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  1. Muslims can very well do yoga, says Darul Uloom

    Explore Article New Kerala Dot Com, India (Jan 27 2009) Yoga

    Going against Indonesia's ban on Muslims practicing yoga, India's best known Islamic seminary says there is nothing wrong with any exercise done for health reasons.

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Pakistan   Ulema Council   Swami Ramdev

  2. Yoga forbidden for Muslims in Malaysia

    Explore Article malaysianindian1.blogspot.com (Nov 22 2008) Human Rights , Yoga

    November 25th is a day no ethnic Indian in Malaysia would ever choose to forget for it reminds them of the struggle of these marginalized community against the state which came hard to suppress the legitimate voice of democracy. No Indian would forget the fact that a peaceful gathering correctly exercised under Article 10 of the Malaysian Federal Constitution and Article 20 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 ...

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Kuala Lumpur   Malaysia   P. Waythamoorthy

  3. In One Section of Beth Israel Hospital, Some Patients Are Saying ‘Om,’ Not ‘Ah’

    Explore Article The New York Times (Oct 31 2008) Yoga

    In One Section of Beth Israel Hospital, Some Patients Are Saying ‘Om,’ Not ‘Ah’ A foundation run by Donna Karan has donated $850,000 for a yearlong experiment combining Eastern and Western healing methods at Beth Israel Medical Center.

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Donna Karan   Manhattan

  4. Malaysia clerics issue yoga fatwa

    Explore Article BBC NEWS (Nov 24 2008) Yoga

    Malaysia clerics issue yoga fatwa Millions of people in Malaysia have been banned from doing yoga because of fears it could corrupt Muslims. The Islamic authorities have issued a ruling, known as a fatwa, instructing the country's Muslims to avoid yoga because of its Hindu roots. To most people yoga is simply a sport - a stress-busting start to the day.

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Abdul Shukor Husin   Kuala Lumpur   Malaysia

  5. Long time Muslim yoga instructor expresses shock

    Explore Article malaysianindian1.blogspot.com (Oct 30 2008) Yoga

    Long time Muslim yoga instructor expresses shock over UKM lecturer's statement GEORGE TOWN, PENANG: A long-time yoga instructor has expressed shock and dismay over statement by a Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) lecturer who said that practising yoga could cause Muslims to deviate from the teachings of Islam. Datin Suleiha Merican, 56, who has been practising yoga for 40 years, said the meditation technique is a science of health and had ...

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Penang   United Kingdom

  6. Yoga Retreats With Chores Attract the Weary and Unemployed

    Explore Article The New York Times (Jul 16 2009) Yoga

    Yoga retreats with chores attract the weary and unemployed.

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Congress

  7. Is yoga a religious discipline?

    Explore Article My Yoga Empire (Oct 5 2008) Yoga

    Comment "Do Yoga Without Losing Your Dignity The following comments can be found at http://vasugokaraju.blogspot.com/2009/12/do-yoga-without-losing-your-dignity.html Comments: If you have the root ..." - Vasu Gokaraju

    Posted by: in Yoga Exercises, tags: Advocacy Group, American Foundation, Excerpt, Hindu, Hinduism, News Stories, Random, Religious Discipline, United States, Yoga Random Feed wrote an interesting post today on Here’s a quick excerpt Of the many mailing lists I’m on, the Hindu American Foundation’s is one of the more interesting. An advocacy group, they send out regular emails with news stories relating to Hinduism. One of the regular topics is ...

    1 Comment Mentions:   Hindu American Foundation

  8. Malaysia's Anti-Yoga Fatwa Raises Controversy

    Explore Article Religion Clause (Nov 27 2008) Yoga

    A controversial ruling issued last week by Malaysia's National Fatwa Council is now creating a jurisdictional controversy in the country. Yesterday's Red Orbit and today's Malaysian Insider report on developments. The focus is a ruling telling Muslims to stop practicing yoga, out of fear that it could lead them to deviate from Islamic teachings. (See prior posting.) However, Malaysia's Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Badawi stepped in and told his ...

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Malaysia   National Fatwa Council

  9. Malaysian Islamic body bans yoga for Muslims

    Explore Article news.yahoo.com (Nov 22 2008) Yoga

    Malaysia's top Islamic body fresh from banning tomboys issued an edict Saturday that prohibits Muslims from practicing yoga, saying that elements of Hinduism in the ancient Indian exercise could corrupt them.

    Comment on Article Mentions:   New Delhi   Muneeza Naqvi   National Council

  10. Yoga guru Ramdev slams conversions

    Explore Article Welcome to rediff.com (Oct 21 2008) Proselytization , Yoga

    Yoga guru Swami Ramdev has criticised religious conversion by inducement and said he would work to build a healthy and stronger India by taking the benefits of yoga and ayurveda to more than six lakh villages in two years.

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Swami Ramdev   India

  11. Muis on when yoga is okay

    Explore Article The Straits Times (Nov 28 2008) Yoga

    Muis on when yoga is okayStraits Times, Singapore - 6 hours agoYoga centres are flourishing in more orthodox Muslim countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. In Iran, yoga is so popular that classes ...

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Malaysia   National Fatwa Council   Abdul Shukor Husin

  12. Muslim leaders here say yoga is okay

    Explore Article The Straits Times (Nov 8 2008) Yoga

    Muslim leaders here say yoga is okayStraits Times, Singapore - 13 hours agoYoga centres are flourishing in more orthodox Muslim countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. In Iran, yoga is so popular that there are ...

    Comment on Article Mentions:   University Kebangsaan Malaysia   Singapore   Pasuni Maulan

  13. New York school allows yoga by another name

    Explore Article International Herald Tribune (Oct 20 2008) Yoga

    New York school allows yoga by another name A high school in the state of New York has won approval to offer students a voluntary yoga program — as long as it's not called yoga.

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Sarah Palin   Board of Education   John McCain

  14. Malaysia About To Bar Muslims From Practicing Yoga

    Explore Article Religion Clause (Nov 2 2008) Yoga

    According to today's Brunei News, on Friday Malaysia's National Fatwa Council will issue a ruling barring Muslims in the country from practicing or teaching yoga. The country's Department of Islamic Development undertook a 6-month study of the practice after Zakaria Stapa of Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia's Islamic Studies Centre, said yoga could lead Muslims to deviate from Islamic teachings. Supporters of yoga, which has Hindu origins, say it can be practiced ...

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Malaysia

  15. Singapore’s Muslim experts say yoga is okay

    Explore Article The Star Online (Nov 9 2008) Yoga

    SINGAPORE: A Muslim cleric in Malaysia has called on Muslims to stop doing yoga exercises, but some religious experts in Singapore do not share that sentiment.

    Comment on Article Mentions:   University Kebangsaan Malaysia   Singapore   Malaysia

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