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Muslim Youth Help the Homeless

December 28, 2010

Author: Staff Writer

Source: YouTube/WOAI Channel 4 News

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxHTgEF6AGA

The Council on American Islamic Relations-San Antonio Youth (CAIR-SA Youth) recently donated blankets, socks and food items worth $4,000 to 200 homeless people in that city during the organization's "Serve the Homeless Day."

Multi-Faith Chaplains to Make House Of Commons More Inclusive

December 26, 2010

Author: Jonathan Wynne-Jones

Source: The Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/8224923/Multi-faith-chaplains-to-make-House-of-Commons-more-inclusive.html

 

John Bercow has backed the creation of a team of multi-faith chaplains, which will also include representatives of the Hindu, Buddhist and Jainist religions.

 

Members of the House have expressed surprise at the move, which some have described as "an exercise in politically-...

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Imam Behind Islamic Center Plans U.S. Tour

December 23, 2010

Author: Paul Vitello

Source: The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/24/nyregion/24mosque.html?ref=religionandbelief

The controversy over plans to build an Islamic center in downtown Manhattan subsided in November, almost abruptly, with the end of an election season that amplified its most emotional underlying issues.

 

But the imam behind the project has decided to risk reigniting that...

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TSA Scanners, Pat-Downs Particularly Vexing for Muslims, Other Religious Groups

December 23, 2010

Author: Tara Bahrampour

Source: The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/22/AR2010122202919.html

As Erum Ikramullah prepared to head to Reagan National Airport on Thursday for a flight, she mulled over two distasteful choices: the body scanner or the pat-down?

 

Ever since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, a trip to the airport has been fraught for...

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Malaysia Seeks to Export Its Halal Credentials to China

December 21, 2010

Author: Liz Gooch

Source: The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/22/business/global/22chinahalal.html?ref=religionandbelief

Electrical goods, coffee, herbs and spices are among the products that MasterMalaysia Global usually trades with its Chinese partners.

Next year, however, the company, which is based in Kuala Lumpur, is planning to help export another home-grown commodity to China...

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Muslim American Girls Taunted, Assaulted At School For Wearing Hijab

December 21, 2010

Author: Tarice Gray

Source: Change.Org

http://education.change.org/blog/view/muslim_american_girls_taunted_assaulted_at_school_for_wearing_hijab

Some California schools get a "F" for teaching tolerance, an Islamic civil liberties group is saying. The Greater Los Angeles office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) says it's hearing from students and their parents saying that...

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Muslim Convention Ponders Interactions With American Culture

December 19, 2010

Author: Raja Abdulrahim

Source: The Los Angeles Times

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-muslim-conference-20101219,0,167964.story

Sitting before an audience of hundreds of Muslims at the annual conference of the Muslim Public Affairs Council on Saturday, Edina Lekovic raised her microphone and began asking pointed questions about where American Muslims have stumbled in reaching out to the broader American...

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Bridging the Great Divide

December 17, 2010

Author: Ali Khan Mahmudabad

Source: The Times of India

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/7115308.cms?frm=mailtofriend

Headlines around the world often announce the arrival of Muharram with stories of bloodshed. Iraq and Pakistan are two particularly dangerous places where participating in processions to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain is tantamount to walking into a battle zone. Yet, people still come...

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Dutch May Introduce Burqa Ban as Early as 2011

December 16, 2010

Author: Sara Webb

Source: Reuters

http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6BF45W20101216

The Netherlands could ban the burqa, the full-body covering worn by some Muslim women, as soon as next year, Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders told Reuters in an interview Thursday.

 

Wilders' populist Freedom Party is the third largest in parliament and provides crucial support to the minority ruling coalition in exchange for the...

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