[IslamCity] Reformist Muslims Announce a Cartoon and Drawing Competition about Muhammad and Islam.

Reformist Muslims Announce a Cartoon and Drawing Competition about Muhammad and Islam. http://19.org/index.php?id=82,359,0,0,1,0 As islamic reformers and progressive muslims, we believe that people should have legal right to express their opinion or dissent without fear of governments or mobs.

[IslamCity] Italian minister to wear Muhammad cartoon T-shirt

Italian minister to wear Muhammad cartoon T-shirt http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?art...rnational_news/A prominent Italian government figure planned on Wednesday to wear a T-shirt sporting cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad that have sparked violent reactions from Muslims around the world.Ref

[IslamCity] Cartoons, Voltaire and the Non-Clash of Civilisations

Cartoons, Voltaire and the Non-Clash of Civilisations   Who said politics was boring, as Mark Warner the ex Governor of Virginia said recently we are not witnessing a battle between right and left, or between conservative and liberal but between the past and the future. In the battle of ideas

[IslamCity] New video of Muslims being abused in Iraq

MoD to probe Iraq 'abuse' video   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4705482.stm Pictures from a video allegedly showing British soldiers brutally beating a group of Iraqi teenagers have been published by the News of the World. The newspaper says the incident took place two years ago in southern Ira

[IslamCity] Donald Rumsfeld Warns Against Islamic 'Empire'

Donald Rumsfeld Warns Against Islamic 'Empire' http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/2/5/103826.shtml?s=ic     Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is warning that Western countries must increase their defense budgets in order to prevent the rise of a "global extremist Islamic empire" that

[IslamCity] Danish paper rejected Jesus cartoons

Danish paper rejected Jesus cartoonshttp://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1703501,00.htmlGwladys Fouché and agenciesMonday February 6, 2006MediaGuardian.co.ukJyllands-Posten, the Danish newspaper that first published the cartoons of theprophet Muhammad that have caused a storm of prot

[IslamCity] T.V Debate on the offensive cartoons insulting Muhammed saw

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolavconsole/ukfs_news/hi/newsid_467/newsid_4676000/bb_wm_4676098.stm     The row over the printing and reprinting of a series of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad has escalated. Newsnight has looked into the row and held a debate to discuss the different sid

[IslamCity] Danish firm hit hard by Muslim boycott

Nordic firm hit by Arab boycott   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4666298.stmPalestinians burned Danish flags on the streets of Gaza The Danish-Swedish dairy giant Arla Foods says its sales in the Middle East have plummeted to zero as a result of a row over cartoons published in D

[IslamCity] Volkswagon advert insults Muslims

http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...757378608744139  we need to do something about this? I stumbled across this in a Car forum room, there laughing their heads off, prompting all Palestinians to drive these! More freedom of _expression_ by western car manufacturers. Is their nowhere in the we

[IslamCity] Principles, Hamas and the politics of expediency

Principles, Hamas and the politics of expediency Sajjad Khan26 January 2006http://europe.mediamonitors.net/content/view/full/25875 "Western governments used to believe that free and fair elections provided absolute legitimacy but then came the Palestinian elections and Hamas." Reading all the

[IslamCity] We would share power, says exiled leader of Syrian Islamist group

We would share power, says exiled leader of Syrian Islamist grouphttp://www.guardian.co.uk/syria/story/0,13031,1694985,00.html?gusrc=rssRory McCarthyThursday January 26, 2006GuardianThe exiled leader of Syria's large, outlawed Islamist movement, the MuslimBrotherhood, has said his group is ready

[IslamCity] Barbie hasn�t a prayer against devout Islam doll

Barbie hasn’t a prayer against devout Islam dollhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-2003829,00.htmlSHE has enchanted little girls for decades around the globe, but Barbie, the world’s bestselling doll, is being elbowed off the toy shelves in the Arab world by an Islamic playmate call

[IslamCity] Muslims of Sri Lanka in a constant state of Reaction.

