Author: Elaine Silvestrini

Source: The Tampa Tribune

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/feb/19/attorneys-grill-sc-deputies-over-traffic-stop-usf-/?news-breaking

The South Carolina sheriff's deputy who stopped a car with two University of South Florida students in August says he initially suspected the silver Toyota with a Florida tag was involved in drug trafficking.

But under questioning...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Bahrain Tribune

Wire Service: AFP

http://www.bahraintribune.com/ArticleDetail.asp?CategoryId=0&ArticleId=191343

I would like to see Barak to be president as he champions ‘hope and change’

Delegates at a US-Islamic forum voiced support yesterday for US presidential hopeful Barack Obama, although some warned against expecting any radical policy...

Author: Anthea Lipsett and Natasha Gilbert

Source: The Guardian

http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/news/story/0,,2257754,00.html

The number of students on Islamic studies programmes has risen in the last four years, according to a new report from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce).

The study found students taking Islamic studies, either as a full degree or part of one, rose by 12% between 2002 and...

Author: Tracy McNicoll

Source: Newsweek

http://www.newsweek.com/id/109547

Being an Honorary Canon of The Basilica of Saint John of Lateran is an honor enjoyed by French leaders since Henri IV. Most don't care much (Presidents François Mitterrand and Georges Pompidou skipped the trip to Rome altogether). Not so current President Nicolas Sarkozy, who has been gaining a reputation as France's chief sermonizer. Last December, as he received his title, he made a long...

Author: Ishfaq-ul-Hassan

Source: Daily News & Analysis

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1151454

Under the majestic chinar in a cremation ground, Mohammad Yasin Dar, 55, has lit a bonfire to stay warm on a nippy February morning. He has spent a larger part of his days at the place for 10 years.

A devout Muslim, he has embarked on an unusual mission—to perform last rites of the dead of Kashmir’s minuscule Hindu population....

Author: Staff Writer

Source: AllAfrica

http://allafrica.com/stories/200802180977.html

Liberian Muslims have offered prayers of thanksgiving and well wishes for President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the government and people of Liberia.

At a ceremony Friday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Muslims praised the President and her government for polices which promote religious harmony and peaceful co-existence in the country. The Chairman of the...

Author: BOB MAKIN

Source: Home News Tribune

http://www.thnt.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080218/NEWS01/802180386/1001

Bridgewater-based Muslims Against Hunger Project is kicking off its nationwide Hunger Awareness Week school program Monday, through Feb. 22 at Dar-ul-Arqam, a Muslim school on Thomas Street.

Author: Staff Writer

Source: KXAN

http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=7890492&nav=0s3d

In the six years since the 9-11 attacks, Muslims in America have faced discrimination because of their faith, and many are choosing to change their names to avoid it.

The legal process in simple, but the emotional one is much more complex.

Author: MICHAEL SLACKMAN

Source: The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/17/world/middleeast/17youth.html?ex=1360990800&en=11aabac312980e8f&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

The concrete steps leading from Ahmed Muhammad Sayyid’s first-floor apartment sag in the middle, worn down over time, like Mr. Sayyid himself. Once, Mr. Sayyid had a decent job and a chance...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: MyTelus/The Canadian Press

Wire Service: AP

Author: ERIC VELASCO

Source: Birmingham News

http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1203239739117900.xml&coll=2

Hoover met its newest neighbor Saturday and found they had a lot in common.

About 200 people, including Hoover Mayor Tony Petelos, attended Saturday's open house at the Hoover Crescent Islamic Center.

The mosque, or masjed, recently opened in a former church.

Author: Eric Pfanner

Source: International Herald Tribune

https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/17/technology/17iht-summit.4.10105724.html?searchResultPosition=1

Wadah...

Author: Tracy Simmons

Source: The Boston Globe

Wire Service: AP

https://bostonglobe.newspapers.com/browse//the-boston-globe_9077/2008/02/17/main-edition/...

Author: Ian Traynor

Source: The Observer

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/feb/17/netherlands.islam

A TV addict with bleached hair who adores Maggie Thatcher and prefers kebabs to hamburgers, Geert Wilders has got nothing against Muslims. He just hates Islam. Or so he says. 'Islam is not a religion, it's an ideology,' says Wilders, a lanky Roman Catholic right-winger, 'the ideology of a retarded culture.'

The Dutch politician,...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Hindu

Wire Service: AP

http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/17/stories/2008021755511300.htm

A prominent Danish imam urged rioting youths to stop setting fires and hurling rocks at police after a fifth consecutive night of vandalism in Copenhagen and other Danish cities.

Youth violence has marred immigrant neighbourhoods in Copenhagen and other Danish cities all week, and some...