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University of Columbia Students Oppose Hatred Week in US

October 20, 2007

Source: Islamic Republic News Agency

http://www2.irna.com/en/news/view/line-22/0710214785005447.htm

US-Campus-Hatred Week When David Horowitz returns to Columbia University next Friday to mark his organization's much-hyped "Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week" (IFAW), he will find a determined opposition, coming from a coalition of concerned students and up to nine of Horowitz's "101 Most Dangerous Professors."

"The week of October 22-26, 2007, the nation will...

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State Dept. Urged to Shut Saudi School in Fairfax

October 19, 2007

Author: Jacqueline L. Salmon and Valerie Strauss

Source: The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/18/AR2007101800024.html

A federal panel yesterday urged the State Department to shut down a Saudi government-supported private school in Northern Virginia unless it can prove it is not teaching religious intolerance.

In a report released yesterday, the U.S. Commission on...

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Several U.S. Congressmen Apologize to Arar

October 19, 2007

Author: PAUL KORING

Source: The Globe and Mail

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20071019.ARAR19/TPStory/International

A clutch of U.S. congressmen apologized publicly yesterday to Maher Arar, the man Canada's Mounties once fingered as a terrorist and who was later shipped by the Bush administration to Syria where he was tortured.

"Let me personally give you what our government has not - an...

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Iran Backing Terror, says Blair

October 19, 2007

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7052080.stm

UK ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair has accused Iran of backing terrorism and warned the world faces a situation akin to "rising fascism in the 1920s".

Mr Blair told a charity event in New York that Iran was prepared to destabilise peaceful countries.

In his first major speech since leaving office, Mr Blair again defended the decision to go...

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Thousands Cheer Nation of Islam Leader Louis Farrakhan in Atlanta

October 17, 2007

Source: International Herald Tribune

Wire Service: AP

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/17/america/NA-GEN-US-Farrakhan-Speech.php

ATLANTA: In a rare public appearance, Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan urged black Americans to separate from mainstream culture to establish and support their own community.

Nearly eight months after delivering what was thought to be his farewell speech, a smiling...

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Three Iranian Reformist Student Leaders Imprisoned for 'Insulting Islam'

October 17, 2007

Author: Staff Writer

Source: International Herald Tribune

Wire Service: AP

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/17/africa/ME-GEN-Iran-Students.php

Three Iranian student leaders have been sentenced to jail terms of up to three years on vague charges of insulting Islam and its clerics, their lawyer said Wednesday.

Majid Tavakoli, Ahmed Ghassaban and Ehsan Mansouri received a three, a two...

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Islamic-Themed Comic Book Comes to Chicago

October 17, 2007

Author: SUSAN HOGAN

Source: The Sun Times

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/606241,CST-NWS-comics17.article

Batman has brains, Superman has brawn, but Mumita has a great kick.

She's part of the superhero cast of "The 99," an Islamic-themed comic book that debuts in select U.S. cities today, including Chicago.

"Every child is looking for a superhero," said Firas Ahmad, an editor at Islamica magazine. "When I grew...

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South Korea to Launch Arab Islamic Cultural Center

October 16, 2007

Author: Ahmed Fadhl Shablool

Source: Middle East Online

http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/culture/?id=22691

South Korea will launch a cultural center dedicated to Arab and Islamic civilisation, in a bid to strengthen relations with the Arab and Muslim world.

The cultural center, which aims to provide the people of Korea with a more accurate picture of Islam that counters free-from-fact stereotypes, will be based in the...

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Sayeeda Warsi Drives Tory Push for Support among Asians

October 16, 2007

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Yahoo!News

Wire Service: IANS

http://in.news.yahoo.com/071016/43/6lza1.html

Buoyed by higher ratings than Labour in recent opinion polls, the Conservative party hopes that the party will enlist more support from Britain's Asian community with the recent appointment of Sayeeda Warsi as the first Muslim in the shadow cabinet.

Warsi took her seat in the House of Lords Monday as Baroness...

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How to Manage Muslim Staff

October 16, 2007

Author: Ingrid Tharasook

Source: CNN News

http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/16/smbusiness/ramadan.fsb/

(FSB Magazine) -- The Muslim holy month of Ramadan drew to a close last Friday when observers broke their fast on Eid-ul-Fitr, a three-day-long period of prayers and festivities. But while the Islamic world allows time off for the entirety of Eid and shortened work hours throughout Ramadan, the roughly120,000 Muslims here in the United States enjoy no...

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Islamic Center Closes Amid Suspicion of Smuggling People in Germany

October 16, 2007

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Pravda

Wire Service: AP

http://english.pravda.ru/news/world/16-10-2007/98922-germany_islam-0

Authorities are investigating whether an Islamic center in the southwestern city of Ulm has been attempting to smuggle people into Germany. Meanwhile, the center closed on.

Ulm's Islamic Information Center has been under observation for years, amid suspicion it has...

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Islamic Center Closes Amid Suspicion of Smuggling People in Germany

October 16, 2007

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Pravda

Wire Service: AP

http://english.pravda.ru/news/world/16-10-2007/98922-germany_islam-0

Authorities are investigating whether an Islamic center in the southwestern city of Ulm has been attempting to smuggle people into Germany. Meanwhile, the center [has been closed.]

Ulm's Islamic Information Center has been under observation for years, amid suspicion it has...

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India Cinema Blast was "Terrorist" Attack, Police Say

October 15, 2007

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Yahoo! News

Wire Service: AFP

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071015/ts_afp/indiablastbomb

Indian police said on Monday that an explosion that killed six people and injured 32 in a packed cinema hall in northern India was a "terrorist" bombing.

Hundreds of people -- mainly poor migrant workers -- were crammed into the theatre in the industrial city of Ludhiana in Punjab state...

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Teen Plays Soccer in Scarf after Ban

October 15, 2007

Author: JASON GEARY

Source: The Tampa Tribune

http://news.tbo.com/news/metro/MGB7V2AGS7F.html

PALM HARBOR - Iman Khalil was just another girl taking the soccer field Sunday, running alongside teammates and keeping a close eye on the ball. Occasionally, the 15-year-old tucked the back of her white head scarf into her red and white jersey.

A day earlier, teammates, parents and even members of an opposing team had lobbied a referee to let Khalil...

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