Merge Hisham Kabbani date May 2010 The IslamicSupremeCouncil of America ISCA is a Muslim religious organization in the United States . The ISCA strives to integrate traditional scholarship in resolving contemporary issues affecting the maintenance of Islamic beliefs in a modern, secular society. The Council states that it promotes traditional Islamic legal rulings, and that it explicitly rejects puritanical forms of Islam , such as the Wahhabism Wahhabi Islam practiced by Saudi Arabia, the Taliban , and many terrorism terrorist organizations who espouse Islamist ideologies. Shaykh Hisham Kabbani , founding member and current chairman of ISCA, is critical of the Council on American Islamic Relations CAIR and the American Muslim Council , saying, There are many Muslim organizations that claim to speak on behalf of the Muslim community but that in reality are not moderate, but extremist. ref Jake Tapper, http archive.salon.com news feature 2001 09 26 muslims print.html Islam s flawed spokesmen , Salon.com , 26 September 2001 accessed 27 January 2007 . ref The ISCA is alleged to have links to non Muslim neoconservative s. Kabbani allegedly thanked UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw in 2005 for the role the UK played in the Middle East, saying We are glad to see changes taking place in the political mechanisms in the Middle East. We hope to see an end to tyranny and we are happy to observe ... http www.islamicsupremecouncil.org IslamicSupremeCouncil of America DEFAULTSORT IslamicSupremeCouncil Of America Category Islamic organizations based in the United States de IslamicSupremeCouncil of America .... ref http euraktiva.vox.com library post the neoconservative sufi muslim council uncover traitor who destroy islam and umah.html The Neoconservative Sufi Muslim Council Uncover Traitor who destroy Islam ... . ref Daniel Pipes, http www.danielpipes.org article 77 The Danger Within Militant Islam in America ... more details
IslamicSupremeCouncil of Canada ISCC Le Conseil Supr me Islamique de Canada is a Canada Canadian Islam Muslim organization based in Calgary , Alberta . It was founded in 2000 by Imam Syed Soharwardy ref cite news url http canadianpress.google.com article ALeqM5h59qvcVVAFQABfyNGRP OcJVjaJw title Calgary imam gets unique perspective of Canadians as he walks across country date 2008 06 28 work canadianpress.google.com publisher The Canadian Press on accessdate 2008 07 14 ref with the aims of fostering Canadian understanding of Islam, contributing to society in general, guiding Canadian institutions on the needs of Muslims, furthering Canadian relationships with Muslim majority countries and organizing Canadian Muslims as a voting bloc. ref name miss http www.islamicsupremecouncil.com isccprofile.htm Profile of ISCC , accessed 2008 07 27 ref The ISCC has four major objectives to propagate the teaching and observance of Islam, to support a Muslim house of worship, to proselytize Islam and to establish and operate an Islamic school. ref name miss Fatwa condemning terrorism In response to the bombing attempt on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 a group of Canadian and U.S. Islamic leaders associated with the IslamicSupremeCouncil of Canada issued a fatwa http www.islamicsupremecouncil.com iscc fatwa against 20terrorism.htm , or religious edict, condemning any attacks by extremists or terrorists on the United States or Canada and declaring that an attack by extremists on the two countries would constitute an attack on Muslims living in North America. In our view, these attacks are evil ... also Islam in Canada Canadian Islamic Congress Canadian Council on American Islamic Relations Council on American Islamic Relations Islamic Society of North America References Reflist External links http www.islamicsupremecouncil.com IslamicSupremeCouncil of Canada IslamInCanada Category Non profit organizations based in Canada Category Religious organizations established in 2000 Category Islamic ... more details
Infobox Political Party country Iraq name IslamicSupremeCouncil of Iraq native name ... seats2 Infobox political party seats 54 440 hex 009933 The IslamicSupremeCouncil of Iraq ISCI or SIIC ... as the SupremeCouncil for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq SCIRI is an Political parties in Iraq Iraqi .... Our name will change to the SupremeIslamic Iraqi Council. Other things will change as well ... ref Prominent figures of the IslamicSupremeCouncil of Iraq Mohammed Baqir al Hakim Leader of the SCIRI ... parliament member Iman al Asadi Iraq parliament member See also Al Forat Network SupremeIslamic Iraqi Council TV channel References Reflist 2 External links http www.isci iraq.com SupremeIslamic Iraqi Council Washington, D.C. Bureau http www.almejlis.org SupremeIslamic Iraqi Council Homepage ar icon NYTtopic organizations s supreme iraqi islamiccouncil http news.bbc.co.uk 1 shared spl hi middle ... parties DEFAULTSORT IslamicSupremeCouncil Of Iraq Category Shi a Islamic political parties ... do Iraque ru fi SCIRI sv SupremeIslamic Iraqi Council tr Irak slam ... of its gains in 2005 Iraqi elections the three 2005 elections and government appointments, the Supreme Iraqi IslamicCouncil became one of Iraq s most powerful political parties and was the largest ... to be part of a coalition in Iraq s parliament. ref The SupremeCouncil Undergoes Broad Changes in the Ranks ... the departure of Badr Brigade, ISCI created a new militia called the Knights of Hope. ref SupremeCouncil ... Council of the Islamic Revolution of Iraq was founded in 1982 during the Iran Iraq War after the leading ... the primary aim of the council to be the overthrow of the Ba ath and the establishment of an Islamic ... Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, casts his ballot at a poll station in Baghdad in the January ... gains top billing World Security Network 16 December 2004 ref SupremeCouncil name change The Council ... title Seats in the Council of Representatives of Iraq seats1 Infobox political party seats 12 ... more details
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IslamicSupremeCouncil of Canada Canadian Council on American Islamic Relations Council on American ...Infobox organization name Islamic Society of North America image INSA small.png image border size 180 alt alt text see WP ALT caption Islamic Society of North America logo map optional msize map size, optional ... organization if one affiliations Muslim Student Association MSA the North American Islamic Trust NAIT Canadian Islamic Trust CIT Muslim Community Association MCA American Muslim Social Scientists AMSS American Muslim Scientists and Engineers AMSE The Elkadri Fund TEF Islamic Medical Association IMA Islamic Teaching Center ITC , and Foundation of Internanm,lklikltional Development FID . num staff num volunteers budget website http www.isna.net isna.net The Islamic Society of North America ISNA ... Islamic organization in North America that contributes to the betterment of the Muslim community ... AMSE , Islamic Medical Association IMA , Islamic Teaching Center ITC , Muslim Youth of North America ... attending including people from outside of North America. The convention features Islamic lectures ... case, the United States Department of Justice named ISNA, along with Council on American Islamic ... Jon Kyl R AZ has asserted that the Islamic Society of North America is accused of ties to Islamic ... Senate in October 2003, Dr. Michael Waller told Senators that The Islamic Society of North America ISNA refers Muslim clerics to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. The Islamic Society of North America is an influential ... Vision.aspx ISNA s Mission and Values DEFAULTSORT Islamic Society Of North America Category Islamic ..., etc purpose To be unifying Islamic organization and to contribute to the betterment of the Muslim ... a coordinates template region served North America membership language official languages leader ... . It has been described in the media as the largest Muslim organization in North America . ref name ...&pg PT96&dq 22islamic Society of North America 22 22Muslim Student Association 22&lr lang en&num 100 ... more details
The Islamic Organization of Latin America IOLA , also known as the Organizaci n Isl mica Para Am rica Latina OIPAL , headquartered in Buenos Aires , Argentina , is considered the most active organization in Latin America in promoting Islamic affiliated endeavors. The IOLA holds events to promote the unification of Muslims living in Latin America, as well as the propagation of Islam. At a meeting, on July 19, 2005 the heads of the Islamic cultural centers assigned the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ISESCO to prepare comprehensive studies and reports on the Islamic cultural work in Latin America as well as recommend practical proposals and field projects. The head of IOLA, Mohammed Yousef Hajer, was assigned to prepare a directory for the Muslim cadres in the region in coordination with the heads of the Islamic cultural centers and the Islamic societies in Latin America. ref Alsharq al Aswat, Latin American Islamic centers call for Cultural dialogue , 19 July 2005 ref See also Latin American Muslims Arab Argentine Arab Brazilian Islam in Brazil Islam in Argentina References Reflist added above External links Sources by script assisted edit External links http www.Islamerica.Org.Ar IOLA Website South America in topic Islam in Lebanese diaspora Syrian diaspora Arab diaspora DEFAULTSORT Islamic Organization Of Latin America Category Islam in Argentina Category Islamic organizations Category Islam in South America Argentina stub Islam stub ... more details
