Friday, March 28, 2008


BBC News
Dutch relief over Muslim reaction to anti-Islam film
Euronews.net, France - 2 hours ago
While the release of a film branding Islam a violent religion has been widely condemned in the Netherlands there has been no angry backlash by Dutch Muslims ...
Dutch Muslims React with Restraint to MP's Controversial Film Deutsche Welle
Dutch relief at Muslim restraint over Koran film Reuters
Dutch minister praises Muslims' response to film Radio Netherlands
Reuters UK - Ha'aretz
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Malaysia Star
Vatican distances Pope from views of baptised Muslim
Reuters South Africa, South Africa - 22 hours ago
By Phil Stewart VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican sought on Thursday to put distance between Pope Benedict and the political views of a Muslim whom he ...
Burning a Bridge Between Faiths Wall Street Journal
The gospel according to Allam Ha'aretz
Italy: Muslim leader lauds Vatican comments on convert Adnkronos International English
Catholic News Agency - International Herald Tribune
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Twin Falls Times-News
Police Close Off Lhasa's Muslim Quarter
Guardian, UK - 3 hours ago
AP foreign By CHARLES HUTZLER AP Writer LHASA, China (AP) - Police closed off Lhasa's Muslim quarter on Friday, two weeks after Tibetan rioters burned down ...

Organisation de la Presse Africaine (Communiqués de presse)
Muslim rights groups call on Arab League to be more involved in ...
International Herald Tribune, France - 8 hours ago
AP CAIRO, Egypt: A coalition of Muslim organizations and rights groups called for the Arab League on Friday to play a more active role in trying to solve ...
Arab League urged to act on Darfur The Press Association
Muslim groups: 'Arab League must act on Darfur' ReliefWeb (press release)
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KOMO
Charity official's arrest shocks Arab American, Muslim leaders
MLive.com, MI - 2 hours ago
By JEFF KAROUB AP DETROIT (AP) — Some members and leaders of the area's large Arab-American and Muslim community hold Muthanna Al-Hanooti in high regard for ...
Charity official's arrest shocks Arab American, Muslim leaders WLNS
Former worker for Muslim charity in Southfield accused of being ... Detroit Free Press
Man accused of being Iraqi spy is released Detroit Free Press
DetNews.com - OneNewsNow
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MyNews.in
India's top court orders new investigation into 2002 Hindu-Muslim ...
The Canadian Press, NEW DELHI - Mar 27, 2008
NEW DELHI — India's top court has ordered a new investigation into one of the country's worst outbursts of violence between Hindus and Muslims, ...
A Heartening Development in India The Plank on TNR.com
India Orders New Inquiry Into 2002 Clashes New York Times
Indian court orders fresh riots probe Pakistan Dawn
Radio Australia
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PRESS TV
Poll: 1 in 10 Get Obama's Religion Wrong
The Associated Press - 18 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — One in 10 voters believes Barack Obama is Muslim, a mistaken impression that lingers across party lines, a poll showed Wednesday. ...
Poll Indicates Belief Obama Muslim Free Market News Network
Poll: 1 in 10 get Obama's religion wrong KFVS
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PRESS TV
Army blamed for death of Muslim cleric
Bangkok Post, Thailand - Mar 26, 2008
The death and alleged torture of a Muslim cleric while in military custody highlights the army's mistreatment of Muslims in the restive South, Human Rights ...
Detained Muslims tortured by Thai army: rights body Reuters
Group Blames Thai Army in Cleric's Death The Associated Press
Concern over mistreatment of Thai Muslims PRESS TV
BBSNews - Bernama
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BBC News
Police arrest leaders of banned Muslim group SIMI
Reuters India, India - 10 hours ago
BHOPAL, India (Reuters) - Police said on Friday they had arrested 13 senior members of a banned Muslim group, the Students' Islamic Movement of India, ...
Leaders of banned Indian Muslim group arrested GulfNews
Seven years after ban, SIMI is still active Sify
Karnataka Polls - The SIMI Factor ? Blogger News Network
Khabrein.info
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BBC News
Indecent exposure in Indonesia
Asia Times Online, Hong Kong - 5 hours ago
By William Sparrow BANGKOK - Indonesia, with an estimated population of over 230 million, is the world's largest Muslim nation. As such, a morality debate ...
Hackers hit Indonesian Web site after ban on online pornography The Age
Indonesian ministry Web site hacked over porn ban Reuters UK
Indonesia acts on internet porn BBC News
Inquirer.net
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Monday, March 10, 2008


