I am pleased, firstly, with the way Hui seem secure in their Chinese cultural identity. There is little or no pressure to become a counterfeit Arab or Central Asian; matters like Tawhid (unity of god) and a more classical Muslim philosophy seemed to be stressed, not outward appearances.
Zainal Fikri talks about the debate.
Mikael Pittam points at the conference in Malaysia which will discuss bridging the gap between Islam and the West. Even though we feel that things are obvious to others, its not the case often. A huge majority is ignorant of facts about Islam!
Raza Rumi writes about his recent visit to Indonessia
As I waited for the local immigration honcho to arrive, I could not help but notice a letter from the Interior Ministry pasted on the wall directing airport authorities that nationals of illustrious countries such as Afghanistan, Sudan, Somalia, and Pakistan need security clearance before the issuance of visas.
“If you take out uncovered meat and place it outside on the street, or in the garden or in the park, or in the backyard without a cover, and the cats come and eat it … whose fault is it, the cats’ or the uncovered meat?�, reads one challenge to the contestants. “The uncovered meat is the problem. If she was in her room, in her home, in her hijab, no problem would have occurred.�
Furshaat al-Asnaan at Satirical Muslim is planning a contest.
Austrolabe reports an exclusive interview with Dr Bilal Philips and his recent refusal of a visa to attend an Islamic conference in Melbourne, Australia.
Dr. Bilal Philips has been denied entry into Australia to attend a conference. Amir at Austrolabe presents his views.
However, let us assume the man is an extremist of some description and his ideas are indeed offensive. Is that really an argument to ban him?
For many, the instinctive answer is that we should not allow extremists of any stripe, including extremists such as Holocaust denier David Irving, to enter Australia.
How often do you see bearded lifesavers? Australabe reports
The Australian is reporting today a series of odd proposals for Australian imams from the Lebanese Muslim Association (LMA).
It seems some did not like the idea, as he updates.
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An older post from there, ‘treat us well, or else…‘
Reminds me of ‘”What? The Pope says Islam is violent? Kill him!”