Thursday, July 29, 2010

Indian students demand teachers wear burqas

CALCUTTA, India — Students at an Islamic university in eastern India have refused to allow a female lecturer to teach unless she wears an all-encompassing Muslim veil, the teacher said Thursday.

The student union has ordered all female students and all eight female lecturers at the small Calcutta campus of Aliah University to wear the veil, called a burqa in South Asia.

Sirin Middya, who described herself as a devout Muslim, said she was appointed in March but has not been allowed to teach her classes since she refused to wear the garment, which covers the entire body and face. A mesh net covers the eyes.

"The students have threatened us and have put up banners saying those who oppose the burqa rule can go back home," Middya said.

Nearly a fourth of the population of West Bengal state, where the university is located, is Muslim, and burqas are a common sight in Islamic neighborhoods.

But the garment is rare in much of India, a predominantly Hindu country, with a large Muslim minority, and it is unusual for it to cause a stir. Unlike in the West, where governments have moved to ban the burqa, Muslim dress is not typically a source of public debate.

Middya said she had been hired to teach Bengali at the city campus but had been helping out as a librarian in a separate suburban campus of the university for the last three months.

"I don't have a problem wearing the burqa, but when I wear it, it will be of my own free will," Middya said.

MIddya said she has written to the university authorities and West Bengal education minister to intervene after a new academic year began in July.

University authorities were not immediately available for comment. However, Vice Chancellor Syed Shamshul Alam told the Indian Express newspaper that they have asked the teacher to shift to another campus of the university. "This is a stray incident. ... There is no dress code in our university," Alam said.

Saturday, July 10, 2010

List of Muslim footballers

A list of notable Muslim footballers is given below.

