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Turkish Airlines backs down on lipstick banTurkish Airlines is quashing a ban on female flight attendants wearing red lipstick and nail polish, its chief executive said on Thursday, after an outcry by secular Turks worried the country is becoming too Islamic. The national More… |
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Muslim world challenges Western free speechMuslim leaders were in unison at the United Nations this week arguing that the West was hiding behind its defense of freedom of speech and ignoring cultural sensitivities in the aftermath of anti-Islam slurs that have raised fears of a widening More… |
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Saudi takes steps to limit virus infectionSaudi Arabia has taken precautions to prevent disease spreading among Muslim pilgrims next month after a Qatari man was infected with a virus related to the deadly SARS, a health ministry official said on Wednesday. More… |
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Madonna being 'ironic' in calling Obama a MuslimPop star Madonna said she was being deliberately "ironic on stage" when she erroneously referred to President Barack Obama during her concert in the nation's capital as a "black Muslim." &nb More… |
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'Sultans of Science' Asian tour to start in SingaporeThe Asian tour of ‘Sultans of Science’, the global travelling exhibition of MTE Studios, will debut in Singapore mid-April, a statement said. Currently ending the first leg of its North American tour, the exhibition will visit Singapore, T More… |
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Ramadan begins on MondaySaudi Arabia and most other Gulf states will start the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan on Monday. Reports from Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE said the new moon had not been sighted after sunset on Saturday, indicating tha More… |
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Five held for plotting attack on Danish paperDanish police arrested five people suspected of planning a Mumbai-style attack to kill as many people as possible in a building housing a Danish newspaper that outraged Muslims in 2005 with cartoons of Prophet Mohammad. "It is our assessme More… |
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Gunmen attack mosques, kill 70 in PakistanGunmen attacked worshippers from a minority Muslim sect in two mosques of the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Friday, taking hostages and killing at least 70 people, officials said. The gunmen opened fire shortly after Friday prayers a More… |
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Muslims 'watching US with guarded optimism'The Muslim world is watching how the United States will act on the stalled process for Palestinian-Israeli peace and wondering how one of the main sticking points, Israeli settlements, will be resolved, said the world's top diplomat for Islam. More… |
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Singapore hosts Hari Raya FestivalSingapore is celebrating its annual Hari Raya Festival, a month-long cultural event celebrating the country’s rich Muslim roots. The festival is part of Singapore’s One City, Three Festivals festivities which run from August 14 to October More… |
