provoziert. Bei den Ausschreitungen wurden 29 Polizisten verletzt, zwei davon schwer. Bis zum späten Abend gab es mehr als 100 Festnahmen.

Bonn (dpa) - Rechtsextremisten der Splitterpartei Pro NRW haben in Bonn mit Protesten gegen den Islam erneut gewalttätige Übergriffe von Anhängern radikaler Salafisten provoziert. Bei den Ausschreitu...

A convert from Christianity to Islam has been awarded $5 million in damages by a jury who found AT&T created a 'hostile work environment' after her conversion.

To make Al Qaeda's connection to Islam more explicit, and in response to statements made by Barack Obama, a list of possible new names was offered to the terrorist group's leaders.

Osama bin Laden was urged by a fellow leading al-Qaeda member to send a message to the Irish people persuading them to support Islam.

Défenseur d'un islam des lumières, l'anthropologue des religions Malek...

Unrest, Islam are still a problem, but arrivals, hotel occupancies are on the upswing.

George Galloway took part in a 'shahadah' conversion ceremony in London, it was claimed. The MP, who has always been referred to as a Catholic, denied the claims.

Respect's George Galloway today denied claims he had converted to Islam at a secret ceremony more than a decade ago.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top military officer ordered a review of training material after a course for officers was found to espouse the view that the United States is at war with Islam, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.

Restoring the mosque founded by 19th Century convert to Islam

A court’s ruling against Adel Imam, Egypt’s most popular comic actor, alarmed those already anxious about the growing power of Islamists.

Food for the gut and for the ears: Gustavo Arellano explores the popularity of Mexican cuisine in his latest book "Taco U.S.A." while Ken Caillat gives readers a glimpse into the studio when Fleetwood Mac recorded the classic 1977 album "Rumours." Both authors discuss their books at Southland events this week. No interest in the success story behind ballpark nachos? Or who argu...

Hacker going by the name "Cyber Terrorist" had dedicated himself to "defense of Islam and the Prophet."

Islam Feruz scored twice to underline his growing reputation as Chelsea set themselves up to win their second FA Youth Cup in three seasons.

Bundesinnenminister Hans-Peter Friedrich muss sich gegen den Vorwurf der Lüge wehren. Er soll im Zusammenhang mit einer Studie zum Islam aus seinem Ministerium nicht die Wahrheit gesagt haben.

The most bitter rivalry emerging in Egypt's presidential campaign pits two candidates with competing visions of Islam and a long-running personal feud.

Innenminister Friedrich hat auf der Islamkonferenz die Propaganda-Aktion der Salafisten verurteilt. Derweil sorgte Unionsfraktionschef Kauder mit seiner Äußerung, der Islam gehöre nicht zu Deutschland, für heftige Kritik. SPD-Politiker Oppermann nannte ihn "den letzten Kreuzritter der Union".

Three Hindu women, who were allegedly forced to convert to Islam and marry Muslims, were today allowed by Pakistan's Supreme Court to decide their own future and where they want to live.

El ministro de Justicia libio, Ali Ashur, y consejeros de la Corte Penal Internacional (CPI) estudian la posibilidad de juzgar en Libia a Saif el Islam, hijo del dictador Muamar el Gadafi, pero bajo seguridad y observación internacional, según una fuente del Ministerio de Justicia.

Former Celtic prodigy will become country's youngest ever U21 player if he plays in Italy friendly next week.

Kurz vor der Islamkonferenz veröffentlicht das Innenministerium eine Studie, der zufolge muslimische Geistliche offen für Diskussionen über den Islam seien - und sich um bessere Kenntnis der deutsche Sprache bemühten.

COMMENT:Despite hopes for unity, Norwegian attitudes to Islam and migration have hardened

How the most extreme adherents of radical Islam are getting with the times.

Anders Behring Breivik came across as your average guy but behind his courteous exterior lurked one of history's most gruesome killers, fuelled by a hatred of multiculturalism and Islam.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron has warned against Islamic extremism and praised Indonesia as living proof that Islam is compatible with democracy.

Tweet Widget Facebook Like The Bangladesh authorities should  immediately and impartially investigate the killing of the labor rights activist Aminul Islam . (New York) –­ The Bangladesh authorities should  immediately and impartially investigate the killing of the labor rights activist Aminul Islam, Human Rights Watch said today in a

Dix islamistes radicaux présumés ont été interpellés dans plusieurs villes de France lors d'une nouvelle opération policière, dont la médiatisation a été critiquée par plusieurs rivaux de Nicolas Sarkozy.Articles en rapportÀ New York, l´enquête sur la mort de Richard Descoings se poursuitAu Mali, le printemps à l´enversLa première année du président socialiste...Pédophilie : un infirmier belge ...

Mayor predicts resistance to Tuareg rebel faction’s demands in a town known for religious pluralism and moderate Islam

A practising Muslim, South Africa's ambassador to the United States Ebrahim Rasool has been trying to mend fences between Islam and the West.

