What to say in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo massacre? A slogan floats–‘Je suis Charlie’–‘I am Charlie’–as a gesture of solidarity. As a Muslim it doesn’t feel enough–one is expected to also disclaim, disavow, denounce. “Je ne suis pas…
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Muslim scholars responded quickly to the attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo which killed 12 and injured 10. Slamming the incident as un-Islamic, scholars express anger towards the perpetrators who “betrayed and tainted” Islam rather than defended it. In…
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PARIS: The massacre Wednesday (Jan 7) at French weekly Charlie Hebdo took place after years of confrontation between the satirical publication and Islamists infuriated by what they see as its attacks on their religion. Its offices were fire-bombed in November…
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PARIS: Heavily-armed men shouting “Allahu Akbar” stormed the Paris headquarters of a satirical weekly on Wednesday (Jan 7), killing 12 people in cold blood in the worst attack in France in decades. The assault on Charlie Hebdo headquarters in a…
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A Singapore-based company on Wednesday launched a mobile application that enables Muslim foodies and travellers to share halal restaurant discoveries around the world. The free “HalalTrip” app, available for Apple iOS and Android devices, enables users to take and upload…
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