VOICE OF GLOBAL UMMAH
Volume 207, October 31, 2011
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Editors: Mohamed & Rashida Ziauddin
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent and the Most Merciful
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Editors: Mohamed & Rashida Ziauddin
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent and the Most Merciful
ED NOTE:
Greece’s parliament on Wednesday approved the construction of a new mosque in Athens to satisfy a long-standing demand by thousands of Muslim residents, a government source said.
The project to build the Greek capital’s first official Muslim place of worship in decades was supported by 198 deputies from the centre, right and left (out of 300) against the objections of 16 nationalist MPs.
The mosque plan was included in an environment ministry bill regulating illegal construction, another long-running concern in Greece.
It calls for the renovation of an existing state building -- a disused military base -- in the run-down Athens industrial district of Elaionas.
PART I-b
EAST LANCASHIRE MOSQUE DONATES £47K TO LOCAL HOSPITALS
September 23, 2011
(www.islamineurope.blogspot.com)
PART II-a
The 7th Muslim Film Festival that took place in the Russian city of Kazan in September has ended in a sex scandal. The issue related to a former porn actress who was awarded at the festival.
Rewarding of German actress with Turkish roots Sibel Kekilli known for criticizing Islam and having starred in several porn films in the past caused major disappointment in the Islamic community. The scandal emerged at the suggestion of the Tatarstan Muslims spiritual leader Ildus Faizov.
The local Culture Ministry, represented by Deputy Minister Guzel Nigmatullina, stated that the representatives of the Islamic Council of the Republic under Ildus Faizov himself consulted the selective committee of the festival on religious matters.
September has seen devout Muslims again flocking to Albania's only "burqa beach" after the Ramadan holy month, where women bathe in full hijab -- a short distance from the "other" Albania where girls romp in scanty bikinis.
The contrast is not to every one's liking but is a testament to Albania's centuries-old tradition of religious tolerance, which even survived nearly half a century of a communist rule that tried to stamp out all religion.
About two-thirds of this Mediterranean state's 3.2 million residents are Muslim. Much of the rest is Christian -- both Orthodox and Catholic -- and co-habitation among the different faiths is the norm in EU-hopeful Albania.
"To each their own," said Selim, a Muslim who gave only his first name.
But "why do some people think that showing off their buttocks is a sign of civilization and freedom, while protecting one's body from other people's glances is an expression of underdevelopment?" he asked.
THE END
In this E-Zine we have started out with the positives, followed by Islam in Europe and concluded by touching on the issue of Extremism.
PART I
POSITIVE NEWS:
POSITIVE NEWS:
PART I-a
GREECE
ATHENS: PARLIAMENT APPROVES MOSQUE PLANS
September 08, 2011
(www.islamineurope.blogspot.com)
Via al-Arabiya:
(ED NOTE:
We are glad that FINALLY the Greek Parliament has approved Mosque Plans. We believe that it was long overdue and were awaiting that auspicious day when we could hear below good news. Finally the time has come)
We are glad that FINALLY the Greek Parliament has approved Mosque Plans. We believe that it was long overdue and were awaiting that auspicious day when we could hear below good news. Finally the time has come)
ATHENS: PARLIAMENT APPROVES MOSQUE PLANS
September 08, 2011
(www.islamineurope.blogspot.com)
Via al-Arabiya:
(An extreme right wing party poster, which reads ‘Mosque in Athens: Nowhere and Never,’ in front of Muslims attending outdoor prayers at Attiki square in Athens)
Greece’s parliament on Wednesday approved the construction of a new mosque in Athens to satisfy a long-standing demand by thousands of Muslim residents, a government source said.
The project to build the Greek capital’s first official Muslim place of worship in decades was supported by 198 deputies from the centre, right and left (out of 300) against the objections of 16 nationalist MPs.
The mosque plan was included in an environment ministry bill regulating illegal construction, another long-running concern in Greece.
It calls for the renovation of an existing state building -- a disused military base -- in the run-down Athens industrial district of Elaionas.
PART I-b
(ED NOTE:
UNITED KINGDOM:East lancashire Mosque should be a role model for other mosques to emulate in terms of giving donations for worthy causes to the best of their ability. We believe it is a step in the right direction).
EAST LANCASHIRE MOSQUE DONATES £47K TO LOCAL HOSPITALS
September 23, 2011
(www.islamineurope.blogspot.com)
Via the Blackburn Citizen:
MEMBERS of an East Lancashire mosque has donated £47,000 to provide home comforts for patients at Royal Blackburn Hospital and Burnley General Hospital.
Blackburn peer Lord Adam Patel and representatives from Masjid-e-Tauheedul Islam mosque in Bicknell Street met health bosses to present the gift this week to the hospitals’ charitable fund.
It is used to improve equipment for patient areas, and pay for additional patient “comforts and amenities”, outside of what the NHS normally provides.
Speaking to health chiefs during a presentation event, Lord Patel said: “At Bicknell Street mosque we have always taken part in charity work.
“When the hospital needed a new MRI scanner we contributed generously, there was a need in the eye department and we also donated there and throughout the world we are collecting handsome money for charities in Pakistan and India and to people who are suffering in Africa.
“We have collected this money for this particular purpose for East Lancashire Hospitals to contribute something back.
“We want to prove ourselves as good citizens. We need to work together because this is our hospital and this is for the East Lancashire community.
Blackburn peer Lord Adam Patel and representatives from Masjid-e-Tauheedul Islam mosque in Bicknell Street met health bosses to present the gift this week to the hospitals’ charitable fund.