Multiple issues refimprove March 2008 notability March 2008 For other uses of the initialism IANA, see IANA IANA disambiguation . The Islamic Assembly of North America IANA is a Muslim organization headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan . Activities According to its website, IANA s Objective goal goals include to unify and coordinate the efforts of the different dawah oriented organizations in North America and guide or direct the Muslims of this land to adhere to the proper Islamic methodology. IANA s activities include conventions, general meetings, dawah oriented institutions and academies, books of an academic, dawah oriented or Islamic thought nature in both Arabic and English, magazines and other periodical literature, technical programs, youth programs, investment projects and other means possible in this country. IANA s principles include presenting the correct Islamic methodology derived from the Book of Allah and the sunnah of the Messenger of Allah, according to the understanding and application of the early pious forefathers is the basic premise and framework for the work of IANA. Current status IANA has since become all but defunct and many of the speakers have reorganized under the new Texas Dawah Al Maghrib Institute alliance External links http www.iananet.org IANA Website http www.iananet.org about.htm About IANA DEFAULTSORT Islamic Assembly Of North America Category Islam in Michigan Category Islamic organizations Category Organizations based in Ann Arbor, Michigan ... more details
Infobox organization name Islamic Circle of North America image ICNA.png image border size 320px alt alt text see WP ALT caption Logo of the Islamic Circle of North America map optional msize map size ... budget website http www.icna.org icna.org remarks Islamic Circle of North America ICNA , formally chartered in 1971 but active since 1968, is an Islam ic North America n grassroots umbrella organization . ref http books.google.com books?id 9wjIs3F0i10C&pg PA23&dq 22Islamic Circle of North America 22 ... and more conservative than the Islamic Society of North America ISNA , holding separate sessions ... 20Circle 20of 20North 20America 22&f false Muslim women in America the challenge of Islamic identity ... islamic circle of north america.htm Backgrounder Islamic Circle of North America , Anti Defamation ... Islamic Circle Of North America Category Islamic activist organizations Category Islamic organizations ... extinction date of extinction, optional type Islam ic North America n grassroots umbrella organization ... of Iqamat ud Deen establishment of the Islamic system of life as spelled out in the Qur an and the Sunnah ... coords Coordinates of location using a coordinates template region served North America membership ...&dq 22Islamic Circle of North America 22&lr lang en&as drrb is q&as minm is 0&as miny is &as maxm ... books?id 3GKAYnClDPwC&pg PA346&dq 22Islamic Circle of North America 22&lr lang en&as drrb is q&as minm ... 22Islamic Circle of North America 22&lr lang en&as drrb is q&as minm is 0&as miny is &as maxm is 0 ... 20America 22&f false Islam in America , Jane I. Smith, Columbia University Press , 1999, ISBN ... 22Islamic Circle of North America 22&lr lang en&as drrb is q&as minm is 0&as miny is &as maxm is 0 ...&pg PA44&dq 22Islamic Circle of North America 22&lr lang en&as drrb is q&as minm is 0&as miny ... America 22&lr lang en&as drrb is q&as minm is 0&as miny is &as maxm is 0&as maxy is &num 100&as brr ..., a number of South Asian MSA members who had been involved in Islamic movements in their home countries ... more details
Infobox religious building building name Islamic Center of America infobox width image Islamic Center of America.jpg image size caption map type map size map caption location Dearborn, Michigan geo coord 42 19 47.7 N 83 13 46.7 W display title religious affiliation Shia Islam rite province district consecration year 2005 status leadership website url http www.icofa.com aboutus landmark.html architect David Donnellon architecture type Islamic architecture architecture style facade direction year completed construction cost 14 million capacity length width width nave height max dome quantity dome height outer 150 feet dome height inner dome dia outer dome dia inner minaret quantity 2 minaret height 10 stories tall spire quantity spire height materials The Islamic Center of America is a Shia mosque located in Dearborn, Michigan . Opened in 2005, it is both the largest mosque in North America ref name md2004 http www.michigandaily.com content new dearborn mosque be nations largest New Dearborn mosque to be the nation s largest . Michigan Daily, January 7, 2004. Retrieved February 16, 2009 ... are happy to embrace the American dream July 23, 2005 ref The Islamic Center of America is located ... and charged with terrorism after attempting to blow up the Islamic Center of America. According ... belton In the Way of the Prophet Ideologies and Institutions in Dearborn, Michigan, America s Muslim Capitol , at AmericanCity.org Retrieved February 16, 2009 http www.icofa.com The Islamic Center of America ... Religious organizations established in 1963 Category Shi a mosques bn de Islamic Center of America fa fr Islamic Center of America ms Pusat Islam Amerika ru fi Islamic Center of America ... hundreds stand together for peace at dearborns islamic center photo 5744864 title Hundreds Stand Together for Peace at Dearborn s Islamic Center last Dahoui Charara first Mariam date April 21, 2011 ... more details
