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Muslim Woman Entitled to Maintenance Under Hindu Law

February 4, 2005

Source: Hindustan Times/Press Trust of India

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1228325,00080001.htm

On February 4, 2005 the Press Trust of India reported, "Ruling that women of the minority community cannot be discriminated against in the matter of providing alimony, the Allahabad High Court has asked one Islam to pay maintenance to his estranged wife. Asking Islam to pay Rs 1,000 as alimony to his wife, Fatima, Justice SN Srivastava held that the Hindu...

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Muslim Group Angered Over Government Plan to Train Imams

February 3, 2005

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4232495.stm

On February 3, 2005 the BBC News reported, "A Muslim group in the Netherlands has complained it was not consulted before the government backed university plans to start training imams.

There has been fierce debate about the integration of Muslims in the Netherlands in the last few years.

It intensified last November with the murder of the film-maker Theo van Gogh by a suspected Muslim...

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US-Based Islamic Charity Stops Fundraising, Claiming Unfair FBI Investigation Underway

February 2, 2005

Source: The Dallas Morning News

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/dallas/stories/020305dnmetkinderusa.25130.html

On February 2, 2005 The Dallas Morning News reported, "An international Islamic charity based in Dallas has suspended operations, saying it's unfairly become the target of an investigation by the U.S. government.

Federal authorities refused to confirm whether KinderUSA was under...

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Rastafarians Celebrate Bob Marley's Birth, Joined by Orthodox and Muslim Leaders

February 2, 2005

Source: iafrica.com

Wire Service: AFP

http://entertainment.iafrica.com/news/409837.htm

On February 2, 2005 Agence France-Presse reported, "Month-long festivities got under way in Ethiopia on Tuesday to mark the 60th anniversary of the birth of the late legendary reggae superstar Bob Marley, who was cut down by cancer aged 36 back in 1981. The opening ceremony was attended by an invited audience of 200 in the town hall of Addis Ababa,...

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Saudi Documents Distributed in U.S. Mosques Promote Hatred, Report Says

January 31, 2005

Source: Beliefnet.com

Wire Service: AP

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/160/story_16025_1.html

On January 31, 2005 the Associated Press reported, "The Saudi Arabian government has had a role in the distribution to American mosques of documents that reflect a 'totalitarian ideology of hatred that can incite to violence,' according to a new report. The report, published by Freedom House's Center for Religious Freedom, was based on a year-...

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�Submission� Pulled from Film Festival, Raises Questions About Influence of Islamic Militants

January 31, 2005

Source: The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/31/international/europe/31netherlands.html?pagewanted=all

On January 31, 2005 The New York Times reported, "The Netherlands' main film festival, now going on in Rotterdam, canceled a showing of a short documentary denouncing violence against Muslim women that was made by Theo van Gogh, who was killed 10 weeks ago. An Islamic militant is accused of the crime.

The...

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Learning About Muslim Neighbors

January 29, 2005

Source: The Star Tribune

http://www.startribune.com/stories/142/5199976.html

On January 29, 2005 The Star Tribune reported that Muslims in Minnesota offer free public teachings on Islam. In Minnesota the effort has been a success and is part of a growing trend throughout the country in places such as Tennessee, Vermont and Arizona. Ultimately the free public classes are an attempt to educate the non-Muslim community to the basic teaching of Islam with hope of...

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Vandals Spray Paint Home of Kansas City Muslims

January 29, 2005

Source: WDAFTV4 News

http://www.wdaftv.com/fullstory.asp?ID=7323

On January 29, 2005 WDAFTV4 News reported, "someone spray-painted foul language on a northland house aimed at the Muslim owner. 'It was just spray paint, but next time it could be something worse,' said Mahnaz Shabbir, President of the Heartland Muslim Council. 'here shouldn't be any reason for anyone to take out a hateful crime, even if it's just kids. They should be educated to know that this is wrong.' On...

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Highland Park Schools Recruiting Muslim Students

January 28, 2005

Source: Detroit Free Press

http://www.freep.com/news/education/recruit28e_20050128.htm

On January 28, 2005 the Detroit Free Press reported, "Highland Park school officials have begun a recruiting campaign to lure Arab-American and Muslim students from Hamtramck and Detroit. They have hired an Arab-American consultant who is helping to add Arabic language, history and culture classes to the curriculum for the 2005-06 school year. They hired EPIC/MRA,...

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Mosque Left Standing After Tsunami Becomes Pilgrimage Site

January 28, 2005

Source: The Boston Globe

http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2005/01/28/mosque_that_survived_tsunami_draws_tourists/

On January 28, 2005 The Boston Globe reported, "Just to the north of the mosque at the tip of this northern Sumatra city, the waves of the Indian Ocean gently lap the shore. In every other direction, all the way to the horizon, lie the ruins from last month's tsunami. Somehow, the Baiturrahim...

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Converts to Islam Face Difficulties as Muslims in US

January 27, 2005

Source: The Daily Bruin

http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/news/articles.asp?id=31695

On January 27, 2005 The Daily Bruin reported, "thirty-five years ago, at age 12, Reymund Nur converted to Islam while still living in his parents' Methodist household. Five years ago, Boni Bee was a young Hindu woman seeking clarity and purpose in her life. Last spring, Leilani Downing was reading the Christian Bible and looking for meaning in Christianity, her birth religion. Today...

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