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Muslim Groups Back Islamic Center Near Ground Zero
Leaders of prominent U.S. Muslim groups called Monday for a national week of interfaith dialogue to combat religious intolerance and said they support the right to build a controversial Islamic center near ground zero.
"We stand for the constitutional...Tags: New York City, Islam, North America, New York, Kennedy Airport
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Experts, Muslims Worry About Fallout From Hearing On Radicalization
CNNRep. Peter King's goal is to thwart Muslim radicalization, but some people fear his hearings could have exactly the opposite effect. Some counterterrorism experts believe shining a harsh spotlight on the Muslim community could play into the jihadist...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Law Enforcement, New York, Crimes, Social Issues
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Muslims Call For Investigation Into Bomb Threat On Planned Mosque
The battle over a proposed Brooklyn mosque just boiled over again. After Sheepshead Bay residents staged an angry weekend protest, Muslim leaders are demanding local and federal police probe a violent threat uttered by one of the mosque opponents.
The...Tags: New York City, Unrest, Conflicts and War, New York City Police Department, Islam, Crime, Law and Justice
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NYC Muslims Push For School Holidays
Nearly two hundred Muslim parents, students and supporters rallied on the steps of City Hall, to call on Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the Department of Education to include Eid-ul Adha and Eid-ul Fitr in the New York City public school calendar.
PIX 11...Tags: Curricula, New York, Regional Authority, Education, Yom Kippur
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Jewish Group Opposes Ground Zero Mosque
The nation's leading Jewish civil rights group has come out against the planned mosque and Islamic community center near ground zero, saying more information is needed about funding for the project and the location is "counterproductive to the healing...Tags: Sarah Palin, Justice and Rights, New York, Manhattan (New York City), Michael Bloomberg
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Bloomberg Reaches Out To Muslim Community In Wake Of Fort Hood
wpix.comMayor Michael Bloomberg met with the police chief and ten Muslim community leaders Wednesday in an attempt to assuage growing unease following the recent massacre at the Fort Hood Army Base in Texas and avoid any potential backlash against Muslim New...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Texas, Crimes, Assault, Oklahoma City Bombing (1995)
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Military college course advocated total war on Islam
A military college course taught in Norfolk suggested all-out war against Islam that could include threatening Saudi Arabia with starvation and the nuclear annihilation of the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina. The course, suspended last month at...Tags: Fort Eustis, U.S. Military, Religion and Belief, The Pentagon, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Shadia: Islam's influence on the Founding Fathers
Even though I wasn't born or raised here, there's a reason I feel at home in America. America's principles align with Islam's teachings. In fact, America's principles are not just based on Judeo-Christian values, but Judeo-Christian-Islamic values. After...Tags: Religion and Belief, Thomas Paine, Library of Congress, Justice and Rights, Values
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Catholic church: Open Michigan prayer caucus to all
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Roman Catholic church says a newly formed prayer caucus in the Michigan Legislature that specifically endorses Judeo-Christian tradition should be open to officials of “any faith.” The caucus that was being...Tags: Religion and Belief, Christianity, Michigan Legislature, Roman Catholicism
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USOC lifted the bar for Muslim woman
Next week at the Asian Weightlifting Championships in South Korea, a computer engineer from Atlanta will take another step she hopes could lead to the 2012 London Olympics. That Kulsoom Abdullah has gotten this far is nothing short of a miracle, given...
Tags: Pakistan, Religion and Belief, 2016 Olympic Games, Islam, Weightlifting
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Jewish leaders slam FAU response
Florida Jewish JournalJewish leaders voiced their dissatisfaction late last week with Florida Atlantic University’s response to the campus group Students For Justice in Palestine posting fake eviction notices on the dorm room doors of more than 200 students late last...Tags: Religion and Belief, Colleges and Universities, University of Chicago, Government, Interior Policy
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Oregon man says FBI was behind his torture in Abu Dhabi [Video]
World NowAn Oregon man is seeking asylum in Sweden, saying that he was tortured while in the United Arab Emirates by interrogators who were in league with the FBI as it tried to investigate a Portland mosque....
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