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Muslim scholars move to curb fatwas

published by Beast on 7 July, 2005 - 14:52

[quote][size=18]Muslim scholars move to curb fatwas[/size]

The Muslim world's top scholars have agreed that fatwas, or religious edicts, should only be issued by clerics with religious authority.

The move is meant to weaken statements by figures involved in fighting in Iraq who ordain violence.

The three-day meeting in Amman, which ended on Wednesday, has for the first time gathered representatives of eight Sunni and Shia Muslim schools of thought.

They all also agreed that followers cannot label other Muslims as "apostates", something groups in Iraq have done to justify attacks against Ir

Israel

published by Beast on 27 June, 2005 - 16:43

[quote][size=18]Israeli guilty of shooting Briton[/size]

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A former Israeli soldier has been found guilty of the manslaughter of British student Tom Hurndall in the Gaza Strip.
Ex-sergeant Wahid Taysir was convicted at a military court in Ashkelon for the shooting of Mr Hurndall in April 2003.

Mr Hurndall, 22, was involved in protests against the Israeli military in the Palestinian town of Rafah. He died nine months after the shooting.

His father, Anthony, welcomed the guilty verdict, but he said the Israeli army acted with impunity too often.

Iraq

published by Beast on 26 June, 2005 - 16:34

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[size=18]US holds talks with Iraq rebels[/size]

US officials in Iraq have had talks with leaders of the anti-US insurgency, Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says.

Mr Rumsfeld was commenting on an article in London's Sunday Times newspaper which said two such sessions had taken place north of Baghdad.

Without giving any details, Mr Rumsfeld told Fox News: "The first thing you want to do is split people off and get some people to be supportive."

US officials have acknowledged that the Iraq insurgency is growing.

Iranians Elect Hardliner as President

published by Beast on 25 June, 2005 - 08:43

[quote][size=18]Ahmadinejad elected president of Iran[/size]

Iran's interior minister has declared Mahmood Ahmadinejad winner of Friday's presidential runoff election.

The ultra-conservative Tehran mayor was earlier reported by officials to be sweeping towards a stunning presidential election victory over veteran cleric Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani with the backing of Iran's religious poor.

Political analysts say Ahmadinejad's win can spell an end to the fragile social reforms made under outgoing President Mohammad Khatami and harden Iran's foreign policy towards the West, particularly over its

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