October, 2015

• 9 October

  Muslim Turkish chemist wins 2015’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry

  

  Istanbul, (IINA) – Following the great Egyptian chemist professor Ahmed Zewail who won the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, another chemist from another Muslim country won 2015's Nobel Prize in Chemistry, according to OnIslam. Aziz Sancar, a biochemist who has exquisitely mapped part of the DNA repair system in cancer cells, has been honored this year with the Nobel Prize …

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• 6 October

  Let us join hands with others to free our country from the scourge of Child Abuse, Rape and Murder

  

  AL MASHOORAH : Issue no.5  Child abuse, rape and murder are becoming daily occurrence in our society. This is unprecedented in our country of Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism and Christianity underpinning our lives. Sri Lankan society had a strong ethical and moral foundation governing us. What has happened to our ethics and morality? Once we were suffering from the scourge of …

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• 2 October

  We don’t understand the universe: Scientist at IdeaFestival explains how science is failing us

  

  At IdeaFestival 2015, astronomer Bob Berman explained why our scientific approach to understanding the universe is misguided. Astronomer Bob Berman at IdeaFestival 2015 "What do we know about the universe?" asked astronomer Bob Berman to a crowded room at IdeaFestival 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky. "Why aren't the answers satisfying? Where do they go wrong?" There's a lot of hard and …

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September, 2015

• 30 September

  Hameed Abdul Karim – A Writer & Activist Par Excellence By Hilmy Ahamed

  

  My friend and brother in Islam, Hameed Abdul Karim is no more. He died in Makkah, Saudi Arabia due to a heart attack after completing his Hajj on Saturday the 26th of September 2015. A death immediately after Hajj is what most Muslims dream of, yet the loss of Hameed Abdul Karim is a great blow to Muslim Civil Society …

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• 30 September

  Istanbul, Antalya named in world’s top shopping cities in Muslim Travel Shopping Index 2015

  

    Istanbul and Antalya have featured in a list of the world’s top shopping destinations for Muslim tourists in a report which provides detailed insights into their spending behavior while travelling.  The MasterCard-CrescentRating Muslim Shopping Travel Index 2015 (MTSI 2015) has revealed Muslim travelers spent a total of $62 billion globally in shopping and dining.  Istanbul was fifth while the …

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• 30 September

  H&M’s latest look: Hijab-wearing Muslim model stirs debate – By Monica Sarkar, CNN

  

  (CNN)This the first time H&M, the world's second largest retailer, has featured a Muslim model wearing a hijab in a video designed to encourage consumers to recycle their clothes. And it's opened up the debate on Muslims in fashion. As expected, the video, released earlier this month and entitled "Close the Loop", is a slick production by the Swedish brand. …

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• 29 September

  Islamic Finance Today e-magazine

  

  Islamic Finance Today, the exclusive Islamic Banking and Finance Magazine has released its latest September 2015 issue.  The magazine which is available for free downloading features leading Islamic Finance writer Paul Mc.Namara, Start-Up Specialists, Muhammad Ikram Thowfeek and Mansoor Durrani and three special female contributors, Dr.Marjan Muhammad of ISRA, Nazeefa Fawzer of APIIT and Raja Teh Maimunah of Hong Leong Islamic Bank Berhad. You …

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