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Over the last few days we have seen some of the bravest people facing down some of the worst. Armed with nothing more than a revolutionary heart and hopes of a better future they gathered and protested as government forces aimedtheir weapons and fired live rounds in to the crowds. But ... Read More »
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BBC News: Hindu Holy Man responsible for terrorist attacks, not Muslims originally accused
Hindu holy man Aseemanand in custody over India blasts An Indian court has remanded in custody a Hindu holy man accused of a string of bomb attacks previously thought to be the work of Muslim militants. Swami Aseemanand allegedly admitted to placing bombs on a train to Pakistan, at a ... Read More »
Vancouver Sun: The not-so-great Islamist menace
Terrorist plots against Europe are on the decline, statistics show, and the majority are not coming from Muslims If someone mentioned terrorism in Europe, you would probably have an idea about the size of the threat and who's responsible. It's big, you would think. And growing. As for who's responsible, ... Read More »
IslamToday: Russia Poised to Enter International Halal Market… with Reindeer Meat
Russia has committed itself to butcher reindeer meat according to Muslim dietary laws and export it to the Muslim world, starting with Qatar, in a joint Russian-Qatari venture. The reindeer meat will come from the Yamal-Nenets autonomous district of Russia, much of which lies above the Arctic circle. A new ... Read More »
Washington Post: Young Russians in search of faith are turning to Islam
By Will Englund Washington Post Foreign Service Tuesday, December 21, 2010; 9:28 PM ALMETYEVSK, RUSSIA Rustam Sarachev should have had a hangover the first time he set foot in the central mosque here. He had wanted to throw a raucous party the night before, a send-off for himself on his way ... Read More »
AlJazeera – Frost over the World: Julian Assange
Forward: Another Mosque Project Seeks Support, This Time With Jewish Help
By Rex Weiner TEMECULA, CALIF. — Asked why his group decided to spend the first night of Hanukkah with a Syrian-born imām and his flock to support their bid to build a mosque in the rolling hills of the Temecula Valley in California's Southwestern Riverside County, Eric Greene replied, “We remember ... Read More »
NY Times: The ‘Real Jew’ Debate
By ROGER COHEN LONDON — Ira Stup was raised in Philadelphia attending Jewish day school and camps. He found his home in the Jewish community and was “intoxicated with Jewish democracy” as framed in the ideals of Israel's foundation. Now he has returned deeply troubled from a one-year fellowship based in ... Read More »
NY Times: Holder Calls Terrorism Sting Operations ‘Essential’
MILLBRAE, Calif. — Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. has defended the use of sting operations orchestrated by government informers, telling advocates for the civil rights of American Muslims on Friday night that the tactic is an “essential law enforcement tool in uncovering and preventing terror attacks.” On Saturday, Muslim ... Read More »
OregonLive – Facets of the faith: Four Muslims anchor their values on co-existence and commonality with others
Like it or not, Muslims struggle with stereotypes that sometimes strike close to home. Last week's arrest of a young man charged with planning a bomb blast in downtown Portland inspired imams and other Muslim leaders to publicly denounce such violence. Privately, Muslims wondered how Mohamed Mohamud had slipped through ... Read More »