Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Candaian Press

http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hHVfIlRrXn9ncgH0mnIQUq0BNSkQ

An imam from Alberta was planning to go on a weekend hunger strike to bring attention to domestic violence and how it is completely against the teachings of Islam.

Any violence involving families is "absolutely un-Islamic," Syed Soharwardy of the Calgary Islamic Centre said Friday.

"We...

Source: Courier News

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Bridgewater-based Muslims Against Hunger has organized Muslims Serve Day 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Dec. 20 at Morristown Interfaith Community Soup Kitchen, 36 South St., Morristown.

The event is timed to Eid-ul-Adha, a festival that celebrates the Muslim belief of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son, Ismael, for Allah.

"It is an Islamic tradition to feed the poor and needy on any kind of memorable occasion in our life," said Zamir...

Author: Christy Gutowski

Source: Daily Herald

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=97450

The final of four teens was sentenced Monday for burglarizing the Islamic Center of Naperville.

Mark Domingo was sentenced to serve 21 days in DuPage County jail and three years' probation, similar to his three co-defendants, for felony burglary.

The 19-year-old Naperville man also agreed to pay $2,000 in restitution.

Author: DIANA APPLEYARD

Source: Daily Mail

Author: MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ

Source: The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/16/world/europe/16hajj.html

Gulsine K. Fatakhudinova, a 56-year-old Tatar Muslim, came lugging suitcases to pray at the lime-green mosque in central Moscow — one of dozens of people who arrived one recent day bundled in the weighty coats, fur hats and other winter garb they would soon cast off, at least temporarily.

Barred by the Soviets for...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7146932.stm

Almost 500 Palestinians have been allowed to leave the Gaza Strip to make the Muslim pilgrimage of Hajj to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, Israel has confirmed.

The Palestinians left Gaza on Sunday by the Erez checkpoint, controlled by Israel and usually closed to civilians.

The 491 pilgrims were taken by bus to the West Bank, before...

Author: Mandy Locke

Source: News-Observer

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/831567.html

SMITHFIELD - At the state's urging, a Johnston County judge on Friday told a farmer he couldn't open his farm next week to Muslim families planning to slaughter lambs as part of an annual religious celebration.

The order means that about 250 Muslim families in Wake County will have to make other arrangements for slaughtering lambs they bought in...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: AFP

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g2Oi-Ob0CLt8m7615e0Hwgl7O5pw

Rival Muslim factions in the Philippines have agreed to open unity talks on the urging of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's eldest son, the government said Saturday.

Manila's peace negotiator said Saif Al-Islam Al-Kadhafi raised the need for unity between the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and the breakaway separatist Moro...

Source: Haaretz

Wire Service: AP

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/934714.html

SANTA ANA, California (AP) - Two men accused of plotting behind prison walls to launch Jihad-style attacks on military sites, synagogues and other targets in 2005 pleaded guilty on Friday to conspiring to levy war against the United States.

Kevin James, 31, and Levar Haley Washington, 28, entered their pleas in separate appearances before U.S. District Court...

Author: DAVID YONKE

Source: The Toledo Blade

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071214/NEWS10/712140329/0/NEWS32

The Islamic Center of Greater Toledo, with its twin minarets and golden geodesic dome, towers over the landscape in the southern outskirts of Toledo.

Unlike the striking architecture of the mosque, however, the nearly 6,000 Muslims living in greater Toledo do not stand apart from...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Tulsa World

Wire Service: AP

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7141662.stm

India's supreme court has sought clarification from a politician over remarks he made during an election meeting in western Gujarat.

The state's chief minister, Narendra Modi, commented on the 2005 killing of a man by police in Gujarat.

Media reports suggested that Mr Modi had "justified" the killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, a Muslim civilian....

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Economist

Wire Service: Reuters

http://www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10286811

MEETING Nasir Abas at one of Indonesia's trendiest hotels, it is hard to imagine that this polite man in casual Western clothes was once a leader of Jemaah Islamiah (JI), the region's most dangerous terrorist group. Now his job is to persuade his...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Christian Science Monitor

Wire Service: Reuters

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1212/p06s01-woeu.html

Muslim leaders joined Britain's equality watchdog Monday in urging Britons to enjoy Christmas without worrying about offending non-Christians.

"It's time to stop being daft about Christmas. It's fine to celebrate and it's fine for Christ to be star of the show," said Trevor...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Agence France-Presse

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22911214-401,00.html

FOUR Muslim militants in Indonesia were jailed for between 14 and 19 years for terrorist attacks in the country's religiously divided Central Sulawesi province.

Muhammad Basri, 29, was jailed for 19 years after being found guilty of involvement in a series of attacks on Christians in the province.

Judge Eddy Risdianto...