Now, for a roundup of news from the Muslim world, via
http://www.faithfreedom.org/?cat=4:
Egypt court suspends YouTube over anti-Islam film
by News Editor : February 10, 2013 : 0 Comments
CAIRO – An Egyptian court ordered the suspension of online video service YouTube for a month on Saturday for broadcasting a film insulting the Prophet Mohammad, state media reported. The video depicts the Prophet as a fool and a sexual deviant. For most Muslims, any portrayal of the Prophet is considered blasphemous. YouTube had “insisted on broadcasting the… Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia: Islamic cleric rapes, tortures, kills daughter, pays fine
by Editors : February 7, 2013 : 0 Comments
2/6/2013 A Saudi Muslim Cleric Raped, tortured and killed his very young daughter.
He will pay some money, but will serve no prison time. Saudi Arabia follows Islam to the letter. Hence, civil rights and individual human rights are “things” from another planet. They never heard of them. Read on….… Continue Reading
Ground Zero Mosque Imam Rauf accused of stealing donations, using them to finance lavish lifestyle
by News Editor : February 6, 2013 : 2 Comments
Imam Feisel Abdul Rauf, founder and CEO of the American Society for Muslim Advancement, is being accused of swiping donation money intended for the “Ground Zero” mosque to enjoy a lavish lifestyle. The former imam of the controversial “Ground Zero” mosque used millions of dollars in donations to fund a high-flying lifestyle, a bombshell lawsuit… Continue Reading
Radicalization in Gaza: Female students required to wear Muslim garb
by News Editor : February 6, 2013 : 2 Comments
The Gaza Strip’s Al-Aqsa University recently advertised a sweeping order that beginning in the second semester, female students will be required to arrive in traditional Muslim garb, from head to toe, burka included. Source:… Continue Reading
Saudi preacher who raped, murdered daughter freed
by News Editor : February 6, 2013 : 0 Comments
A Saudi preacher who tortured his five-year-old daughter to death has been released after agreeing to pay ‘blood money’, The Daily Mail reported. Lama al-Ghamdi died in October having suffered multiple injuries including a crushed skull, broken ribs and left arm, extensive bruising and burns, according to the report. Source:… Continue Reading
“Burkas for babies”: Saudi cleric’s new fatwa causes controversy
by News Editor : February 5, 2013 : 3 Comments
To protect baby girls from being sexually exploited, the Saudi cleric, Sheikh Abdullah Daoud, has called parents to make their female children wear the Islamic headscarf. In a TV interview on the Islamic al-Majd TV, which seems to date back to mid-last year, Sheikh Abdullah Daoud, stressed that wearing the veil will protect baby girls.… Continue Reading
Malaysia: Observing Valentine Day is Injurious to a Muslim’s Spiritual Health
by Sher Khan : February 3, 2013 : 1 Comment
The Malayisan Islamic Development Department (Jakim) with about 250 volunteers from various non-governmental associations (NGO) will kick-off its ‘Mind the Valentine’s Day Trap’ campaign around Kuala Lumpur on Saturday….. The Fatwa Committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs in 2005 had decreed that celebrating Valentine’s Day was forbidden in Islam as… Continue Reading
Former Secretary-General of Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) will be Charged with War Crimes
by News Editor : January 30, 2013 : 2 Comments
Ashrafuzzaman Khan, a former president and secretary-general of the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), will be charged with war crimes, according to Mohammad Abdul Hannan Khan, coordinator of the investigation agency of the Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal. Khan revealed the plans for the indictment during a press briefing October 9. Khan will be charged…