America s Islamic Heritage Museum is the principal project of Collections & Stories of American Muslims, Inc. a Washington, DC, List of neighborhoods of the District of Columbia by ward Ward 8 Ward 8 based, non profit organization dedicated to preserving and fostering educational community engagement opportunities that provide access to, and understanding of, the history of Muslim Americans. ref Nadirah Rasheed, http www.muslimlinkpaper.com index.php community news community news 2600 islamic heritage museum opens in dc.html , The Muslim Link , May 6th, 2011 ref Organization history In 1996 Collections & Stories of American Muslims, Inc. CSAM was established. In the years that followed CSAM travelled across the country sharing the history of Muslims in America with the public. This included stops at the DuSable Museum of African American History DuSable Museum of African American History , Harvard University Harvard University , Howard University Howard University , the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center , Rutgers University Rutgers University , the Anacostia Museum Anacostia Community Museum , Stanford University Stanford University , University of Florida University of Florida , University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois at Chicago , University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign , the University of Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh and the International Visitor Leadership Program U.S. Department of State s International Visitor Leadership Program . ref Arlene Borenstein, http www.nbcwashington.com news local Islamic Heritage Museum Opens in DC 126333533.html , NBC Washington , July 28th, 2011 ref The exhibition also travelled ... Webb . It makes note of America s unique ethnic groups and migration patterns, including the hard ..., photographs and other memorabilia. The museum also makes note of several towns with Islamic ... more details
Politics of Pakistan Council of Islamic Ideology Urdu is a constitution al body responsible for giving legal advice on Islam ic issues to the Government of Pakistan and the Majlis e Shoora Parliament . Functions The council has the following functions ref name fun Official website, http www.cii.gov.pk about functions.asp Functions of the council ref To recommend laws conforming to Qur an and Sunnah to the Majlis e Shoora Parliament and Provincial Assemblies . To advise the Majlis e Shoora Parliament , Government of Pakistan, President of Pakistan , or Governor on any question referred to the Council as to whether a proposed law is or is not repugnant to the Injunctions of Islam. To make recommendations to bring current laws into conformity with Islamic injunctions. To compile guidance for the Majlis e Shoora Parliament and Provincial Assemblies . However, the Government can make a law before advice is furnished by the council. The council is also responsible for submitting an annual interim report, which is discussed in the Majlis e Shoora Parliament and Provincial Assemblies within six months of its receipt. ref name fun . Recently, the Council was strongly criticized ... Talaq conflict . First members ref http www.cii.gov.pk docs hist1.pdf History Council of Islamic Ideology. Retrieved 14 February 2011 ref The council was then known as Advisory Council of Islamic ... Council of Islamic Ideology , Pakistan Government External links http www.cii.gov.pk about members.asp Member profiles of the council of Islamic ideology Category Government of Pakistan Category ... of Pakistan Chairman Justice Muhammad Sharif, former Judge Supreme Court of Pakistan Maulana Akram .... H. Qureshi, Head, Islamic Research Institute, Karachi Maulana Abdul Hashim, Islamic Academy, Dacca Another member from East Pakistan Current members Current members of the council are ref Official website, http www.cii.gov.pk about council.asp Present Council ref Maulana Sherani of JUI F Chairman ... more details
The Islamic Sharia Council is a London based, quasi Islamic court that provides legal rulings and advice to Muslims in accordance with Islamic Sharia based on the four Sunni Islam Sunni schools of thought. It primarily handles cases of marriage and divorce and, to a lesser extent business and finance. The council has no legal authority or jurisdiction in the United Kingdom . ref cite news url http www.guardian.co.uk g2 story 0,,2102434,00.html title In the name of the law work The Guardian publisher Guardian Media Group accessdate 14 May 2008 first Dan last Bell date 14 June 2007 ref References Reflist External links http www.islamic sharia.org index.php Islamic Sharia Council Official Website http bostonreview.net BR34.2 bowen.php An article on the Islamic Sharia Council by anthropologist John R. Bowen in the Boston Review Category Sharia in Europe Category Islamic organisations based in the United Kingdom islam org stub de Islamischer Scharia Rat in London nl Shariaraad ... more details
Supreme Military Council may refer to Supreme Military Council Chad SupremeCouncil of the Armed Forces Egypt Supreme Military Council Ghana Supreme Military Council Nigeria 1966 Supreme Military Council Nigeria 1983 Supreme Military Council Turkey Revolutionary Military Council 1918 1934 in the Soviet Russia USSR , sometimes referred as Supreme Military Council disambig ... more details
