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Report on the Inter-Religious Tensions and Crisis in Nigeria
of the International Joint Delegation of The World Council of Churches and The Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, May 2012Download this PDF
Harmony Beads
Prayer beads have long been valued in sacred traditions which have prescribed a specific number of recitations of prayers. The prayer beads have been used as a counting aid for these sacred numbers of spiritual invocations. However, the function of …
Profile: Conservative chairman Baroness Warsi
As chairman of the Conservative Party, Baroness Warsi is the first Muslim woman to be a Cabinet minister. Before that, she was shadow minister for community cohesion, with a reputation for speaking her mind. She came to public prominence in …
‘The 500 Most Influential Muslims’ in year 2010
The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre has published the 2010 edition of its book ‘The 500 Most Influential Muslims’. The Amir of tablighi Jamaat is at position 16 and he is only one of two muslims who are mentioned in …
World’s 25th Most Influential Muslim
ISLAMTODAY.NET Mon, 11/08/2010 The Second volume of The 500 Most Influential Muslims 2010 ranks Sheikh Salman al-Oadah at number 25. This is the second volume of the annual series published by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre in Amman Jordan. In the …
The 500 Most Influential Muslims in the World 2010
500 Most Influential Muslims Salam, Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre of Jordan released a report on 500 most influential Muslims 2010. The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre is an independent research entity affiliated with the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for …
The 500 Most Influential Muslims – 2010
The 500 Most Influential Muslims This publication is the second of an annual series that provides a window into the movers and shakers of the Muslim world. It highlights people who are influential as Muslims, that is, people whose influence …
Ottawans among “world’s most influential Muslims”
Source Two Ottawa-area residents, Shaykh Muhammad AlShareef and Imam Dr. Zijad Delic, are included in this year’s listing of the world’s 500 most influential Muslims. Imam Zijad, 45, executive director of the Canadian Islamic Congress, appears for the second year …
IIUI president among 500 most influential Muslims
SOURCE IIUI president among 500 most influential Muslims ISLAMABAD: Prof Dr Anwar Hussain Siddiqui, president of the International Islamic University Islamabad has been named among the 500 `Most Influential Muslims of the year 2010’ by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies …
Dr. Siddiqui, President IIUI in the 500 Most Influential Muslims
Source Prof. Dr. Anwar Hussain Siddiqui, President of the International Islamic University, Islamabad which is currently celebrating its Silver Jubilee, has been named amongst the 500 most influential Muslims of the year 2010 by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center. …
Suhaib Webb
Suhaib Web September 31, 2009 | The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center “The 500 Most Influential Muslims | 2010” “Imam Suhaib Webb is a student at Al Azhar University in Egypt and has subsequently come to prominence as a young American …
Harun Yahya
Harun Yahya The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre, which is an international research organization based in Jordan, published a book that compiled the most influential Muslims of the year 2010. In the work titled “The Most Influential 500 Muslims of 2010” …
Dr. Farhat Hashimi
Dr. Farhat Hashimi This List of 500 Most Influential Muslims 2010 is the second of the annual series which highlights people who are influential as Muslims, published by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre, affiliated with the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic …
NZ Pair Among 500 Top Muslims in world
Source NZ pair among 500 top Muslims in world Two New Zealanders have been ranked among the 500 most influential Muslims in the world. Anwar Ghani, president of the Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand (FIANZ), and Kireka Whaanga, …
Two Circles
