Posted By:  nursheikha Posted On:  Aug 16, 2008	RED BULL AIR RACE 2008 -SMOKE ON!!!
wrooooom Originally uploaded by extranoise       I’d just been flicking through the tv channels after watching a handball game between Egypt 4 Korea 3 when I stumbled on one of my favourite sporting events: RED BULL AIR RACE!!!...... [view]

Posted By:  RaquelEvita Posted On:  Aug 14, 2008	Progressive Muslim: nothing contradictory about it
Feisty Muslim females: with Yazmin, August 2008 I met Yazmin on the set of Shariah TV this summer, when she turned to me and made a truly poignant commentary about something I had said. Following the taping, we skipped out to spend the afternoon discussing our experiences and...... [view]

Posted By:  RaquelEvita Posted On:  Aug 6, 2008	All-female, all-Muslim law firm founded
Amal law group See this story about a Chicago-area law firm comprised solely of Muslim female attorneys, and see their website here. ... [view]

Posted By:  RaquelEvita Posted On:  Aug 4, 2008	Muslim women don’t need your approval, but you can make yourself useful in our cause
What do you have against sheperds? Time to confess something to you:   I’m more than a little disturbed by some of the responses to my post on the Pakistani Taliban’s threats to maim women with acid . Talk about missing the point! I’ve received emails from...... [view]

Posted By:  RaquelEvita Posted On:  Jul 29, 2008	Don’t forget their names
AP Photo /Adil al-Khazali At least 57 people have been killed in Baghdad, following a series of bombings in the city. Three female suicide bombers and a roadside bomb are to blame for the attacks aimed at Shia Muslims . This week, many  Shia Muslims are making the Kadhimiya...... [view]

Posted By:  RaquelEvita Posted On:  Jul 18, 2008	“Let American Muslims share the stage” - Zainab Al-Suwaij
No rejection of hijabi sisters this time! I meant to share this article quite some time ago, but was reminded of it this week. See this piece by Zainab Al-Suwaij, founder of the American Islamic Congress, about how the US presidential candidates can best engage American Muslims. ...... [view]

Posted By:  RaquelEvita Posted On:  Jun 10, 2008	Check out Deeyah presents!
Check out the great new project Deeyah Presents by clicking here … (and by watching the video below!)   ... [view]

Posted By:  RaquelEvita Posted On:  Jun 8, 2008	Banning headscarves = democracy?
Aksine , I say. (That’s Turkish for “ on the contrary “).                                      This week, Turkey’s parliament  revived its ban on wearing headscarves on university campuses. The hijab ban is nothing new....... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  May 22, 2008	Bahamian Religions
Owning your religion: By Nadine Thomas-Brown, Guardian Lifestyles Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas: If Bahamian religion could be seen as a fabric it would probably be Androsia cotton with little if any room for Gabardine or Kente Cloth. Usually when one thinks of religion in The Bahamas,...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Apr 10, 2008	What Is Christianity?
Christianity-Cult or not? By KARAN MINNIS, Guardian Lifestyles Reporter: Nassau, Bahamas: "Jesus was only a man. He was not the Son of God. His mother, Mary, the wife of Joseph, was not a virgin. She got pregnant the normal way." Have you heard this before? If you haven't, what about...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Apr 6, 2008	The Chinese victory (Part II)
Reflections of Fidel: WHEN World War I broke out in 1914, China joined the allies. As recompense, China was promised that the German concessions in the province of Shandong would be returned to them at the end of the war. After the Treaty of Versailles, which President Woodrow Wilson...... [view]