News tagged with 'islam'. Found 192 tagged news.

Pak court indicts 5 over Bhutto assassination

Rāwalpindi :: Pakistan | 1 day ago

Bhutto was murdered in a gun-suicide attack in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, which is adjacent to the capital Islamabad, during an election rally Dec 27 last year. The authorities accused Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud in the restive tribal district...

Tags: bhutto, benazir, pakistan, terrorism, terror, election, Benazir Bhutto, bomb, islam, Ms Bhutto

Living With Conflicts

New York City :: NY :: USA | 1 day ago

Posted by emsheikh

They say religion provides you with the best codes of conduct to lead a successful life in this world and in the hereafter (for those who believe in it) and with that primary guide in hand, you don't need a secondary direction from anyone...

Tags: religion, islam, judaism, christianity

Michael Jackson converts to Islam

Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 1 day ago

Posted by Nicole11

The question is why did he convert?  Is it for the same reason that prisoners become Muslims when they are in Jail? They need some relief,  the need to belong when everyone else thinks they are  scum of the earth. Something inside changes...

Tags: Michael Jackson, Islam

Michael Jackson converts to Islam

Jackson :: MS :: USA | 2 days ago

Pop singer Michael Jackson has converted to Islam and changed his name to Mikaeel. The 50-year-old star, pledged his allegiance to the Koran in a ceremony at a friend's mansion in Los Angeles, the Sun reported. Jackson sat on the floor wearing a tiny...

Tags: Michael Jackson, Jackson Jack, Bahraini, Islam, Mikaeel, sheikh abdulla, Los Angeles, Mr. Jackson, al khalifa, bin hamad, hamad al, Grace Rwaramba

Q & A | 'Free trade pact will boost India, Turkey trade'

Mumbai :: India | 3 days ago

Turkey is one of the few secular democracies in the Islamic world. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish prime minister, walks the thin line separating the Turkish state's hard secularism and Islamic beliefs. A self-professed religious conservative, he has...

Tags: turkey, india, secular, islam, secularism, Turkey-India, for

Muslim clerics accused

Somé :: Burkina Faso | 3 days ago

Muslim religious leaders in Victoria are condoning rape within marriage, domestic violence, polygamy, welfare fraud and exploitation of women, according to an explosive report on the training of imams. The report says some imams apply Sharia (Islamic...

Tags: women, islam, islamic women, violent marriage

Editor ticked off for 'mischievous' blog posting

Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | 4 days ago

DAP supremo and veteran politician Lim Kit Siang was clearly upset with the suggestion that he had ‘sold out’ his party policies in a “secret pact” jointly signed by top Pakatan Rakyat leaders. He said it was “mischievous” of The Star editor-in-chief...

Tags: DAP, malay rights, uphold malay, Islam

Syrian-Lebanese relations complicated over Fatah al-Islam feud

Beirut :: Lebanon | 5 days ago

The long hostile Lebanese-Syrian relations appeared officially to be improving, but complications persist over mutual accusations by Syria and the Lebanese ruling coalition over the guardianship of Fatah al-Islam fundamentalist militants, local analysts...

Tags: islam, Fatah al-Islam, Syria, Lebanon, Jimmy Carter

‘Islamic finance more dynamic than conventional banking’

Islamabad :: Pakistan | 5 days ago

The Islamic Banking System is the true form of banking and it is the only alternate to the conventional system of banking which has failed to support and bolster up world’s economy. This was stated by the Director of Islamic Banking desk at State Bank...

Tags: islam, Islamic Banking System, Director of Islamic Banking, Pakistan, Council of Islamic Ideology, Council for Islamic Ideology, divorce law

Work with green groups, Azalina tells industry players

Tashkent :: Uzbekistan | 5 days ago

Do not go overboard in developing tourism sites and work with environmental groups to ensure the preservation of nature’s eco-system. This is what Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said expects of tourism industry players so that the country’s...

Tags: islam, Islam Hadhari, Uzbekistan, datuk seri, minister datuk, AirAsia, islamic hadhari