International Student Chooses Rutgers-Camden for Graduate Studies in Chemistry Received prestigious scholarship from Turkey’s Ministry of National Education by Ed Moorhouse December 13, 2011 CAMDEN — When the time came to choose a university to pursue his master’s degree in chemistry, Muslum Demir says his decision was an easy one. “Rutgers–Camden was always my top …
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Nov
30
The 500 Most Influential Muslims 2011
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Aug
09
Europe needs a grassroots movement to tackle the threat of Islamophobia
by Donald Reeves – THE GUARDIAN 5 August 2011 Following the events of 22 July in Norway – when Anders Behring Breivik, driven by a hatred of Islam, killed 77 people – there have been ample expressions of outrage, analysis and commentary, but little indication as to what must to be done to prevent Islamophobia …
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Jul
27
Words do matter
by JOOST LAGENDIJK – TODAY’S ZAMAN J.lagendijk@todayszaman.com 26 July 2011 After the Norway massacre in which a homegrown extreme-right Islamophobe killed dozens of people, a profound debate started in the United States and Europe on how this could happen. One of the most sensitive elements in that discussion is the relationship between, on the one …
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Jul
27
Norway attacks confirm danger of racial hatred, xenophobia, Islamophobia
27 July 2011 Moscow, Interfax – The recent terror attacks in Norway evidence the need to strengthen international cooperation in resisting racial hatred and xenophobia, Moscow believes. “Firstly, I would want to join the sincere condolences expressed to the Norwegian people,” Russian Foreign Ministry Envoy for Human Rights, Democracy and the Supremacy of Law Konstantin …
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Jul
20
His Holiness highlights role of interfaith leaders in promoting religious harmony
dalailama.com[Tuesday, July 19, 2011 11:23] Chicago, Illinois, 18 July 2011: On his last day of this two-city current tour of the United States, on July 18, 2011 morning, His Holiness participated in a dialogue with interfaith leaders in a session entitled, Building Bridges: Religious Leaders In Conversation With The Dalai Lama. Hosted by the Theosophical …
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Jul
06
Religion still matters, global survey finds
by Karen Peake July 6, 2011 A new Ipsos MORI poll has found that religion still matters to most people in the world. The global survey looked at the views of over 18,000 people across 24 countries, including the UK and US. Seven in 10 of those surveyed said they had a religion but there …
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Jul
06
Whirling for God’s grace
by Sadia Dehlvi Jul 06, 2011 In recent times, Sufi poetry has gained immense popularity all over the world. Eight hundred years after his death, Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi reigns as the most popular Sufi poet in the West. However, most published translations of Mevlana’s poetry are devoid of his religious discourse — the love that …
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Jul
05
Tolerance key to progress at home, peace in the world
By SAMAR FATANY | ARAB NEWS Conflict between different faiths today is caused by deviant viewpoints and misinterpretations of the divine scriptures To move Saudi Arabia and other Muslim nations forward we need to resolve the ideological crisis that has long allowed extremely radical views to permeate our societies. The perpetuation of outmoded customs and …
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Jun
13
Muslim women seek to dispel misconceptions
By Liz Monteiro Fri Jun 10 2011 KITCHENER — If you see a Muslim woman with her head covered, do you assume she is oppressed? Many do, and a group of local Muslim women want to set the record straight. They are not abused by their husbands, they are not second-class citizens within their families, …
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May
31
Things You May Not Have Known About Turkey
by Ronen Paldi 05/25/11 Owner and President, Ya’lla Tours USA Turkey is one of the most beautiful and exotic locations on earth. However, many people don’t know just how amazing this land is, or they just have misconceptions about it. What many people do not realize is that Turkey is unlike any other country in …
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May
22
Islam is a religion of peace not terrorism : Zardari
LONDON, May 22 (APP)- President Asif Ali Zardari has said that Islam is a religion of peace and tranquillity and totally opposed to friction and terrorism. President Zardari, in his message to the International Imam Council, organisers of Syeda Fatima (S.A.) Interfaith Conference at the House of Lords here last evening, noted that such conferences …
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May
21
Europe’s Neighborhood: Can Turkey Inspire?
