Somali Islamic Militiamen Break Up Wedding

The Islamic militiamen controlling the Somali capital broke up a wedding celebration because a band was playing and women and men were socializing together, witnesses said Saturday, describing the latest crackdown by a group feared to be installing Taliban-style rule in this African nation.

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Muslims Address Silence on Europe Attacks

Europe's Muslims have remained largely silent in the face of terrorist attacks that have killed 254 people in Madrid, London and Amsterdam. Europeans want to know why.

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Muslim Congressional Aides Taking Stand

At midday on Fridays, Muslims gather to pray in a basement room of the U.S. Capitol. Kneeling on sheets they've spread over the floor and facing east toward Mecca, they are members of the Congressional Muslim Staffers Association, about two dozen congressional aides who are part of a small but growing minority in America and in the halls of government.

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ACLU Asks FBI for Details on Surveillance

Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union are asking the FBI to reveal any surveillance of Muslims in Southern California since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

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Study Tracks Plight of English Muslims

Muslims are more likely than other religious minorities to be unemployed and live in poor housing in the most deprived parts of England, according to a government study Monday.

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Moussaoui Decision Could Inspire Protests

With the jury's decision to put Zacarias Moussaoui behind bars for life, the reaction from the Muslim world is expected to be more tempered than would have been the case had the Sept. 11 conspirator been sentenced to death.

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Terrorists Recruiting 'White Muslims'

His code name was Maximus, and he held secret meetings in a shabby room at the Banana City Hotel on the outskirts of Sarajevo.

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Dalai Lama Meets With Muslims in Calif.

The Dalai Lama urged religious leaders Saturday to reach out to Muslims, saying Islam is a compassionate faith that has been unfairly maligned because of a few extremists.

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Muslim Woman Wins Case Vs. Dutch School

A Muslim woman who refuses to shake men's hands for religious reasons cannot be barred from a Dutch teacher-training program.

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Prince Charles Criticizes Danish Cartoon

Prince Charles on Tuesday criticized the Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad as well as the "ghastly" violence that followed their publication, and he called on all to respect the religion of others.

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Islamic Group Spokesman Charged in Denmark

A radical Islamic group spokesman has been charged with threatening the government for distributing a leaflet urging Muslims to "eliminate" rulers that prevent them from joining the Iraq insurgency, a Danish prosecutor said Monday.

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Gay-vs.-Muslim Soccer Set in Netherlands

A Dutch multicultural group is organizing a soccer tournament between gays and Muslims, hoping to counter what a study published on Thursday said was a rising tide of fear among gays.

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Muslims in Spain Under Cloud of Suspicion

At Mussa Bachiri's butcher shop, the customers used to include a man now jailed on suspicion of playing a role in the Madrid terror bombings two years ago this week.

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Muslims in Spain Under Cloud of Suspicion

At Mussa Bachiri's butcher shop, the customers used to include a man now jailed on suspicion of playing a role in the Madrid terror bombings of 2004.

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Security Programs Strain Muslim-U.S. Ties

Nabil Amen wrote it off as mistaken identity the first time U.S. border agents handcuffed him as he returned home from Canada. When he had border-crossing troubles a third time, he decided to never leave the United States again.

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Thai Muslims Offended by Rap Song

A music distributor recalled two Thai rap CDs from stores Tuesday after Muslims complained the tracks insult their faith.

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Bombs Strike Christian Targets in Iraq

Car bombs exploded in quick succession Sunday near four Christian churches and the office of the Vatican envoy, killing three people and raising new concerns about sectarian tensions. At least 17 other people were killed in other violence around the country.

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Couple's Alton Towers wedding in the balance after clash with Muslim fun day

It seemed liked the ultimate fun and family-friendly wedding. With so many children due to attend, Amanda Morris and Scott Lee decided a two-day wedding celebration at Alton Towers would be the perfect way to get hitched.

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A bigot by any other name...

The word is bigot. It's biggest users are democrats and liberals who absolutely love to call 50.7% of the citizens of this country this liberal hot-word.

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Muslims warn new 7/7 'inevitable'

Muslims in West Yorkshire fear another 7/7-style attack on Britain because of a failure by their own community leaders to address the root causes.

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Saudi Columnist on June 25 Gaza Attack: This is a Despicable Attack by Hamas, Which is Acting Like a Terrorist Organization

To bad we can not find more Muslims like this. World peace would have a great change.

