Tag Archives: Muslims

Peach logos guide Muslims to Halal services in Okayama Japan By DAISUKE HATANO

The Peach Mark II logo (Provided by city government of Okayama) OKAYAMA–If Muslims here look for the Peach Mark logo, they can find facilities that cater for their special needs. The logo enables Muslim tourists to identify eateries that provide food that doesn't contain pork and menus in English, as well as accommodation that has prayer mats stashed and ready …

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Caliph Umar’s Peaceful Entry to Jerusalem By Latheef Farook

Great lesson for today's warmongers During the period of the Second Caliph Umar Ibn al-Khattab, the Muslim forces, under the command of Abu Ubaydah, lay siege to Jerusalem  . The Patriarch of the city, Sophronius, stated that he would negotiate only with Caliph Umar and that nobody enters Jerusalem before Caliph Umar. On hearing this Caliph Umar informed that he was on …

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Muslims turning to home schooling in increasing numbers, By Tara Bahrampour

On a chilly afternoon in western Loudoun County, a group of children used tweezers to extract rodent bones from a regurgitated owl pellet. A boy built a Lego launcher. A girl practiced her penmanship. On the wall, placards read, “I fast in Ramadan,” “I pay zakat” and “I will go on hajj.” Welcome to Priscilla Martinez’s home — and her …

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