Was a Mumbai-style terror attack really 'foiled'? - Yahoo! News

Was a Mumbai-style terror attack really 'foiled'? - Yahoo! News

By pamilavollrath on from news.yahoo.com

Breathless coverage in the past few days has written at length about a potential "Mumbai-style" terror attack planned for Britain – or perhaps Germany, or France – that was thwarted by the Obama administration's expanding aerial campaign against militant targets in Pakistan's lawless border provinces.
Skype Sends Eid Wishes to Muslims Around the World

Skype Sends Eid Wishes to Muslims Around the World

By ChillYoIslamYo on from www.chillyoislamyo.com

It’s great to see more and more companies reaching out to the Muslim market. This time it’s Skype! Your favorite internet communication company, well at least mine.Skype is allowing you to wish all your loved ones a Eid for free. I love their dedicated Eid page, it’s very enticing.Anyways here is what promotion says:We’ve [...]
From the World of the Unseen: Five Lessons from the Jinn in the Qur’an

From the World of the Unseen: Five Lessons from the Jinn in the Qur’an

By SuhaibWebb on from www.suhaibwebb.com

by AmatullahWhen we hear the word “Jinn” nowadays, spooky stories of possessions and ‘haunted’ masajid immediately come to our minds. Jinn have become a source of entertainment for many of us and we do not see this creation as anything beyond a scary story.However, when we look in the Qur’an, we see a beautiful example in the Jinn [...]
Muslim Nations Fall Short in World Cup

Muslim Nations Fall Short in World Cup

By elan on from www.elanthemag.com

In earlier articles I highlighted three of elan’s favorite teams to keep an eye on in, the elan favorites, throughout this year’s World Cup those teams being Algeria, the Ivory Coast and Nigeria. Unfortunately for them, all three teams have been eliminated.Read More
Majority Of World Refugees Are From Muslim Majority Nations

Majority Of World Refugees Are From Muslim Majority Nations

By MuslimVoices on from muslimvoices.org

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' annual report shows that the majority of the world's refugees are from Muslim majority nations.
Lebanese Designer’s Dress for J.Lo Awes Fashion World at Met Gala

Lebanese Designer’s Dress for J.Lo Awes Fashion World at Met Gala

By elan on from www.elanthemag.com

While most New Yorkers spend Monday cursing the long work-week ahead, a gaggle of Hollywood A-listers gathered at the city’s Metropolitan Museum of Art this week for its swanky annual Costume Institute Gala Benefit. The evening was filled with high fashion glitz and glamour as stars and designers gathered to show off the best in this season’s couture.
The Real Delivery Capital of the World

The Real Delivery Capital of the World

By elan on from www.elanthemag.com

For far too long, America has been lauded as the ‘fat’ capital of the world. We’ve all seen the Oprah segments on fat Americans and ways that they are trying to get healthy. However, there is a country that is just as fat as America and a real contender for wrestling away the ‘large and in charge’ crown from Americans - Kuwait. Read More
Muslim Population - Statistics About the Muslim Population of the World

Muslim Population - Statistics About the Muslim Population of the World

By uzzie on from islam.about.com

Nearly one-fourth of the world’s population today is Muslim. The Muslim population is a diverse community of believers spanning the globe. Over fifty countries have Muslim-majority populations, while other groups of believers are clustered in minority communities on nearly every continent.

Although Islam is often associated with the Arab world and the Middle East, fewer than 15% of Muslims are Arab. The top 3 Muslim countries in population are not located in the Middle East. They are Indonesia, Pakistan, and India.
Happy Birthday to Prophet Muhammad, from Around the World

Happy Birthday to Prophet Muhammad, from Around the World

By elan on from www.elanthemag.com

February 2010 took the cake for most happening month ever! Valentine’s Day, Chinese New Year, President’s Day, Black History Month, Worldwide Fashion Weeks. Here’s another: last month (and into the early days of March), Muslims around the world are celebrating the anniversary of the birth of the Prophet Muhammad (born in 570 CE).
Being White in a Muslim World: Interview with Two Girls Working in a Muslim Office

Being White in a Muslim World: Interview with Two Girls Working in a Muslim Office

By elan on from www.elanthemag.com

Jennie Goldstein and Mariel (real name: Mary Eleanor Theresa Katherine Francis!) Davis are two very nice white girls. They are from the Upper West Side and New Jersey, respectively, and have interests like the French language and musical theater. They went to good colleges and have friends who went on to become investment bankers and law students. But not Jennie and Mariel - oh no, these ladies took a most unexpected path after graduation; they work with me at an Arab-American (and predominantly Muslim) non-profit. How did two such nice white girls end up working with the Muslims?  And what is it like for them now that they’ve infiltrated our world? They give elan the inside scoop. Read More

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