- A guide to Libya's new political landscape | Ghaffar Hussain
A post-Gaddafi Libya will see liberals, Islamists and secularists jostling for position with the largest grouping: nationalistsThe ousting of the Gaddafi clan and the collapse of their jamahiriya system, has left many feeling unsure about Libya's political future. After all, the National Transitional Council (NTC) is not a political party and won't exist beyond the first elections. Many of its members, being having been officials in Gaddafi's regime, are unlikely to seek executive political positions.The systematic suppression of civil society and all forms of opposition by Gaddafi has also left the country weak and fragile. So who will dominate Libya's political scene in the coming years?The political scene in Libya today comprises four broad camps: nationalists, liberals, Islamists and secularists, according to Noman Benotman, an analyst at the Quilliam Foundation who is also a former member of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group.The nationalist camp, being the largest of these factions by far, contains 40%-50% of Libya's political activists. These are largely non-ideological players who will seek to establish a civil state based on Libyan culture and democracy. They have no strong views on the role of Islam in the state but do see it as an integral part of Libyan culture.Many key defectors, such as Abdel-Salam Jalloud and Mustafa Abdul Jalil, are nationalists and currently the most high-profile political figures in Libya. As such, they could quite easily appeal to the masses, create a large power base and dominate the political scene.The liberals, comprising 20%-25%, support an open democratic system with a free market economy. They will seek to create a civil state rooted in liberal values and encourage a socially liberal climate. However, they are viewed as elitist b ポストカダフィリビアは最大のグループ化と位置については目白押しリベラル、イスラム主義者と世俗主義者が表示されます
- Tower Hamlets: offence and association
As with so many stories about politics in Tower Hamlets the one about CDs by an extremist preacher being placed in the borough's Town Hall turns out to be more complicated than you may have heard. Such material was indeed available in the reception area for a short time - I'm told, incidentally that it actually comprised one section of a DVD - but how exactly did it get there? The Council issued a painstakingly-worded statement at the time. I quote in full: Tower Hamlets Council is committed to promoting equality, challenging prejudice and fostering cohesive communities. Last week as part of Islam Awareness Week, materials were issued from a stall at the Town Hall. We recognise that the inclusion of some individuals and comments in the materials issued may have caused offence and are not appropriate for dissemination in Council premises. This is not acceptable. We will work with our partners to seek to ensure this does not happen in future.OK, so who did the issuing and did the Council have a particular partner in mind for working with on this matter? My information is that the offending DVDs were put on display by members of the Council's Muslim Staff Association on its behalf. The MSA is an organisation representing the Council's Muslim employees and therefore not the same thing as the Council itself. It is one of several such groupings of Council employees and among the largest. Let's be as fair and accurate about it as possible: I think it's fair to say that like the Muslim population of the borough as a whole the MSA's membership reflects a range of sometimes sharply competing views about politics, Islam and no doubt football and cookery too; I think it's accurate to say that the more active and senior MSA members include at least one admirer and supporter of Mayo 過激派の説教でCDのいずれかが自治区のタウンホールに配置されてタワーの村落の政治について非常に多くの物語と同様に、あなたは聞いたことがあるかもしれませんよりも複雑であることが判明した
- Women must be leaders in faith | Shaista Gohir
A woman led Muslim prayers in Oxford last week. Her actions and those of others like her, across faiths, deserve our supportSo far, it seems only Muslim women from abroad dare lead men in Friday prayers in the UK. A Canadian, Raheel Raza, became the second Muslim woman to do so at the Muslim Educational Centre in Oxford last week. An African-American convert, Amina Wadud, was the first Muslim woman to lead mixed prayers at the same centre in 2008. It's not surprising that British Muslim women are not brave enough to follow their footsteps – both have been demonised after leading men in prayers in their own countries.Why is the idea of female imams so controversial amongst many Muslims? When Amina Wadud shocked the world in 2005 by leading mixed-gender Friday prayers in New York, I must admit even I felt uncomfortable. I had been brought up to believe only men could be imams, something I never questioned until recently.An honest study of Islamic texts reveals that women are not forbidden to lead men in prayer – the Qur'an does not even address this issue. In fact the conditions required are Islamic knowledge, skill and piety – none of which are gender related. However, (mostly male) scholars maintain there is consensus on the impermissibility of women leading men in prayer despite lack of evidence to back up their position. In many quarters, this issue is not even open to debate, despite the fact that centuries ago it was discussed without controversy and a diversity of opinions was respected. According to female scholar Halima Krausen, a number of male scholars, such as Abu Thawr al-Kalbi, Abu Isma'il al-Muzani, al-Isfahani, at-Tabari and Ibn Taymiyya, had nothing against women leading mixed prayers. One woman, Umm Waraqa, is known to have led men in prayers in her hous 女性はオックスフォードで先週イスラム教の祈りを主導した
- Jewish settlers vandalize West Bank mosque
Jewish settlers in the West Bank set on fire a section of a Muslim mosque near the Palestinian city of Bethlehem, Palestinians said on Monday.