lead rewrite date December 2011 The Council on Islamic Education is a research institute and resource organization in Fountain Valley California. The Muslim academic scholars of religion, history, political science at the Council seek to support and strengthen American public education by drawing upon civic, ethical, and educational principles in Islam. ref http www.cie.org ItemDetail.aspx?id N&m id 80&item id 170&cat id 114 CIE Our Mission, Philosophy and Approach Bot generated title ref Criticism According to Diane Ravitch , major textbook publishers allow the Council to review material before publication, a practice which may account for... their omission of anything that would enable students to understand conflicts between Islamic fundamentalism and Wester liberalism ref Ravitch, Diane, How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn 2003 , New York, p. 147 ref Gilbert Sewall , former education editor of Newsweek and author of Islam and the Textbooks has criticized textbook publishers because they have allowed Islamic organizations notably the Council on Islamic Education to strong arm them and in effect act as censors. ref The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California http www.jewishsf.com content 2 0 module displaystory story id 27405 edition id 524 format html displaystory.html ref The Council has been accused of pressuring American textbook publishers to revise their respective ... title ref Critics have called the Council a content gatekeeper with virtually unchecked power over publishers ... http www.familysecuritymatters.org challenges.php?id 1385080 ref A report of the American Textbook Council ref http www.historytextbooks.org islam.htm ref calls the Council an agent of contemporary censorship ... version of history. ref Islam and the Textbooks A Report of the American Textbook Council,Middle East Quarterly, Summer 2003 http www.meforum.org article 559 ref Praise Others praise the Council ... Islamic organizations based in the United States Category Islamic activist organizations Category ... more details
website http www.cair.com cair.com remarks The Council on American Islamic Relations CAIR is America ...Infobox organization name Council on American Islamic Relations type Non profit organization Non profit ..., Mission and Core Principles publisher Council on American Islamic Relations accessdate April 11 ... Islamic 20Relations 22&f false title Muslim women in America the challenge of Islamic identity ... 19, 1995 Washington, D.C. Council on American Islamic Relations, 1995 , 9 20. ref ref Arab Americans ... of children s playgrounds near some Islamic centers in America. ref http articles.cnn.com 1998 11 21 .... ref Post 9 11 2001 present CAIR joined other Muslim groups in Council on American Islamic Relations ... States. ref cite web title CAIR The Council on American Islamic Relations publisher CAIR net.org ... CAIR The Council on American Islamic Relations Library Project accessdate 2011 03 19 ref As of December ... innocent people and injustice, and was signed by the Fiqh Council of North America . Authors Kim Ezra ... 10, 2009 ref Islamic Society of North America largest Muslim umbrella organization in the United ... title Ahmad Al Akhras publisher Council on American Islamic Relations accessdate April 11, 2008 ... Israel cair Links2.asp Council on American Islamic Relations CAIR Links to Holy Land Foundation ... ref Through media relations, lobbying, and education, CAIR presents an Islamic perspective ... Foundation for Relief and Development Holy Land Foundation , ref http www.nysun.com national islamic groups named in hamas funding case 55778 Islamic Groups Named in Hamas Funding Case June 4, 2007 ... www.politico.com blogs joshgerstein 1010 Judge Feds violated Islamic groups rights.html?showall Judge Feds violated U.S. Islamic group s rights Josh Gerstein . Politico.Com. Retrieved on 2011 03 ... title 25 Facts about CAIR Did you know? accessdate August 25, 2007 publisher Council on American Islamic Relations ref ref http books.google.com books?id jXl2Z2PI3xMC&pg PA156&dq 22cair 22 relations&num ... more details
The IslamicCouncil of Herat is a political body in Herat Province , Afghanistan , which consists of scholars, religious figures, independent civic foundations and non government bodies. It is a loose conglomeration created to voice concerns, particularly security issues, which they feel the provincial government is not adequately addressing. ref http www.nps.edu Programs CCs Herat Herat.html Herat Province , Center for Culture and Conflict Studies. US Naval Postgraduate School. ref References reflist afghanistan stub Category Politics of Afghanistan Category Herat Province ... more details
Supreme Electoral Council may refer to The Supreme Electoral Council Nicaragua Supreme Electoral Council of Nicaragua lang es Consejo Supremo Electoral , CSE The Supreme Electoral Council Turkey Supreme Electoral Council of Turkey lang tr Y ksek Se im Kurulu , YSK disambig ... more details
