2009年9月18日星期五

Yahoo! News: Religion News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Religion News


Muslims find new Ramadan fast partners: Christians (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 01:19 PM PDT

AP - Like Muslims worldwide, Ben Ries has refrained from food and drink from sunrise to sundown in an act of self-restraint during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which ends this weekend.

Muslim groups try to ease fears with accreditation (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 12:24 PM PDT

In this photo taken Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2009, internal medicine physician William Dunne interviews patient Nahida Shinwari, originally from Afganistan, at the University Muslim Medical Association Community Clinic in the area south of Los Angeles. American Muslims want to ensure that they can fulfill 'zakat,' or obligatory charitable religious giving, following zakat pledge by President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - As the Islamic holy month of Ramadan winds down, Rami Nashashibi sees a promising fundraising trend for the Chicago charity he runs.


Conservative Christians assail Obama agenda (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 12:00 PM PDT

Reuters - U.S. conservative Christians, a key base for the out-of-power Republican Party, gathered in Washington on Friday to rally the faithful against President Barack Obama's agenda, including his top domestic priority of healthcare reform.

American and Muslim, Sufi mystics band goes global (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 10:15 PM PDT

Singer Mustafa Daood (centre) is seen performing with his band Debu at a shopping mall in Serpong, on the outskirts of Jakarta. Led by a clutch of American siblings, the band of adherents of Sufi Islamic mysticism have become a perennial hit during the holy month of Ramadan here in the world's largest Muslim-majority country.(AFP/File/Bay Ismoyo)AFP - With a discombobulating mix of blonde hair and ecstatic cries of "Allah, Allah!", the members of Islamic band Debu sway on stage at a strip mall on the edge of Indonesia's capital.


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