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UK Muslims Allowed To Throw Shoes At People In "Ritual Protest" and more... UK Muslims Allowed To Throw Shoes At People In "Ritual Protest"Muslims who launch a shoe at another person may not be committing a crime because the practice is Islamic symbolism, guidance from the Metropolitan Police says. The rules are likely to be contrasted to police action taken against a Christian couple in Liverpool who were arrested and prosecuted because they verbally criticised Islam in a debate [...] Sikhs mark 'World Turban Day'Indian Sikhs celebrated World Turban Day on Tuesday to demonstrate the importance of retaining the headgear rather than adopting Western-style haircuts. The central event of the celebration was a contest in which hundreds of male Sikhs had to wrap a turban around their heads in Amritsar, the holiest city in Sikhdom, with the winner judged on [...]
The Apolitical EvangelicalsWe hear rather less about the looming transformation of America into an evangelical theocracy now that George W. Bush is no longer president, but anyone who remembers those wearying debates will find Mark Chaves' analysis of political activism in American churches illuminating. It turns out that evangelical congregations, despite all the exertions of the Moral [...] North America's first Muslim MasterCard due to launch soonA Canadian Islamic financial institution is launching Canada’s first “halal-approved” credit card this month and will also offer it to US Muslims by year end, its president told AFP on Tuesday. The iFreedom Plus MasterCard meets the requirements of Sharia law, which prohibits usury, by being prepaid and therefore interest-free, said Omar Kalair, president of Toronto-based [...] More Recent Articles |
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