Politics of Iran Supreme National Security Council lang fa Shoraye Aliye Amniate Melli is the national security council of the Islamic Republic of Iran , the current secretary of which .... Composition This National Security Council is mandated by Article 176 of the Constitution of the Islamic ... The decisions of the Council are effective after the confirmation by the Supreme Leader . ref 5 of Article 176 ref . Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is at the top of the foreign policy process ref http www.rferl.org ... Undergoes Changes Radio Liberty Tuesday,9 August 2005 ref . Nuclear policy Supreme National Security Council formulates the country s nuclear policy. The nuclear policies formulated by the council would become effective if they are confirmed by the Supreme Leader. ref Article 176 ref The Secretary of the council doubles as the chief nuclear negotiator of Iran. Members As of 2011, following members are ref http www.yale.edu yira scsy committees cabinets IRC.pdf Iranian Supreme National Security Council ref Head of the Executive President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Head of the Legislative Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani Head of the Judiciary Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani Chief of the Supreme Command Council ... Mohammad Reza Rahimi Secretary of Supreme National Security Council SNSC and Chief Nuclear Negotiator ... iran sdc.htm Supreme Defense Council SDC http www.nytimes.com 2007 01 18 world middleeast 18cnd iran.html ... 1989 revision of the constitution . ref http www.iranonline.com iran iran info Government Supreme National Security Council.html Islamic Republic of Iran, The Supreme National Security Council SNSC Bot generated title ref The responsibilities of the council is defined by the constitution as Determining ... of Article 176 ref The president selects the secretary of the council. ref http isna.ir Main NewsView.aspx ... General Mohammad Hossein Dadress Chief of the Islamic Revolution s Guards Corps IRGC Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari Head of the Guardian Council Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati Minister of Defence ... more details
The Niger IslamicCouncil Conseil islamique du Niger, CIN is a government mandated consultative and regulatory body of Muslim religious leaders and government representatives in the West African state of Niger . The 20 member body advises the government, secular under its 1999 constitution, of the regulation of Islamic festivals, organization of the hadj , protection of religious sites, Mosque construction, oversight of Muslim charities and schools, and the zakat . History The CIN was proposed in 1999 at the founding of the Fifth Republic of Niger , formulated on 14 November 2003 d cret n2003 313 PRN MID , and enacted on 10 February 2006. ref Mahaman Alio. http www.codesria.org Links conferences general assembly12 papers alio mahaman.pdf L Islam et la femme dans l espace public nig rien . Conference Paper. Governing the African Public Sphere . CODESRA 12th General Assembly. 07 11 12 2008, Yaound , Cameroun. ref From 2007 it reports directly to the Minister of Religious Affairs. Its membership is made up of ten representatives of the largest Muslim associations in the nation, and ten political ... news.asp?id 11&idnews 11403&pays 259&rub Niger IslamicCouncil calls on Muslims to show solidarity ... organization of the 1974 Islamic Association of Niger AIN , which itself succeeded the Islamic ... representatives of the Sufi Muslim brotherhoods which form the majority of Niger s Islamic community ... of society, and the mainstream Sufi leaders. Mandate and actions The Council s mandate is to meet and advise .... The council was also charged with promoting a culture of tolerance and social peace. During the installation of the council, Prime Minister of Niger Hama Amadou noted that the organization ... interpreted to mean that the council would promote the practice of the moderate, tolerant Islam ..., or influenced by, other Islamic countries. The minister of the interior also announced that a Christian council would be established in the near future. ref name US2006 The CIN sets the dates for religious ... more details
The IslamicCouncil Norway lang no Islamsk R d Norge , IRN is an umbrella organisation for Muslim congregations and organisations in Norway. Currently, it represents 41 congregations totalling about 60.000 members. The offices are located in Oslo . ref name Islamsk R d Norge cite web url http foretak.io.no 982842840 title Islamsk R d Norge language Norwegian accessdate 29 July 2011 work io.no ref It is a member of the European Council for Fatwa and Research ECFR . Organization The IslamicCouncil Norway was founded on 22 October 1993. ref name Islamsk R d Norge Since 2006, it has received funds ... IslamicCouncil Norway ref Its stated mission is to engage in work that allows Norwegian Muslims to live according to Islamic teachings within the general Norwegian society and to establish a Norwegian ... accessdate 14 October 2011 language Norwegian ref Yusuf al Qaradawi The IslamicCouncil Norway ... reflist 2 External links http www.irn.no IslamicCouncil Norway Official Website Category Islam ... Council of the Church of Norway Mellomkirkelig r d for Den norske