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The issue of females leading Islamic prayers “female imām” triggered a number of reactions in the Muslim world. Dr. Yousuf al-Qaradāwī views it as American Islam. He says that Islam does not allow women to lead prayers, attend the prayers unveiled or menstruating, or even pray shoulder-to-shoulder...
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 2, 2007
Al-Fajr reports about Timothy Garton Ash’s response to Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s attacks on Islam.
Date of source: الأحد, آذار (مارس) 18, 2007
An overview of the Secular Islam Summit held in the United States. The conference featured a number of speakers who supported reform within Islam as a religion and Muslim countries.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آذار (مارس) 6, 2007 to الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 7, 2007
The articles talk about the secular Muslims and secular individuals from Muslim countries brought together to discuss the need for reforming the Islamic philosophy.
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A Dutch lawyer representing Muslims in the Netherlands has taken legal actions to stop making part II of the controversial movie ?Submission,” which harshly criticizes, in part I, the position of women in Muslim communities.
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Two people were arrested following a 14-hour anti-terror operation by Dutch police forces, ending a standoff with suspected Islamic terrorists that lasted all day in the Dutch capital of Amsterdam. Three police officers were wounded during the raid by a grenade hurled by the suspects. Moreover, the...
Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 26, 2007
The article is a review of Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s book entitled, ‘Infidel’ in which she talked about her personal experience as a woman living in an Islamic society.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 23, 2002
Asharq al-Awsat reports that the statements of Hirsi Ali against Islām were seen by members of Muslim communities as a trick, deployed in order to gain asylum. Dutch journalist Eildert Mulder, who interviewed Ali, does not believe that this allegation is true
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 29, 2006
The author uses two images, that of the ostrich and the owl, to explore possible immigration scenarios in Europe. She argues that only “a vision steeped in individual rights, the rule of law and the equality of men and women can help guide Europe out of [its current immigration quagmire].”
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 15, 2006
The author discusses serious threats to freedom of expression.