<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"  xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"  xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"><channel><title>Alukah.Net in English - Muslims around the World - Alukah.net </title><link>http://en.alukah.net</link><description>Latest Additions of Alukah.Net in English, the portal filled with Islamic Knowledge and general culture topics for thinkers.</description><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:54:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>Alukah.net CMS Version 2</generator><language>en</language><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title>Safi Kaskas and Abdalrahman Aboelmajd discuss The Qur’an, A Contemporary Understanding with the Bible</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/World_Muslims/0/7972/</link><author>Abdur-Rahman Abul-Majd</author><description><![CDATA[Safi&nbsp;Kaskas&nbsp;and&nbsp;AbdalrahmanAboelmajd&nbsp;discuss The Qur’an, A Contemporary Understanding with the Bible. An interview with Safi Kaskas.&nbsp; Introduction:AbdalrahmanAboelmajd had an opportunity to discuss with Dr. Safi Kaskas his first book “The Qur’an a Contemporary Understanding”, and his second book “The Qur’an with Reference to the Bible”.&nbsp;&nbsp;The point of contention is the issue of taking Jews and Christians as friends and neighbors. Dr. Kaskas in an article said:...]]></description><category>Muslims around the World - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2017 09:17:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Samira Amarir and Abdalrahman Abulmajd about Jenna the Quran teacher</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/World_Muslims/0/7970/</link><author>Abdur-Rahman Abul-Majd</author><description><![CDATA[We&nbsp;have&nbsp;a&nbsp;fresh&nbsp;opportunity&nbsp;to&nbsp;reflect&nbsp;on&nbsp;Jenna the Quran teacher. Samira Amarir is going to speak about the doll, as well as how kids are helped to recitesome verses of the Qur'an.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Samira Amarir.&nbsp;My name's Samira Amarir, I'm Muslim. I was born and I grew up in France, originally we are Moroccans. I am married and I have two kids.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Q: Amarir, I want to know how you got this good idea?&nbsp;SA: When my daughter turned two,...]]></description><category>Muslims around the World - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2017 00:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Marek Dziekan  and Abdalrahman Abulmajd about Qur'anic Studies in Polish researches</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/World_Muslims/0/7969/</link><author>Abdur-Rahman Abul-Majd</author><description><![CDATA[Marek&nbsp;Dziekan&nbsp;&nbsp;and&nbsp;Abdalrahman&nbsp;Abulmajd about Qur'anic Studies in Polish researches.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have a fresh opportunity to reflect on Qur'anic Studies in Polish researches. Marek Dziekan is going to speak about Qur'anic Studies in Polish researches as well as some Polish scholars in this field.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prof. Marek M. Dziekan PhD (b. 1965)&nbsp;Head of the Department of Middle East and North Africa, University of Ł&oacute;dź, Poland&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Main Interests:History of Islam;...]]></description><category>Muslims around the World - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Sun, 17 Sep 2017 12:22:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lisa Suhay and Abdalrahman Abou Almajd around Mrs. Lisa's Fables</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/World_Muslims/0/7936/</link><author>Abdur-Rahman Abul-Majd</author><description><![CDATA[Lisa&nbsp;Suhay&nbsp;and&nbsp;Abdalrahman&nbsp;Abou&nbsp;Almajd&nbsp;around Mrs. Lisa's Fables. &nbsp;We have a fresh opportunity to reflect on Lisa's Fables. Lisa Suhay is going to speak about Fables, as well as that will appeal equally to children and adults.&nbsp;Lisa Suhay&nbsp;She's chess teacher and children&rsquo;s book author, She became Bureau Chief of the Marco Island Eagle located in Marco Island, Florida in 1996. And got a contract writer for the New York Times1999.&nbsp;...]]></description><category>Muslims around the World - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2017 10:35:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Peter Bussey and AbdurRahman Abou Almajd Modern Physics Point the Way to Belief</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/World_Muslims/0/7935/</link><author>Abdur-Rahman Abul-Majd</author><description><![CDATA[Peter&nbsp;Bussey&nbsp;and&nbsp;AbdurRahman&nbsp;Abou&nbsp;Almajd&nbsp;Modern Physics Point the Way to Belief.