Source World’s 500 Most Influential Muslims: Mufti Akhtar Raza Khan, Mahmood Madani, Badruddin Ajmal included Submitted by admin4 on 23 August 2010 – 7:55pm. Indian Muslim By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: Among 500 Most Influential Muslims of the …
MIADHU News
Source The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre (RISC) of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has awarded Maldives State Minister for Islamic Affairs Shaheem Ali Saeed among the 500 most influential Muslims- 2010. Shaheem Ali Saeed was lauded among the most …
York University
Source Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish keynote speaker at York’s annual Inclusion Day TORONTO, Oct. 4, 2010 − Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, the Palestinian doctor who continued to advocate for Middle East peace after the deaths of three of his daughters and niece …
New Statesman
Source Earlier this year, Warsi was named one of the world’s “500 Most Influential Muslims” by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre, a prestigious Middle East think tank based in Amman. Last year, she was named the UK’s most important …
Maldives a 99.41 percent Muslim country, claims RISSC report
The Royal Islamic Strategic Research Centre (RISSC)’s report into the global state of Islam has described the Maldives as a 99.41 percent Muslim country. RISSC is an independent research entity affiliated with the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, …
Australia Network News
Source A new list of the 500 most influential Muslim people has put Iran’s Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ahead of the Indonesian presdient Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. The list also features scholars, scientists, women’s advocates, and some radical figures from the …
The Independent – Abdul Hakim Winter
Timothy Winter: Britain’s most influential Muslim – and it was all down to a peachSource The theologian is considered more significant within Islam than Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He tells Tom Peck why he converted Friday, 20 August 2010 It was the …
The Strangeness of Strangers on my Flight
What do Frank Sinatra and Osama bin Laden have in common? Probably very little, really. In fact, Sinatra may just be the antithesis to everything that bin Laden is seen to be: a brown-eyed, dark-skinned, turban-clad figure-head of one of …
A Response to Bill Warner’s “Is a Nice Muslim a Good Muslim”
Our long history of Islamophobia in the West dates back to the time of the Crusades. For centuries Islam has been portrayed as a violent religion of the sword forced upon on the world by a warmonger. This distorted representation …
Article by Bill Warner: “IS A NICE MUSLIM A GOOD MUSLIM?” A Response
Warner poses the question “What is a Muslim?” He says that a person is a Muslim when he follows the doctrine of Islam, and that when that person does not follow the doctrine of islam he is a kufr. The …
The Warner Dualism
Bill Warner, of the Center for the Study of Political Islam, has set out to answer the question: “Is a Nice Muslim a Good Muslim?” In his indictment of Islam as a hate-mongering, dualistic religion, he presents readers with a …
Think Twice: Muslims – Bad or Nice?
I am inclined to respond to Bill Warner’s article ‘Is Nice Muslim a Good Muslim?’ as published on PoliticalIslam.Com on January 7th, 2010. While I assume the writer has intentionally adopted a simplified, ‘1+1=2’ approach to make his message accessible …
Is Islam as Violent as it is Vilified?
If, according to Sir Francis Bacon, “a prudent question is one-half of wisdom,” what would a ‘non-question’ warrant itself when quantified in terms of wisdom? Are Judaism and Christianity as Violent as Islam? inquires Raymond Ibrahim in the summer 2009, …
Baitullah Mehsud
Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, one of two Pakistani radical leaders from “The 500 Most Influential Muslims 2009” was killed in a US drone missile strike on South Waziristan on 6 August, 2009. He was succeeded by Hakimullah Mehsud, former …
Is a Nice Muslim a Good Muslim?
Is Good Muslim a Nice Muslim? wonders Mr. Bill Warner, founder of online portal dubbed Political Islam in a piece he wrote in the aftermath of the Ft. Hood killings. In it, he reminds readers that in Islam, you can either …
Is a Nice Muslim a Good Muslim?
