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  1. Banknote 'snub' to secular TurkeyRead the original story

    24 min ago | Guardian Unlimited

    ... Turkey's most powerful man Jun 23 2008: Does the movement inspired by Fethullah GA1 4len represent a modern brand of Islam, or a subtle attempt to infiltrate religion into secular Turkey? The Guardian's religious affairs correspondent, Riazat Butt, ...

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  2. Beyond stereotypes: Being a Muslim woman is a joyful thingRead the original story

    25 min ago | The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press

    ... the best part of being a Muslim woman - and many Muslim women in Islamic countries don't veil. The central blessing of Islam to women is that it affirms their spiritual equality with men, a principle stated over and over in the Koran, on a plane ...

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    Related Topix: Religion, Opinion

  3. Tableeghi Ijtema concludesRead the original story

    33 min ago | The Nation

    ... unfortunately the human beings have no concern with the life hereinafter. He said the success lies in propagation of Islam (dawaa at and tableegh) and it is not possible without hard work and sacrifice. The Ummah is suffering because of its ...

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    Related Topix: Religion

  4. Lebanon bans political posters in bid to defuse sectarian tensionRead the original story

    55 min ago | Haaretz

    ... for them with as much might as you can. The verse was intended to rally Muslims against foes in the early days of Islam, but some Sunnis saw it as calling for a battle against them. Many portraits of the Hariris carried the slogan, Lebanon First, a ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Middle East, Lebanon, Beirut, Lebanon, Jabal Lubnan, Lebanon, Religion

  5. Does A Cooing Doll Deliver A Religious Message?Read the original story

    1 hr ago | KTHV-TV

    ... the "Little Mommy" Fisher Price doll. The doll is only supposed to giggle, coo, and says mama, but seems to also say, "Islam is the Light." So we took it to the Museum of Discovery to see what parents thought One parent says, "There it is, I heard ...

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  6. 'Poster disarmament': Lebanon, seeking peace, takes down posters that fueled tensionsRead the original story

    1 hr ago | The Morning Call

    ... for them with as much might as you can." The verse was intended to rally Muslims against foes in the early days of Islam, but some Sunnis saw it as calling for battle against them. Many portraits of the Hariris carried the slogan, "Lebanon First," a ...

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    Related Topix: Religion

  7. Democrats Push New Party Line On Barack Obama Citizenship Issue: He's a Citizen 'Cause We Say SoRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | China Confidential

    ... Muslim, Lolo Soetoro, listing Obama's citizenship as Indonesian, his name as Barry Soetoro, and his religion as "Islam" ... in keeping with Islamic religious law, which traces a person's religious identity through the father. Obama's biological ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Religion

  8. Anti-muslim documentary stirs-up anxieties and fearsRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | The Lantern

    ... Unfortunately, it was not a new release, but rather a rehashed piece of hate propaganda titled "Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West." A total of 1 million copies of the DVD were sent to newspaper readers and potential voters in 14 swing ...

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    Related Topix: Non-Profit, Opinion

  9. Council of Muslim Scholars 'becoming radicalised'Read the original story

    2 hrs ago | Australian Broadcasting Corporation

    ... the council for some time. "There are some tiny Islamic groups, or Muslim groups, who have a literal understanding of Islam," he said. "These groups have a growing influence on MUI because they are very active. "And of course this has a lot to do ...

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    Related Topix: Jakarta, Indonesia, Indonesia, World News, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia

  10. Islamist Day Parade - Praying To Mecca on MadisonRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Freerepublic.com

    ... - it got ugly. Watch it (Excerpt) Read more at atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com ... TOPICS: Miscellaneous KEYWORDS: islam 10/12/2008 8:24:32 PM PDT by The Conservative Yogini The Hispanic Day parade is more enjoyable than the Columbus Day parade the next ...

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  11. Cheras Umno starts fund for UtusanRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | The Star Online

    ... she was not involved in such a move. Syed Ali said questioning the azan meant questioning the honour of Malays and Islam. On another matter, Syed Ali said the scene that erupted at the division's Wanita delegates meeting Saturday night lend more ...

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    Related Topix: Malaysia, World News, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  12. Hanged for being a Christian in IranRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | SAOIRSE32

    ... was the last man to be executed in Iran for apostasy, the "crime" of abandoning one's religion. He had converted from Islam to Christianity in 1960, when he was 13 years old. Thirty years later, he was hanged by the Iranian authorities for that ...

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    Related Topix: Iran, World News, Middle East, Prison, Death Penalty

  13. Louis Farrakhan Calls Barack Obama the MessiahRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | HendersonvilleNews.com

    ... Why Obama 'denounced' Farrakhan Link When Sen. Barack Obama "rejected" and "denounced" the support of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan during the MSNBC debate last week, it wasn't his finest hour. Fortunately for Obama, most black people ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Illinois, Illinois Government, Religion

  14. The anatomy of Kurdish nationalismRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Today's Zaman

    ... its progressive ideals to Anatolian society at large. In this sense, rather than democratization, the exclusion of Islam from the socio-political realm and "Westernization from above" became the primary goals of the secularist reforms that the ...

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  15. First phase of ijtima concludesRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | The News

    ... following the teachings Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH). The Ulemas asked the participants to deliver the message of Islam across the world as it was a duty of every Muslim. They advised people to seek the solution to their problems in the teachings ...

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    Related Topix: Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan, World News, Religion

  16. World Muslims Meet to Save JerusalemRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Palestine Chronicle

    ... together in the Qatari capital, Doha, on Sunday, October 12, to save Israel-occupied Al-Quds (Jerusalem), home to Islam's third holiest shrine. "Al-Quds is actually facing a real threat of judaization and obliteration of its Islamic identity," ...

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    Related Topix: Israel, Hadarom, Israel, Jerusalem, Israel, World News, Middle East, Qatar, Religion, Palestinian Territories, Hamas (Palestine)

  17. 22 lakh banned sedatives seized in capitalRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | The Daily Star

    ... ofed house and seized 'Eunactin' tablets contained in 22 cartons. Police also arrested the owner of the house, Sirajul Islam, in this connection. Sirajul told police that his nephew Mohiuddin brought the cartons to the house a week before the Eid.

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    Related Topix: Drugs

  18. Subrata Bain arrested in KolkataRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | The Daily Star

    ... illegal money laundering. Last year, Kolkata police arrested two other Bangladeshi top criminals--Khandaker Tanveerul Islam Joy and Hares Ahmed. Out of the 23, eight criminals--Kamal Pasha, Freedom Sohel, Khurshed Alam alias Rashu, Titon, Liakat, ...

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    Related Topix: Dhaka, Bangladesh, Bangladesh, World News, Asia

  19. Beddawi census aims to tackle Islamist militantsRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | The Daily Star

    ... including 168 soldiers, were killed in a 15-week battle before the Lebanese Army defeated Al-Qaeda-inspired Fatah al-Islam militants holed up there. Preventive security measures in Beddawi comprise "a comprehensive census of camp residents," the ...

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  20. Darul Ishaat is proud to announce that the UK based Online Islamic...Read the original story

    22 hrs ago | PR-inside.com

    ... extensively. In Jerusalem - Palestine, he was given the honour of rendering the Azaan at Al-Aqsa, the 3rd Haram of Islam. During the Ramadan 1421(2000) he was the guest of the 'Co-operation for the Call and Guidance' in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Sheik ...

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    Related Topix: South Africa, Ladysmith, South Africa, Kwazulu/Natal, South Africa, Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, Leinster, Ireland