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Signposts to God: How Modern Physics and Astronomy Point the Way to Belief.&nbsp;(We will show them Our signs in the horizons and within themselves until it becomes clear to them that it is the truth.41:53) Sahih International:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have a fresh opportunity to reflect on Modern Physics Point the Way to Belief!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; At this point Peter Bussey, who a particle physicist,...]]></description><category>Muslims around the World - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2017 10:40:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rebecca Ruth Gould and Abdalrahman Abou Almajd about Islamic literary traditions in the literatures of the Caucasus</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/World_Muslims/0/7897/</link><author>Abdur-Rahman Abul-Majd</author><description><![CDATA[We&nbsp;have&nbsp;a&nbsp;fresh&nbsp;opportunity&nbsp;to&nbsp;reflect&nbsp;on&nbsp;literature of insurgency in the Caucasus. Rebecca Ruth Gould is going to speak about literature of Insurgency in the Caucasus ،as well as Islamic literary traditions reflected in the literatures of the Caucasus.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Rebecca Ruth Gould.&nbsp;She's a writer, scholar, and translator as well as Professor, Islamic World and Comparative Literatures at the University of Birmingham. Her books include Writers and Rebels:...]]></description><category>Muslims around the World - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2017 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sheeza Ali and  Abdalrahman Abulmajd discuss God is not a Delusion</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/World_Muslims/0/7893/</link><author>Abdur-Rahman Abul-Majd</author><description><![CDATA[Sheeza&nbsp;Ali&nbsp;and&nbsp;&nbsp;Abdalrahman&nbsp;Abulmajd&nbsp;discuss God is not a Delusion.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We have a fresh opportunity to reflect on God is not a Delusion. At this point Dr Sheeza Ali isn&rsquo;t going to speak only about God is not a Delusion, but she also speaks about how A Muslim Doctor Presents Evidence for Belief.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Q: First of all, I know you are an ophthalmologist. I wonder what made you focus on atheism?&nbsp;Sheeza:...]]></description><category>Muslims around the World - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2017 11:14:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>This is what it’s like to do Ramadan fasting in the Scottish Highlands</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/World_Muslims/0/7888/</link><author>Independent</author><description><![CDATA[Ramadan&nbsp;days&nbsp;in&nbsp;Scotland&nbsp;are&nbsp;here&nbsp;once&nbsp;again: 30 days of fasting in what are the longest, and warmest, days of summer.&nbsp;Many will know that Muslims refrain from eating anything during the day in Ramadan, but people are usually surprised to discover that Muslims also do not drink anything. In the Scottish Highlands, the summer days are very long and it never truly becomes dark. This means that the fast lasts for more than 19 hours a day.&nbsp;...]]></description><category>Muslims around the World - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2017 11:16:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ramadan also about Quran’s True Message</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/World_Muslims/0/7882/</link><author>The Star</author><description><![CDATA[Students&nbsp;read&nbsp;the&nbsp;Quran&nbsp;on&nbsp;Monday,&nbsp;the&nbsp;first day of Ramadan, at Ar-Raudhatul Hasanah Islamic boarding school in Indonesia. "Ignorance of the Quran&rsquo;s actual message is not just a non-Muslim phenomenon," writes Ahmed Sahi. "In reality, many Muslims, especially young Muslims, are also unaware of the true message of the Quran, relying instead on Imams and clerics to teach them whatever spin of it they like."&nbsp;Right now, during Ramadan, there are more than 1....]]></description><category>Muslims around the World - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2017 09:35:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Muslims free to observe Fasting in China</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/World_Muslims/0/7881/</link><author>The News</author><description><![CDATA[The&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;government&nbsp;has&nbsp;given&nbsp;full&nbsp;freedom to the Muslims and allowing them to observe fasting in Ramazan. Muslims in China have full rights to practice Islam.