Author: Stewart Bell

Source: National Post

http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1275285

A Toronto mosque is offering a "12-step extremist detox program" for radical Muslims that its director says is the first of its kind in Canada.

The Specialized De-radicalization Intervention program is intended to provide "treatment and counseling" to young Muslims sympathetic to the al-Qaeda ideology.

The Muslim leaders...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Fox News

Wire Service: AP

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,490849,00.html

The British government has banned Dutch right-wing lawmaker Geert Wilders from visiting the country to show his anti-Islam film "Fitna" at the Houses of Parliament.

Wilders was invited by a member of British Parliament's upper house, the House of Lords, to show his 15-minute film, which criticizes the...

Author: Jackie Cutler

Source: Your4state.com

http://your4state.com/content/fulltext/?cid=53341

A local Muslim leader's efforts against terrorism have caught the eye of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Imam Yayha Hendi is head of the Islamic Society of Frederick.

For more than seven years now his organization has been helping to increase awareness about the Muslim culture and fight terrorism.

His efforts are now being...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/south_yorkshire/7880690.stm

A Sheffield head teacher who resigned after complaints over her plan to scrap separate assemblies for Muslim pupils has called for a "constructive debate".

Julia Robinson had wanted to hold one assembly for pupils of all faiths at Meersbrook Bank Primary School.

Her replacement said the school...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: USA Today

Wire Service: AP

http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2009-02-10-saudi-mosques_N.htm

A Saudi Arabian official says mosques can be the only places of worship in his country, rejecting pressure to change heavy restrictions on religions besides Islam.

Saudi Arabia, home to Islam's holiest sites, implements a strict version of Islamic law.

It...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7878413.stm

Muslim mothers in north-west London are being offered advice on how to spot the signs that their children are viewing extremist material on the web.

Harrow Council is running an e-safety course advising mothers to look out for signs such as browsers being shut down suddenly and emails sent to strangers.

The one-day course...

Author: Jessica Ravitz

Source: CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/02/09/muslims.america/index.html

Hailey Woldt put on the traditional black abaya, expecting the worst.

The last time she'd worn the Muslim dress that, with a head scarf, covered everything but her face, hands and feet, she was in Miami International Airport, where the stares were many and the security check thorough.

This time, she...

Author: Calum Davey

Source: The Daily Pennsylvanian

http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2009/02/09/News/The-44th.President.Muslims.still.Waiting.For.Results-3618916.shtml

Since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, "there has been a sense of fear about being a Muslim" in America, said Fariha Khan, associate director of the...

Author: Matthai Kuruvila

Source: The San Francisco Chronicle

https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Muslim-investors-profit-by-adhering-to-faith-3251591.php

As credit markets have...

Author: Trevor Williams

Source: GlobalAtlanta.com

http://www.globalatlanta.com/articlevid/17141/212/#ad_1

The diverse Muslim community in Atlanta reflects the spirit embodied by President Obama, that a new page of inclusiveness has been turned in American history, an Islamic scholar said during a recent GlobalAtlanta interview.

The Georgia capital was the 50th out of 60 cities Akbar Ahmed is visiting as part of his “Journey Into...

Author: Chris Cobb

Source: Ottawa Citizen

http://www.canada.com/Life/story.html?id=1262335

A veteran open-line radio host in Ottawa contravened Canadian broadcasting standards when he made “abusive and discriminatory” remarks against Muslims, the national broadcast watchdog ruled Friday.

According to the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council, Lowell Green launched an “uninformed and unfair” attack when he told his CFRA...

Author: Matt O'Brien

Source: Contra Costa Times

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2009/02/05/oakland-bank-apologizes-to-muslim-woman-it-denied-service/

A bank has...

Author: Tim Craig

Source: The Washington Post

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2009/02/moran_camp_wants_spruill_to_ap.html

Del. Lionell Spruill (D-Chesapeake) apologized today for saying on the House floor yesterday that he doesn't like to hear prayers of different religions, "especially those of the Muslim faith that I don't care too much about."

Spruill, who is also a member of...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Agence France Presse

Author: Jawed Naqvi

Source: Dawn

http://www.dawn.com/2009/02/05/top8.htm

A UN report has slammed the pervasive climate of fear and intolerance perpetuated by religious mobs in many parts of India, and asked the government to provide effective protection to the minorities of whom Christians and Muslims in particular were vulnerable, often helpless and increasingly ghettoised.

“Even though a comprehensive legal framework to protect freedom of...