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Opinion: "Why I Reject the Anarchists Who Claim to Speak for Islam"

February 12, 2006

Source: The Observer

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1707922,00.html

On February 12, 2006 The Observer ran an opinion piece by Fareena Alam is editor of Q-News, the Muslim magazine. Alam writes, "As a young British Muslim woman, watching the events of the past two weeks has been a depressing experience. One minute, we were subject to outrageously insulting caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, a man who is beloved and central to the core of my...

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"United Against Incitement and Islamophobia" Rally Draws 5,000 to Trafalgar Square

February 12, 2006

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4700482.stm

On February 12, 2006 BBC News reported, "About 5,000 UK mainstream Muslims joined a protest in London's Trafalgar Square against controversial cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad. There had been fears the rally may have been disrupted by extremists, but it proved to be a trouble-free afternoon. Protesters waved banners calling for unity against Islamophobia. The event aimed to...

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Women's Multifaith Center in Orlando Provides Opportunity for Active Engagement

February 12, 2006

Source: Orlando Sentinel

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-orreligion1206feb12,0,995971.story?coll=orl-news-headlines-orange

On February 12, 2006 the Orlando Sentinel reported, "When it comes to promoting religious understanding, the Rev. Diana Reed Jackson believes that verbal dialogue alone falls short. Participation in a religious ritual or spiritual discipline is a more holistic...

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Opinion: "The End of Freedom"

February 12, 2006

Source: The Observer

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,1707716,00.html

On February 12, 2006 The Observer ran an opinion piece by columnist Andrew Anthony on the cartoon controversy. Anthony writes, "[T]he press in Britain has chosen not to publish it [the cartoon of Muhammad with a bomb in his turban] or any of the 11 other cartoons that first appeared in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten back in September.The overwhelming consensus of liberal...

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Editorial: "An End to Tolerance"

February 12, 2006

Source: The Times

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-2036203,00.html

On February 12, 2006 The Times ran an editorial that commented on the recent controversy over cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad and the violent protests. The Times editorial staff writes, "It is a hoary old clich� to say that British society is tolerant and forgiving, but by and large it happens to be true... Now, perhaps, we are paying the price of that unthinking tolerance. Amir...

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Detroit-Area Interfaith Leader to Retire

February 11, 2006

Source: Detroit Free Press

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060211/NEWS05/602110354

On February 11, 2006 the Detroit Free Press reported, "The Rev. Richard Singleton, one of metro Detroit's best-known builders of bridges between different faiths, said farewell to 200 Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders who gathered for an interfaith day of study at Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township on Friday. Singleton, head of the...

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Progressive Muslim Union of North America's Statement on the Cartoon Controversy

February 11, 2006

Source: Muslim Wake Up!

http://www.muslimwakeup.com/main/archives/2006/02/pmu_statement_o.php

On February 11, 2006 Muslim Wake Up! reported, "Freedom of expression is a cardinal value in both the West and in Islam. (The Prophet never chastised his followers for challenging him, for questioning, indeed he praised people who did not let their shyness get in the way of speaking frankly. Another value, we note, that many in the Muslim world have neglected...

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Jews Speak Out Against Holocaust Denials

February 11, 2006

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4705246.stm

On February 11, 2006 BBC News reported, "The chairman of Iran's Jewish Council has strongly criticised the country's hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for saying the Holocaust was a myth. In a letter to the president, Haroun Yashayaei said the leader's remarks had shocked the international community and caused fear in Iran's Jewish community. Mr Yashayaei described the Holocaust as one of the most...

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Opinion: “Diversity of Beliefs is the American Way”

February 10, 2006

Source: ADL

http://www.adl.org/ADL_Opinions/Religious_Freedom/20060210-PalmBeachPost.htm

On February 10, 2006 the Anti-Defamation League ran an opinion piece by by Abraham H. Foxman, National Director of the ADL. "Many of us are deeply committed to the religion we practice. Our faith informs many aspects of our lives. As Americans, we all share the common right, so beautifully enshrined in the Constitution by our Founding Fathers, to practice...

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In Kashmir, Muslims Allege Desecration of the Qur'an by Buddhists

February 10, 2006

Source: Reuters

http://today.reuters.com/News/CrisesArticle.aspx?storyId=DEL151318

On February 10, 2006 Reuters reported, "Ten people including five policemen, were injured in Indian Kashmir on Friday when Muslim protesters clashed with police as trouble flared over charges that Buddhists had desecrated the Koran, authorities said. A curfew was imposed in the towns of Kargil and Leh in Kashmir's Buddhist-dominated Ladakh region, for the second day in Leh...

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Home Office Accused of Anti-Christian Bias

February 10, 2006

Source: New Kerala News

Wire Service: PTI

http://www.newkerala.com/news2.php?action=fullnews&id=7800

On February 10, 2006 the Press Trust of India reported, "A lawmaker has accused British ministers of 'anti-Christian prejudice' after figures showed that they spent more amount to celebrate festivals of ethnic communities including Hindus and Muslims than they do on Easter and Christmas. Government's...

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Opinion: "The Respect of a Cousin"

February 10, 2006

Source: The Jewish Week

http://www.thejewishweek.com/top/editletcontent.php3?artid=4825

On February 10, 2006 The Jewish Week ran an opinion piece by Edward Miller, a New York attorney who is active in efforts to reconcile Jews and Muslims. Miller commented on the controversy over a Danish newspaper's cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, "As we condemn the violence on the streets, perhaps we should take a moment to understand the hurt in the hearts of the great...

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