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Tagged: finance muslim matters banking islamic finance islamic banking islamic bonds shariah finance interest usury

The Islamic finance industry has often battled with the question: How Islamic is Islamic banking? The question's pertinence was raised by Sheikh Muhammad Taqi Usmani who said that 85% of Sukuk, or Islamic bonds, were un-Islamic. Read More

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Tagged: islamic entertainment kids children entertainment kids entertainment islamic media

When I was a child, there was barely any Islamic media available for kids. I grew up listening to Zain Bhikha and Dawud Wharnsby’s nasheeds but that was all I had. Alhamdulillah, all that has changed as more Muslims have realized the importance of Islamic media and in the past few years, many products for children have been produced. Read More

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Muslim women emulate the wives of the Prophet [صَلى اللهُ عَليهِ وَ سَلم], considering them role models. Any Quranic command addressed towards the latter, particularly one that aims to establish lofty moral character and conduct, automatically becomes a praiseworthy goal for the average Muslim woman for all time to come. Read More

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There is a saying that sometimes, in a single night, over a thousand years worth of history takes place. March 4, 1924 was one of those nights. Islam would never be the same again. Read More

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The Internet Muslim Community has been buzzing with reports of Dr Zakir Naik being denied entry into the UK. Dr Zakir Naik was scheduled to host his Famous Peace Conference in the UK this year but was denied a visa on the accusation of him being a supporter of terrorism.

The controversy continued when several other Islamic orators were denied entry as well. Areeb Islam, a convert and preacher from South Africa, was also denied a Visa, while Dr Bilal Philips who was scheduled to speak at a conference on Sunday was denied entry at the airport and sent back to Qatar. Read More

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The Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) will hold its seventh Takin’ It to the Streets festival in Chicago on June 19. This festival reflects IMAN’s longing to se

It is well known among Muslims that before Quranic revelation, the Prophet, peace be upon him, was firmly established in the hearts and minds of the broader Meccan society as “the trustworthy one,” a title he acquired in his relentless pursuit of truth and for his unwavering commitment to the more vulnerable segments of society. It is in this spirit that IMAN actively and aggressively reaches out and works alongside a diverse range of organizations, collations, and networks. Indeed, it is our deep conviction that in pursuing these lofty goals, tremendous energy and momentum can be generated at the grassroots community level. Read More

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It’s been a while since I’ve watched (I mean really engage and watch) a kids puppet show (well, except for the occasional mocking of RNC Chairman Michael Steele as a muppet on the Daily Show), but as a father of three young children, I’m always on the lookout for good, educational Islamic programs (so I can sleep later in the morning). Read More

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I wrote this last year, but with today’s events surrounding the storming of the flotilla, I thought it timely for a refresh:

Growing up, I was a serious news junkie and always felt a sympathy for the Palestinians as an underdog and just out of an innate sense of justice. After the collapse of President Clinton’s last ditch peace initiative, the Ariel Sharon years, President George W. Bush’s ineffectual policy of the last eight years, and incessant coverage and outrage from the Muslim community on the issue to the exclusion of other issues, I had become disillusioned with the Israel/Palestine issue. Read More

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Tagged: updates israel attacks humanitarian freedom flotilla gaza muslim matters
For those who were following the flotilla of ships carrying aid for besieged Palestinians in Gaza, the events unfolding last night were horrifying and unimaginable. A group of peace activists carrying aid in the form of reconstruction material and necessities for rebuilding Gaza, were intercepted and fired upon by Israeli naval forces in a blatant and disproportionate use for force.

We at Muslim Matters strongly condemn and question the basis on which Israeli forces opened fire on peace activists, particularly as the flotilla was still situated in international waters. The brutal killing of sixteen people (or nineteen, as some reports suggest; officially, ten) of different nationalities, as well as injuring dozens more, cannot and should not be trivialized. Read More

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While others around us set ‘examples’ of beauty in their own terms, it is upon us to be the ones with whom people are dazzled by their beauty in moral uprightness. The shine of good character blinds its beholders from all other faults, as they only see perfectness in the shining one, free from all blemishes. Read More