After a murderous jihad at Fort Hood or the Christmas day airplane bombing attempt, did you hear: “Of course, not all Muslims are bad?” That brings up the question of how do you even tell if a Muslim is bad? …
Gus Dur Acclaimed for Minority Protection Efforts
His Excellency Abd al Rahman (Gus Dur) Wahid, considered by many to be a national hero in Indonesia was posthumously named recipient of the Mahendradatta Award on 17 January 2010 for his work and contributions toward protecting minorities in Indonesia. …
Influential Irani Political Leader Dies
Among the most influential political leaders from the Middle East listing in “The 500 Most Influential Muslims 2009,” His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri passed away after suffering from diabetes, lung problems and other health complications. He was recognized …
Grand Mufti makes the top ten
South Africa punches above its weight in the 500 most influential Muslims in the world. JOHANNESBURG – The list of top 500 most influential Muslims has just hit our shores. South Africa has a couple in the list, while Africa …
Ten Indians among 500 most influential Muslims in the world: Georgetown University List
The list of 500 most influential Muslims in the world had hit headlines in India due to the names of some celebrities. Though such lists shouldn’t be taken too seriously, still, they do evoke interest. Many of these influential persons …
Two locals named among most influential Muslims
A retired University of Waterloo professor emeritus and a Kitchener native have been named among the 500 most influential Muslims in the world. The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre, based in Amman, Jordan, last month listed Mohamed Elmasry and Ingrid …
The 500 most influential Muslims of the world?
The Amman, Jordan-based Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre in collaboration with the Prince Alwaleed BinTalal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at the Georgetown University, Washington DC, has issued a list of 500 most influential Muslims in the world. The Royal Islamic …
“I’m a proud Indian first” – Shahrukh Khan
Georgetown University in USA has come out with a list of 500 of the world’s most influential Muslims, including Shahrukh Khan, former Indian President A P J Abdul Kalam, and composer A R Rahman. A chat with SRK on how …
SRK among 500 most influential Muslims in the world
Being one of the most successful stars in Bollywood brings with itself loads of accolades and awards. This time Shah Rukh Khan finds himself in the august company of former Indian President Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam and Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman. …
Kalam, Shah Rukh in most influential Muslims list
NEW DELHI: In a first of its kind survey of the world’s most influential Muslims, Georgetown University has come out with a list of 500 among whom are prominent Indians like former President A P J Abdul Kalam, Bollywood star …
AMU Professor ranked World’s 44th most influential Muslim
Aligarh: Professor Saiyed Mohammad Ameen Mian Qadri of the Urdu Department at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has been ranked the 44th most influential Muslim in the world by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre of the Georgetown University, USA. …
Azizah Publisher Chosen as ‘Influential Muslim’
Tayyibah Taylor didn’t believe it when she learned that she was named as one of the world’s 500 most influential Muslims. “It was a complete surprise, and it wasn’t anything I applied for,” said Taylor. She is the publisher of …
The 500 Most Influential Muslims 2009
DEC 3 — The past couple of weeks has shown that Malaysians are featured in the “500 most influential Muslims in the world” list. The research categorised influential people into 15 categories — depicting the source of influence, among others, …
Recep Erdogan is Number Five Influential Muslim
Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is number five of world’s most influential Muslims according to issued list of most influential Muslim personalities. The 500 Most Influential Muslims in the World is a first of its kind published by the …
Azerbaijani president included in “500 most influential Muslims of world” book
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev was included in a book “500 most influential Muslims of the world,” the International Institute of Islamic Thought reported. The book, which lists the 500 most influential people in the Muslim world and was published under …
Indonesians Make a Mark As ‘Influential Muslims’
Notable Indonesian figures, including President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and former President Abdurrahman “Gus Dur” Wahid, made it into “The 500 Most Influential Muslims — 2009,” a book that lists and provides short biographies of outstanding Muslims from the fields of …
The world’s most influential Muslims?
A list of the 500 ‘most influential’ Muslims in the world has left me confused, and not just because my name isn’t there I was in Cairo International Airport earlier this week, scrolling through Facebook to see what my friends …
POLL: The world’s top 500 Muslims? Read and vote
If you’ve ever been confused by Muslim names you read in the news or unsure who’s important in the Islamic world, help is near. A new book entitled “The 500 Most Influential Muslims – 2009″ lists prominent Muslims from different …
