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Moushumi Khan writes on the recent Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship in the Muslim world - MLT, USA
 “President Obama’s recent summit on entrepreneurship in the Muslim world demonstrated that governments and entrepreneurs can and must work together to create opportunity. Governments are often perceived as obstacles to entrepreneurship, not necessary partners. This is understandable given the bureaucratic hurdles entrepreneurs must overcome while growing their enterprise.”
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Imam Abubaker Abdul Rasheed honored by The National Council of Nigerian Muslim Associations in the U.S. - MLT, Nigeria
 Imam Abubaker Abdul Rasheed was recently honored by The National Council of Nigerian Muslim Associations for his contributions towards the empowerment of Nigerian youth.
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Azeem Ibrahim writes on opportunity, connections and government responsibility - MLT, Scotland
 "This week, the government published its plans for making the professions more open to those from poorer backgrounds.
As someone who spent part of his childhood on a council estate and the first person in my family to go to university, I was honoured to be on the panel which collectively helped to suggest many of those plans..."
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Haroon Moghul writes on how the radical narrative emerges, rises and dies - MLT, USA
 "After years of apparent calm, terrorism is again an immediate and serious threat on American soil. To stay this threat, we must better understand where its beginnings lie, from where it draws its strengths, and finally, and most importantly, what causes its decline..."
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Samiur Talukdar's The ESB Group, LLC profiled in the Business Council for the United Nations - MLT, USA
 "The BCUN exposed my blind spots, and as a result encourage me to develop innovative solutions for the most pressing problems in Africa at The ESP group...
...The question for leaders is no longer solely about how we find a cure for AIDS or engage in developments focused on economic growth at the base of the pyramid. The question is "As part of leadership, what are we doing to address underserved communities and social problems, such as AIDS, and confronting minority groups at the base of the pyramid in developing economies?"
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Omar Haroon is behind the launch of an Islamic Hedge Fund in Los Angeles - MLT, USA
"Los Angeles-based Palisades Park Capital has recently launched its first two hedge funds, including a Sharia-compliant vehicle...
"There aren't many options for Muslim Americans to invest their money in ways that are halal - which means permitted under Islamic Law," Haroon told FINalternatives..."
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Asim Siddiqui writes on Islam's Decade - MLT, USA
"The noughties may go down in history as the decade that finally brought Islam in from the cold. When those planes crashed into the Twin Towers, life was never quite going to be the same. The way the decade would pan out was set in motion that day..."
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Mohammed Wajihuddin reviews Maulvi Mumtaz's book on the rights of Muslim women - MLT, India
 "Last week, the Ghatkopar police and some local clerics were at loggerheads over the proposed nikah of a 15-year-old Muslim girl. The cops, tipped off by the girl's uncle, stalled the wedding, saying the girl was a minor; the girl's parents and the clerics, on their part, claimed they were exercising their rights under the Muslim personal law. The girl is currently in a children's welfare home even as her parents, emboldened after securing a fatwa in favour of her right to marry, are preparing to petition the court..."
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Sharaf Mowjood helps with New York Times reporting on the "Christmas Bomber"
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