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Muslims celebrate the Prophet’s birth...

Muslims celebrate Mawlid an-Nabi (Mevlid Kandili), which marks the birth of the Prophet Muhammad today. During the Mevlid Kandili, a large number of people go to the mosques, pray to Allah (God) until late night. Prophet Muhammad was born in the month of Rabi’ al-Awwal, the third month of the Islamic calendar, in A.D. 571. Muslims consider him God’s mercy to the world as he is the last in a series of monotheistic religions’ prophets and the person who presented Islam to the world. His personality and manners are seen as a sacred model to be emulated by all Muslims....

posted on: Feb 4, 2012 | author: Islam Information Center

Why women convert to Islam

QMI AGENCY FIRST POSTED: SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2012 11:09 AM EST A landmark project exploring why women convert to Islam wraps up at England’s prestigious University of Cambridge this weekend. Organizers say that one of the main reasons for hosting Narratives of Conversion to Islam in Britain is “a general sense of frustration” with the media’s “one-dimensional portrayals of female conversion.” They say that these focus on women who marry into the faith, and suggest that they do so at the expense of their independence and liberty. “Judging by what the media tends to write about Islam, you would expect liberal-minded, intellectually-engaged women from non-Muslim backgrounds to give it a wide berth,”...

posted on: Jan 28, 2012 | author: Islam Information Center

Liam Neeson may convert to Islam: Actor says he’s considered ‘becoming a Muslim’...

Liam Neeson may have found a new faith during his time filming in Istanbul. The Irish actor admitted to the U.K.’s Sun newspaper that he is considering giving up his Catholic beliefs in order to become a Muslim. Neeson, 59, went on to explain that Islamic prayer “got into his spirit” when he spent time in the Turkish city working on the action-thriller “Taken 2.” “The call to prayer happens five times a day, and for the first week, it drives you crazy, and then it just gets into your spirit, and it’s the most beautiful, beautiful thing,” he told the newspaper. “There are 4,000 mosques in the city,” he added. “Some are just stunning, and it really makes...

posted on: Jan 26, 2012 | author: Islam Information Center

Bacon, Deli Meat May Raise Pancreatic Cancer Risk...

Risk rises 19% per serving of processed meat, study suggests CBC News Posted: Jan 13, 2012 3:51 PM ET Bacon or sausage? You might want to rethink that decision. Consuming processed meat regularly may increase a person’s risk of developing pancreatic cancer, though the risk is still low, says a new study. A meta-analysis of 11 studies involving 6,643 people with pancreatic cancer suggests an elevated risk of the disease when consuming processed meat such as bacon, cold cuts and sausages. In the study, men who ate red meat also showed an elevated risk of the disease, while women did not. The authors believe this is because men generally consume more red meat than women. For every 50...