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Timothy Winter (Abdal Hakim Murad) was the highest ranked British Muslim, in an unspecified position between 51st and 60th, considerably higher than the three other British people who made the list – the Conservative Party chairman Baroness Sayeeda Warsi; the UK's first Muslim life peer, Lord Nazir Ahmed; and Dr Anas Al Shaikh Ali, director ...
In 2006, Sultan was named in Time Magazine in a list of one hundred influential people in the world "whose power, talent or moral example is transforming the world." [2] Time stated that "Sultan's influence flows from her willingness to express openly critical views on Islamic extremism that are widely shared but rarely aired by other Muslims."
By exploring the ideas, thoughts and achievements of the lives of 100 most influential Muslim rulers and conquerors, religious scholars and philosophers, writers and literary figures, scientists and explorers, military generals and freedom fighters, reformers and educationalists, this book goes through Islamic thought, history, culture and ...
According to the Pew Research Center, Islam is the world's fastest-growing religion, with its population expected to increase by 70% between 2015 and 2060, compared to the global population growth of 32%. [1] = *According to The Jerusalem Post, in the United Kingdom and France, up to 100,000 people converted in the last decade in each country. [2]
Former Muslims or ex-Muslims are people who were Muslims, but subsequently left Islam. Although their numbers have increased, ex-Muslims still face ostracism or retaliation from their families and communities due to beliefs about apostasy in Islam. [1] In 23 countries apostasy is a punishable crime and in 13 of those it carries the death ...
In my life I’ve had people say to me, ‘I don’t know any Muslims but I’ll remember you when I see the news.’ I hope that people realize that Muslim Americans are very patriotic and love America; we see it as our home. I’ve dedicated my life to government service because I believe in the values of this country.
Watt argues on a basis of moral relativism that Muhammad should be judged by the standards of his own time and country rather than "by those of the most enlightened opinion in the West today." [ 111 ] Defamatory images of Muhammad , derived from early 7th century depictions of Byzantine Church , [ 112 ] appear in the 14th-century epic poem ...
The English interpretations of Rumi's poetry by Coleman Barks have sold more than half a million copies worldwide, [97] and Rumi is one of the most widely read poets in the United States. [98] There is a famous landmark in Northern India, known as Rumi Gate, situated in Lucknow (the capital of Uttar Pradesh) named for Rumi.