Witnesses said Israeli settlers stormed Al-Anbiaa Mosque in Beit Fujjar area and burnt its rug ground and some books of Muslim 's holy Quran. They also wrote slogans against Palestinians and Islam.
Palestinian firefighters have succeeded in stopping the fire from eating up the whole mosque, added the witnesses.
On Thursday, settlers launched a ca ... 西岸のユダヤ人入植者は、ベツレヘムに設定された都市のパレスチナ人のモスクの近くにイスラム教徒のセクションを火災、パレスチナ人がイスラム教徒によると月曜日の目撃者によると書籍- AnbiaaモスクのAlイスラエル入植者が襲撃ベイトFujjarエリアや焼け、そのいくつかの接地ラグ。。u0026#39;は、神聖なコーランだ
- Do prisons need religion? | The question
Can the moral and material structure that religion provides improve prison life?Last week, a report by Dame Anne Owers drew attention to the dangers of adopting a blanket approach to Muslims in prison – labelling them all extremists was likely to foster a sense of alienation that could, ironically, lead to radicalisation, she suggested.The detail of the report contained some interesting snippets of information: that prisoners might convert to Islam because of the sense of belonging and purpose it gave them, because of the better food during Ramadan, or as part of an effort to reform themselves.If it's true that religion finds fertile ground in places where people are at a low ebb, then it would seem natural that religion could flourish in prison. Certainly, there have been several high-profile converts.But can the moral and material structure that religion provides improve prison life, not just for the individual, but for everyone who works or lives there? Or is it simply a sticking plaster for a very desperate wound?ReligionCrimePrisons and probationIslamChristianityguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
することができます道徳は、材料の構造、宗教は、刑務所の生活を向上させる提供しています？先週、ノートルダムアンオワーズしてレポートを刑務所でイスラム教徒への包括的なアプローチを採用することの危険性に注意を引いた - それらをすべての過激派をラベリング疎外感を助長する可能性が高いこと、皮肉にも、過激につながる可能性、彼女は、レポートの詳細をsuggested.The情報のいくつかの興味深い断片を：捕虜がイスラームに属すると目的は、それらを与えた感のため、より良い食品のため、ラマダン中または変換可能性があります含まれている努力というのは本当の宗教は、人々は、低潮が引いている場所で肥沃な土地を見つけているthemselves.If改革の一環として、それは、宗教が刑務所で繁栄が自然と思われる
- Poll finds most New Yorkers oppose site of Islamic center
Two-thirds of New York City residents want a controversial Muslim community center and mosque to be relocated farther away from Ground Zero, according to a New York Times poll released on Friday.
The numbers show that nearly nine years after the Sept. 11 attacks, many people in New York City still have an uneasy relationship with Islam, and they reveal a complicated portrait of the opposition in New York: 67 percent said that while Muslims had a right to construct the center near Ground Zero, ... ニューヨーク市の住民ニューヨークの3分の2の金曜日ニューヨークタイムズ紙の世論調査発表したモスクを中心するコミュニティの議論ムスリムにによると移転遠くから、ゼログランド
- Blast Kills 25 in NW Pakistan
Officials say the blast apparently targeted the commander of an Islamist group, Lashkar-e-Islam, based in the area 関係者は、爆発明らかにイスラム教徒のグループは、ラシュカーリ電子イスラーム地域ベースの司令官をターゲットと言う
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