Utl.: Kritik galt nur dem Staatssekretariat Kurz = Wien (OTS) - Die in der Aussendung vom 1. April 2012 geäußerte Kritik an dem "Dialogforum Islam" galt und gilt dem Staatssekretär Kurz, nicht aber der Islamischen Glaubensgemeinschaft in Österreich. Die IFW ist Teil der Islamischen …

Sam Harris hat auf seiner Website einen Essay zum Thema "Der Islam und die Zukunft der Linken" veröffentlicht, den ich bemerkenswert finde. Harris ist ein prominenter Vertreter des kämpferischen Säku...

Ein neuer Wahl-Reim der FPÖ sorgt derzeit für Aufregung. Nach "Pummerin statt Muezzin", "Daham statt Islam" und "Deutsch statt nix versteh'n", geht der Freiheitliche Bürgermeisterkandidat August Penz nun mit "Heimatliebe statt Marokkaner-Diebe" in Innsbruck auf Stimmenfang. Positive Resonanz sieht allerdings anders aus: Nach drei Anzeigen ermittelt die Staatsanwaltschaft nun wegen Verhetzung.

Fuat Sanac will das Islamgesetz reformieren und eine Ausbildung der Imame in Österreich

Para el Islam radical, el modelo es lo que ocurrió en los tiempos de Mahoma entre los judíos y el Profeta. Sostienen que los judíos son tal cual aparecen en esos relatos, como traidores, mentirosos, que nunca cambiarán porque su esencia judía es negativa y amenazante

Why has Marseille been more peaceful than the rest of France? Is it a model of peaceful integration that could be repeated elsewhere?

Bangladesh's High Court rules five "blasphemous" Facebook pages and an unnamed website must be blocked, for offending Islam and other religions.

Holy city's importance in Islam varies through history according to political circumstances, Jewish scholars say at panel.

Glenn Beck still rails against his usual enemies, from the "hardcore socialist left" to "extreme Islam." Now there is a new target: mainstream television.

Die weltweit erste Schau zur Hajj, der Pilgerreise des Islam, im British Museum

Sarkozy parle d'accusations "grotesques"Un document mais pas de preuvesDes accusations anciennes de Saïf al Islam (Actualisé avec réaction de Sarkozy)

El prepucio no es gran cosa, un humilde pellejo situado en un punto estratégico de la anatomía masculina, pero en muchas culturas se ha acabado convirtiendo en el símbolo de conceptos elevados, muy alejados de esa aparente insignificancia. Según la Biblia, el responsable fue el mismísimo Dios, que planteó la circuncisión como signo externo de su alianza con el pueblo elegido, y por eso los judí...

While ignoring Tuesday’s primary contests, former House speaker Newt Gingrich was finding an old niche. After a month of sparring with former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, Gingrich has returned to more comfortable territory — criticizing President Obama with language more incendiary than his rivals would dare to use. Read full article >>

Sources say pastor who left Islam and converted to Christianity is still alive, but could be executed at any momentExtremist Group Returns Remains of Last US Soldier Missing in IraqVIDEO: Fight to Save Life of Christian Pastor in Iran LIVE CHAT: On the Hunt

Filmmaker Oliver Stone fully supports his son Sean's decision to convert to Islam. But Sean fears others in Hollywood may not be so accepting.

Die letzten Tage flitzten immer wieder Links zum von der Bundeskanzlerin gestarteten Bürgerdialogs durch meine Timeline auf Twitter. Ein Blick auf die populärsten Vorschläge gibt wohl einen Einblick in die Prioritäten der netzaffinen Bevölkerung. Abgesehen von den meines Erachtens eher originellen Prioritäten, ist der Anblick des Top Vorschlages nicht schön. Die meisten Stimmen hat ein Vorschla...

Könnte man meinen, wenn man The Missing Martyrs: Why There Are So Few Muslim Terrorists von Charles Kurzman vorsätzlich falsch interpetiert. Worum es darin geht, lassen wir ihn doch am besten gleich selbst erklären:The Missing Martyrs promotional video from Charles Kurzman on Vimeo. Fassen wir also zusammen: Wenn man die (Bürger)Kriegsherde Afghanistan, Irak und Pakistan mal herausrech...

Dozens of religious leaders are set to speak out about the real teachings of Islam amid anti-Muslim sentiment generated by the Shafia murder trial

The Indiana Senate has approved this bill: The governing body of a school corporation may offer instruction on various theories of the origin of life. The curriculum for the course must include theories from multiple religions, which may include, but is not limited to, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Scientology. I've heard a few complaints from Hoosiers about this, incl...

Vielleicht erinnert ihr euch noch an die hübsche Power Point Präsentation für das FBI, wo ein vermeintlicher Islam-Experten gutes Geld erhielt um einem Raum voll Bundespolizeibeamten seine Einsichten zu vermitteln. Einsichten, die er durch eine vermutlich im Freihandzeichnen erlernten Methode erreichte. Nun gibt die New Yorker Polizei zu reden.Dort wurde ein wohl als anti-muslimisch einzustufen...