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Tony Blair to Muslims: 'must root out extremism'

Mr Blair's comments came in response to Muslim Labour MP Sadiq Khan, who said he was disappointed with the government's engagement with the Muslim community in the year since the London bombings. 'False grievances'

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Muslim: Muslims must engage in society, and be allowed to

As an ethnically Asian Muslim, born and bred in this country, I am British. I have never felt a conflict between my country, my religion and my background.

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One year on: Is the UK any safer?

A year ago, those individuals numbered about 800, today they believe the figure is at least 1,200. The problem, they admit, is that the factors that helped radicalise Mohammed Siddique Khan and his co-conspirators are still around today.

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'Islamophobia' fears cited

TORONTO -- Smashed mosque windows and workers losing their jobs because of their ethnic background are among the signs that anti-Arab sentiment is on the rise in Ontario, the Ontario Human Rights Commission said yesterday.

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European Leaders Focus on Muslim Conference

From the page: -- Istanbul is hosting a significant two-day conference that will address the problems facing Muslims in Europe that began today titled, “Muslims of Europe.” --

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Muslims address silence on Europe attacks

From the page: -- Europe's Muslims have remained largely silent in the face of terrorist attacks that have killed 254 people in Madrid, London and Amsterdam. Europeans want to know why. --

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Tales from Eurabia | Economist.com

Two years ago, the White House's favourite Arabist scholar, Bernard Lewis, gave a warning that Europe would turn Muslim by the end of this century, becoming “part of the Arab West, the Maghreb”.

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Muslims and Westerners label each other

The world views of Muslims and Westerners in many respects are mirror images, according to the results of a major new survey, which suggests that European Muslims, who held the most tolerant views, could be a bridge between the two groups.

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Poll shows Muslims in Britain are the most anti-western in Europe

Public opinion in Britain is mostly favourable towards Muslims, but the feeling is not requited by British Muslims, who are among the most embittered in the western world, according to a global poll published yesterday.

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Muslims 'Still in Denial' About 9/11, Pew Survey Finds

Non-Muslim Westerners and Muslims around the world have widely different views of world events, and each group tends to view the other as violent, intolerant, and lacking in respect for women, a new international survey of more than 14,000 people in 13 nations indicates.

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Terrorism Myth: Muslims Look for Responsible Journalism

Mahboob A Khawaja: The “War on Terrorism” is flourishing business for the corporate world - a 21st century fantasy on its own, where facts live in denials and predetermined dogmas cover all aspects of Muslims and Islam.

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Muslim leaders urge unity

Leaders from Malaysia and Indonesia have said the Muslim world must settle internal divisions before it can tackle problems of conflict and poverty.

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Telegraph | News | Statue attack fuels fears of an Islamist Egypt

A religiously motivated attack on statues at a museum in Cairo has sparked outcry in Egypt and fuelled fears that the country is veering towards an Islamic state.

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FrontPage magazine.com :: The CAIR-U.A.E. Connection by Paul Sperry

An Arab nation with ties to 9-11 has pledged a major endowment to the Council on American-Islamic Relations, even as the Washington-based nonprofit group insists it receives no foreign support.

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U.S. Muslim Clerics Seek a Modern Middle Ground

I've often said that any change in worldwide Islam will have to start here, with the community of Muslims living in North America. Here is a very interesting article on one such reformist.

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Turkish Muslims pull Winnie the Pooh off the air after discovering his friend 'Piglet'

TURKEY'S public television TRT, controlled by the Islamist-rooted government, has barred the popular Walt Disney cartoon Winnie the Pooh from air because it has a piglet as one of its main heroes, the Turkish press reported today. Several other cartoons featuring pigs also fail …

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Multiculturalism and the Muslim backlash

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US 'biggest global peace threat'

People in European and Muslim countries see US policy in Iraq as a bigger threat to world peace than Iran's nuclear programme, a survey has shown.

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Australian imam labels Bashir 'ill-informed'

A leading member of Sydney's Indonesian Muslim community says he believes the recently released radical cleric, Abu Bakar Bashir, is ill-informed. He says Bashir needs to rethink the way he approaches Islam.

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Why Frustrated Muslims are So Frustrated

If not already, you are likely to meet or hear some Muslims who think the West, particularly America, is waging a war against Islam. They believe the West is systematically waging a 'crusade' against their religion by defaming and demonizing it.

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Why Frustrated Muslims are So Frustrated

If not already, you are likely to meet or hear some Muslims who think the West, particularly America, is waging a war against Islam. They believe the West is systematically waging a 'crusade' against their religion by defaming and demonizing it.

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