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Jung and Iqbal on Islam
Monday, July 30th, 2007 Posted in Jumbalaya | 2 Comments »
Suroosh Irfani who teaches at the National College of Arts in Lahore writes:Jung’s investigations into the symbolism of the Crescent and the Cross in the Western unconscious made him believe ... Read more..US Soldiers Embrace Islam
Monday, July 30th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Although a number of US soldiers in the first Gulf war converted to Islam, apparently the two soliders stationed at Bagram Air Base are the first in Afghanistan to confess ... Read more..James Button on Turkish feminists who veil
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Apparently scarf wearing is declining in Turkey - wonder if it's anything to do with the government preventing scarf-wearing women from working in government jobs, and attending university? Read more..Islam in Europe - Celebrating 600 years
Monday, July 30th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
The Bosnians are celebrating their indigenous Islamic-European culture. (Wonder when the pundits will start describing Europe's religious heritage more correctly as "Judeo-Islamo-Christian"!) Read more..John Esposito gives a brief primer for Westerners to understand Islam
Monday, July 30th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
He writes:Nearly half of Americans have a generally unfavourable view of Islam, according to a 2006 Washington Post-ABC News poll, a number has risen since the Sept 11, 2001, terrorist ... Read more..Vitamin D for Muslim women
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Bolton health officials explore alternative ways of encouraging Muslim women to get enough Vitamin D (more a problem for those with more melanin in their skins living in cold climes ... Read more..German ban on hijab for state employees
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The highest court in Hesse does not recognise that banning headscarves for Muslim women is religious discrimination:There is no formal hijab ban in Germany, although German federal states are allowed ... Read more..