Citizen
Olympics will be safe, organisers say amid 'terrorism' threats
AFP - 2 hours ago
The alleged plot was the second foiled attack linked to Muslim separatists in Xinjiang to be announced over the weekend. Passengers on a China Southern ...
Olympic terror plot foiled, Beijing says Globe and Mail
Secrecy obscures level of 'terror' threat to China: experts AFP
Petrol fumes foil China plane attack ABC Online
The Age - Times Online
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Gulf Times
Cartoonist says Dutch must show anti-Koran film
Reuters South Africa, South Africa - 4 hours ago
Muslims have to accept that," he said. The Dutch government fears Wilders' film will ignite the kind of religious and racial tensions it saw after an ...
The Danes in Trouble Canada Free Press
Holland's Muslim-bashing populist MP thrives on redneck reputation Daily Star - Lebanon
Danish Muslims protest Prophet Mohammad cartoon Reuters
Volkskrant - Crosswalk.com
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Police pursuing threats, Muslim leader says
Globe and Mail, Canada - 6 hours ago
CALGARY -- A Calgary Muslim leader is thankful members of the Calgary Police Service are pursuing anonymous Internet users who posted what he called ...
Police identify hateful bloggers - group The North Bay Nugget
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Xinhua
Chinese top political advisor calls for prosperity in Muslim region
Xinhua, China - 2 hours ago
... a better environment for economic and social progress. The 66400-square-kilometer autonomous region is the biggest area in China inhabited by Muslim people.
Rudd's quest for true blue Muslims
Australian IT, Australia - 2 hours ago
SPORTING figures, academics and mainstream Muslims will be sought out by the Rudd Government to help recast the overly religious image of Islamic Australia. ...
Pope to host summit with Muslims
Tehran Times, Iran - 5 hours ago
Pope Benedict XVI will host landmark Catholic-Muslim talks in November to improve ties between the two religions. The announcement was made in a joint ...
My film shows the tragedy of liberal Muslim: Shoaib Mansoor
Hindu, India - 20 hours ago
"I wanted to project the tragedy of a liberal Muslim, who internally is not considered a good Muslim because of his modernity and outside his religion he is ...

The Elements
Correction: Obama's Kenyan Family
The Associated Press - 2 hours ago
... candidate Barack Obama, The Associated Press reported erroneously that his step-grandmother is a Christian. She is a Muslim, according to the family.
Obama's Kenyan garb was cultural, not religious Los Angeles Times
Kenyan elder says Obama dress cultural, not religious International Herald Tribune
Kenyan elder says clothing presented to Obama cultural, not ... KXMC
The Elements
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Voice of America
France Starts Muslim Imam Training
Voice of America - 21 hours ago
By Lisa Bryant France has launched a groundbreaking program to educate future imams and Muslim chaplains about the country and its values. ...

PRESS TV
700 potential opposition candidates arrested ahead of Egypt's ...
International Herald Tribune, France - 2 hours ago
AP CAIRO, Egypt: Only 60 out 10000 members of Egypt's opposition Muslim Brotherhood have been allowed to register their candidacies for April's local ...
Opposition Protests Crackdown in Egypt The Associated Press
Egypt Islamists cry foul in the run-up to key elections AFP
Thousands of Egyptian Islamists Protest Government Crackdown Voice of America
Reuters South Africa - AHN

