Author: Adam B. Ellick

Source: The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/13/nyregion/13dating.html?_r=1&ref=religionandbelief

Muhammad Baig knows exactly what he wants in a son-in-law, but he is also willing to compromise.

Mr. Right would be Pakistani, though someone from India might do. Mr. Baig prefers a doctor or lawyer, yet will accept other professions. He brags about his ability to...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: 10 News San Diego

http://www.10news.com/news/26853664/detail.html

A new partnership at Mesa College is bringing Muslim students and young veterans together.

Richard Gilbert is a former Marine sniper. Navy veteran Edward Higuera has been deployed to the Persian Gulf three times.

Author: Vivian Tse

Source: The Local

http://www.thelocal.se/31960/20110210/

In a lawsuit filed with Sweden's Labour Court (Arbetsdomstolen) on Monday, the ombudsman argued that the company should pay the man, a resident of Spånga northeast of Stockholm, 150,000 kronor ($23,000) in compensation plus 42,000 kronor in lost income, as well as interest on both amounts.

Author: Farwa Zahra

Source: The Express Tribune

http://tribune.com.pk/story/116518/islamic-rappers-spread-the-word/

Much celebrated for calligraphic designs, Islamic art now takes a modern turn with the streak of rap music. Native Deen, a Washington, DC based group focuses on combining the hip-hop and R&B elements with Islam-themed lyrics.

The group’s aim is to highlight issues confronting Muslims...

Author: Jennifer Medina

Source: The New York Times

Author: Michael Cass

Source: The Tennessean

http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110209/NEWS02/102090376/1972/NEWS02/Most-Tennesseans-favor-Muslims-right-build-houses-worship

The recent battle over plans to build a mosque in Murfreesboro put tensions about the meaning of Islam in high relief, generating noisy denunciations of Muslims'...

Author: Robert Sanchez

Source: The Daily Herald

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110208/news/702089877/

A mosque still might be constructed in southeast DuPage County, but supporters say it could end up missing a key religious component.

Author: Laurie Goodstein

Source: The New York Times Magazine

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/08/us/politics/08muslim.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

The new chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee said Monday that he planned to call mostly Muslim and Arab witnesses to testify in hearings next month on the threat of homegrown Islamic terrorism.

Author: Kathy Hanson

Source: The Ames Tribune

http://www.amestrib.com/articles/2011/02/06/ames_tribune/news/doc4d4e312a782fc802153812.txt

Emily Hull’s shy remark broke the ice for an interfaith circle of about 15 women who met for the first time Saturday in the kitchen of the Darul Arqum Islamic Center of Ames.

Author: Kameel Stanley

Source: The St. Petersburg Times

http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/st-pete-man-accused-of-hate-crime-against-muslim/1149809

Authorities have arrested a 52-year-old man they say committed a hate crime against a man he learned was a Muslim.

According to an arrest affidavit, Bradley Kent Strott, of 4300 58th Ave. N, stabbed the unidentified...

Author: John F. Burns

Source: The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/06/world/europe/06britain.html?ref=religionandbelief

Faced with growing alarm about Islamic militants who have made Britain one of Europe’s most active bases for terrorist plots, Prime Minister David Cameron has mounted an attack on the country’s decades-old policy of “multiculturalism,” saying it has encouraged...

Author: Bryan Koenig

Source: The Bristol Press

http://m.bristolpress.com/articles/2011/02/04/news/doc4d4b72599136c687728192.txt

Half a world away, Egyptian-Americans, Muslims and friends in the local community gathered Thursday at the Islamic Association of Greater Hartford on the Berlin Turnpike to discuss the tumultuous events in the Middle East of the last two weeks.

Author: T. Ramavarman

Source: The Times of India

Wire Service: TNN

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kerala-HC-paves-way-for-Indias-first-Islamic-bank/articleshow/7421878.cms

The Kerala high court on Thursday 8 dismissed a petition challenging the state government's plans to co-promote an Islamic 8 finance institution. The move could pave the way...

Author: David B. Caruso

Source: The Washington Post

Wire Service: AP

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/04/AR2010100404798.html

A Muslim scholar recently named as the new senior imam at the Islamic center being built near the World Trade Center site has given up the job, just a few weeks after his appointment.

Shaykh Abdallah Adhami said...

Author: Erik Kirschbaum

Source: Reuters FaithWorld

http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2011/02/02/conservative-german-state-bans-burqas-for-civil-servants/

Hesse, a state run by Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats, on Wednesday became the first German region to ban Muslim face veils for public sector workers.

Hesse Interior Minister Boris Rhein announced it...