Since the Arab Spring dawned,Turkey’s potential value as an inspiration for and facilitator of reform in the Middle East and North Africa has been a heated topic of discussion. Critics have been concerned that this debate would both work against Turkey’s EU integration by distracting intellectual and political attention and complicate domestic political dynamics through …
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May
21
New Gaza flotilla to set sail with 1,500 activists in 15 ships, says İHH
A Turkish charity that owned a ship raided by Israeli commandoes last year said on Friday that a new flotilla to deliver aid to Gaza is set to set sail next month with more than 1,500 activists in 15 ships. Humanitarian Aid Foundation (İHH) President Bülent Yıldırım called a press conference on Friday at the …
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May
19
Turkey: Discovery of 12,000-year-old Temple Complex Could Alter Theory of Human Development
April 16, 2008 by Nicholas Birch As a child, Klaus Schmidt used to grub around in caves in his native Germany in the hope of finding prehistoric paintings. Thirty years later, representing the German Archaeological Institute, he found something infinitely more important — a temple complex almost twice as old as anything comparable on the …
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May
05
Turkey Cultivates Sites of Its Christian Heritage
By SUSANNE GÜSTEN May 4, 2011 ALASEHIR, TURKEY — Knapsacks shouldered and bibles in hand, a group of Christian pilgrims from Indonesia, China and the United States trooped into the remains of a fourth-century church in ancient Philadelphia last month. Gazing up at the columns that tower over what is today the Turkish market town …
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Apr
06
How did the US Founding Fathers view Islam?
By: James H. Hutson 4/6/2011 Library of Congress Papers Show Tolerance and acceptance for Muslim Faith With more than 55 million items, the Library’s Manuscript Division contains the papers of 23 presidents, from George Washington to Calvin Coolidge. In this article, Manuscript Division Chief James Hutson draws upon the papers of Washington, Thomas Jefferson and …
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Dec
25
Love for the Virgin Mary runs deep in Islam
by Hesham A. Hassaballa December 8, 2010 During my days as an undergraduate at Marquette University, I always enjoyed the 8th day of December. That’s because it would be day off from school for a holiday of which heretofore I had never known: the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. I had always thought that this …
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Dec
24
A Christmas Greeting From a Muslim Daughter
by Kari Ansari 12/22/2010 When I became a Muslim thirteen years ago this month, I left behind the Christmas traditions my family celebrated every year of my childhood. My mother was able to transform our Southern California home into a Winter Wonderland as soon as we walked in the door; it may have been 75 …
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Dec
21
Indonesian Islam: What went Right?
By Adri Wanto December 20 2010 INDONESIAN MUSLIMS live in the largest Muslim country in the world and are well-known for their moderation. They embody the key ideas of democracy, tolerance, freedom, respect for human rights and equality. Instead of establishing an Islamic state, a majority of Muslims are actively involved in promoting democratic institutions. …
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Dec
21
Prominent Muslim leader disagrees that Islam being suppressed in Russia
20 December 2010 Moscow, December 20, Interfax – Talgat Tajuddin, the chairman of the Central Religious Muslim Board, categorically disagrees with remarks by Ravil Gainutdin, the head of the Council of Muftis of Russia, that Islam is being suppressed in Russia. “It is stupid and blasphemous to talk about suppression of Islam in Russia. What …
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Dec
10
Do We Resemble Him in Our Behavior a Different Kind of Silence
Osman Nuri Topbaş 2009 – Jan/Feb, Issue: 015, Page: 004 Wisdom Magazine Mawlana said: “Uthman was a man with a great love for Allah; he would sit where the sermon was to be recited and he would remain silent until the call for asr prayer. All the time that this great Caliph was sitting there …
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Dec
10
Happy Family Life
by Osman Nuri Topbaş 2008 – Jan/Feb, Issue: 009, Page: 004 Wisdom Magazine Allah Almighty made the attribute of oneness exclusively for Himself, and created the rest of creation in pairs. He placed the law of attraction between the opposite sexes in order to unite them in marriage, through which they attain both material and …
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Nov
02
Opening Minds on Campus
by Yasmine Hafiz and Imran Hafiz October 27, 2010 We are a brother and sister of Pakistani descent who grew up in Arizona and are now enrolled at two of America’s finest universities. We are passionately interested in Jewish-Muslim dialogue because we believe the only way to decrease religious tensions is through engagement on a …
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Nov
01
China seeks to improve dialogue with Muslim world
by ALI ASLAN KILIÇ November 01 2010 China is trying to establish open dialogue with the Muslim world with the hope of promoting a better understanding of the Muslim communities that are part of Chinese society, a senior Turkish official from a government agency dealing with Islamic affairs has said. Religious Affairs Directorate Deputy President …
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Oct
26
The name of Allah in Arabic on a calabash!
