April, 2010

• 18 April

  US Hypocrisy and Arrogance, By Mark Levine

  Every so often, a convergence occurs between a few ostensibly unrelated events in the endless swirl of news stories, polemics and propaganda, spin and advertising that make up the media sphere today. Like the noonday sun, they pierce a hole through the fog of information that normally obscures the core dynamics behind the larger political-economic system’s smooth functioning. But unlike …

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• 14 April

  Derivatives -An Islamic Finance Perspective, By Beata M. Paxford

  © Islamic Finance Today BEATA PAXFORD is a lawyer and a Ph.d. candidate in banking law. Beata is currently writing her dissertation on Islamic banking at the Warsaw University in Poland. Her main areas of specialisation include corporate and banking law. She is an Islamic banking advocate in Poland and hopes to popularise Islamic based financing in the CEE countries. …

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• 13 April

  Sarah Malani Perera, Muslim community failed , By Latheef Farook

  Sarah Malani Perea-treated with respect A three member team which visited the Mirihana Police on Monday 12 April l 2010 found that the allegation that Sarah Malani Perera was ill treated was false. Instead, according to Sarah Malini Perera, she had been treated with respect and dignity and provided with all required facilities. The team which included Senior Journalists Hamza …

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• 12 April

  A BALANCED ISLAMIC VIEW ON MUSIC & SINGING, By Usama Hasan London Muslim Centre

  This presentation is based on the book “Music & Singing in the Balance of Islam” (Arabic) by Shaykh Abdullah al- Juday (2004) Summary – The Balanced Fatwa Music & Singing are types of lahw (entertainment, amusement, frivolity, sport, etc.). Thus, they are acceptable and even encouraged at times in moderation in the Sunnah, just like poetry, humour, laughter, etc.  However, …

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• 10 April

  In West Warwick, Islamic school goes to church, By Tatiana Pina

  WEST WARWICK — By all accounts, Rose Achabi is a shy person. But as she sat through Easter service at the Full Life Christian Fellowship Church, she could no longer hold her tongue. At the Islamic School of Rhode Island at 840 Providence St., where she is a teacher’s assistant, floodwaters had risen more than four feet, seeping into the …

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• 9 April

  WOMEN IN ISLAM VERSUS WOMEN IN THE JUDAEO-CHRISTIAN TRADITION: THE MYTH & THE REALITY, By Dr. Sherif Abdel Azeem

  1. INTRODUCTION Five years ago, I read in the Toronto Star issue of July 3, 1990 an article titled "Islam is not alone in patriarchal doctrines", by Gwynne Dyer. The article described the furious reactions of the participants of a conference on women and power held in Montreal to the comments of the famous Egyptian feminist Dr. Nawal Saadawi. Her …

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• 9 April

  Wikileaks ‘war crimes’ tape puts self-styled judge in the dock, By Ameen Izzadeen

  The criminal character of the seven-year-old US war on Iraq came into the open this week in yet another shameful exposé when the wikileaks website carried an 18-minute secret Pentagon tape. The Swedish based non-profit website that publishes leaked documents regarding government and corporate misconduct got the tape from a Pentagon whistleblower and put it in the public domain on …

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