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- Every day is special - 27.07.2008 Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 7:07PMToday is Reek Sunday, the last Sunday in July. It is a day of pilgrimage in Ireland honoring St. Patrick, Ireland’s patron saint, who fasted for 40 days on the summit of Croagh Patrick Mountain.
- Hadi: Pas will not merge with Umno or join BN Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 2:09PMIPOH: Pas will neither merge with Umno nor join Barisan Nasional, said its president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang.
- The importance of family ties in the Quran Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 7:14AMSummer is for play, relaxation and taking vacations. With schools closed, families get together with relatives; whether far or near, children spend time with grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins.
- Heavenward incantations: Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 1:28AMWomen reciting Quran to pray to the rain Gods for good rains, in Indore. (PTI) © Copyright NDTV Convergence Limited 2008. All rights reserved.
- Judge tosses lawsuit by talk show host against Muslim group Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 9:29PMA federal judge today dismissed a lawsuit by conservative radio talk show host Michael Savage against a Muslim-rights group that reprinted his attacks against Islam and called for an advertising boycott. Savage, who has about 8 million listeners a week on 400...
- Nine blasts rock Bangalore, 2 dead, many injured Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 4:27PMTerror struck Bangalore with at least nine blasts rocking the southern city leaving two dead and several injured.
- Historical manuscript bearing Imam Ali’s devotions published in Iran Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 9:43AMTEHRAN, July 25 (MNA) -- A book carrying devotions attributed to Imam Ali (AS) was published by the Astan-e Qods Razavi Center for Artistic Creations last week.
- 29 students receive Khatam al-Quran certificates Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 2:10AMStudents pose with their certificates. - ACHONG TANJONG Twenty-nine students from the Tanah Jambu Religious School received their certificates at the Khatam al-Quran ceremony yesterday.
- Pg Bendahara Lama Religious School holds Khatam al-Quran Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 2:10AMPengiran Bendahara Lama Religious School held a Khatam al-Quran ceremony for its students at the Block B, Pengiran Bendahara Lama Religious School yesterday.
- Pg Bendahara Lama Religious School Holds Khatam Al-Quran Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 9:25PMBandar Seri Begawan - Pengiran Bendahara Lama Religious School held a Khatam al-Quran ceremony for its students at the Block B, Pengiran Bendahara Lama Religious School yesterday.
- Religiousness and freedom Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 7:13PMİlhan Selçuk, one of the spokesmen of those who are fighting against the headscarf, had said: "Wearing the headscarf is against the equality of men and women.
- The communion controversy continues Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 3:16PMObviously, it’s not desecration they find disagreeable — it’s the idea that someone would offend their weird sectarian sensibilities. Here’s one from Jack Isaacks that fits the mold.
- Sudan’s president vows to work for Darfur peace Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 1:10PMThu, Jul 24, 2008 (10:03 a.m.) Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, charged with genocide and war crimes in Darfur, vowed Thursday to work for peace in the war-wracked desert region and the return of hundreds of thousands of people forced by attacks to flee their homes.
- Nigeria: Governor Saraki Counsels Muslims On Islamic Education Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 6:54AMThe Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has charged Muslims in the country to pay more attention to Islamic education.
- 24-07-2008: Anwar: Kulim seat may be my ticket to parliament Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 2:43AMPETALING JAYA: Pakatan Rakyat de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is looking to make a comeback to parliament through a by-election for the Kulim Bandar Baharu seat if it is declared vacant by the High Court next month.
- Khatam Al-Quran For Primary Students Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 2:39AMBandar Seri Begawan - Pengiran Muda Abdul Malik Religious School yesterday held a Khatam al-Quran for 68 of its students in a bid to encourage them to continue reading the Quran long after they have graduated.
- Book learning Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 2:16AMWhen Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., said, “I’ve seen the Promised Land,” in a speech on the eve of his assassination, he was referring to the Exodus story from the Bible.
- Kazakh jazz singer tackles East Turkistan issue with her music Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 7:44PMAlthough Kazakh musician Saadet Türköz occasionally took to the stage to sing songs at local festivals at the age of 29 or 30, if someone had told her that one day she would become a musician who binds continents together, she would not have believed it.
