After secret engagement to Doha billionaire Wissam Al Mana, Janet Jackson tweets pic

After secret engagement to Doha billionaire Wissam Al Mana, Janet Jackson tweets pic

By funkymonkey on from www.emirates247.com

The couple plans a $20m Qatari wedding which is likely to take place in Doha during spring next year
Mohammad Was Not a Womanizer, and Other Common Misconceptions About Islam Debunked

Mohammad Was Not a Womanizer, and Other Common Misconceptions About Islam Debunked

By bforbatman on from www.thedailybeast.com

A virulently anti-Islam movie trailer sparked widespread protests across the Arab world and may have caused the death of a U.S. ambassador. But the truth about Islam is anything but hateful, writes Olga M. Davidson.
Muslim-Americans give back to the community by opening free health clinic on South Side

Muslim-Americans give back to the community by opening free health clinic on South Side

By cricketmaster89 on from www.syracuse.com

A group of Muslim-Americans has opened a free health clinic for uninsured adults on Syracuse’s South Side.
Lena Khan’s ‘The Tiger Hunter’ is a Muslim ‘American Graffiti’

Lena Khan’s ‘The Tiger Hunter’ is a Muslim ‘American Graffiti’

By uzzie on from www.patheos.com

After eight years of film-making, Lena Khan is telling the story of one such immigrant in her directorial debut, “The Tiger Hunter.” Sami Malik is an ambitious young man with an engineering degree who leaves his successful life in India to seek love and adventure in 1970s Chicago, where he deals with entry level jobs, eccentric roommates and general culture shock.
Affluent Muslim travelers fueling global tourism boom

Affluent Muslim travelers fueling global tourism boom

By Saladin on from www.news-republic.com

The international tourism industry is gradually awakening to an emerging travel market that is twice the size of China’s, and bigger than that of the US -- affluent Muslim holidaymakers with money to spend.
At the world’s largest travel trade show, which wrapped up in Germany over the weekend, attendees at ITB Berlin heard that Muslim holidaymakers spend more than $126 billion USD annually on tourism -- and that the numbers are rising.

It’s a market that forward-thinking countries such as Australia and New Zealand have been catering to, launching special Muslim-oriented travel products that respond to their dietary and religious needs.

Queensland Tourism, for instance, has set up a special website dedicated to halal travel for tourists that includes a listing of halal restaurants and mosques. Last year, the website pitched the Gold Coast as the destination to spend Ramadan with the tag line “Why not try Gold Coast for a cooler Ramadan this year?”

During the Muslim holy month
EXPLANATION OF HADITH JIBRIL | AL BASAIR ISLAMIC MEDIA

EXPLANATION OF HADITH JIBRIL | AL BASAIR ISLAMIC MEDIA

By ALBASAIRMEDIA on from albasairislamicmedia.wordpress.com

This hadith explanation is taken from Ibn Rajab al hanbali's Jami' Al Ulum wal Hikam.
#MyJihad: How a hashtag aims to reintroduce Muslims to Canada and US

#MyJihad: How a hashtag aims to reintroduce Muslims to Canada and US

By uzzie on from www.vancouverobserver.com

The rise of Islamophobia in Canada and the West is not only a tangible reality for Western Muslims, but in many ways, a deliberate movement -- #MyJihad acts as a countermovement.

At a time when degrading anti-Muslim bus ads are lining New York subways, #MyJihad aims to beat bigots at their own game.

#MyJihad is a hashtag. It's bus ads. But it's also a lot more -- #MyJihad is a cultural movement slated to promote interfaith understanding in the US, Canada and beyond, at a time when hate is all too prevalent.
21-year-old jailed for dumping pig's head at mosque

21-year-old jailed for dumping pig's head at mosque

By uzzie on from www.independent.co.uk

A 21-year-old man who dumped a pig's head outside a mosque has been jailed for three months.
On holiday of sacrifice, many Syrians cannot celebrate

On holiday of sacrifice, many Syrians cannot celebrate

By uzzie on from religion.blogs.cnn.com

By Salma Abdelaziz, CNN (CNN) -- Artillery shelling, water outages and food shortages, rather than presents and sweets, greeted many Syrians on the most important Muslim holiday of the year. "There is no Eid here.
1,000-Year-Old Muslim Joke Book Found

1,000-Year-Old Muslim Joke Book Found

By bforbatman on from news.discovery.com

An 11th-century book by a revered Muslim scholar turns out to be a tongue-in-cheek guide for party crashers.

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