Source: The Christian Science Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0218/p15s01-lire.html

On February 18, 2004 The Christian Science Monitor reported, "The holy men of the Middle East - the men in black dresses, as Yvonne Seng refers to them - more often than not present a forbidding, austere, and humorless front to the world. Steeped in tradition, they can appear anachronistic. Yet in a series of rare interviews with these 'wisdommakers,' Professor Seng found their...

Source: IslamOnline.net

http://www.islam-online.net/English/News/2004-02/18/article06.shtml

On February 18, 2004 IslamOnline.net reported, "The Danish government announced Tuesday, February 18, changes to the immigration laws, in a measure specifically targeting Muslim scholars. Danish Prime Minister Anders Rasmussen said after a cabinet meeting that access to a Danish residence permit for foreign religious scholars has been too easy up until now. 'That...

Source: U.S. Newswire

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=108-02182004

On February 18, 2004 U.S. Newswire reported, "PipeLineNews.org, the Internet's fastest growing conservative political news source, is calling for 'an immediate, thorough and unbiased review of the Bernardin School's Catholic-Muslim Studies Program, and that further 'interfaith outreach' to the Muslim community be immediately terminated pending that review.'" Editor...

Source: The Yale Daily News

http://www.yaledailynews.com/article.asp?AID=25055

On February 17, 2004 The Yale Daily News reported, "In the past decade, Muslim communities have grown significantly across the nation. Yale is not an exception. As the Muslim student body continues to expand, the Muslim Students Association has grown. As the only Muslim student organization registered through the Yale Chaplain's office, the MSA has worked to accommodate members of the...

Source: The Council on American-Islamic Relations

On February 17, 2004 The Council on American-Islamic Relations reported that "a nationwide coalition of Islamic organizations today announced the formation of a task force designed to encourage community-based Muslim political participation and to defend against the erosion of civil liberties in a post-9/11 social environment. The new group, called the 'American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections (AMT),' will concentrate on helping Muslims become 'full partners in the development and...

Source: The Chicago Tribune

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Source: The National Lawyers Guild

http://www.nlg.org/news/statements/UTexasLaw_pressrelease.htm

On February 17, 2004 The National Lawyers Guild issued a press release condemning "an apparent effort on the part of the United States Army to gather information about students engaged in a civilian academic conference. On February 9, two Army officers came to the University of Texas Law School seeking information about a conference that had been held on February 4...

Source: U.S Dept. of State

http://fpc.state.gov/29513.htm

On February 17, 2004 the U.S Dept. of State reported that the Director of the FBI, Robert Mueller said at a press conference: "Since September 11th, we have had substantial assistance and cooperation from the Muslim-American community, the Arab-American community, [and] the Sikh-American community within the United States. And for that all of us are tremendously thankful. Special Agents In Charge around the country meet often with...

Source: The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/17/politics/campaign/17MONE.html

On February 17, 2004 The New York Times reported, "Wealthy Arab-Americans and foreign-born Muslims who strongly back President Bush's decision to invade Iraq are adding their names to the ranks of Pioneers and Rangers, the elite Bush supporters who have raised $100,000 or more for his re-election. This new crop of fund-raisers comes as some opinion polls suggest...

Source: The News-Press

http://www.news-press.com/news/local_state/040210cardinal.html

On February 16, 2004 the The News-Press reported, "The best way for Christians and Muslims to get along is by truly practicing what their faiths teach, Cardinal Christoph Schonborn said Monday in Naples, Florida. While not giving up the basic tenets of their respective religions, 'our common responsibility to God can bring us, in a certain way, together,' said Schonborn,...

Source: The Daily Telegraph

Source: Al-Jazeera

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/568D4FE1-ABAA-4DEC-85EF-483331EEB 32B.htm

On February 15, 2004 Al-Jazeera ran an Agence France Presse article that reported, "Hundreds of Egyptian women staged a sit-in at Cairo University to protest the French parliament's approval of a law banning the Muslim headscarf in state schools. Over 300 hijab-wearing students gathered on campus this Wednesday to denounce the French...

Source: The First Amendment Center

http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/commentary.aspx?id=12671

On February 15, 2004 The First Amendment Center published an editorial by Charles Haynes responding to the French ban on religious symbols in the public schools. "The head-scarf issue crystallizes the European-American divide (Belgium recently followed the French lead and moved to ban head scarves in schools; Germans are debating the issue). Most Europeans I...

Source: The Jakarta Post

Source: MPAC News

On February 12, 2004 the Muslim Public Affairs Council reported, "In response to statements made by Representative Peter King (R-NY) on Tuesday, in which he accused Muslims of being uncooperative with law enforcement officials in homeland security matters, members of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) today called for a repudiation from President Bush and other Republican leaders. DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe stated that, 'Muslim Americans are teachers, lawyers, doctors, business owners who have made invaluable contributions to our...