Muslims Help Repair Buddhist Temple Damaged By Volcano...
CENTRAL JAVA – Dozens of Muslim students in Central Java’s Magelang have participated in cleaning the world’s largest Buddhist temple that had been distorted with volcanic ash earlier this month. “Around 50 students from our boarding school spent their Friday holiday to clean Borobodur Temple of the Keluds ash together with other volunteers,” Muhammad Dimyadi, a teacher from the boarding school, told Republika Online on Saturday, February 22. Muslim students from the Mistakhurrohman Islamic boarding school have joined hands with hundreds volunteers who came to clean Borobudur Temple. Students’ effort was part of a voluntary campaign to remove the volcanic ash caused by the eruption of Mount Kelud on February 13, promoting authorities to close the temple and...
Malaysian Prime Minister Says He Upholds Islamic Faith in Respecting Other Religions...
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 (Bernama) — Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said today his every action at religious celebrations of non-Muslims in the country is in accordance with the permissible tenets of Islam. The prime minister said he emulated the example set by Prophet Muhammad in showing respect for other religions without any breach of the Islamic faith. “I uphold my faith. I also uphold my role as a Muslim leader. We must follow the ways of the Prophet in respecting the religions of other people without failing in terms of our own faith,” he said when closing the 2012 National Assembly of Muslim Scholars, Intellectuals and Virtual Writers...
A Conversation With: Maulana Wahiduddin Khan About the Salman Rushdie Affair...
Following the controversy over author Salman Rushdie’s appearance at the Jaipur Literature Festival, which ultimately ended with even a video conference with Mr. Rushdie being cancelled, India Ink is speaking with Muslim leaders about the situation, their feelings about his “The Satanic Verses” and whether politics played a part. Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is the founder of the Center for Peace and Spirituality, New Delhi. He has received the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian honor in India, and the Demiurgus Peace International Award. Malavika Vyawahare spoke to him this week at his home in New Delhi. Q. What is your reaction to the protests against Salman Rushdie’s participation in the Jaipur Literature Festival? A. These protests...
Jamia Islamic University Gives Honorary Degree to Dalai Lama...
NEW DELHI: For Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, receiving a honorary doctorate degree from Jamia Millia Islamia, “a university with a Muslim flavour”, was special. “This degree from a university with Muslim flavour is special as I am committed to religious harmony. Since September 11, I have been defending Islam. For a few misguided people we should not blame a religion. Islam is one of the important religions in the planet, and hope for millions of people,” said the Dalai Lama on Tuesday. The Degree of Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) was conferred on the 14th Dalai Lama by vice-chancellor Najeeb Jung at Jamia`s annual convocation. Union HRD, science and technology and communication and IT minister Kapil Sibal...
US Muslim Leaders Call for Week of Dialogue With Other Faiths...
September 20, 2010 Carolyn Weaver | New York U.S. Muslim groups are calling for a nationwide week of “dialogue” in response to the controversy over the proposed Islamic cultural center near the former World Trade Center site, known as Ground Zero. Speaking outside the proposed Islamic Center building site near Ground Zero, Muslim leaders said freedom of religion is for everyone in America. They called for a “National Week of Dialogue” to combat ignorance and bigotry that they said motivates opposition to mosques and Muslim schools in several other places in the United States. Nihad Awad, of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said it is unfair to associate the proposed Islamic Center near Ground Zero with the...
Saudi King Proclaims Moderate, Tolerant Islam at Spanish Faith Congress...
July 17, 2008 Saudi King Abdallah Bin-Abd-al-Aziz has told the world conference on interfaith dialogue in Madrid that “Islam is the religion of moderation, balance and tolerance”, according to a report in a Spanish paper. It says he also condemned extremism and made a call for reconciliation among faiths to combat the “spiritual void” responsible for many of the world`s ills. The following is the text of the report by the Spanish newspaper ABC website on 17 July; subheadings as published: Madrid: King Abdallah (Bin-Abd-al-Aziz) of Saudi Arabia transmitted a message of a moderate, balanced and tolerant Islam yesterday in Madrid and urged “turning a new page for humanity where reconciliation will replace dispute”. The monarch of one of the countries which, paradoxically, applies the Islamic...
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