Saturday, March 1, 2008


Boston Globe
Muslims say faith used as scare tactic against Obama
San Jose Mercury News, USA - 13 hours ago
Muslim rumors have dogged Barack Obama throughout this presidential campaign, but the political arrows flew fast and furious this week, leaving Maha ...
It's no slur to be called a Muslim Guardian
MUSLIM AMERICAN VOTERS. Tapped
Is Islam the new political third rail? Boston Globe
The Nation. - Houston Chronicle
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Malaysia PM enters Islamist den to win Muslim vote
Reuters - 7 hours ago
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's prime minister waded into battle for political control of the Muslim heartland on Saturday, staging a rally of about ...
Ferguson defends visa for visiting Muslim scholar
ABC Online, Australia - 12 hours ago
Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs Laurie Ferguson says Muslim scholar Professor Tariq Ramadan has an important contribution to make to the ...
Muslim scholar to address Qld conference The Age
Controversial Muslim scholar feted in Australia Earthtimes
Scholar banned by US to speak here The Australian
City Journal
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Capita announces first UK insurance firm to operate on Muslim ...
Times Online, UK - 16 hours ago
Insurance also contains elements of uncertainty and gambling that make it unsuitable for devout Muslims. Research for BIIH in Britain has shown a strong ...
Capita to launch Muslim-friendly insurance Times Online
CAPITA GROUP PLC - Capita preferred outsourcing partner for BIIH Trading Markets (press release)
Conventional insurance in conflict with Islam Times Online
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Memphis Flyer
Anti-Muslim sentiment surfaces in attacks on Obama
Reuters - Feb 29, 2008
Ever since the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington Arabs generally and Muslims in particular have become the No. ...
The Tennessee GOP Edits Its Obama Hit Piece ABC News
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Alalam News Network
Muslim anger mounts over cartoons, movie
Christian Science Monitor, MA - Feb 28, 2008
By Tom McCawley Outrage continued to rise this week in parts of the Muslim world over the depiction of Islam in Danish newspapers earlier this month and the ...
Protests against blasphemous sketches Daily Times
Denmark Opposes Debt Relief for Sudan The Associated Press
Denmark considers cutting Sudan aid The Press Association
The Associated Press
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PRESS TV
Pakistan's Sharif acquitted in murder case
Xinhua, China - 3 hours ago
ISLAMABAD, March 1 (Xinhua) -- The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) of Pakistan Saturday acquitted Shahbaz Sharif, president of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) ...
Pakistani court acquits Nawaz Sharif's brother in murder case International Herald Tribune
Pakistani court acquits ex-premier's brother Reuters India
Pakistan court acquits Sharif's brother in murder case AFP
Times of India - The Associated Press
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BBC News
Berlin Police Close Danish Show After Muslim Threat, DPA Says
Bloomberg - Feb 28, 2008
28 (Bloomberg) -- Berlin authorities closed a Danish art show that caricatured Islam's holiest place after Muslims protested, Deutsche Presse Agentur ...
Berlin gallery shuts down exhibit after threats by Muslim protestors CBC.ca
Berlin gallery shuts after Muslim threats Reuters South Africa
Berlin Exhibition Closes after Muslim Threats Spiegel Online
Earthtimes - BBC News
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Javno.hr
Jihad, Islamism, and US Envoy to OIC
Counterterrorism Blog, NJ - 8 hours ago
Will the OIC recognize that not all Muslims are required to accept Sharia law? This includes American Muslim organizations such as "Muslims Against Sharia". ...
Bush Names Envoy to Muslim Nations The Associated Press
Bush taps Austin man to reach out to Muslim world Austin American-Statesman
President Bush Selects CACH Founder as Special Envoy to the OIC ... PR Web (press release)
AFP - RTT News
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Turkish Press
Muslims and Americans want the same things
Aljazeera.com, UK - 3 hours ago
The results of a global survey of one billion Muslims show that Muslims everywhere embrace the same values as Americans. A story unlike the one portrayed in ...
Study of Muslim beliefs provides lesson for policy-makers Bangkok Post
Most Muslims 'desire democracy' BBC News
Major survey challenges Western perceptions of Islam AFP
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