Category - muslim

Faith school judgement fails to consider human rights angle

staff writers — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:24:44 +0100

Supporters of inclusive schooling have expressed disappointment at a high court judgment that fails to consider seriously religious discrimination under the European Convention on Human Rights.

Muslim TV Channel launches interfaith game show in UK

Ecumenical News International — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:47:37 +0100

An interfaith television game show in which Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Muslim and Sikh contestants compete against one another for cash prizes is to be broadcast weekly from the London studios of the Islam Channel from mid-June.

Hearing hope through the babble

Simon Barrow — Tue, 27 May 2008 21:47:31 +0100

Globalisation constructed as top-down control and the triumph of the powerful needs to be disrupted by a different and gentler logic, says Simon Barrow. But will we choose Pentecost or Babel?

The struggle between good and bad religion

Giles Fraser — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:24:41 +0100

The struggle between good religion and bad religion is at a crucial juncture on te domestic and global stage, says Giles Fraser. He believes the Quilliam Foundation, a new Muslim think tank, can make a positive contribution.

Archbishop and Pope talk about Christian-Muslim relations

agency reporter — Fri, 09 May 2008 01:36:10 +0100

Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has described his private meeting with Pope Benedict XVI in the Vatican earlier this week as "friendly and informal". They talked for an hour, especially about Christian-Muslim relations.

Christians visit Syria to explore peaceful relations with Muslims

agency reporter — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:48:34 +0100

A delegation led by the Rev Samuel Kobia, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) has travelled to Syria wishing to learn from the country's long experience of Christians and Muslims living peacefully together.

New Muslim think-tank aims to challenge extremist ideology

staff writers — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:59:22 +0100

A new Muslim think-tank, Quilliam, which aims to bring together voices who oppose violence and extremism, and who want to explore Islam in a modern European setting, was launched at the British Museum yesterday.

Christians and Muslims seek cooperation on human challenge of migration

agency reporter — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:46 +0100

Migration is a human concern, not a Muslim or a Christian one, and joint action is vital, declared representatives of Lebanon's six most numerous faith communities at a Public Hearing on Migration in Beirut this week.

Second Muslim elected to US Congress

staff writers — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:06:25 +0000

A Democrat has become the second Muslim to be elected to the US Congress. Indiana Democrat Andre Carson will replace his late grandmother in representing that state's 7th district. Carson is a convert to Islam.

Muslim scholars seek improved relations with global Jewish community

staff writers — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:48:12 +0000

The Cambridge based Centre for the Study of Muslim-Jewish Relations (CSMJR) is promoting an open letter from leading Muslim scholars to the international Jewish community seeking improved understanding and contact among them.