kirke . ref cite news url http www.kirken.no ... retten til skifte religion date 22 August 2007 accessdate 29 July 2011 language Norwegian ref The council ... that works to advice Norwegian Muslims on how the Islamic calendar should be interpreted in Norway ... Muslim Cemetery cemeteries . Controversies Homosexuality In 2008 the council met protest for an alleged ... to the European Council for Fatwa and Research European Fatwa Council ECFR . ref name dagsavisen323752 ... accessdate 29 July 2011 language Norwegian ref The Council s leader, Senaid Kobilica, stressed his personal opposition to the death penalty, but acknowledged that some may interpret Islamic texts differently ... activist groups protested against the council s refusal to deplore the death penalty. ref name ... 16 February 2009 accessdate 29 July 2011 language Norwegian ref However, the council s leader did ... that the council would pursue the matter through its membership in the ECFR. ref cite news url http ... more details
The Council of the Islamic Revolution Persian language Persian , Showra ye Enghel b Esl mi was a group formed by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to manage the Iranian Revolution on 12 January 1979, shortly before he returned to Iran. Over the next few months there issued from the council hundreds of rulings and laws, dealing with everything from bank nationalization to nurses salaries. ref name autogenerated1 Bakhash, Shaul, Reign of the Ayatollahs , Basic Books, 1984, p.65 ref Its existence was kept a secret during the early, less secure time of the revolution, ref during the time of Khomeini s arrival in Tehran 1 February 1979 the council was described as secret by Baqer Moin in his book Khomeini , p.200 ref and its members and the exact nature of what the council did remained undisclosed to the public until early 1980. some of council members like Motahhari , Taleqani , Bahonar , Beheshti , Qarani died during Iran Iraq War or assassinated by MKO during firsts years the revolution most of those remained, put aside by the Regime . ref name Momen, Moojan 1985, p. 290 Momen, Moojan, An Introduction to Shi i Islam , Yale University Press, 1985, p. 290 ref Overview The Council was composed of seven religious figures associated with Khomeini, seven secular opposition figures, and two representatives of the security forces. According to Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani , Khomeini ... rt.ir eventlist fa 1385 10 22.html ref The council put Mahdi Bazargan forward as the prime minister ... ref Keddie, Modern Iran , 2003 p.245 ref whose leading members had come from the council. ref name autogenerated1 The council served as the undisputed government of Iran from the resignation of Bazargan ... Among the actions the council took was the April 1979 creation of revolutionary tribunals to try and execute ... Keddie, Modern Iran , 2003 p.250 ref Members of the council were not in complete agreement as to how ... clerics desired a constitution with a planning council but no elected parliament, as law would ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 The International IslamicCouncil for Da wah and Relief , IICDR and variously ... Committee for Woman and Child IICWC ref IslamicCouncil http www.islamic council.com conferences ..., Egypt consists of 86 Islamic organizations. Its purpose is to promote the message of Islam, improve relations between Islamic peoples, and provide aids and assistance for the needy, orphans, and widows ... retrieved 30 December 2007 ref IICDR includes more than one hundred Islamic NGO s and GO s all over the world. The Presidency Staff Council consists of H.E. Sheikh Al Azhar president , H.E. Marshal ... Presidents of Specialized Committees in the council, Dr. Abdullah Nasif IICI Mr. Abdulmalik Al ... guiding the Islamic work and its activities, organizing the efforts of the Islamic Umma Muslim Nation to be in service of the fair Islamic issues, developing Islamic acts that are on a mission level of the Islamic civilization which calls on it, assuring unity of the human family, fostering acquaintance ... Al Sharif . ref International Islamic Forum for Dialogue http www.dialogueonline.org brief.htm Brief on IICDR retrieved on 2 Dec 2007 ref Member organizations International Islamic Forum for Dialogue IIFD Al Azhar al Shareef Cairo Muslim World League Mecca World Muslim Congress Pakistan Common Islamic Conference of Al Quds Jerusalem, Jordan World Assembly of Muslim Youth Riyadh Islamic Abo Al Nor Complex Damascus Ministry of Al Aogaf and Islamic Affairs Egypt Ministry of Al Aogaf & Islamic Affairs Morocco Indonesian SupremeCouncil for Islamic Daw ah Jakarta Islamic Wagaf Foundation for Education & Guidance Nigeria Islamic Union of the Student Organization Turkey Jordanian Hashemic Foundation for Charity Islamic Union of North America USA Dar Al Fatwah Lebanon World IslamicCouncil London Union of the Islamic Organization France Ministry of Islamic Affairs & aL Aogaf UAE Ministry of Islamic Affairs & aL Aogaf Qatar Organization of Islamic Daw a Sudan Ministry of Islamic Affairs & Al ... more details
