Islam
Summary
Islam (Arabic: الإسلام al-’islām, pronounced [ʔislæːm] ( listen)) is the monotheistic religion articulated by the Qur’an, a text considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word of God (Arabic: الله, Allah), and by the teachings and normative example (called the Sunnah and Hadith) of Muhammad, the last Prophet of Islam. The word Islam means 'submission to God', and an adherent of Islam is called a Muslim.Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable. Muslims also believe that Islam is the complete and universal version of a primordial faith that was revealed at many times and places before, including through the prophets Abraham, Moses and Jesus.
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These magazine covers are graphic examples that sex can sell feminism | Jonathan Jones
Does Newsweek and Foreign Policy's double act of covers objectify women or simply draw attention to good journalism?.
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Farewell to FUMSI
Just a short personal post to say that after four years I’ve stepped down as a writer and editor at FUMSI. I first wrote for FUMSI in March 2008 - “RSS Feeds: Managing the Mechanism” - and took on an editing role later that year, when I lived in Crete.
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Book that explains Gaddafi's crazy life and brutal death
Just why was Muammar Gaddafi killed so brutally? Within a few pages of Lindsey Hilsum's riveting new book* we discover the reason: Abu Salim.
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Istanbul Journal: A Turkish Fashion Magazine, Ala, Is Unshy About Showing Some Piety
Ala, a Turkish publication, has been called the “Vogue of the veiled. ”.
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Detained in Dagestan
Last September I went on assignment with a translator to Dagestan, a Russian republic on the Caspian Sea. Since we were reporting on the Islamic insurgency, which has been simmering there since the 1990s, it wasn’t particularly encouraging when our taxi was stormed by four huge men in blue camouflage who pointed assault rifles and shouted threats.
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Editor courts controversy with book on Islamic immigration
Danny Lockwood, an editor and publisher, has courted controversy by writing a book with a provocative title, The Islamic Republic of Dewsbury.
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Mohsin Mohi-Ud Din: A Tweet, From Civilization to Civil-Violation
A tweet from a 23-year-old Saudi Arabian journalist about the Prophet Muhammad reads, "I have loved things about you and I have hated things about you and there is a lot I don't understand about you. I will not pray for you," (Tweet reported from AFP). Another tweet reported by the Daily Beast reads, "On your birthday, I will say that I have loved the rebel in you, that you've always been a source of inspiration to me, and that I do not like the halos of divinity around you.
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A tale of two storytellings
Richard Peppiatt is the journalist who quit the Daily Star in protest at its approach to Islam (unsurprisingly, not in favour. . . as a "journalist" shouldn't Peppiatt have had some clue as to the attitudes of his employer?) The first thing I read this morning was his contribution to.
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CAIR-MI to File Suit Over Zoning Denial for Islamic School
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. , Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --On Wednesday, February 22, the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) will hold a news conference to announce the filing of a federal lawsuit against Pittsfield Township over its denial of. . .
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Santorum Aide Explains Offensive Obama Gaffe
Santorum press secretary Alice Stewart says it was an accident when she accused Obama of "radical Islamic policies. ".
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