Mark Hudson reviews the British Museum's exhibition covering one of the great building blocks of the Muslim faith.

L’Algérie ne modifiera pas le niveau de ses exportations de brut pour compenser l’embargo européen sur le pétrole iranien et la possibilité d’un blocage du d...lire la suitehistoires liées16:28 Logement social : Nollet tance Jurbise et menace de sanctions financières17:10 Islam : Riposte laïque jugé le 3 février pour provocation à la haine17:16 Montant total des transactions d’e-commerce en Bel...

LIAM Neeson is considering giving up his Roman Catholic beliefs and becoming a Muslim after filming a movie in Istanbul. 

Mayor Michael Bloomberg cast the NYPD's use of a controversial video on Muslim extremism as "terrible judgment" Tuesday.

MICHAEL POWELL Ominous music plays as images appear on the screen: Muslim terrorists shoot Christians in the head, car bombs explode, executed children lie covered by sheets and a doctored photograph shows an Islamic flag flying over the White House. “This is the true agenda of much of Islam in America,” a narrator intones. “A strategy to infiltrate and dominate America. ...

An anonymous reader points out the case of Saeed Malekpour, an Iranian-born permanent resident of Canada who worked as a web developer. In 2008, during a visit to Iran, Malekpour was arrested and detained by Iranian authorities on charges that he designed and moderated "adult content websites." In 2009, he was sentenced to death for "acting against the national security, insulting and desecrati...

While we're all up in arms over SOPA and PIPA, the government of Iran continues to monitor its citizen's Internet access. The government has gone so far as to sentence a programmer to death for insulting the sanctity of Islam because of a piece of software used by a porn site. More »

Nach dem Islam hat Thilo Sarrazin für sich ein neues Thema gefunden: Er plant ein Buch zur Euro-Krise. Der Ex-Bundesbanker hat mit seinen Thesen schon oft für viel Wirbel gesorgt, auch die Griechen bekamen ihr Fett weg.

Egyptian Islamists, the newly elected majority in government, have some big decisions to make. It’s going to be fascinating to watch this play out.

Prosecutor refers Naguib Sawiris to court for contempt of Islam after tweet of Disney characters

Chen Zhili, special envoy of Chinese President Hu Jintao, pledged on Friday during talks with Uzbek President Islam Karimov to further the country's ties with the central Asian country.

INFOGRAPHIE - Une étude américaine met en évidence le tassement du christianisme occidentalet son expansion dans les pays du Sud. Il demeure de loin la première religion mondiale. » L'expansion des Évangéliques » DÉCRYPTAGE - Christianisme et islam ?

La celebración de la primera fase de las elecciones legislativas egipcias ha deparado no pocas sorpresas. Aunque se daba por descontado el triunfo del islamista Partido Libertad y Justicia, la irrupción del salafista Al Nur ha generado inquietud no solo entre los sectores liberales y la minoría copta, sino también entre los propios Hermanos Musulmanes que hasta ahora venían detentado en solitar...

Our Staff ReporterHAFIZABAD - Commissioner Gujranwala Division, Saeed Wahla has stressed the need for good governance and better coordination among the elected representatives to address the grievances of the common man. While addressing a meeting of the heads of different departments which was attended among others by DCO Muhammad Asif, DPO Abdul Rab Chaudhry, ADC-G Fakharul Islam Dogar, MNA S...

Bernd Herzsprung denkt darüber nach, seine Freundin Özlem Schäfer zu heiraten und für sie zum Islam zu konvertieren.

AS'AD ABDUL RAHMANBlaming others for one's own failings represents the lowest level of human consciousness manifested in a total inability to be emancipated from a purely materialistic mode of thinking.Blaming the Jews as the ‘killers of Christ' netted the so-called Christians ill-gotten material gains by confiscating Jewish properties. The new trend in Europe is ‘Muslim terrorism' leading to I...

Damian Lewis — a star, with Claire Danes, of “Homeland” on Showtime — talks about Islam, shooting love scenes and being an inspiration to redheads.

OSLO (Reuters) - Islam and other religions do not threaten democracy, Yemeni activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakul Karman said Friday.

Der festgenommene Gaddafi-Sohn Saif el Islam wird von Libyen nicht an den Internationalen Strafgerichtshof ausgeliefert. Der Übergangsrat hat derweil schon den nächsten Gaddafi-Getreuen gefasst.

Libya’s interim leader says the country won't turn into an extremist Islamic country, adding a new government of experts will be completed next week.

A group that counts Islam among America's ills will meet in Detroit, which has one of the largest Muslim enclaves outside the Middle East.

MOUNT ARAFAT (Agencies) - More than two million Muslims gathered Saturday on Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat and its surrounding plain, marking the peak day of the Haj, the world’s largest annual pilgrimage.Dressed in white garments, the pilgrims filled Masjid-e-Nimra in Arafat and the nearby streets and camps for collective prayer, led by Saudi Arabia’s Mufti Azam, Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh.“Isl...