* Philippe Troussier - French Former Footballer and Now Football Manager
* Bruno Metsu - French football manager
* Bacary Sagna - French footballer currently playing for Arsenal F.C.[1]
* Abou Diaby – French footballer currently playing for Arsenal F.C.
* Marouane Chamakh – Moroccan footballer currently playing for Arsenal F.C.
* Abdisalam Ibrahim- Somali footballer currently playing for Manchester City F.C.
* Ayub Daud- Somali footballer currently playing for Juventus F.C.
* Samir Nasri – French footballer currently playing for Arsenal F.C.
* Nacer Barazite – Dutch footballer currently playing for Arsenal F.C.
* Mohamed Aboutrika – Egyptian footballer currently playing for Al-Ahly
* Emad Moteab - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Al-Ahly
* Ahmed Hassan - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Al-Ahly
* Mohamed Barakat - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Al-Ahly
* Ahmed Fathy - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Al-Ahly
* Sayed Moawad - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Al-Ahly
* Wael Gomaa - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Al-Ahly
* Sherif Abdel-Fadil - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Al-Ahly
* Ahmed Adel - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Al-Ahly
* Mostafa Shebeita - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Al-Ahly
* Jérémie Janot - French footballer currently playing for AS Saint-Étienne
* Hosny Abd Rabo - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Al-Ahli Club (Dubai)
* Mohamed Nagy 'Geddo' - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Al-Ittihad Al-Sakndary
* El-Hany Soliman - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Al-Ittihad Al-Sakndary
* Hossam Ghaly - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Al-Nassr
* Ihab El-Masry - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab
* Yaya Touré – Ivorian footballer currently playing for Barcelona
* Éric Abidal – French footballer currently playing for Barcelona
* Franck Ribéry - French footballer currently playing for Bayern Munich
* El Hadji Diouf – Senegal footballer currently playing for Blackburn Rovers F.C.
* Yıldıray Baştürk - Turkish & German footballer currently playing for Blackburn Rovers F.C.
* Mohamed Zidan - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Borussia Dortmund
* Nicolas Anelka – French footballer currently playing for Chelsea F.C.
* Marouane Fellaini – Belgian footballer currently playing for Everton F.C.
* Ahmed Raouf - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Enppi
* Abdelaziz Tawfik - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Enppi
* Ahmed El-Muhammadi - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Enppi
* Abdel El-Saqua - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Eskişehirspor
* Mahmoud Abou El-Saoud - Egyptian footballer currently playing for El-Mansoura
* Amir Abdelhamid - Egyptian footballer currently playing for El-Masry
* Salah Amin - Egyptian footballer currently playing for El Geish
* Mesut Ozil - German footballer currently playing for SV Werder Bremen
* Emre Belözoğlu - Turkish footballer currently playing for Fenerbahçe
* Rashid Yussuff – English footballer currently playing for Gillingham F.C.
* Amr Zaki - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Hull City A.F.C.
* Kamel Fathi Ghilas – Algerian footballer currently playing for Hull City A.F.C.
* Ahmed Abdel-Ghani - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Haras El Hodood
* Ahmed Salama - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Haras El Hodood
* Ahmed Eid Abdel Malek - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Haras El Hodood
* Ahmed Said 'Okka' - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Haras El Hodood
* Ahmed Kamal - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Haras El Hodood
* Sulley Muntari – Ghanaian footballer currently playing for Internazionale Milano
* Essam El-Hadary - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Ismaily
* Mohamed 'Homos' - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Ismaily
* Mohamed Abougrisha - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Ismaily
* Moatasem Salem - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Ismaily
* Mohamed Sobhy - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Ismaily
* Ahmed Samir Farag - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Ismaily
* Ahmed Khairy - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Ismaily
* Hasan Salihamidžić – Bosnian footballer currently playing for Juventus F.C.
* Mohamed Sissoko – Malian footballer currently playing for Juventus F.C.
* Mohamed Shawky - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Kayserispor
* Nabil El Zhar – Moroccan footballer currently playing for Liverpool F.C.
* Miralem Pjanić – Bosnian footballer currently playing for Lyon
* Mohamed El-Gabbas 'Doody' - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Lierse
* Kolo Touré – Ivorian footballer currently playing for Manchester City
* Hatem Ben Arfa – French footballer currently playing for Marseille
* Didier Domi - French footballer currently playing for Olympiacos
* Al-Sayed Hamdy - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Petrojet
* Walid Soliman - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Petrojet
* Mohamed Shaaban - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Petrojet
* Julien Faubert - French footballer currently playing for West Ham United F.C.
* Mahamadou Diarra – Malian footballer currently playing for Real Madrid F.C.
* Lassana Diarra - French footballer currently playing for Real Madrid F.C.
* Karim Benzema - French footballer currently playing for Real Madrid F.C.
* Frédéric Kanouté – Malian & French footballer currently playing for Sevilla FC
* Mohammed Abdellaoue – Norwegian footballer currently playing for Vålerenga
* Mesut Özil - German football currently paying for Werder Bremen
* Ayman Touhami - Morrocan footballer currently playing for Westside F.C.
* Ahmed Hossam 'Mido' - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Zamalek SC
* Abdel Wahed Al Sayed - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Zamalek SC
* Mahmoud Fathallah - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Zamalek SC
* Hani Said - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Zamalek SC
* Mohamed Abdel-Shafy - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Zamalek SC
* Shikabala - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Zamalek SC
* Hazem Emam - Egyptian footballer currently playing for Zamalek SC
* Moustapha Bangura – Sierra Leonean International footballer.
* Arouna Koné – Ivorian footballer currently playing for Sevilla in Spain.
* Mehdi Mahdavikia – Iranian footballer currently playing for Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany.
* Ibrahim Touré – Ivorian footballer currently playing for Al-Ittihad
* Mamady Sidibe – Malian footballer currently playing for Stoke City in England.
* Ali Daei – Former Iranian footballer and coach.
* Abel Xavier – Former Portuguese footballer.
* Darijo Srna – Croatian footballer currently playing for Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine.
* Philippe Troussier – Former French footballer and current manager.
* Franck Ribéry– French footballer currently playing for Bayern Munich in Germany.
* Khalid Boulahrouz – Dutch footballer currently playing for Stuttgart in Germany.
* Ibrahim Afellay[2] – Dutch footballer currently playing for PSV in the Netherlands.
* Hamit Altıntop[3] – Turkish footballer currently playing for Bayern Munich in Germany.
* Halil Altıntop – Turkish footballer currently playing for Schalke 04 in Germany.
* Hassan Sunny – Singaporean footballer currently playing for Tampines Rovers in Singapore.
* Tuncay Şanlı – Turkish footballer currently playing for Middlesbrough in England.
* Nihat Kahveci – Turkish footballer currently playing for Beşiktaş in Turkey.
* Emre Belözoğlu – Turkish footballer currently playing for Fenerbahçe in Turkey.
* Serdar Tasci – German footballer currently playing for Stuttgart in Germany.
* Sami Khedira – German footballer currently playing for Stuttgart in Germany.
* Hakan Yakin – Swiss footballer currently playing for Lucerne in Switzerland.
* Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye – Senegalese footballer currently playing for Stoke City in England.
* Abdoulaye Méïté – Ivorian footballer currently playing for West Bromwich Albion in England.
* Zesh Rehman – Pakistan footballer currently playing for Bradford City in England.
* Bouna Coundoul[4] – Senegal footballer currently playing for the New York Red Bulls in the United States.
* Yusuf Ali - Somalian footballer currently playing for Pure F.C.
* Hakan Şükür,
* Nuri Şahin,
* Malik Fathi,
* Edin Džeko
* Emir Spahić
* Vedad Ibišević
* Sejad Salihović
* Elvir Rahimić
* Ismaïl Aissati
* Taye Taiwo – Nigerian footballer currently playing for Marseille
* Rabiu Afolabi – Nigerian footballer currently playing for SV Red Bull Salzburg
* Dele Aiyenugba – Nigerian footballer currently playing for Bnei Yehuda
* Aiyegbeni Yakubu – Nigerian footballer currently playing for Everton
* Sani Kaita – Nigerian footballer currently playing for Monaco
* Lukman Haruna – Nigerian footballer currently playing for Monaco
* Yusuf Ayinla – Nigerian footballer currently playing for Homplayer
* Nicolas Anelka – French footballer currently playing for Chelsea F.C.
* Franck Ribery – French footballer currently playing for F.C. Bayern Munich
* Robin Van Persie - Dutch footballer currently playing for Arsenal
* Zinedine Zidane French footballer played for France, Cannes, Bordeaux, Juventus and Real Madrid

[edit] References

1. ^ http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/sport/711886/SAGNA-ILL-DEDICATE-TITLE-TO-MY-DEAD-BRUV.html
2. ^ http://www.wereldvanoranje.nl/profielen/profiel.php?id=1529
3. ^ http://www.hamit-altintop.com/
4. ^ http://redbull.newyork.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090906&content_id=6825106&vkey=news_rbn&fext=.jsp&team=t107

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