By elan on Everything Else from www.elanthemag.com
When I first heard of ‘Halal Pork’ it was in French and already making waves in Europe. ‘Bakon Halal’ as it was called was a specialty on the menu at Muslim Beurger, a fast growing chain which started in Paris. 
By islamicart on Muslim Lifestyle from bitofinspiration.com
A beautiful documentary on Islamic Architecture in Spain.
By Saladin on News from www.voanews.com
A major research institute in Washington, DC, Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, is predicting, in a study called the Future of the Global Muslim Population, that the global Muslim population will grow by more than a third over the next two decades - with significant increases in Europe and the United States. 
By cricketguru on Business and Finance from www.forbes.com
The setting was the American Muslim Consumer Conference, which aimed to promote Muslims as a new market segment for U.S. companies. While corporations have long catered to Muslim communities in Europe, businesses have only tentatively started to follow suit in the U.S. - and they are doing so at a time of intensified anti-Muslim feeling that companies worry could hurt them, too. American Muslims seeking more acknowledgment in the marketplace argue that businesses have more to gain than lose by 
By MuslimVoices on Opinion from muslimvoices.org
Zehra Rizavi of Altmuslimah.com discusses why the face veil bans sweeping Europe are not the way to promote a tolerant society. By hapena on Islam and Religion from www.msnbc.msn.com
By Saladin on News from pewresearch.org
The Muslim population in Western Europe has grown from less than 10 million in 1990 to approximately 17 million. A new report profiles some of the oldest, largest and most influential religious networks and movements affecting Islamic relations in Europe.
By cricketguru on News from english.aljazeera.net
The 17-year-old widow of a North Caucasus fighter has been confirmed by Russian security officials as one of the suicide bombers who attacked the Moscow metro system on Monday.
By IslamOnline on Politics from www.islamonline.net
WASHINGTON –- The discrimination Muslims face all across Europe is alarmingly on the rise, the US said in a damning report on human rights, warning of a deteriorating rights situation worldwide, mainly due to raging conflicts. 
By l0gikal on Everything Else from www.salon.com
A German fashion label is out to tell the world that Islam isn't just compatible with Western values of tolerance and free expression -- it can be hip, too. 
