April, 2017

• 27 April

  MUSLIM COUNTRIES FORMING MILITARY ALLIANCE TO FIGHT ISIS TERRORISM BY CRISTINA SILVA

  

  A coalition of 41 Muslim-majority nations is working to create a mobile military force to combat the Islamic State (ISIS) group in Iraq and Syria and militant threats across northern and western Africa. The alliance, known informally as the Muslim NATO, is preparing later this year to hold its first major meeting with defense ministers from across the Muslim world …

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• 27 April

  Spain’s Moriscos: a 400 year old Muslim tragedy is a story for today

  

  Matthew Carr, the author of Blood and Faith, explains how the plight of the Moriscos, driven from their home country as detested aliens, has urgent lessons for our own age. I first heard about the expulsion of the 17th-century Spanish Muslims known as Moriscos back in 1992, when I was living in Barcelona. This was during the 500th anniversary of …

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• 19 April

  Muslims and Arabs in Australia are tweeting their experiences with racism

  

  "I was called a 'bloody Muslim' on the school run, in front of my daughter. Now don't wear my hijab when she's with me." Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull decided to celebrate Harmony Day (the country's national day for celebrating diversity) on Mar 21 by watering down the race-hate laws in the country.  Turnbull said the government will remove the …

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• 19 April

  Shared Heritage of Daughters of Eve

  

  Headcoverings – Reflections from women of faith   The hijab, as a part of the Muslim faith, has been heavily politicised over recent years, not only in the UK, but across Europe. Questions around whether the wearing of religious symbols in public should be allowed and the banning of hijab in certain places led us at the Muslim Women’s Council …

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• 19 April

  Turkey’s potential shift on mosque and state

  

  A referendum result will likely give strong powers to a president who founded the governing Islamist party. As long as its democracy is preserved, Turkey may find a new balance between Islam and secular rule. The Monitor's Editorial Board APRIL 18, 2017 —For nearly a century, Turkey’s political history has been one of largely secular rule over a mostly Muslim …

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• 11 April

  Champion Under 2000 Women FIDE World Amateur Chess Championship Spoleto

  

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• 5 April

  ACJU and the MMDA – A statement of clarification

  

  بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم – In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful   ACJU and the MMDA – A statement of clarification The All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU) ever since its establishment has always taken a very flexible and moderate approach, within the  framework of Shari’ah and the greater public interest, when consulting on any issue.  Such facilitation …

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