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The Muslim World League(MWL; Arabic: رابطة العالم الاسلامي, romanized: Rabitat al-Alam al-Islami[ra:bitˤatalʕa:lamialisla:mij]) is an international Islamic[1]NGObased in Mecca, Saudi Arabiathat promotes what it calls the true message of Islam by advancing moderate valuesthat promote peace, tolerance and love. [2][3][4]
Building of TARIC was originally conceived after securing a grant from the World Islamic Call Society, following which purchase of 2.2 acres (8,900 m 2) of land was completed in 1977. However, it was to take well over a decade to accumulate the necessary additional funds for the construction of a building.
Staff of the New York Press walked out in protest after management disallowed them to reproduce the cartoons as part of their reporting. Two editors of the University of Illinois' student paper, the Daily Illini , were suspended (one later fired) after reprinting the cartoons. [155]
The terms Muslim world and Islamic world commonly refer to the Islamic community, which is also known as the Ummah. This consists of all those who adhere to the religious beliefs, politics, and laws of Islam [1] or to societies in which Islam is practiced. [2] [3] In a modern geopolitical sense, these terms refer to countries in which Islam is ...
This is a list of Muslim members of the United States Congress . As of 2023 [update], only four Muslim Americans have ever been elected to Congress, the first being Keith Ellison in 2006. [1] Three Muslims currently serve in Congress, all in the House of Representatives. All four are Democrats .
(with around 1%), non-denominational Muslims, Quranist Muslims and Wahhabis (with around 1–2% of the world's total Muslim population) also exist. A study from the Pew Research Center in 2012 found that many Muslims (one out of five in 22 Muslim majority countries) identify as non-denominational or "Just a Muslim".
Lists of Muslims by country or region. Muslim rulers in the Indian subcontinent. List of American Muslims. List of African-American Muslims. List of British Muslims. List of Canadian Muslims. List of Hyderabadi Muslims. List of Israeli Arab Muslims. List of Russian Muslims.
Boxing. Boxer Muhammad Ali in 1978. Muhammad Ali – became a member of the Nation of Islam in 1964, [163] converted to Sunni Islam in 1975 [164] [165] Bernard Hopkins – former Middleweight and Light Heavyweight world champion [166] Eddie Mustafa Muhammad – former Light Heavyweight Champion.