Author: Shahzada Irfan

Source: The Houston Chronicle

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6592238.html

When no other European country dared to withstand the wrath of Nazi Germany, it was the Muslims of Albania who saved a large number of Jewish people from extermination.

Albania, a Muslim majority country in Europe, opened its borders during World War II and took in thousands of Jews fleeing from different countries....

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The New York Times

Wire Service: AP

Author: Zachary R. Dowdy and Sumathi Reddy

Source: Newsday

http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/feds-monitoring-apparent-bias-case-involving-muslims-1.1404546

Federal authorities confirmed Friday they are monitoring the case of an Islandia man who police said harassed two Muslim women at a Smithtown gas station.

"We're aware of it and we're going to monitor this," said Robert...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Muslim Public Affairs Council

http://www.mpac.org/article.php?id=886

Following the historic Ramadan message released last week by President Obama, other elected officials have followed suit and released their greetings for Ramadan. Today, we feature messages from two California state legislators - Sen. Carol Liu and Assemblymember Dave Jones.

Author: Paul Egan

Source: The Detroit News

http://www.detnews.com/article/20090827/METRO01/908270405/1041/LIFESTYLE04/Woman-suing-over-judge-s-order-to-remove-hijab-in-court

A Dearborn Heights woman said Wednesday she was terrified and humiliated when a judge told her to remove her Islamic head scarf.

But Wayne County Circuit Judge J. William Callahan, who was...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Google News

Wire Service: AFP

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gts1O5loXKTjBmuFBltTAAv7qLWA

At least 50 people were arrested in Egypt on Thursday for demonstrating against the suspected rehousing in their villages of people thought to be from the Bahai religion, a security official said.

In April, all the Bahais from the southern...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Fox Carolina

http://www.foxcarolina.com/news/20562663/detail.html

The FBI is investigating a case of vandalism at a mosque in Taylors.

The vandalism was found at the Islamic Center and Masjid, located at 96 Meridian Ave. on Saturday.

Author: Staff Writer

Source: MSNBC

Wire Service: AP

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32527855

A Jordanian judicial official says six Shiite Muslims have been put on trial before a military court for promoting Shiite ideology and instigating religious sectarianism in this Sunni majority country.

The official said Sunday that the closed-door trial that started last week was the first of its kind in Jordan. He said the six men...

Author: Manya A. Brachear

Source: The Chicago Tribune

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Author: William Wan

Source: The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/21/AR2009082103876.html

They stream in through the doors every Friday -- a sea of Muslims pouring into a synagogue in Reston.

The men roll out long prayer rugs on the synagogue floor. An imam stands up front and praises Allah. And as the faithful begin whispering their prayers in flowing Arabic, their...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8215640.stm

The Islamic holy month of Ramadan has begun across most of the Muslim world, ushering in 30 days of dawn to dusk fasting and extra prayer.

On the eve of Ramadan, US President Barack Obama said he wanted to build a new partnership between the US and Muslims around the world.

He said US efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan were in keeping with...

Author: David Grant

Source: Yahoo News

Wire Service: AP

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090821/ap_on_re_us/us_rel_long_hot_ramadan

During most of his high school football career, Baquer Sayed broke the Ramadan fast during halftime, when the stadium lights began to flood the field after sundown.

With the traditional sunrise-to-sunset fast set to last a few hours longer this year...

Author: Cathy Lynn Grossman

Source: USA TODAY

http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/life/20090820/zakat20_st.art.htm

Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting and prayer, begins at sunset Saturday, and many believers are already planning a key observance: zakat, one of the five pillars of Islam.

Often translated as "charity," it requires believers to give 2.5% of their cash assets (even including the value of their...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_yorkshire/8210214.stm

Muslims in Leeds are being urged to ensure their homes are secure during the holy month of Ramadan.

Last year there were a number of burglaries across the city that targeted Asian households containing valuable gold jewellery, police said.
Throughout the festival, which begins on Friday, Muslims will make...

Author: Oralandar Brand-Williams

Source: The Detroit News

http://www.detnews.com/article/20090819/METRO/908190335/1041/LIFESTYLE04/Muslims-to-observe-Ramadan-with-fasting--charitable-works

For Linda El-Amin, the Islamic religious observance of Ramadan is about more than what she can't do: It is also a time of reflection and renewal.

"I see Ramadan as a time...