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U.S. Muslims Try To Counter Negative Perceptions

January 27, 2011

Author: Cathy Lynn Grossman

Source: USA TODAY

http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2011-01-27-PewMuslimInside27_ST_N.htm?csp=34news

Mustafa Qureshi, a Cub Scout, holds an American flag and his sister, Aisha, joins in reciting King's "I Have a Dream" speech at a community center.

These are the people U.S. Muslims want people to see as their neighbors — not shadowy radicals envisioned by anti-Islamic...

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Muslims Welcome Hijab Law In Argentina

January 26, 2011

Author: Melissa Abalo

Source: PressTV

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/162033.html

The administration of Cristina Fernandez has passed an historic legislation that allows Muslim women to wear hijab in public places without the fear of persecution. They can use photographs wearing headscarves for their national ID cards.

The new law seeks to promote freedom of religion and expression in the Latin American country, and help the Muslim community to integrate...

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Sikh Shrine In Baghdad Lives On In Memories

January 26, 2011

Author: Anwar Faruqi

Source: Yahoo News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110126/wl_mideast_afp/religionsikhsiraqindiashrine

A desolate courtyard surrounded by fields of mournful graves is all that remains of an ancient shrine to the Sikh faith?s founder Guru Nanak inside a sprawling Muslim cemetery in Baghdad.

 

War, insurgents or looters have wiped any trace of a historical footnote that had preserved...

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Opponent Of NY Islamic Center Becomes Advocate for Mosques Nationwide

January 24, 2011

Author: Dan Gilgoff

Source: CNN Belief Blog

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/24/opponent-of-ny-islamic-center-becomes-advocate-for-mosques-nationwide/?hpt=Sbin

When the Anti-Defamation League - a leading Jewish group devoted to fighting anti-Semitism and "all forms of bigotry" - came out against the construction of an Islamic center and mosque near New York's ground zero last...

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Long Island Muslims Fear Their Congressman's Hearings Could Flame Islamophobia

January 24, 2011

Author: William Wan

Source: The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/23/AR2011012304448.html?hpid=topnews

They called it a summit to teach Muslims how to fight prejudice and fear. But all day long, fear was inescapable in the fluorescent-lit meeting hall of the Long Island mosque.

 

The top issue on everyone's mind this month at the Islamic...

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Wheaton College Promotes Religious Pluralism

January 22, 2011

Author: Hank Beckman

Source: The Wheaton Patch

http://wheaton.patch.com/articles/wheaton-college-promotes-religious-pluralism-2

In a time of economic uncertainty, frayed nerves and harsh public discourse, Wheaton College seeks understanding between two of the world’s great religions.

 

“We are in great need of wisdom on how to live in a world of religious pluralism,” Vincent Bacote,...

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Karbala Bombs Kill Dozens During Shia Commemorations

January 20, 2011

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12242407

Two bomb attacks near the Iraqi city of Karbala have killed at least 50 people and injured more than 150, officials say.

 

The blasts happened on two routes being used by pilgrims taking part in the Shia Muslim commemorations of Arbaeen.

 

Earlier, a suicide bomber killed at least three people in the central city of...

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