Islamophobic articles anger Muslims in Canada

A complaint by Canadian Muslims against a leading local news magazine has sparked a national debate on the limits of press freedoms in the country, often cited as a beacon of multiculturalism, Arab satellite television channel Al Arabiya reported Monday."Protest while you still can," shouted this week's edition of Maclean's, saying in an editorial that human rights boards are undermining free speech in Canada.The controversy dates back to October 2006, when Maclean's published an article excerpted from noted author and journ... >>

Muslim Times, 28 April 2008, 06:39

 First Muslim in Australian Big Brother quits

The first Muslim housemate in the Australian Big Brother quit the reality TV series days before the show starts, Australian press reports said.The unnamed housemate, an Afghani Muslim man from Adelaide, pulled out of the show because of parental pressure, the Sunday Herald Sun re... >>

Muslim Times, 27 April 2008, 14:59


 Muslim leaders call to boycott Chelsea over Israelis

Muslim leaders in Malaysia urged people to boycott a visit by English football giants Chelsea after the country’s government allowed the team’s Israeli coach and defender into the country, Al Arabiya news channel reported Sunday.Spokesman Mohamad Azmi Abdul Hamid said... >>

Muslim Times, 27 April 2008, 10:40


 Drug-addicted UK rocker Pete Doherty turns to Islam in jail

Drug-addicted British rocker Pete Doherty is reading the Holy Koran in prison and is apparently "lapping it up", press reports said Sunday. Doherty, 29, currently in an isolated cell at London's notoriously tough Wormwood Scrubs jail, asked for an English copy of the Ho... >>

Muslim Times, 27 April 2008, 10:15


 Saudi Arabia’s most popular blogger freed after 4 months

Saudi Arabia’s most popular blogger, Fouad al-Farhan, detained without charge for more than four months, has been freed, according to one of his friends, Arab satellite channel Al Arabiya reported Sunday."I received a mobile phone message from his wife at 5.30 this mor... >>

Muslim Times, 27 April 2008, 04:25


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