The SupremeCouncil for Women is Bahrain s advisory body to the government on women s issues. It is chaired by Sheikha Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa , the wife of Bahrain s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa . Its secretary general is Lulwa Al Awadhi , who was given the rank of honorary cabinet minister in 2001. The SupremeCouncil was established to promote women s rights in the Kingdom and women s full participation in society, and has been at the forefront of the campaign for the introduction of a unified personal status law see Women s political rights in Bahrain women s political rights in Bahrain for more details . It has also published studies, worked to coordinate campaigns with other women s rights groups, and sought to promote Bahrain election 2006 women candidates female candidates for the 2006 elections in Bahrain municipal and general elections . Among the candidates contesting the 2006 poll, to be held on 26 November 2006, is the Council s Dr Munira Fakhro , who is standing for the ex ... localnews.asp?dismode article&artid 40889043 Former activist with the SupremeCouncil, Dr Nada Haffadh ... News , 15th May 2006 ref has accused the SupremeCouncil of hindering women s rights in Bahrain ... in Government clich s and government institution like the SupremeCouncil for Women. The government used women s rights as a decorative tool on the international level. While the SupremeCouncil ... called for the dissolution of the SupremeCouncil for Women, citing its failure in building and supporting ... to the King of Bahrain Concerning Failures of the SupremeCouncil for Women , Women s Petition Committee ... rights in Bahrain External links http www.scw.gov.bh SupremeCouncil for Women Arabic http www.scw.gov.bh conf index.asp SupremeCouncil s campaign for the personal status law Arabic http www.kuwaittimes.net ... Council . Ghada Jamsheer , the most prominent women s rights activist in Bahrain ref http www.time.com ... the family law issue as a bargaining tool with opposition Islamic groups. This is evident through ... more details
The Supreme Muslim Council SMC was the highest body in charge of Muslim community affairs in Mandate Palestine under British Empire British control. It was established to create an advisory body composed ... RUSSIA ISLAM Supreme Muslim Council of Russia to stop extremism RUSSIA ISLAM Supreme Muslim Council of Russia to stop extremism ref and Kenya. ref http english.alshahid.net archives 6421 Kenya s Supreme Muslim Council bans DStv in North Eastern ref British Palestine period The British Mandate of Palestine ... arrest. Amin al Husayni s position as president of the Supreme Muslim Council was terminated, but the SMC ... but was dissolved in 1948 after Jordan occupied Jerusalem . The Supreme Muslim Council was dismantled ... East Policy Council Volume VII, June 2000, Number 3 http www.mepc.org journal vol7 0006 talhami.asp Islamic Politics in Palestine, by Beverly Milton Edwards. London I.B. Tauris, 1999 ref Current status The Supreme Muslim Council was reconstituted in Jerusalem under Israel i rule after the Six ..., sought to create an independent council to supervise the religious affairs of its community, especially ... confessional community system. There are several Supreme Muslim Councils which administer Muslim ... of the British Mandate of Palestine , which did not start till September 1923 establishing a Supreme Muslim Council with authority over all the Muslim waqf s and sharia courts in Palestine. It was to consist ... 1936 39 Arab revolt . Amin al Husayni was president and included several member of the Supreme Muslim Council, including Jamal al Husayni , brother of Amin al Husayni and Yaqub al Ghusayn . The AHC ... minister in charge of the Waqf. References reflist Bibliography The Supreme Muslim Council Islam Under the British Mandate for Palestine by Uri M. Kupferschmidt , Brill Academic Publishers ... books?id 3kbU4BIAcrQC&pg PA223&lpg PA223&dq Supreme Muslim Council&source bl&ots Szi2XsKaWl ... 9 PPP1,M1 Category Islamic organizations Category History of Palestine Category Palestinian nationalism ... more details
Supreme People s Council SPC was the legislature of the People s Democratic Republic of Yemen South Yemen . According to the 1970 Constitution legislative power was vested the unicameral Supreme People s Council, which consisted of 111 elected members. The Supreme People s Council, that was elected in December 1978, consisted of 71 members of the Yemen Socialist Party and 40 independents ref Europa World Year Book 1985 ref . The Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People s Council was also the head of state of South Yemen 1978&ndash 1990. Chairmen of the Presidium of the People s Council class wikitable Name Entered Office Left Office Abdul Fattah Ismail 1970 1980 Ali Nasser Muhammad 1980 1986 Haidar Abu Bakr al Attas 1986 1990 References reflist DEFAULTSORT Supreme People s Council Category Politics of Yemen Category South Yemen Category Defunct unicameral legislatures South Yemen Category National legislatures South Yemen ... more details
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