Source: Newsday

http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/newyork/nyc-sid0803,0,416243.story?coll=nyc-swapbox1

On August 3, 2005 Newsday reported, "Kamal Essaheb has completed his second year at Fordham University Law School, speaks fluent Arabic and counsels South Asian victims of domestic violence under a paid fellowship. But Essaheb, a native of Morocco and a resident of Queens since he was 11, also is a 'deportable alien,' with his...

Source: News24

http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_1748404,00.html

On August 3, 2005 News24 reported, "Young Muslim men in the British capital and nationwide have been angered by an announcement by British Transport Police (BTP) that 'people from certain ethnic minorities' were 'more likely to be stopped and searched' in the wake of the recent bombings... Ian Johnston, chief constable of the BTP, fanned the flames by saying that his...

Source: The Indian Express

http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=75568

On August 3, 2005 The Indian Express reported, "They have won the legal battle to keep meat shops open during the eight-day Jain holy period of Paryushan, but for the sake of communal harmony, butchers in the city have decided to down shutters during that period... The Qureshi Jamaat, an organisation of traditional butchers and slaughterers, has appealed to meat shop...

Source: The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/elsewhere/journalist/story/0,7792,1541091,00.html

On August 2, 2005 The Guardian reported, "Indonesia's reputation as a bastion of moderate, tolerant Islam has been cast in doubt after the nation's ulemas council (MUI) issued 11 fatwas banning liberal Islamic thought, religious pluralism, inter-faith marriage, inter-faith prayers led by non-Muslims and women leading prayers attended by men. At its...

Source: Newsday

Wire Service: AP

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--muslimcenter-fire0802aug02,0,477275.story?coll=ny-region-apnewjersey

On August 2, 2005 the Associated Press reported, "Investigators and local Muslim leaders are discounting bias as a motive for the fire that destroyed a vacant building in Paterson that a prominent mosque...

Source: The Tennessean

http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050802/NEWS0202/508020337/1009/NEWS

On August 2, 2005 The Tennessean reported, "Leaders of the Islamic community met yesterday with Mayor Bill Purcell's top brass, with one Islamic leader asking them 'to open your hearts to us.'

The meeting was one of a series of overtures to Nashville Muslims in recent weeks... The meetings have been the most...

Source: San Francisco Chronicle/PNS

https://www.sfgate.com/opinion/openforum/article/Muslim-immigrants-weigh-sending-children-home-2650886.php

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Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4737585.stm

On August 2, 2005 BBC News reported, "Parisian Muslims can now enjoy halal meals in an atmosphere that mimics US fast-food joints after BKM, or Beurger King Muslim, opened its doors. BKM has set up in the northern Paris suburb of Clichy-sous-Bois, where many locals are first or second generation Muslims from former French colonies. And half of the suburb's population of 28,000 are aged under 25, the Agence...

Source: OpenDemocracy

http://www.opendemocracy.net/conflict-terrorism/identity_2721.jsp

On August 2, 2005 OpenDemocracy reported, "The image of British Muslims in the media and among the public is often coloured by prejudice, exaggeration or stereotype. The truth is that this group of around 1.6 million people is composed overwhelmingly of pretty ordinary people with the same sort of desires, ambitions, frustrations, failures and successes as members of...

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4730219.stm

On August 2, 2005 BBC News reported, "Several thousand British Muslims have gathered to pray in a field in rural Lincolnshire. Over a nearby hedge, children are jumping on a big pink bouncy castle. Side by side, boys and girls have formed friendly football teams. Stalls are selling everything from Islamic literature to coffee cake. This is Living Islam, a festival which its organisers call Britain's largest...

Source: The Sacramento Bee

http://www.sacbee.com/24hour/religion/story/2602194p-11055022c.html

On August 2, 2005 The Sacramento Bee reported, "Behind the high, brown wall of a clinic run by a Muslim charity, nurses care for hundreds of hungry children. Down the road 150 yards, members of a Christian congregation discuss how to stretch funds collected at Sunday services to help more of the poorest in drought-stricken, overwhelmingly Muslim Niger. 'There...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Hijab Shop

http://www.thehijabshop.com/press/index.php

IKEA's new Edmonton branch contacted TheHijabShop.com to design and produce a 'hijab' – a Muslim headscarf - that would fit in with their current uniform. When IKEA first approached TheHijabShop.com, their excited team was impressed that an internationally-acclaimed company like IKEA was making so much effort to accommodate Muslims in its workforce.

Source: Richmond Times Dispatch

Source: Kerala Next

http://www.keralanext.com/news/?id=301570

On August 1, 2005 Kerala Next reported, "The ongoing Kanwaria festival in Gangotri and Haridwar in Uttranchal state showcases communal harmony between Hindus and Muslims at its best. This atmosphere of brotherhood and communal bonhomie is most visible in wooden 'Kanwars' (frame or batons used to carry pots containing water), most of which are manufactured by Muslims. The holy water is carried in earthen pots that hang...

Source: The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/31/AR2005073101185.html

On August 1, 2005 The Washington Post reported, "In the outer suburbs of Washington, long filled with Christian churches, new and expanding Muslim mosques are changing the religious landscape... Mosques from Annapolis to Manassas are growing as Muslims who have migrated to the outer suburbs seek places to worship near where...