Muslims of Sri Lanka in a constant state of Reaction. uploaded 16 Jan 2006During December 2005, in an Akkarai Pattu mosque seven people were killed while praying. Two men from Eravur were kidnapped, killed, their bodies mutilated and then dumped on a busy street in a neighbouring village. Anothe

[IslamCity] Central Asia: Hizb Ut-Tahrir�s Calls For Islamic State Find Support

Central Asia: Hizb Ut-Tahrir’s Calls For Islamic State Find Support By Gulnoza Saidazimova Hizb ut-Tahrir's message is resonating with impoverished youths in Central Asia(RFE/RL) Tajik authorities announced on 16 January that 99 purported Hizb ut-Tahrir members were arrested

[IslamCity] Reunified Islam: Unlikely but not wholly radical

Reunified Islam: Unlikely but not wholly radical Restoration of Caliphate resonates with mainstream MuslimsThe Turkish militant known as the Caliph of Cologne, Metin Kaplan, sits in the dock of a court room in Istanbul, on Dec. 20, 2004, accused of plotting to fly an aircraft into

[IslamCity] Cartoons ignite cultural combat in Denmark

Cartoons ignite cultural combat in Denmark By Dan Bilefsky International Herald TribuneFRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2005       COPENHAGEN When the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published 12 cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad - including one in which he is shown wea

[IslamCity] Tunisian religious affairs minister criticizes wearing Muslim head scarf

Tunisian religious affairs minister criticizes wearing Muslim head scarfhttp://www.tucsoncitizen.com/breakingnews/122805tunisThe Associated PressADVERTISEMENT  TUNIS, Tunisia - Tunisia's religious affairs minister has criticized Muslim women's practice of wearing head scarves, saying it does not

[IslamCity] The rise, fall and rise of political Islam

The rise, fall and rise of political Islamhttp://news.ft.com/cms/s/3fef07a8-7746-11da-a7d1-779e2340.html When the US proclaimed a new dedication to promoting democracy in the Middle East, Arab liberal activists were the first to cheer. But as regimes took note of their American ally's deter

[IslamCity] Cost of Americas war in Iraq

http://nationalpriorities.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=182 SubhanAllah The American government is prepared to spend so much money on the occupation of a sovereign nations and yet in its own country we see homeless people sleeping rough on the streets of every major city and town.Th

[IslamCity] Think a lovely poem

Assalamumalaikum, Something for your mind to read and your heart to reflect!! Enjoy!Satan whispers thoughts and feelings of ecstasyHe tempts me and tries to get the best of meI seek for Allah, for only he can set me freeHe took me from three and put the one in meHe gave me knowledge with the

[IslamCity] Fighting the War of Ideas

Fighting the War of IdeasZeyno BaranFrom Foreign Affairs, November/December 2005 Article preview: first 500 of 3,858 words total. Summary:  While radical Islamist terrorist groups such as al Qaeda grab the headlines, their nonviolent ideological cousins remain little known. Bu

[IslamCity] A Letter from Andijan Prison

A Letter from Andijan PrisonDate: Monday, December 12 @ 09:38:47 PSTTopic: Letter to the EditorWe have received this letter through email. From the text, context andjargon, it appears that the letter has actually been smuggled out of theAndijan prison where the recently sentenced prisoners of An

[IslamCity] How it feels to be an outsider in Australia

http://www.sundaytimes.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,7034,17225286%5E948,00.html How it feels to be an outsiderBy LOUISE PEMBLE13nov05TO walk around Perth dressed as a Muslim is to be treated as an outsider in your own town. In a week of allegations that Muslims were plotting a terrorist att

[IslamCity] 'The hijab is a swastika-type symbol'

'The hijab is a swastika-type symbol'Germany struggles with the presence of minorities and its treatment of foreigners  "I still cannot imagine a black on the German Olympic team," a German student admitted recently over dinner. The sentiment is widespread as Europe's most populous nation strug

[IslamCity] Rumsfeld warns of an Islamic Super State

http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/news/editorial/13335647.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp Rumsfeld warns of Islamic superstate if U.S. leaves Iraq too soon BY DREW BROWN Knight Ridder Newspapers WASHINGTON - If U.S. forces leave too soon, Iraq will become a haven for terrorist

[IslamCity] True believers

True believersKSENIA SVETLOVA, THE JERUSALEM POST Nov. 24, 2005 It's Friday afternoon, a week after the July 7 bombings in London, and the central mosque of London at Russell Square is crammed. Worshipers flood the mosque and, even thou

