Islam
How Muhammad Ali Transformed the Image of Islam: Noah Feldman
published Jun 5th 2016, 10:00 am, by Noah Feldman (Bloomberg View) — Boxing made Muhammad Ali famous, but his conversion to Islam — and the meaning the world attached to it — made him a global historical figure. Ali’s conversion came to be understood as an act of transnational identification
Bloomberg Business: Obama Says Terrorists Seek Legitimacy by Using Religious Tie
Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. NJZR906K50Y1 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama said the U.S. and its allies must strip away any legitimacy that Islamic State and al- Qaeda claim by portraying themselves as religious movements. Obama, who has come under criticism from Republicans who say he avoids acknowledging the Muslim roots of extremist
Bloomberg Business: Copenhagen Wakes Up to New World Order as Police Roam Streets
Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. NJTO7H6K50XV (Bloomberg) — It’s a city where mothers are used to leaving their babies in prams outside cafes and cyclists can bike through parliament square without encountering a single security guard. Now, Copenhagen is full of heavily armed police officers and the constant sound of sirens as
A Well Thought Out Scream: Christian Mother to be Executed for Speaking against Mohammad
A Well Thought Out Scream by James Riordan According to her family, Asia Bibi, a Christian mother of five was falsely accused of blasphemy for speaking against the prophet Muhammad. She is to be hanged and would be the first woman executed under Pakistan’s Shariah blasphemy law. She has filed