- Questions/Answers Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 11:13AMQuestions and answers on Daily Bulletin stories from readers like you. SAN BERNARDINO - Nathaniel Kim studied Spanish in high school, but by the time graduation rolled around he remembered very little of what he had learned.
- Editorial — Unfinished business Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 11:02AMFor most of us, the summer break is a time to kick back and relax. $"/> $"/>It could be in a park, on a terrace, next to the backyard pool or on the living room couch, but the idea is to catch up on some R & R.
- Springfield police seek woman who took her toddler away from his legal guardian Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 8:02AMSPRINGFIELD - Police are looking for a woman who took her three-year-old son away from his legal guardian Monday. Quran Gee, of 118 Marmon St., has been without his asthma medication for more than two days, police said.
- Uganda: Why Religious Education Cannot Be Compulsory Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 4:24AMOf recent, there have been calls to make teaching of religion compulsory in primary schools. Religion is faith, belief, creed, conviction. Examples include Hinduism, Buddhism, Orthodox, Islam, Christianity, Animism, and Judaism. Even these have subdivisions.
- Reports of rickets a worrying turn Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 3:24AMOver the last three years, pediatricians in Philadelphia have identified more than 150 cases of rickets, the childhood scourge that was virtually eliminated from early 20th-century America by milk fortified with Vitamin D.
- Ad campaign promoting Islam angers NY lawmaker Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 2:43AMThe lawmaker claims he had no problem with the campaign, but finds the people sponsoring it unacceptable.
- Immersed in another culture Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 1:23AMSAN BERNARDINO - Nathaniel Kim studied Spanish in high school, but by the time graduation rolled around he remembered very little of what he had learned.
- Pakistani-American appointed US envoy in Moldova Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 1:02AMISLAMABAD, July 22 (APP): The United States has appointed Pakistani-born Asif Chaudhry as its Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Moldova. According to New York’s Pakistan Post, Asif Chaudhry will take charge of his duties in August. In an interview with the journal, Chaudhry said he was the first Pakistani appointed as United States’ ambassador to another country on ...
- 27 Students Receive Khatam Al-Quran Certificates Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 10:05PMBandar Seri Begawan - Twenty-seven primary six students from Beribi Telanai Religious School yesterday received their Khatam al-Quran certificates after having successfully completed the recitation of 30 juzuk (chapters) this year.
- KL KESEDARAN Visits Ministry Of Religious Affairs Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 10:04PMBandar Seri Begawan - A delegation of 30 workers from the Islamic Worker Organisation of Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (KESEDARAN) paid a visit to the Ministry of Religious Affairs yesterday.
- ‘The blind community needs a ‘60s-style revolution,’ says blind activist Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 7:07PMNearly 13 percent of the people in Turkey have some form of disability, and 11.75 percent of this segment is blind. While the so-called normal people enjoy all sorts of facilities, the disabled are deprived of many services. But they are seldom heard speaking out.
- Islam subway ads cause stir in New York Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 4:24PMAds promoting Islam are to be placed on New York subway cars in September, but a U.S. congressman finds people sponsoring the messages unacceptable.
- Muslim sect gets own place for worship Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 1:20AMROCHESTER HILLS -- Nestled in a corner of this wooded suburb is a minaret-topped building barely visible from the street but immensely important to those of a particular Muslim faith.
- Nasharudin Mat Isa and Malay unity Monday, July 21, 2008 @ 8:12PMNASHARUDIN Mat Isa, PAS deputy president, is a neat, well-dressed man. Unlike many of the opposition MPs, Nasharuddin does not come across as a street activist.
- Course for learning Quran Monday, July 21, 2008 @ 6:17PMDOHA • Twenty-five participants of Abdurahman Religious Centre (an affiliation of Eid Charity) have headed to Madinah to participate in a course for memorising the Holy Quran.
- A Hymen, a Veil and France Monday, July 21, 2008 @ 6:43AMThe disturbing trend in the never-ending duel of “Islam v. West”: women as the soft targets of both radical Muslims and secular governments, argues Mona Eltahawy .
- Islamic law versus common law Monday, July 21, 2008 @ 6:20AMThe accuser must produce four witnesses. If the accuser fails to do so then he or she must be punished. The accused, in turn, will also have to produce four witnesses to support his or her denial or else he or she will have to face the music.