[IslamCity] Islam blasted by gay Muslim peer

Islam blasted by gay Muslim peer Exclusive by Urmee Khan 24/11/2005 NEW LABOUR PEER Waheed Alli has attacked Islam claiming the Quran is riddled with contradictions and the religion dominated by rituals. Lord Waheed Alli: searing attack on Islam. In remarks w

[IslamCity] news

India fences off Bangladesh to keep out Muslim terror http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-1869575,00.html   Muslim apartheid burns bright in France http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-1869908,00.html To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yaho

[IslamCity] Dawah in Bangladesh Alhamdulilah hi rabbil alamin

http://www.vinnomot.com/OtherAuthors/IslamNewFace.htm How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. Get Yahoo! Photos *** {Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of y

[IslamCity] Why the West has lost the ideological war against Muslims?

Subject: Why the West has lost the ideological war against Muslims?Why the West has lost the ideological war against Muslims?  By Abid MustafaAl-Jazeerah, March 1, 2005 "The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or valuesor religion but rather by its superiority in applying orga

[IslamCity] Egypt Elections

  The Egyptian people are patronised with mock elections uploaded 16 Sep 2005The political climate of a new era has settled over the Middle East. The years when the world would look idly on while autocratic dictators ruled over police states and mercilessly suppressed all opposition is o

[IslamCity] Dawah in the Uk

http://www.seriousaboutnews.com/mk/page.html?pageID=47&storyID=35209 http://www.seriousaboutnews.com/mk/page.html?pageID=47&storyID=35204 How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. Get Yahoo! Photos *

[IslamCity] Banning of non-violent Islamic party in the UK

http://www.opendemocracy.net/conflict-terrorism/ban_2740.jsp To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. *** {Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.

[IslamCity] Blair accused of adding to the anger

Blair accused of adding to the angerhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/attackonlondon/story/0,16132,1540166,00.htmlDavid PallisterMonday August 1, 2005GuardianTony Blair is fomenting anger and frustration in the Muslim communities bybranding widely held Islamic ideas as extremist, a conference was toldye

[IslamCity] French sister kicked out of school for wearing hijab needs our help

Salaams All Can u plse fwd this to as many pple who are able to help.Jzk in advance Cennet Doganay is a 16 year old French sister who has become another victim of the French government’s hijab ban. Last year, Cennet was forced to remove her hijab following the introduction of the law banning rel

[IslamCity] Who's Taking Blame for Christian Violence?

Who's Taking Blame for Christian Violence? by Calvin White   Now that imams in Britain and Canada are standing up and publicly condemning terrorist acts as anti-Muslim and against the teachings in the Qur'an, I wonder if pressure might be put on Christian leaders to take a similar s

[IslamCity] Muslim sacked for membership of Legal UK Party

[2:155] We will surely test you through some fear, hunger, and loss of money, lives, and crops. Give good news to the steadfast. [8:28] You should know that your money and your children are a test, and that GOD possesses a great recompense. [3:186] You will certainly be tested, through your

[IslamCity] Dedicated to the Muslim woman

The Woman!   -- The Woman I admire wearing her attire hiding her figure, thus, curbing my desire.. The Woman I desire fearing the (hell) Fire is diligent in her prayers for the rewards of life hereafter... The Woman I encounter is beyond bother with the keen race to b

[IslamCity] How Should the West View Islam’s Political Aspirations?

  How Should the West View Islam’s Political Aspirations?   Dr Abdullah Robin     Islam is the antithesis to secularism; it is a political phenomenon that draws its life from the spiritual and moral. Should the west, therefore, view Islam with fear, hope or indifference? 'Of the three it is hop

[IslamCity] How Jewish Extremist converted to Islam and calls for Islamic Khilafah

http://iqna.ir/NewsBodyDesc_en.asp?lang=en&ProdID=20969   How Jewish Extremist Converted to Islam   6/20/2005     Tehran, IQNA : June 20, 2005 - Ex Jewish extremist submits to magnificent glory of Islam and embraces the true religion. With his tattoo of the Star of David hidden from view, Moha

[IslamCity] Bukharian Jews back Karimov

Bukharian Jews back Karimov 29-05-2005 By Walter Ruby New York Daily News: The 40,000 Bukharian Jews in central Queens live far from their homeland in central Asia, but they follow events in Uzbekistan and show continued support for its embattled president, Islam Karimov. This community, which