http://www.mail.com/subjects/16306-islam.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/16306-islam.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2105918-ap-photos-egypts-languishing-islamic-antiquities.html CAIRO (AP) — Cairo, the Arab world's most populated city, is often referred to as an open-air museum of Islamic antiquities and the city of 1,000 minarets. But its rich history and contributions to Islamic art has languished. The city has seen some of its most beautiful antiquities looted or neglected over the last two years following the 2011 uprising th... Thu, 23 May 2013 17:48:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2105918-ap-photos-egypts-languishing-islamic-antiquities.html 2013-05-23T17:48:56Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2105904-turkey-debates-alcohol-sales-ad-restrictions.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish lawmakers on Thursday began debating a bill that bans all alcohol advertising and tightens restrictions on sales of such beverages — a proposal the government insists is aimed at protecting the young from the ills of spirits but which secularists say is an example of the Islamic-based ruling party's encroachment on personal freedoms. ... Thu, 23 May 2013 17:35:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2105904-turkey-debates-alcohol-sales-ad-restrictions.html 2013-05-23T17:35:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102286-irans-ahmadinejad-to-outsider-options.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — By now, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is well-accustomed to enduring blows from Iran's ruling clerics as his reputation fell from favored son to political outcast. But their intended parting shot — barring his chief aid from the presidential race — may be just the opening act in Ahmadinejad's reinvention as a self-styled opposition force. Wed, 22 May 2013 18:16:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102286-irans-ahmadinejad-to-outsider-options.html 2013-05-22T18:16:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2103298-bahrain-opposition-group-snubs-crisis-talks.html MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Bahrain's main Shiite opposition group says it will temporarily boycott talks aimed at easing the Gulf nation's more than two-year unrest because of increased crackdowns by security forces. Wednesday's decision by Al Wefaq to shun talks for two weeks is seen as a warning to authorities over the future of the dialogue, which is backe... Wed, 22 May 2013 16:55:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2103298-bahrain-opposition-group-snubs-crisis-talks.html 2013-05-22T16:55:42Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2099690-tunisia-announces-3-cases-coronavirus-1-death.html RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A 66-year-old Tunisian man has died from the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia and two of his adult children were infected with it, the Tunisian Health Ministry reported. His sons were treated and have since recovered but the rest of the family remains under medical observation, the ministry said in a statement Monday... Tue, 21 May 2013 13:50:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2099690-tunisia-announces-3-cases-coronavirus-1-death.html 2013-05-21T13:50:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2094832-afghan-lawmakers-block-law-womens-rights.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage disobedience. The fierce opposition highlights how tenuous women's rights remain a dozen years after the ouster of the hard-line ... Sat, 18 May 2013 15:25:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2094832-afghan-lawmakers-block-law-womens-rights.html 2013-05-18T15:25:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2094702-egyptians-targeted-with-blasphemy-charges.html CAIRO (AP) — The pale, young Christian woman sat handcuffed in the courtroom, accused of insulting Islam while teaching history of religions to fourth-graders. A team of Islamist lawyers with long beards sang in unison, "All except the Prophet Muhammad." The case against Dimyana Abdel-Nour in southern Egypt's ancient city of Luxor began when parents of th... Sat, 18 May 2013 13:34:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2094702-egyptians-targeted-with-blasphemy-charges.html 2013-05-18T13:34:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2093468-mourners-gather-to-remember-malcolm-xs-grandson.html OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds gathered Friday to remember the late grandson of slain civil rights leader Malcolm X as mourners said Malcolm Shabazz was well on his way to cementing his own legacy. More than 200 people attended a traditional Islamic service in Oakland for the 28-year-old Shabazz, who authorities say was beaten to death last week over a $... Fri, 17 May 2013 22:21:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2093468-mourners-gather-to-remember-malcolm-xs-grandson.html 2013-05-17T22:21:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2092742-report-bahrain-police-search-top-cleric.html MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — A main opposition group in Bahrain says police have searched the home of the Gulf nation's most senior Shiite cleric, who has strongly sided with anti-government protesters. The reported raid could touch off more clashes on the strategic island nation, home to the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet. The group Al Wefaq says security forces entere... Fri, 17 May 2013 11:47:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2092742-report-bahrain-police-search-top-cleric.html 2013-05-17T11:47:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2090624-mystical-branch-islam-resurgence-somalia.html MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Hundreds of sweating Sufis chant and sway as the lead sheik moves into the middle of a circle of worshippers and bursts into a chant louder than anyone else's Sufism, a mystical branch of Islam, is having a major comeback since al-Shabab, an armed militant Islamic group, was pushed out of Somalia's capital in August 2011. The Sun... Thu, 16 May 2013 15:31:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2090624-mystical-branch-islam-resurgence-somalia.html 