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Op-Ed: "The Seductive Beat of the Militant, Islamic Drum" by H.D.S. Greenway

June 13, 2006

Source: The Boston Globe

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/06/13/the_seductive_beat_of_the_militant_islamic_drum/

On June 13, 2006 The Boston Globe ran an opinion piece by columnist H.D.S. Greenway in response to the recent arrests of 17 Canadian men on charges of plotting terrorism. Greenway writes, "Canadians today, are horrified that some of their citizens...

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Religious Leaders Call for End to Torture in New York Times Ad

June 13, 2006

Source: Muslim Public Affairs Council

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On June 13, 2006 the Muslim Public Affairs Council reported, "Today, the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT) ran a full-page advertisement on the op-ed pages of the New York Times calling for the elimination of torture and cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment as part of U.S. policy. The ad is signed by 27 religious leaders, including Nobel laureates Pres. Jimmy Carter and Elie Weisel, and Dr. Maher Hathout, Senior...

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Potential Move of Pompano Mosque into Black Community Raises Tensions

June 13, 2006

Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-cmosque10jun13,0,3731338.story

On June 13, 2006 the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported, "A clash fueled by angry words has erupted over a plan to move a mosque from Old Pompano to the northwest part of the city, underscoring tensions between some in this city's black and Muslim communities. The Islamic Center of South Florida wants to move to a...

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Some Fear Public Accommodation of Muslim Women's Dress Will Cause Backlash

June 13, 2006

Source: USA Today

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-06-13-muslim-modesty_x.htm

On June 13, 2006 USA Today reported, "Muslim women in the USA have been asking the public to accommodate their religious beliefs about modesty, a trend that some Muslims worry will provoke a backlash. In some recent examples: In Lincoln Park, Mich., Fitness USA relented when Muslim women demanded that the gym wall off a co-ed aerobic center from their women-only...

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Canadian Muslims Feel Border Tightening

June 13, 2006

Source: Toronto Sun

http://torontosun.com/News/Terror/2006/06/13/1629331-sun.html

On June 13, 2006 the Toronto Sun reported, "Muslims across the GTA [Greater Toronto Area] say they're fearful of crossing the border during this busy travel season because of extensive security checks by U.S. agents searching for terrorists...

Muslim community members said they've faced background checks at the border since 9/11, but the scrutiny has intensified...

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Muslim Leaders Encourage Flag Pin Wearing to Show Patriotism

June 13, 2006

Source: Ottawa Sun

http://ottsun.canoe.ca/News/National/2006/06/13/1629181-sun.html

On June 13, 2006 the Ottawa Sun reported, "The Ottawa Muslim Association is launching a Canada pin-wearing campaign to counter lingering assumptions that Muslims are not patriotic in the wake of the Toronto terror arrests.

Association president Bader Siddiqi wore his red maple leaf Canada pin for a meeting of Muslim organizations held at the Ottawa Mosque last...

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Toronto Imam Attacked in Hate Crime

June 12, 2006

Source: CBC News

http://www.cbc.ca/montreal/story/qc-imam20060612.html

On June 12, 2006 CBC News reported, "A Muslim cleric in Montreal was allegedly asked by a knife-carrying man if he wanted to 'die a martyr,' say police who suspect it was a hate crime. Imam Said Jazeri said he and a friend were leaving a mosque on Friday night when a man with a butcher's knife approached them. The man pointed the knife at Jazeri and asked: 'Do you want to die a martyr?' Then,...

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Toronto's Best-Known Imam Advocates for Fair Trial for Men Accused of Terrorism

June 12, 2006

Source: The Chronicle Herald

http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotian/509536.html

On June 12, 2006 The Chronicle Herald reported, "When Canada’s most quoted and often controversial imam, Ally Hindy, appeared at the Brampton courthouse this past weekend to support the group police describe as a homegrown terrorism cell, few were surprised. Since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, and with Canada’s focus on terrorism, Hindy has either known,...

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Muslim Boy Scout Troop in Jersey City Connects Boys to Wilderness, Faith

June 12, 2006

Source: Herald News

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On June 12, 2006 the Herald News reported, "If America's image of a Boy Scout is the rosy-cheeked chap with a neckerchief in a Norman Rockwell painting, then the boys of Troop 469 offer an image-update. And if America's darkest image of a Muslim...

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Mother Whose Son Arrested as Terror Suspect Seeks Answers

June 12, 2006

Source: National Post

http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=dc162a51-849d-483c-b821-29da7e5adefa

On June 12, 2006 the National Post reported, "She can't sleep, can't eat. But above all, she can't understand how her son got implicated in what police are describing as an al-Qaeda-inspired terrorist plot to kill Canadians. Since the eldest of her five children was charged with smuggling guns into Canada for an alleged...

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Muslim Leaders Pledge to Fight Against Extremism

June 11, 2006

Source: CTV News

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060609/muslim_leaders_060610/20060611?hub=CTVNewsAt11

On June 11, 2006 CTV News reported, "Muslim religious leaders promise to report any suspicious behaviour from their followers to authorities and abide by a zero-tolerance policy against preaching hatred in the wake of last week's terror arrests. Leaders representing more than 30 mosques and...

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