A calabash has been found recently in Mugla, Turkey by a Turkish farmer. This is not a normal cabalash!! Miracoulusly the name of Allah in the Arabic has been written on it which amazes the witnesses from all around Turkey. The farmer, Selahattin Sözer has said “This is a clear miracle. People should take their …
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Sep
18
Prophet’s last sermon guiding Muslims centuries later
The message the Prophet delivered then encompassed some of the most core values and principles taught by Islam — such as racial and gender equality, the prohibition of usury and advice to resist the evil temptations of Satan. The message continues to reverberate with Muslim audiences today, centuries later. Known as the Final Sermon, or …
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Sep
15
‘Islamophobia’ and Islamo-reality
by Andrew G. Bostom August 30, 2010 Count me among those daring to rationalize — and echo — the sentiments of 70% of my fellow Americans, who oppose the Ground Zero mosque/Islamic center edifice for ecumenism. But simply expressing legitimate, widespread concerns about this project has unleashed a torrent of obloquies emanating from distressingly ill-informed …
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Sep
12
Muslims and Islam Were Part of Twin Towers’ Life
by SAMUEL G. FREEDMAN Sept. 10 2010 Sometime in 1999, a construction electrician received a new work assignment from his union. The man, Sinclair Hejazi Abdus-Salaam, was told to report to 2 World Trade Center, the southern of the twin towers. In the union locker room on the 51st floor, Mr. Abdus-Salaam went through a …
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Sep
04
Ramadan and Charity
by Kenan Cetinkaya kchetinkaya@hotmail.com September 4, 2010 Similar to the example of a King or Queen who chooses certain days in a year to show his/her generosity and love toward his/her folk, God uses the holy times as a reasons to spread his mercy and blessings, much more than the common days and times, to …
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Sep
04
Record-breaking iftar serves over 50,000 in capital
by MEVLÜT KARABULUT 04 September 2010 Ankara has set a record for the most people breaking their fast together at one time — 10 platforms and nearly 100 civil society organizations banded together in an attempt to break the record with a 50,000-person iftar, and attendance far exceeded expectations. Nearly 75,000 Ankarites showed up for …
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Aug
31
Ramadan in Public School
by Hena Zuberi August 31st, 2010 This year Ramadan coincides with the first day of school for many families. Realizing that many of our Muslim brothers and sisters do choose the public school system for their kids’ education, this is a resource to help make the best out of Ramadan in public school. This blessed …
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Aug
16
Sacred Scriptures and Interfaith Dialogue
by Terry Mathis Thursday, 22 November 2007 Sacred Scriptures and Interfaith Dialogue Abstract M. Fethullah Gülen encourages Muslims to be tolerant and accepting of people in other religions and to enter in to interfaith dialogue with them. He succeeds in doing this because the Qur’an sets the ground for this interfaith stance. Christians and Jews …
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Aug
16
Women in the West and in Qur’anic civilization
by Meryem Weld Women’s liberation is a much discussed subject, can you compare the attitudes of materialist Western civilization and Qur’anic civilization towards women and demonstrate where true freedom for women lies? It may clear from the descriptions in the first and second sections above that the aim of materialist Western civilization is not to …
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Aug
16
Western civilization, Christianity, and Islam
by Meryem Weld The composition and history of Western civili zation is exceedingly complex and it is not an easy task to outline the importance of Christianity within it without over-simplifying and obscuring the question altogether. Christianity is itself a complex and multiform phenomenon that has undergone many transformations and divisions through the ages and …
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Aug
16
Peaceful Muslim–Non-Muslim Co-existence in a Secular Context
Peaceful Muslim–Non-Muslim Co-existence in a Secular Context by Farhod Alimuhamedov 23 November 2007 Abstract This paper is about the conditions of inter-ethnic, inter-religious and inter-class relations in Gülen schools and looks into their operation in non-Turkish and non-Muslim settings. It aims to examine the relations among young people coming from different groups. The initial and …
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Aug
16
A Brief Overview of Islam
by Fethullah Gulen The word “Islam” literally stems from the root “s-l-m” and the words “silm” and “salamah” which mean peace, and which indicate the “submission” or ‘surrender” of oneself to God Almighty, being obedient to His commands, embarking on a safe and secure path that leads to salvation, promising a sense of trust to …