2013-05-16T15:31:31Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2089446-polish-exports-meat-jews-muslims-limbo.html WARSAW, Poland (AP) — For some, it was a barbaric way to treat animals. For others, it was great business. Until January, slaughterhouses across Poland — a deeply Catholic nation — were the unlikely venues for the Islamic and Jewish slaughter of animals, which in both religions involves a swift cut to the throat of a conscious animal and death by bleeding... Thu, 16 May 2013 10:52:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2089446-polish-exports-meat-jews-muslims-limbo.html 2013-05-16T10:52:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2084294-egypt-detained-christian-teacher-released-bail.html LUXOR, Egypt (AP) — An Egyptian Christian teacher detained over charges of insulting Islam has been released on bail on Tuesday, her lawyer said. A history and geography teacher in the southern city of Luxor, 24-year-old Dimiana Abdul-Nour paid L.E. 20,000 (almost $3,000 dollars) to be freed pending further investigation, the lawyer, Badawi Abu-Shanab sai... Tue, 14 May 2013 15:14:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2084294-egypt-detained-christian-teacher-released-bail.html 2013-05-14T15:14:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081702-nigeria-judge-iranian-colleague-smuggled-weapons.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — An Iranian and his Nigerian accomplice were sentenced to five years in prison Monday over a plot they orchestrated to smuggle a shipment of military-grade weapons including mortar rounds into West Africa. Both Azim Aghajani and his accomplice, Usman Abbas Jega, pleaded for leniency in the hearing, in which Justice Okechukwu J. Okeke ... Mon, 13 May 2013 15:48:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081702-nigeria-judge-iranian-colleague-smuggled-weapons.html 2013-05-13T15:48:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2079922-pope-francis-church-hundreds-saints.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday gave the Catholic Church new saints, including hundreds of 15th-century martyrs who were beheaded for refusing to convert to Islam, as he led his first canonization ceremony Sunday in a packed St. Peter's Square. The "Martyrs of Otranto" were 813 Italians who were slain in the southern Italian city in 1480 for de... Sun, 12 May 2013 13:15:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2079922-pope-francis-church-hundreds-saints.html 2013-05-12T13:15:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2079072-egypt-christian-teachers-detention-extended.html LUXOR, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian prosecutors extended the detention Saturday of a Coptic Christian teacher held over accusations of blasphemy of Islam and proselytizing Christianity, security officials said. In another southern Egyptian city, security officials said a Coptic man stabbed his wife for converting to Islam and for trying to see their son afterwar... Sat, 11 May 2013 19:13:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2079072-egypt-christian-teachers-detention-extended.html 2013-05-11T19:13:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2078758-gambia-frees-muslim-cleric-5-months.html BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — The Gambian government says that it has released a Muslim cleric who had been in detention for five months. The state Gambia Radio Television Services announced late Friday that Imam Baba Leigh was released by the National Intelligence Agency. The outspoken Imam was taken away by plainclothes officers on December 3, 2012. Media repor... Sat, 11 May 2013 13:03:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2078758-gambia-frees-muslim-cleric-5-months.html 2013-05-11T13:03:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073676-islamic-cleric-gaza-rejects-israels-existence.html GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A prominent Islamic scholar making a landmark visit to the Gaza Strip declared Thursday that Israel has no right to exist and voiced his support for rocket fire on Israel, giving a boost of legitimacy to the militant Islamist Hamas rulers of the Palestinian territory. Yusuf al-Qaradawi is the latest of a few high profile figur... Thu, 09 May 2013 15:04:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073676-islamic-cleric-gaza-rejects-israels-existence.html 2013-05-09T15:04:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2072062-soldier-faced-harassment-muslim.html RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sgt. 1st Class Naida Hosan is not a Muslim — she's a Catholic. But her name sounded Islamic to fellow U.S. soldiers in Iraq, and they would taunt her, calling her "Sgt. Hussein" and asking what God she prayed to. So before deploying to Afghanistan last year for her second war tour, she legally changed her name — to Naida Christian Nov... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:47:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2072062-soldier-faced-harassment-muslim.html 2013-05-08T21:47:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070626-israel-releases-top-muslim-cleric-holy-land.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police detained the top Muslim cleric in the Holy Land Wednesday in a rare crackdown on a leading religious figure, questioning him for several hours before releasing him without charge. Later in the day, in the Gaza Strip, an influential Muslim cleric from Qatar received a hero's welcome in a high-profile visit that deepened the ... Wed, 08 May 2013 20:26:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070626-israel-releases-top-muslim-cleric-holy-land.html 2013-05-08T20:26:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2067766-pakistans-minorities-faith-democracy.html LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — In majority Muslim Pakistan, religious minorities say democracy is killing them. Intolerance has been on the rise for the past five years under Pakistan's democratically elected government because of the growing violence of Islamic radicals, who are then courted by political parties, say many in the country's communities of Shiite ... Tue, 07 May 2013 07:47:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2067766-pakistans-minorities-faith-democracy.html 