The Rabbi and Imam Shamsi Ali
Haaretz: New York rabbi, imam denounce violence after bomb plot exposed
New York-area religious leaders, Muslim cleric Shamsi Ali and Orthodox Rabbi Marc Schneier held a press conference Thursday, issuing a joint condemnation of the recently uncovered plot to bomb New York Jewish centers.
Two New York-area religious leaders, Muslim cleric Shamsi Ali and Orthodox Rabbi Marc [...]
Muslim leaders involved in project to fight Holocaust denial
Haaretz: European and Muslim leaders to launch Web site to fight anti-Semitism
Prominent figures from Europe and the Muslim world will launch this week a new Web site aimed at curbing Holocaust denial. The site will include a history of Muslim-Jewish relations in English, French, Arabic and Farsi, the project’s organizers said.
Interestingly, one of the Muslim individuals [...]
Muslim Brotherhood condemns Cairo bombing
IkhwanWeb: A Bomb Blast Hits Egypt’s Stability
A bomb explosion hit the famous touristic area, Khan Al-Khalili bazaar in the area of Al-Hussain in Cairo, a French tourist was killed and about 17 other people were injured, mostly foreign tourists. … An instant statement by MB Leader, Muhammad Mahdi Akef, that came to express Muslim brotherhood’s position on [...]
Salafist extremism gains power within Hamas
JPost: Al-Qaida-style Salafist extremism gains real power within Hamas armed wing
Al-Qaida-type Salafi Islam is rising in popularity within the ranks of Hamas. This trend is particularly noticeable in the movement’s armed wing, the Izzadin Kassam Brigades.
Observation of this process shows that attempts to draw a clear dividing line between the “nationalist” Muslim Brotherhood-inspired Islamism of [...]
Salafi preacher says girls can marry at 9
Salafi preacher says girls can marry at 9
Morocco’s Supreme Scientific Council condemned a fatwa issued by a Salafi preacher that permits girls to marry at the age of nine. The council filed a complaint with the Rabat preliminary court, which has opened an investigation.
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