Source: The Republican

Source: The Seattle Times

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2002674909_islamed11.html

On December 11, 2005 The Seattle Times reported, "After being ignored, excluded or blissfully anonymous, American Muslims and Islam can expect a cultural embrace both liberating and alarming.

Following the shocks of 9/11 and the Iraq war, the larger, myopic Christian culture in the United States is discovering its Muslim...

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4516566.stm

On December 10, 2005 BBC News reported, "Protesters have gathered in London's Hyde Park to demonstrate against the government's anti-terror laws. About 8,000 Muslims from across the UK took part in the march staged by radical Islamic group Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT), according to organisers. It began in Parliament Square taking in Whitehall and Piccadilly Circus, before arriving in Hyde Park for speeches...

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4515836.stm

On December 10, 2005 BBC News reported, "A teenager who fled the Taleban regime has made history by being the first Muslim to represent England in the Miss World beauty contest in China. Hammasa Kohistani, 18, had been third favourite but Misses Iceland, Mexico and Puerto Rico were voted top three. Islamic extremists had sent her death threats for taking part in the competition, watched by...

Source: Charleston Gazette

http://wvgazette.com/section/Faith%20&%20Community/2005120923

On December 10, 2005 the Charleston Gazette reported, "Imam Mohammad Jamal Daoudi isn’t an engineer, but he has been studying bridge-building lately. The spiritual leader of the South Charleston-based Islamic Center of West Virginia recently earned a doctor of ministry degree from the United Theological Seminary, a Dayton, Ohio institution more accustomed to...

Source: The Tampa Tribune

http://tampatrib.com/FloridaMetro/MGBSWTTF1HE.html

On December 10, 2005 The Tampa Tribune reported, "For Hatim Fariz, the oud - incense - smelled sweeter and the lamb tasted better in the wake of his acquittals on terrorism-related charges. Fariz went table to table, hugging and shaking hands at a community celebration Friday at the Islamic Community of Tampa... Fariz, a former office manager at a medical clinic in Spring Hill, was acquitted...

Source: The Daily Free Press

http://www.dailyfreepress.com/media/paper87/news/2005/12/09/News/Isb-Refutes.Ties.To.Terrorism-1126531.shtml

On December 9, 2005 The Daily Free Press reported, "After accusations of terrorist ties were leveled at the Islamic Society of Boston by two Boston media outlets over the past two years, the ISB has announced that it is fighting back. In a series of reports dating to October...

Source: The Church of England Newspaper

Source: Centre Daily

http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/opinion/13362838.htm

On December 9, 2005 the Centre Daily reported, "Mathematical equations about slopes, lines and parallels filled a dry-erase board in a classroom on the Pioneer Campus of Penn Valley Community College. It all looked unintelligible. By the wall containing [these equations] sat a panel talking about something equally as difficult for many Americans to understand....

Source: The Allston-Brighton TAB

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4511548.stm

On December 9, 2005 BBC News reported, "Leaders of 57 Muslim countries have ended their summit with a warning that the Islamic world is in crisis because of the threat posed by terrorism. The Organisation of the Islamic Conference statement urges decisive action to fight 'deviant ideas'. The meeting in the holy Muslim city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia called for changes in national laws to...

Source: The Salt Lake Tribune

http://www.sltrib.com/faith/ci_3296182

On December 9, 2005 The Salt Lake Tribune reported, "Aisha, a now-17-year-old Somalian who immigrated to Utah by way of Pakistan five years ago, has had her insecure moments. No way around it, she's different. Her culture, religion, skin color and - not least of all - the way she dresses set her apart. Being Murray High School's only Muslim girl who wears 'hijab,' the traditional head covering, can take a toll......

Source: The Indianapolis Star

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051208/NEWS01/512080434/1006

On December 8, 2005 The Indianapolis Star reported, "A U.S. Senate committee is pressing ahead in its two-year-old investigation of 25 Muslim groups -- including one from Plainfield -- despite a statement last month that nothing 'alarming' had been found in tax records to tie them to terrorism. The Senate Finance Committee began...

Source: News-Record

http://www.news-record.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051208/NEWSREC0101/51208007/1001/NEWSREC0201

On December 8, 2005 the News-Record reported, "A judge today dismissed a lawsuit prompted by outcry over the inability of Muslims to be sworn in Guilford County courts using the Qur'an, a lawyer in the case said. In throwing out the case, Superior Court Judge Donald L. Smith decided that no controversy...

Source: The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/06/AR2005120601012_pf.html

On December 7, 2005 The Washington Post reported, "A federal jury acquitted former Florida professor Sami al-Arian yesterday of conspiring to aid a Palestinian group in killing Israelis through suicide bombings, dealing the U.S. government a setback in its efforts to use secretly gathered intelligence in criminal cases...