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Insights in Istanbul: Religious Disparity
Posted on March 14, 2012 | No CommentsA loud microphone emits prayers from a nearby mosque on a Friday morning. Those waking up to the sound either had a long night or are a part of the... -
The ‘Istanbul Process’: A Success for Muslim Diplomacy
Posted on March 13, 2012 | No CommentsThe ‘Istanbul Process’: A Success for Muslim Diplomacy By David Pryce-Jones The ease with which Muslim diplomats outdo their Western opposite numbers is impressive. An outstanding example is the brilliance... -
Turkey: Prime Minister’s Erdogan’s Islamic reforms: less schooling, more Koran
Posted on March 11, 2012 | 1 CommentTurkey: Prime Minister’s Erdogan’s Islamic reforms: less schooling, more Koran “The mosques are our barracks, the domes our helmets, the minarets our bayonets and the faithful our soldiers.” Turkish Prime... -
Istanbul mayor: Reconstruction of Bulgarian St. Stephen Church kicked off
Posted on March 11, 2012 | No CommentsIstanbul mayor: Reconstruction of Bulgarian St. Stephen Church kicked off FOCUS News Agency Sofia. “Work on the reconstruction of the Bulgarian St. Stephen Church in Istanbul has started,” said Mayor... -
FBI Says NYPD Muslim Surveillance Is Breaking The Islamic Community’s Trust
Posted on March 8, 2012 | 1 CommentBy Jason Grant Religion News Service NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 29: New York University (NYU) students attend a town hall to discuss the NYPD’s surveillance of Muslim communities on... -
Islam In America: Mosques See Dramatic Increase In Just Over A Decade, According To Muslim Survey
Posted on February 29, 2012 | 2 CommentsFirst Posted: 02/29/2012 12:20 pm Updated: 02/29/2012 12:58 pm In the decade since 9/11, American Muslims and mosques have come under a close lens, from congressional hearings on radicalization to campaigns... -
‘Jesus predicted coming of Prophet Mohammed’ in Bible found in Turkey
Posted on February 27, 2012 | 1 CommentThe text, reportedly worth $22 million, is said to contain Jesus’ prediction of the Prophet’s coming but was suppressed by the Christian Church for years. (Al Arabiya) By AL ARABIYA... -
Istanbul – Turkey’s Jewish Narrative Tolerance and Dark Side
Posted on February 25, 2012 | No CommentsIstanbul – As Turkey welcomes Syrians fleeing violence, the anniversary Friday of the deaths of more than 750 Jewish refugees who were denied shelter by Turkey in World War II... -
Turkey’s 1500-Year-Old, $28M Bible Linked to Gospel of Barnabas?
Posted on February 24, 2012 | No CommentsBy Clara Morris , Christian Post Contributor February 23, 2012|3:05 pm The Vatican has made an official request to gain access to a 1500-year-old Bible worth $28 million currently held... -
Vatican Requests 1,500-Year-Old Bible Held In Turkey
Posted on February 24, 2012 | 6 CommentsThe Vatican has allegedly issued an official request to examine a 1,500-year-old Bible that has been held in Turkey for the past 12 years, the Hurriyet Daily News reports. The... -
Turkey Urged To Allow Greater Religious Freedom
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No CommentsAnkara, Turkey – The spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians said Monday that Turkey’s new constitution should grant equal rights to minorities in the country and safeguard religious freedoms.... -
Turkish Christians Subject to Discrimination, Attacks, Report Says
Posted on February 16, 2012 | No CommentsBy Compass Direct News February 15, 2012|9:09 am ISTANBUL, Turkey – Despite some promising developments, Christians in Turkey continue to suffer attacks from private citizens, discrimination by lower-level government officials... -
International Conference on Risale-I Nur held at Darul Huda
Posted on February 11, 2012 | No CommentsInternational Conference on Risale-I Nur held at Darul Huda By Ayoob Rahman, Kozhikode: Darul Huda Islamic University hosted a one day international conference on Risale- i Nur and Islam in... -
Turkish Islamists Turn Church Into Mosque
Posted on February 10, 2012 | No CommentsJonathan S. Tobin | @tobincommentary 02.09.2012 – 2:18 PM A story in today’s International Herald Tribune (read here on the New York Times website) provides an interesting insight into exactly... -
The Church That Politics Turned Into a Mosque – NYTimes.com
Posted on February 9, 2012 | No CommentsThe Church That Politics Turned Into a Mosque By SUSANNE GUSTEN ISTANBUL — As worshipers knelt to face the Qiblah for noon prayers in the Hagia Sophia of Iznik last... -
Tehran unveils copy of Quran manuscript from Topkapi Museum
Posted on February 7, 2012 | No CommentsTEHRAN – A copy of the 11th century manuscript of the Holy Quran kept at the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul was unveiled here in Tehran on Sunday. The book... -
New Twists and Turns in Turkey’s Head-Scarf Debate
Posted on February 6, 2012 | No CommentsBy SUSANNE GÜSTEN ISTANBUL — When the auto writer Merve Sena Kilic shifted a Mini into gear for a recent test drive, she had little idea that she was fueling... -
International Judge Muhammad Day vs. The Istanbul Process
Posted on February 5, 2012 | No Comments2/2/2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 1st, 2012 MEDIA CONTACT: 352-371-2487 or 352-871-2680 or info@standupamericanow.org International Judge Muhammad Day vs. The Istanbul Process “If the freedom of speech is taken away... -
Is Europe setting up clash between Muslims and the West?
Posted on February 5, 2012 | No CommentsEditor’s note: Mohammed Ayoob is University Distinguished Professor of International Relations at Michigan State University and adjunct scholar at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding Turkish people demonstrate in... -
Turkey gives Prophet Mohammad’s hairs to Chechnya
Posted on February 5, 2012 | No CommentsGrozny, February 3, Interfax – Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan has given three hairs of Prophet Mohammad to the Chechen Republic. The hairs were taken from Istanbul to Grozny on...