- How the Conservative Base Learned to Stop Hating McCain Monday, July 21, 2008 @ 6:17AM There’s a conventional view that John McCain faces an impossible political balancing act. He badly needs his party’s conservative base to stand with him in November, but that base doesn’t particularly like or trust him. However, if he reins in his more moderate instincts and caters to these activists with the purity and intensity they demand, he’ll do irreparable harm to his standing with ...
- CENTRAL NEW YORK NEWS Monday, July 21, 2008 @ 5:12AMEverything Jon Alvarez has left is in a 10-by-16-foot shed that overlooks a pond full of bullfrogs in Hannibal. He cooks for two over a campfire - the other diner is his yellow Lab Sadiegirl.
- Odd concoction lures bear into trap Sunday, July 20, 2008 @ 8:08PMThe sun bear that was caught by Kampung Sekor villagers. PEKAN: Rice and cooking oil is an odd combination but it has helped solve a "bearish" problem faced by 150 villagers in Kampung Sekor near here.
- Don’t hate the biological dad Sunday, July 20, 2008 @ 7:58PMI REFER to “Spare a thought for the adopted child,” ( The Star , July 20). It is actually an obligation in Islam to put the surname of the biological father in the adopted child’s name.
- Odd concoction lures bear into trap Sunday, July 20, 2008 @ 7:15PMPEKAN: Rice and cooking oil is an odd combination but it has helped solve a "bearish" problem faced by 150 villagers in Kampung Sekor near here.
- 500,000 Women die annually due to pregnancy, birth complications Sunday, July 20, 2008 @ 10:03AMUN - Iran - Family Planning United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative in Iran Mohamed Abdel-Ahad in his speech on the occasion World Population Day ceremony held here at Tehran University said out of 190 million women who become pregnant annually, more than half a million die from complications during pregnancy and childbirth.
- Suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits kidnap 3 in Basilan Sunday, July 20, 2008 @ 7:08AMMANILA, Philippines - Suspected Abu Sayyaf militants kidnapped three Catholics in Basilan province Sunday morning, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said Sunday afternoon.
- KUIS Aims Full University Status By Next Year Sunday, July 20, 2008 @ 6:29AMBANGI, July 20 (Bernama) -- Kolej Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Selangor (KUIS) is in the process of applying for full university status from the Malaysian Qualifications Agency.
- Central Region News (excluding Federal Territory) Sunday, July 20, 2008 @ 6:29AMBANGI, July 20 (Bernama) -- Kolej Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Selangor (KUIS) is in the process of applying for full university status from the Malaysian Qualifications Agency.
- News of the Weird: Who knew? The future of U.S.-Iranian peace may lie in our mutual fondness for the New Age self-help ... Sunday, July 20, 2008 @ 1:00AM Who knew? The future of U.S.-Iranian peace may lie in our mutual fondness for the New Age self-help movement.
- Activists step up efforts to penalise ‘spousal rape’ Saturday, July 19, 2008 @ 4:22PMMANAMA — Rights activists in Bahrain have accelerated their efforts to penalise ‘spousal rape’ by launching a new campaign to promote the implementation of a family law to regulate judgments at Shariah Courts.
- Cleric controls fragile peace in Sadr City Saturday, July 19, 2008 @ 7:38AMBAGHDAD -- Under sweltering heat Friday, the prayer leader urged the crowd of thousands to show forbearance and not to retaliate for what he called daily humiliations at the hands of the Iraqi army.
- Saudi girls hike their dowry demands Saturday, July 19, 2008 @ 12:52AMDubai, Jul 18: It is getting tough for Saudi boys to get their bride of choice as the girls are putting stringent demands, sometimes unrealistic too, for marriage like Riyals 100,000, a car with a driver or even a villa in their name.
- Citizenship to be taught in UK mosque schools Friday, July 18, 2008 @ 10:43PMLONDON, July 18: As part of a government attempt to keep young Muslims away from what is believed to be the influence of extremism, they will now be taught citizenship in mosque schools.
- Harnessing religions to promote justice, peace Friday, July 18, 2008 @ 8:05PMQ: How do you feel about the progress (or lack thereof) of interfaith dialogues since you first began promoting it in 1980? A: Malaysia itself is an example of dialogue in action. You have to interact with people of other religions and try to understand them; the other becomes part of your reality.