It is used to improve equipment for patient areas, and pay for additional patient “comforts and amenities”, outside of what the NHS normally provides.
Speaking to health chiefs during a presentation event, Lord Patel said: “At Bicknell Street mosque we have always taken part in charity work.
“When the hospital needed a new MRI scanner we contributed generously, there was a need in the eye department and we also donated there and throughout the world we are collecting handsome money for charities in Pakistan and India and to people who are suffering in Africa.
“We have collected this money for this particular purpose for East Lancashire Hospitals to contribute something back.
“We want to prove ourselves as good citizens. We need to work together because this is our hospital and this is for the East Lancashire community.
PART II
ISLAM IN EUROPE
PART II-a
TATARSTAN:
CONTROVERSY OVER MUSLIM FESTIVAL AWARD TO FORMER PORN STAR
(www.islamineurope.blogspot.com)
CONTROVERSY OVER MUSLIM FESTIVAL AWARD TO FORMER PORN STAR
(www.islamineurope.blogspot.com)
Oct 12, 2011
Via RT:
The 7th Muslim Film Festival that took place in the Russian city of Kazan in September has ended in a sex scandal. The issue related to a former porn actress who was awarded at the festival.
Rewarding of German actress with Turkish roots Sibel Kekilli known for criticizing Islam and having starred in several porn films in the past caused major disappointment in the Islamic community. The scandal emerged at the suggestion of the Tatarstan Muslims spiritual leader Ildus Faizov.
The local Culture Ministry, represented by Deputy Minister Guzel Nigmatullina, stated that the representatives of the Islamic Council of the Republic under Ildus Faizov himself consulted the selective committee of the festival on religious matters.
PART II-b
ALBANIA:
BIKINIS AND HIJABS CONTRAST ON "BURQA BEACH"
September 23, 2011
(www.islamineurope.blogspot.com)
BIKINIS AND HIJABS CONTRAST ON "BURQA BEACH"
September 23, 2011
(www.islamineurope.blogspot.com)
Via AFP:
September has seen devout Muslims again flocking to Albania's only "burqa beach" after the Ramadan holy month, where women bathe in full hijab -- a short distance from the "other" Albania where girls romp in scanty bikinis.
The contrast is not to every one's liking but is a testament to Albania's centuries-old tradition of religious tolerance, which even survived nearly half a century of a communist rule that tried to stamp out all religion.
About two-thirds of this Mediterranean state's 3.2 million residents are Muslim. Much of the rest is Christian -- both Orthodox and Catholic -- and co-habitation among the different faiths is the norm in EU-hopeful Albania.
"To each their own," said Selim, a Muslim who gave only his first name.
But "why do some people think that showing off their buttocks is a sign of civilization and freedom, while protecting one's body from other people's glances is an expression of underdevelopment?" he asked.
PART III
EXTREMISM:
PART III-a
PART III-a
(ED NOTE:
How sad that the extremists have won a small victory by making insults and threats to a Mayor's family (for his positive comments on immigrants) and in the process caused him to resign)
How sad that the extremists have won a small victory by making insults and threats to a Mayor's family (for his positive comments on immigrants) and in the process caused him to resign)
SWITZERLAND:
MAYOR RESIGNS OVER THREATS AFTER PRAISING IMMIGRATION
October 7, 2011
(www.islamineurope.blogspot.com)
MAYOR RESIGNS OVER THREATS AFTER PRAISING IMMIGRATION
October 7, 2011
(www.islamineurope.blogspot.com)
Via the Local:
The mayor of a small town in northern Switzerland has left office after positive comments he made about immigrants were met with insults and threats directed at his family.
Josef Bütler, the mayor of Spreitenbach, made the decision after he discovered that defending the integration of immigrants in Switzerland can turn into a nightmare. More than half of the town's 11,000 inhabitants are of foreign origin.
On August 24th, Bütler participated on the TV show Schweiz Aktuell. Asked about the high proportion of foreigners in Spreitenbach, the Christian Democract praised the coexistence of Swiss and foreigners and said that for him immigration represented a “challenging enrichment.”
Josef Bütler, the mayor of Spreitenbach, made the decision after he discovered that defending the integration of immigrants in Switzerland can turn into a nightmare. More than half of the town's 11,000 inhabitants are of foreign origin.
On August 24th, Bütler participated on the TV show Schweiz Aktuell. Asked about the high proportion of foreigners in Spreitenbach, the Christian Democract praised the coexistence of Swiss and foreigners and said that for him immigration represented a “challenging enrichment.”
PART III-B
CATALONIA:
MUSLIMS ACCUSED OF DOG-POISONING
(www.islamineurope.blogspot.com)
MUSLIMS ACCUSED OF DOG-POISONING
(www.islamineurope.blogspot.com)
Via Hudson New York:
Spanish authorities are investigating the recent deaths by poisoning of more than a dozen dogs in Lérida, a city in the northeastern region of Catalonia that has become ground zero in an intensifying debate over the role of Islam in Spain.
All of the dogs were poisoned in September (local media reports here, here, here, here and here) in Lérida's working class neighbourhoods of Cappont and La Bordeta, districts that are heavily populated by Muslim immigrants and where many dogs have been killed in recent years.
Local residents say Muslim immigrants killed the dogs because according to Islamic teaching dogs are "unclean" animals.
All of the dogs were poisoned in September (local media reports here, here, here, here and here) in Lérida's working class neighbourhoods of Cappont and La Bordeta, districts that are heavily populated by Muslim immigrants and where many dogs have been killed in recent years.
Local residents say Muslim immigrants killed the dogs because according to Islamic teaching dogs are "unclean" animals.
THE END
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