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IHEU Hosts UN Seminar on Religion, Law, Democracy and Human Rights

DATE : March 15, 2012 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

On 14 March 2012 in conjunction with the 19th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, IHEU hosted a panel discussion on Religion, Law, Democracy and Human Rights. The four panellists examined the extent to which the promotion of religious law is undermining democracy, civil law and human rights around the world. Raheel […]

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Plea to the Islamic States to do more to promote religious tolerance

DATE : March 15, 2012 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

In a joint statement with the Center for Inquiry today (14 March 2012) IHEU representative Raheel Raza, herself a Muslim human rights activist, spoke of the need for the Islamic states to do more to promote religious tolerance at home if are really concerned about hostility towards Muslims in the West. Here is Raheel’s speech […]

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COMMENT: Tomorrow we will be killed —Dr Mohammad Taqi

DATE : March 7, 2012 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

COMMENT: Tomorrow we will be killed —Dr Mohammad Taqi It is up to the Pakistani minorities — the Shia, Ahmediyya, Christians, Hindus, Sikhs — whether they want to continue to ask the enablers of genocide to intercede on their behalf or raise the issue on every international forum possible In his poignant account of the […]

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Muslim Women’s Newsletter – Vol. 6 No.58, January 2012. CSSS

DATE : February 22, 2012 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

Edited by Qutub Jehan Kidwai A STEP FORWARD Dr. Muzna Kapdi tops the Maharashtra State (M.D. – Child Specialist) exam Kondhivre – Sangmeshwar:  Popular Educationist of the country Mr. Mubarak Kapdi’s daughter Dr. Muzna topped the Maharashtra University of Health Science – M.D. (Child Specialist).  It is a matter of pride and a Historic achievement in the […]

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“A Sick Notion of Honor”

DATE : February 7, 2012 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

by Raheel Raza Stonegate Institute [New York] February 6, 2012 http://www.islamicpluralism.org/1981/a-sick-notion-of-honor Send RSS Share: Be the first of your friends to like this. “You have each been convicted of the planned and deliberate murder of four members of your family. The apparent reason behind these cold-blooded, shameful murders was that the four completely innocent victims […]

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THE STRUGGLE FOR ISLAM’S SOUL By Ziauddin Sardar

DATE : February 1, 2012 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

They are acting in the name of my religion; it thus becomes my responsibility critically to examine the tradition that sustains them.

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Shafia trial: Six perspectives on ‘honour’ killings in Canada

DATE : January 30, 2012 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

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WHAT I DID IN 2011 ROUNDUP – YEAR AT A GLANCE

DATE : January 8, 2012 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

January Hamilton, ON. Organized annual peace prayer with Quest Centre for Learning February United Kingdom speaking tour addressing radicalization of youth and rise of hate speech on campus • Cambridge Union • House of Commons • Southampton University • Freedom in the City • London School of Economics • University of York • University of […]

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LIFTING THE VEIL OFF THE NIQAB DEBATE – a candid report and some feedback on a niqab panel held in Toronto.

DATE : January 2, 2012 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : 2 Comments

Two weeks ago, a Muslim community Centre organized a panel discussion about the niqab. This is how it was advertised “In the wake of last year’s Bill C-94 in Quebec (which would have withheld certain public services from women wearing the niqab) and this month’s announcement banning the niqab during Canadian citizenship oath-taking by the […]

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WHY I WILL ALWAYS BE A MERRY MUSLIM – http://www.calgaryherald.com/opinion/Raza+will+always+merry+Muslim/5900718/story.html

DATE : December 23, 2011 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : 4 Comments

WHY I WILL ALWAYS BE A MERRY MUSLIM! By Raheel Raza December is a poignant month for us as this is when my family landed in Canada 22 years ago. Christmas lights and the ambience of the season made our adjustment very cheerful, despite the challenges of the freezing weather and being new settlers. However […]

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