The Muslim Council of Britain deplores Home Secretary Theresa May’s uncharacteristicall y intemperate move to ban the renowned Indian mainstream Islamic scholar Dr. Zakir Abdul-Karim Naik, from a speakers’ tour in the UK, reported in the media (Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2010), apparently because of his “unacceptable behaviour” and that his visit “would not be conducive to the public good”. …

  Eaters of Brown Rice Have Lower Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, Study Finds White or brown rice might be a matter of taste. But people who substitute brown rice for white rice for health reasons may be onto something, a new study from Harvard University implies. Yet doctors warn that there's more to this effect than the nutrition in …

  Prince Charles yesterday urged the world to follow Islamic 'spiritual principles' in order to protect the environment.   In an hour-long speech, the heir to the throne argued that man's destruction of the world was contrary to the scriptures of all religions – but particularly those of Islam.    He said the current 'division' between man and nature had …

A YOUNG seeker named Cat Stevens ''picked up a couple of very important strands of the mysterious truth'' during his last tour of Australia in 1974. Within two years they would lead him to a new faith and a new name – Yusuf Islam – and out of the music business for three decades. In a luxury hotel overlooking the …

  2010.06.10 Furkan Dogan, born in New York in 1991, was a final grade student in Kayseri Hisarciklioglu High School. He joined the flotilla from Kayseri, a prominent city in inner Anatolia.  However, in the end of his journey aiming to break the inhumane blockade and deliver much needed humanitarian aid to Gaza, he was greeted with bullets. 4 bullets …

  BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – European Union foreign ministers will call on Israel next week to lift a three-year-old blockade of Gaza which they describe as "unacceptable and counterproductive" – including to Israel's security. In a draft statement prepared for a meeting on Monday, the foreign ministers will condemn the use of violence during Israel's operation to stop a flotilla of …