&nbsp;Propaganda in media is showing totally different picture that Muslims in China don&rsquo;t have freedom to follow Islam whereas situation on ground is totally different.&nbsp;...]]></description><category>Muslims around the World - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2017 10:22:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gambia bans music, dance during Ramadan</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/World_Muslims/0/7879/</link><author>punchng</author><description><![CDATA[Gambian&nbsp;Police&nbsp;on&nbsp;Thursday&nbsp;issued&nbsp;a&nbsp;stern&nbsp;warning against music and dance during the month of Ramadan, which began on June 6, a statement from the Office of the Inspector- General of Police said.&nbsp;&ldquo;In honor of the Holy Month of Ramadan, all ceremonies, festivities and programmes that involve drumming, music and dance during the day or at night are prohibited.&nbsp;&ldquo;All those engaged in the practice are therefore warned to desist from such acts,...]]></description><category>Muslims around the World - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2017 10:31:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jerry Bergman and Abdalrahman Abulmajd discuss Darwinism as an enormous negative effect on humanity</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/World_Muslims/0/7848/</link><author>Abdur-Rahman Abul-Majd</author><description><![CDATA[We&nbsp;have&nbsp;a&nbsp;fresh&nbsp;opportunity&nbsp;to&nbsp;reflect on Darwinism as an enormous negative effect on humanity. At this point Jerry Bergman isn&rsquo;t going to speak only about Darwinism, but he also speaks about neo-Darwinism and natural selection.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jerry Bergman &nbsp;Jerry Bergman (Ph.D.) has taught biology, genetics, chemistry, biochemistry, anthropology, geology and microbiology at the college/university level for over forty years. Dr....]]></description><category>Muslims around the World - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2017 04:12:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Niall Christie and Abdalrahman Aboelmajd on Paradise and Hell in the Kitāb al-Jihād of ʿAlī b. Ṭāhir al-Sulamī</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/World_Muslims/0/7692/</link><author>Abdur-Rahman Abul-Majd</author><description><![CDATA[Niall&nbsp;Christie&nbsp;and&nbsp;Abdalrahman&nbsp;Aboelmajd&nbsp;on&nbsp;Paradise and Hell in the Kitāb al-Jihād of ʿAlī b. Ṭāhir al-Sulamī[1] (d. 500/1106).&nbsp;&nbsp; We have a fresh opportunity to reflect on Paradise and Hell in the Kitāb al-Jihād of ʿAlī b. Ṭāhir al-Sulamī (d. 500/1106).&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; At this point Niall Christie, who who translated it into english, isn&rsquo;t going to speak about his views on the paradise in the Kitāb al-Jihād only, but he also speaks about hell too.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Niall Christie&nbsp;...]]></description><category>Muslims around the World - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2016 10:21:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rudolf A. Makkreel and Abdalrahman Abou Almajd discuss the book Orientation and Judgment in Hermeneutics</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/World_Muslims/0/7648/</link><author>Abdur-Rahman Abul-Majd</author><description><![CDATA[Rudolf&nbsp;A.&nbsp;Makkreel&nbsp;and&nbsp;Abdalrahman&nbsp;Abou&nbsp;Almajd&nbsp;discuss the book Orientation and Judgment in Hermeneutics, University of Chicago Press, 2015.&nbsp; &nbsp;   We have a fresh opportunity to reflect on Orientation and Judgment in Hermeneutics. At this point Rudolf Makkreel isn’t going to speak only about orientation and judgment, but he also speaks about Kant’s critical system.&nbsp; &nbsp;Rudolf A. Makkreel&nbsp; Rudolf A....]]></description><category>Muslims around the World - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2016 11:19:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Removing Mosque As Polling Site 'Feeds' Hatred</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/World_Muslims/0/7638/</link><author>TPM</author><description><![CDATA[A&nbsp;coalition&nbsp;of&nbsp;some&nbsp;22&nbsp;rabbis&nbsp;and&nbsp;pastors&nbsp;wrote to a Palm Beach County, Florida elections official on Monday urging her to reinstate a Boca Raton mosque as a polling site or risk feeding &ldquo;the fears and hatred in our world.