2013-05-07T07:47:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2065164-unlikely-ny-scribe-handwrites-good-book-4-years.html PHILMONT, N.Y. (AP) — In the beginning, Phillip Patterson decided to write out every word in the Bible. On empty pages, he wrote of Adam, an ark, locusts, loaves, fishes and the resurrection in his neat, looping cursive. Four years of work begat more than 2,400 pages and left a multitude of pens in its wake. Now, as he copies the last words of the last bo... Mon, 06 May 2013 23:49:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2065164-unlikely-ny-scribe-handwrites-good-book-4-years.html 2013-05-06T23:49:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2064622-reasons-israeli-airstrikes-syria.html BEIRUT (AP) — A look at the reasons for and possible implications of the escalation of Israel's involvement in Syria's civil war. WHY NOW? Israel has said repeatedly it does not want to get dragged into Syria's civil war but has also warned that it will not allow so-called "game-changing" sophisticated weapons to flow across the border to Lebanon's Hezbol... Sun, 05 May 2013 19:23:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2064622-reasons-israeli-airstrikes-syria.html 2013-05-05T19:23:09Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2063466-egypts-christians-celebrate-coptic-easter.html CAIRO (AP) — Pope Tawadros II led his first Easter Mass as head of the ancient Coptic Church in Egypt praying for security and prosperity on Saturday at the same cathedral that was the site of sectarian clashes weeks earlier. The Orthodox Easter mass, meant to be a religious celebration that marks the resurrection of Jesus after his crucifixion, took plac... Sun, 05 May 2013 00:00:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2063466-egypts-christians-celebrate-coptic-easter.html 2013-05-05T00:00:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2062914-iraq-pms-group-wins-largest-bloc-areas.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A coalition led by Iraq's prime minister has won the largest single bloc of seats in seven of 12 provinces participating in local elections, and tied in an eighth, although it failed to achieve a majority in any of the districts, electoral officials announced Saturday. Last month's vote was for seats on local-level governorate councils and ... Sat, 04 May 2013 19:19:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2062914-iraq-pms-group-wins-largest-bloc-areas.html 2013-05-04T19:19:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058542-activist-to-tried-insulting-egypt-president.html TANTA, Egypt (AP) — Prominent Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma was arrested and immediately referred to trial for allegedly insulting the country's president in a TV interview, a prosecutor said Thursday. Douma is to stand trial on Sunday — less than a week after being arrested. He is the first prominent opposition activist to be tried on charges of insultin... Thu, 02 May 2013 17:38:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058542-activist-to-tried-insulting-egypt-president.html 2013-05-02T17:38:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2055670-activists-call-release-imam-gambia.html BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Activists in Gambia are calling on the government to release an imam who has been jailed for five months. Imam Baba Leigh has been missing since December and is believed to have been detained by Gambia's National Intelligence Agency. Media reports have linked his alleged arrest with comments he made in September 2012 describing the e... Wed, 01 May 2013 11:13:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2055670-activists-call-release-imam-gambia.html 2013-05-01T11:13:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2052774-us-panel-afghans-religious-freedom.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Despite significant improvements since the hard-line Taliban ruled Afghanistan, religious freedom remains poor, especially for minorities, and Afghans still can't debate religion or question prevailing Islamic orthodoxies without fear of being punished, a U.S. commission said in a new report on Tuesday. As the country braces for ... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:16:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2052774-us-panel-afghans-religious-freedom.html 2013-04-30T05:16:27Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2048996-wtc-type-jet-hijacked-911.html NEW YORK (AP) — A rusted piece of airplane landing gear discovered wedged between a mosque and an apartment building and believed to be from one of the hijacked planes that destroyed the nearby World Trade Center on Sept. 11 has been confirmed as coming from the type of Boeing jet used in the attacks. Police said Saturday that detectives had been in conta... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:32:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2048996-wtc-type-jet-hijacked-911.html 2013-04-28T00:32:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2048558-jews-ease-tunisia-famed-pilgrimage.html DJERBA, Tunisia (AP) — Under a bright Mediterranean sun Saturday, Jews whose forebears once thronged Tunisia are trekking to a celebrated synagogue under the protection of police — as organizers try to inject new momentum to an annual pilgrimage that's been depleted in recent years by fears of anti-Semitism. Jewish leaders hope the three-day pilgrimage to... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:43:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2048558-jews-ease-tunisia-famed-pilgrimage.html 2013-04-27T18:43:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2048366-prominent-muslim-cleric-to-visit-gaza.html GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The head of Gaza's Islamic affairs ministry says the prominent Muslim scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi will visit the Hamas-ruled territory in May. It's the first visit by the Qatar-based cleric who is widely-respected through the Muslim world, and underscores his support for the Islamic militant group Hamas. It also shows how Hamas ... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:28:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2048366-prominent-muslim-cleric-to-visit-gaza.html 2013-04-27T08:28:08Z