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So try Khalid Sheik Mohammed in a federal civilian court. Why? Read: "Some strange ideological impulse-rather than common sense and respect for the rule of law-is driving the Obama administration to give special treatment to the perpetrator of one of the greatest war crimes ever committed against the United States" per CNSNEWS.com's Terence P.

I have spent the better part of the past 15 years speaking with diverse audiences about religious issues. These audiences have included Muslims, Jews, Christians, Hindus and atheists, among others ...

"Do you think Muslims and Christians will ever get along?" a senior officer asked during our informal chapel service.

Edward Said, the well-known scholar of the Orient at Columbia University, held in his famous book, Orientalism, that it was the Europeans' ability to construct the image of the Orient as submissive and backward that helped Europeans win domination over the Muslim world.

This stereotype continued throughout the Middle Ages when Islam became the dominant religion of the region. Those who dealt with the Muslims during the Middle Ages, mostly during the time of the Crusades, described them as vicious heathens. Still, the Christian army could master the Muslims, they said. The situation started to change with the rise of the Ottoman Empire, which Europeans soon began to view as a mortal threat.

A RISE in the number of divorces among Muslim couples is leading to an increase in criminal activity by followers of Islam, according to a mosque-based think-tank ...

Ask many Muslims to describe how to fix the problems of society and they will say, "More sharia law." Ask many Christians living in those same societies, and they will answer, "Less sharia" ...

A Russian Orthodox priest known for his missionary work among Muslims was gunned down in his Moscow church, Russian officials said Friday.

The Rev. Daniil Sysoyev, a priest in the Russian Orthodox Church who was known for promoting missionary work among Muslims, was shot and killed in his parish church late Thursday night ...

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — A Terre Haute church upset some residents with a message on its outdoor sign that mentioned Allah.

The sign outside the Bible Baptist Church was recently posted with the message, "Jesus died and rose and lives for you. What did Allah do."

Saagarika Coleman says she was "horrified" when she saw the sign on her way to school. She says the message seems like an unchristian challenge to Muslims ...

Pop quiz: which of the following names represents a non-sectarian, universal deity? Allah, Dios, Gott, Dieu, Elohim, Gud, or Jesus?

If you answered "none of the above," you are right as a matter of fact, but not law. If you answered "Allah," you are right as a matter of law, but not fact. And if you answered "Jesus," you might have been trying to filibuster David Hamilton, Barack Obama's first judicial nominee ...

Mecca (AsiaNews / Agencies) - The Saudi Ministry for Health has confirmed that, at present, there have been no deaths from influenza A among pilgrims heading to Mecca. However, the number of the faithful travelling to the Saudi holy sites of Islam is in sharp decline - about 70% less than in 2008 - for fear of possible infection ...

In an article in the liberal e-magazine Aafaq, reformist writer Mansour Al-Hadj, one of the magazine's senior reporters, described the Islamist education he received as a youth in Saudi Arabia, which stressed the culture of death and the glorification of martyrs ...

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A 20-year-old woman divorcee accused of committing adultery in Somalia has been stoned to death by Islamists in front of a crowd of about 200 people ...

Wilberhum said in the Islam Forum:

JAKARTA: Hollywood's latest doomsday offering '2012' has caused a storm in Indonesia, with conservative clerics condemning it Thursday as a 'provocation against Islam' ...

Two young women who converted from Islam to Christianity have been released from a notorious Iranian prison ...

The government has commended the many years of hard work and commitment towards peace and harmony between Christians and Muslims in the African continent ...

President Barack Obama said Thursday the United States has begun talking with allies about fresh punishment against Iran for defying efforts to halt its nuclear weapons pursuits.

The Muslim leader killed in a shootout with agents was using his idea of religion to justify part of his criminal activity, the head of the Detroit FBI office said Wednesday ...

Gene Russell's comments in his letter to the editor, "Islam is imcompatible with Western ideas," are well meant but misinformed.

Dovi said in the Islam Forum:

Fort Hood massacre suspect Nidal Malik Hasan sought to have some of his patients prosecuted for war crimes based on statements they made during psychiatric sessions with him ...