UK: Manchester mosque is praised for saving lives through blood donations


A South Manchester Mosque is being praised by Communities Minister Andrew Stunell for playing its part in an Islamic society committed to encouraging blood donations.

US: Dearborn's Islamic Center of America awaits wrath of Quran-burning Florida pastor


Terry Jones Announces Planned Return to Dearborn

The Quran-burning Florida pastor is planning to hold a protest on April 7 in front of Dearborn's Islamic Center of America.

Nearly one year to the day since his plan to host a protest in front of Dearborn's Islamic Center of America was thwarted, anti-Islamic pastor and Florida politician Terry Jones said he is coming back.

Canada: Islamic group holds open house


The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Canada (AMYA) is holding a number of open houses this weekend at public library branches, to promote peace, condemn terrorism and dispel myths about honour killing.

Rizwan Rabbani, the National Executive Director of the religious organization, says, “We have been promoting peace, condemning terrorism and dispelling myths about Islam as a part of our nationwide campaign for the past year,” visiting 238 towns throughout Canada.

UK: Muslims’ Blood Drive Wins Praise from Minister


Ahmadiyya use mosques to save lives

London: Andrew Stunnell, Communities Minister in the UK, has praised an Islamic community’s services to humanity.

Minister Stunnell, made his comments on the occasion of the launch of a new blood donation drive at London’s oldest purpose-built mosque.

US: Study Says U.S. Muslims Don’t Want Shariah Either


(RNS) North American Muslims are more than satisfied with the secular legal system and do not want a set of parallel courts for Islamic law, according to a new study of U.S. and Canadian Muslims by a Washington-based think tank.

The study, by University of Windsor law professor Judy Macfarlane for the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, would seem to refute critics' claims that American Muslims want to impose Shariah, or Islamic law.