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Monthly Archives: July 2007

Council of Ex-Muslims issue their Manifesto

THE recently formed Council of Ex-Muslims have issued a manifesto saying that “no one should be pigeonholed as Muslims with culturally relative rights nor deemed to be represented by regressive Islamic organisations and ‘Muslim community leaders.’â€
The manifesto adds: “Those of us who have come forward with our names and photographs represent countless others who are [...]

Say NO to London’s planned mega-mosque!

A growing number of non-Muslims in the UK are growing more and more concerned that permission will be granted to the Muslim sect Tablighi Jamaat to build a mega-mosque at the site of the London Olympics in the east of the Capital.
When the proposal emerged it was envisaged that the first phase of [...]

Another day, another reason to be delighted

COPENHAGEN: A Muslim group yesterday lost a libel case against the leader of a Danish anti-immigrant party who had accused its members of treason for publicising blasphemous cartoons of the “Holy”Prophet , according to a Reuters report.
A court ruled that Pia Kjaersgaard, leader of the Danish People’s Party (DPP), did not libel the Islamic [...]

Another day, another reason to be glum (II)

The second most popular name chosen by parents for children born in the United Kingdom last year was Muhammad, according to a report in the latest issue of The Muslim News.
There were 14 variations in the spelling of the prophet’s name given to a total of 5,991 baby boys. The most popular name for British [...]

Malaysian Muslims call for ban on movie

Malaysian Muslims have called for a ban on the blockbuster movie Evan Almighty, saying it is offensive to their religion, state media reported today (Friday).
Malaysia’s influential Muslim Consumers Association (PPIM) said the comedy, which tells the story of Noah’s ark and features actor Morgan Freeman as God, was insulting to Islam.
“The movie refers to the [...]

Brace yourself for Harry Pottiness

Tomorrow - Friday the 13th - sees the release of the long-awaited sixth Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince . Brace yourselves for outpouring of condemnation from the usual suspects: Christians crazies who believe H P is the worst thing to happen to humankind since Adam dropped his figleaf.
Among these anti-H P [...]

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