&rdquo;&nbsp;&ldquo;At this moment in our challenging history, we have an opportunity to be a force for mutual understanding and peace. You can do this and receive the support of Rabbis, Ministers and Priests in our community,&rdquo; clergy from St. Gregory's Episcopal Church,...]]></description><category>Muslims around the World - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2016 10:14:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CAIR calls for probe of threats, hate vandalism targeting Nevada Muslim Family</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/World_Muslims/0/7619/</link><author>iina</author><description><![CDATA[Nevada&nbsp;-&nbsp;The&nbsp;Council&nbsp;on&nbsp;American-Islamic&nbsp;Relations (CAIR) called on state and federal law enforcement authorities in Nevada to investigate alleged threats and hate vandalism targeting a Muslim family in that state as possible hate crimes.&nbsp; &nbsp;A Muslim business owner in Pahrump, Nevada, reports repeated threats targeting his family and business in the past month and a half, and said hate graffiti was found yesterday on a building in which he operates his business.&nbsp; &nbsp;...]]></description><category>Muslims around the World - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2016 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>We Will Defeat Hate: Muslims at Democratic Convention</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/World_Muslims/0/7618/</link><author>About Islam</author><description><![CDATA[Philadelphia,&nbsp;Pennsylvania&nbsp;–&nbsp;As&nbsp;Democrats&nbsp;gathered from around the country to nominate Hillary Clinton as the party’s presidential candidate, Muslim leaders gathered to push the community to vote and challenge the growing problem of Islamophobia.&nbsp; “You don’t have to go to Canada, just register and vote,” Nihad Awad, the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), told members of the Muslim community who had come to Philadelphia for the four-day event....]]></description><category>Muslims around the World - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2016 16:16:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>£2.4m Security Fund for Mosques And Churches opened after Surge in Reported Hate Crime</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/World_Muslims/0/7605/</link><author>mirror</author><description><![CDATA[The&nbsp;government&nbsp;opened&nbsp;a&nbsp;£2.4m&nbsp;security&nbsp;fund&nbsp;for&nbsp;mosques, churches and other venues today as a new report revealed a surge in reported hate crime.&nbsp; &nbsp;Police received 3,254 reports of religious hate crime in 2014/15 - up 43% from 2,269 the year before, the Hate Crime Action Plan said.&nbsp; &nbsp;Reports of racist, homophobic and anti-transgender hate crime were also all up year-on-year - followed by high-profile attacks in the wake of Brexit.&nbsp; &nbsp;...]]></description><category>Muslims around the World - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2016 09:34:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Nigerian Girls can wear Headscarves to School, Court Orders</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/World_Muslims/0/7603/</link><author>The Indian Express</author><description><![CDATA[Nigerian&nbsp;girls&nbsp;have&nbsp;the&nbsp;right&nbsp;to&nbsp;wear&nbsp;the&nbsp;hijab headscarf to school, an appeals court has ruled in a country where suicide bombers have abused Islamic dress to hide their deadly weapons.&nbsp;
The ruling by the Lagos division of Nigeria’s Court of Appeal “has restored hope in the judiciary as the last hope of the common man,” said the director of the Muslim Rights Concern group, Ishaq Akintola.&nbsp;
The unanimous decision,...]]></description><category>Muslims around the World - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2016 10:26:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Islam is the Most Peaceful Religion of the World, UNESCO declares</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/World_Muslims/0/7600/</link><author>Ghana Web</author><description><![CDATA[Islam&nbsp;Founded&nbsp;through&nbsp;the&nbsp;Prophet&nbsp;Hood&nbsp;of&nbsp;Prophet Mohamed (Peace be upon him) Over 1400 Years Ago in Saudi Arabia has spread to all parts of the World with its current population standing at more than 2bilion. Prophet Mohammed had it difficult to push the doctrine of Islam through the days when in greater part of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia the people were idol worshippers with some being Jews and Christians....]]></description><category>Muslims around the World - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2016 10:04:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>