China's grip on Xinjiang Muslims
01 Dec 2005: The young men studying at the Islam College in Urumqi, near China's western border, sit ramrod straight listening intently to their teacher. Most hope one day to become imams in the many mosques of the Muslim-dominated Chinese region of Xinjiang. "IErdogan Blasts European Court Ruling on Hijab Ban
16 Nov 2005: ANKARA, November 16, 2005 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan slammed on Wednesday the European Court of Human Rights ruling upholding hijab ban in Turkish universities, saying the court had acted outside itsHoly Land's 'oldest church' found at Armageddon
07 Nov 2005: As if Megiddo, the biblical city of Armageddon - scene of three millennia of battles, the last cavalry charge of the first world war and the final showdown between good and evil - did not have enough on its plate. Archaeologists now claim to haveChina Muslims pray for quake?s victims at Eid's prayers
07 Nov 2005: Celebrating Eid Al Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, China Muslims gathered in mosques in large number, offering special prayers for Pakistans quake survivors. The ceremony of Eid Al Fitr starts early morning with a worship service,Somali girl wins Koran recitation
03 Nov 2005: A girl has won a Koran recitation award in Somalia for the first time. Amina Abdul-Majid, who is 16 years old and blind, was one of 60 children who took part in the competition in the capital, Mogadishu, and won $500. Religion Minister Omar Mohammed saidU.S. Muslim football fans 'detained for praying'
03 Nov 2005: Several U.S. Muslim football fans said they were unfairly detained by stadium security staff and the FBI after they were seen praying at the Giants Stadium during a match in September. Five Muslim fans who attended the New York Giants-New Orleans SaintsMillions in Makkah Bid Ramadan Farewell
01 Nov 2005: RIYADH, November 1, 2005 (IslamOnline.net) In an awe-inspiring scene, a mosaic of Muslims from the four corners of the universe performed Khatim Al-Quran (ended the recitation of the Noble Quran) late Monday, October 31, in the Holy Mosque in Makkah,New Islam in an old English town
31 Oct 2005: LEICESTER, England As Europe gropes for answers to the recent surge of questions regarding its large and growing population of immigrants, many of them Muslims, one place to look might be this slightly down-at-the-heel town smack in England's center.The virtues of reciting some Surrahs of the Qur'an
30 Oct 2005: Surah al Fatiha (1) Once the Prophet was traveling when he disembarked and began walking alongside a companion. He asked him, 'Shouldn't I tell you the best part of the Qur'an?' then he recited 'Alhamdu lillahi rabil alameen' (Praise be to Allah, Lord ofKhutbat al-Wada'ah - the Final Sermon
24 Oct 2005: In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful The Prophet Muhammad delivered this sermon, his last, on the Ninth Day of Dhul Hijjah, 10 A.H. in the 'Uranah valley of Mount Arafat in Makkah. It is mentioned in almost all books of Hadith.The Real Purpose of Fasting
24 Oct 2005: by Sayyed Abul A`la Al-Maududi A Purpose for Every Work There are essentially two component factors in any work which a man has to perform. The first thing is the purpose for which a work is done and the second thing is the particular shape of that workIsrael Turns Palestinian Umra Dream Into Nightmare
08 Oct 2005: GAZA CITY, October 7, 2005 (IslamOnline.net) - Israel have played havoc with Palestinian dream of performing Umra (lesser pilgrimage) during the holy fasting month of Ramadan with 5,000 Palestinians with Saudi visas appealing to the parties concerned toHispanic Muslim Women Busy Teaching Islam
05 Oct 2005: CAIRO, October 5, 2005 (IslamOnline.net) Growing in number and taking difficulties into their strides, Hispanic Muslim women have made an indelible impression on their society, teaching Spanish-Arabic classes, forming support networks and distributingRamadan Moon Could Be Sighted After Noon: Qaradawi
03 Oct 2005: DOHA , October 2, 2005 (IslamOnline.net) Prominent scholar Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi said Muslims can sight the new moon after noon Monday, October 3, when the sun reaches its zenith. "If the moon is sighted after noon, Muslim scholars agree that theChina Turns Muslim Xinjiang Into Time Bomb
01 Oct 2005: BEIJING, September 30, 2005 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) China's crushing campaign of religious oppression and cultural assimilation against its Muslim Uighur minority, in the name of terror-combat and anti-separatism, risks to turn the region intoSun Eclipse Affects Ramadan Start
30 Sep 2005: DUBAI, September 29, 2005 (IslamOnline.net) The moon sighting of the holy month of Ramadan will not be possible Monday, October 3, due to a partial eclipse of the sun, which means that the beginning of the dawn-to-dusk fasting month will fall Wednesday,slashnews
CIA accused of ordering kidnap of former Pakistani spy
The wife of Khalid Khawaja claims that her husband, who was once a confidante of Osama bin Laden, was taken at the request of the American intelligence service as he travelled through Pakistan's lawless tribal belt. On Monday a group calling itself the
Yemen court upholds Israel spy's death sentence
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Mosque building brings Islamophobia fears to Poland
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Puntland president meets with Ethiopian FM
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