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Finding the Missing Airliner with Coconuts

By Joseph Laycock

…nce a bomoh (a Malaysian shaman) arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport and attempted to locate Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 using a magical ritual that combined Islamic elements with shamanic practices. On Thursday Ibrahim Mat Zin, also known as Rajah Bomoh Sedunia Nujum, delivered a press conference (in which he demonstrated a squint that bore an uncanny resemblance to Pat Robertson.) He initially stated that he had been invited to…

The Politically Incorrect Guide to Ramadan

By Haroon Moghul

…: Sudden boost in revenue at grocery stores anywhere Muslims live in large numbers. Hint: If you think buying food while you’re hungry can help the economy, grocery shopping in Ramadan could save the Eurozone and prevent a Grexit. Suhouri: Suhur: Meal you eat right before the fast begins. Houri: Shatteringly beautiful, apparently human but not actually human companion provided to you in paradise, assuming you make it there. You don’t like the fact…

What Makes a Human Bomb Tick?

By Gordon Haber

On Christmas Day, 2009, as a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam prepared to land in Detroit, passengers smelled smoke and heard a series of bangs or popping noises. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a 23-year-old man from a prominent Nigerian family, was attempting to ignite an explosive device sewn into his underwear. He succeeded only in igniting himself—after his arrest, he had to be treated for second-degree burns on his hands and crotch. Inst…

Make Aeronautic Jobs, Not Jihad

By Haroon Moghul

…ng a smile to an economy desperate for good news. Boeing, the US’s largest airplane manufacturer, has won two jumbo deals involving the Muslim world. Both will help them compete with European Airbus while sustaining or creating thousands of American jobs—up to an estimated 127,000. That’s Muslim money buying American goods, creating American jobs. That’s us benefiting from growth in the Gulf and Southeast Asia. That’s the world growing together. T…

The Faith that Faith Produced

By Haroon Moghul

…se the Absolute for the contingent. I made that mistake before. I think a fair number of Muslims have, and may still be doing so. I wrote this so that they might know: You’re not alone in the struggle. But I also wrote it for that dentist on the airplane, with whom I shared so much in common. You might only hear ugly things about Islam, and depressing things about Muslims. But we are so much more than that. _________________________ The Faith Th…

Some Christian and Muslim Leaders Urging ‘No’ Vote in Australian Mail Ballot on Marriage Equality; and More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…books in Tonga, as well as up to ten years in prison for male homosexuals. Canada and Ghana: Activists urge Canada to speak up for LGBT Ghanaians, drawing death threats LGBT equality activists created an unofficial “Ghana pavilion” at the Folklorama festival in Winnipeg, reported the CBC last week. Wearing pink shirts with “Ghana pavilion” and the country’s flag on the front, and “LGBTQ Equal Rights Now” on the back, the activists have been gather…

Can Eurovision’s Rainbow Arch Undermine Ukraine’s Orthodox Value System? This and More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…annulled or changed by laws, but must be made through a cultural change.” Canada: Stamp marks marriage equality as milestone in country’s history A postage stamp commemorating marriage equality is one of ten being released to celebrate the country’s 150th birthday. The series honors “10 milestones that together have helped shape the story of Canada.” On another front, Gortnacul House presented “To Live With Moral Confrontation,” a paper on legal…

Surprise: Local Press Does Good Job Covering Anti-Islam Campaigning…

By Hussein Rashid

…forth about Muslims in America, something interesting happened in Calgary, Canada. I believe CNN was the only national news outlet to recognize that Canada’s most conservative city elected a Muslim mayor, in a campaign where his faith was of little importance. The situation is instructive as to how fear, or lack of understanding, does not have to be the defining characteristic of a group of people. The election was about substance, not vitriol. Wh…

Australian Church Nixes Straight Couple’s Wedding Over Their Marriage Equality Support; and More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…or the Family (a group of associations supported by the Orthodox Church).” Canada: Government Forming Advisory Council on Apology for Anti-LGBT Actions The Canadian government is forming an advisory council “charged with crafting an apology to LGBT Canadians who suffered in the past at the hands of federal officials.” From the Globe & Mail: After the Second World War, and right up until the late 1980s, federal officials sought to identify homosexu…

Religious Resistance to Bolivian Gender Law; US Religious Right Celebrates Court OK For Romanian Marriage Initiative; Will LGBTs Be Banned from Indonesian TV?; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…sion Academy (ATVI) mass communication lecturer Agus Sudibyo, Banten KPI chairman Ade Bujaerimi, West Sumatra KPI chairman Afrianto Korga and journalist Mayong Suryo Laksono. Ade was of the opinion that LGBT content in TV programs could destroy the morals of youth because of the lifestyle portrayed. “Television must be free of LGBT. We should ban all programs containing LGBT content,” he said…Since hostility toward LGBT people emerged, the KPI has…