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Aug
16
Tariq Ramadan and Fethullah Gülen
by Erkan Toguslu 22 November 2007 Reflections on European Multiculturalism, Islam and Peaceful Coexistence: Tariq Ramadan and Fethullah Gülen Abstract The Islamic scholars Fethullah Gülen and Tariq Ramadan are two major personalities whose ideas and views are admired and valued by the Muslim community, especially its younger generations, in Europe. These two thinkers are calling …
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Aug
16
Being Shaped by Ramadan
by Fethullah Gulen At this time when we experience occasions of much sorrow and some contentment, we sense the promise in the advent of Ramadan, the month of mercy and forgiveness. In the climate of this month of light, we feel both spring and autumn at the same time in our inner worlds, seasons of …
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Aug
02
Muslim identities and Europe
by Ibrahim Kalin About a year after the Sept. 11 attacks in the US, the British Home Office published a study on the “fundamental tenets of British citizenship.” The report defined them as “[to] respect human rights and freedoms, uphold democratic values, observe laws faithfully and fulfill our duties and obligations.” Another report, this time …
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Jun
25
US exploring diversity of Islam by reaching out to youth
Underlining the Obama administration’s respect for Islam’s diversity, Farah Pandith, the US State Department’s special representative to Muslim communities, refuses to use the expression “Muslim world,” stating that the United States is not endorsing a particular type of Islam in its efforts in building long-term dialogue and partnership with Muslim communities around the world. The …
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Jun
10
Exemplary Life of the Prophet Muhammad
by Osman Nuri Topbas The lifestyle of the Prophet (peace be upon him) is the best example for each and every human being. He is the best example of a religious leader. He is the finest example of a state leader. He is the example to follow for those who enter the garden of divine …
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May
06
Mothers Day (Honoring Parents in Islam)
The ties of kinship are very important in Islam, with emphasis given to the relationship between children and parents. Children are required to respect and obey their parents unless doing so involves a sin. Furthermore, adult children must continue to honor, respect and show gratitude to their elderly parents, and are expected to care for …
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Apr
25
Islam about Peace, not Hatred
Muslim terrorist, Arab jihadist, Islamic militia. In recent years, these words have almost become synonymous with each other in the daily news. With the onslaught of news coverage of the Middle East, all the news about Islam and Muslims seems to be bad. All Americans see on their televisions are visions of turban-clad men screaming …
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Apr
16
Key Message of Islam
A man came to Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, “Give me an information about Islam such that it should suffice me and I should not have to ask anyone else”. The Prophet concisely replied “say, I believe in one God and then be straight”. (Also see Qur’an, 51:30). The two …
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Apr
04
The Spirit of Tolerance in Islam
by Muzammil H. Siddiqi Intolerance is on the increase in the world today, causing death, genocide, violence, religious persecution as well as confrontations on different levels. Some times it is racial and ethnic, some times it is religious and ideological, other times it is political and social. In every situation it is evil and painful. …
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Mar
02
Islamophobia: How Muslim minorities can combat it
by Syed Shahabuddin Phobia means fear, the fear of the other. Any phobia has a psychological basis, which is a combination of historical memories, blended with myths and legends, complicated by social separateness, generated by the consciousness of economic and political rivalry, not to speak of persistent religious hostility and indifference. In the case of …
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Feb
28
1.8 Billion Muslims in the World
December 6, 2025 – According to the latest statistics there are now more than 1.8 billion Muslims in the world. Islam is the religion that has had the largest growth rate during the last decades, and is the second biggest in the world after Christianity. Indonesia is still the largest Muslim country in the world, …
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Feb
25
The Birth Of The Blessed Prophet
On Monday, 12th of Rabi-al-Awwal — 570 years after Jesus ascended into heaven to await his return before the end of the world — Lady Amina gave birth to her blessed son in the house of Abu Talib. Ash-Shaffa, the mother of Abd Al Rahman, attended his birth and as Lady Amina gave birth her …
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