Source: News 8 Austin

http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=125734

On November 28, 2004 News 8 Austin reported, "there are about 1,200 mosques in America, more than half of which were founded in the last 20 years. Texas has about 70 mosques, and Austin is home to seven. Five Austin mosques are Sunni, one is Shi’a and the other is the Nation of Islam. There are no exact numbers on Muslims in Austin. The number of people who...

Source: Los Angeles Times

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beliefs27nov27,1,5645353.story

On November 27, 2004 the Los Angeles Times reported, "after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, Franklin Graham called Islam 'an evil and wicked religion.' The remark, made during an interview on 'NBC Nightly News,' created a furor. Some said it endangered Christians working in Muslim countries. American Muslim leaders denounced Graham's statement as...

Source: Rocky Mountain News

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/religion/article/0,1299,DRMN_61_3355695,00.html

On November 26, 2004 Rocky Mountain News reported, "nearly 600 people gathered Thursday to break bread, pray, sing America the Beautiful and laugh at Rabbi Steven Foster's vintage quips. Once again, Denver's long-running interfaith service helped launch Thanksgiving in multicultural style... Started in the 1880s, this year'...

Source: The Christian Science Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1126/p08s02-comv.html?s=hns

On November 26, 2004 The Christian Science Monitor reported, "The van Gogh case resonates partly because of the brutality of the killing and the clash of two extremists: a strident filmmaker who referred to Islam as 'garbage' and whose recent film denounced the treatment of Muslim women in a way distasteful to many Muslims; and a young Islamic militant with Dutch-...

Source: The Boston Globe

https://archive.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2004/11/26/interpreting_the_muslim_vote/

On November 26,...

Source: The Christian Science Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1126/p08s02-comv.html?s=hns

On November 26, 2004 The Christian Science Monitor ran an article on the inegration of Muslims into European society and the difficulties highlighted by the recent murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh. The article reported, "The van Gogh case resonates partly because of the brutality of the killing and the clash of two extremists: a strident filmmaker who referred to...

Source: The Washington Times

Wire Service: UPI

http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20041125-041157-2770r.htm

On November 25, 2004 United Press International reported, "Shirin Ebadi, the first Muslim woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, said wearing a headscarf should be left to the discretion of Muslim women. The Iranian lawyer and human rights activist, on a visit to Japan, commented Wednesday on the recent discord in...

Source: Sun-Sentinel

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-smuslims25nov25,0,6835697.story

On November 25, 2004 the Sun-Sentinel reported, "When he read about the bombings of five Catholic churches in Baghdad on the dawn of the first day of Ramadan, the Rev. Paul E. Edwards cried. Then the pastor of St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Church in Weston appealed for help. In response, leaders from two South Florida Muslim...

Source: The Washington Times

http://washingtontimes.com/metro/20041124-111546-1075r.htm

On November 25, 2004 The Washington Times reported, "Muslims passed out new winter coats and served hot meals to low-income families in the Herndon area last night to celebrate Thanksgiving. At least 100 members of the town's Hispanic community crowded Zuhair's Cafe on Grant Street, where they received a nontraditional Thanksgiving meal of beef kebabs and rice. 'It is not the...

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2004/s1250433.htm

On November 24, 2004 Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported, "A leading Muslim cleric, Sheikh Taj el-Din Al Hilaly, has described the Foreign Affairs minister Alexander Downer as 'racist' and 'vindictive.' Mr Downer has chosen the heads of religious organisations to represent Australia at a regional interfaith delegation in Indonesia next month. But the...

Source: Chicago Tribune

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Source: The Christian Science Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1124/p06s01-woeu.html

On November 24, 2004 The Christian Science Monitor reported, "Hard-line Islamists...have become the b�te noire for Britons who question whether the growing ranks of Muslims here want to integrate more fully into society. This anxiety, felt throughout Europe, has intensified after weeks of headlines played up the murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo Van Gogh by an Islamic extremist....

Source: Times County Newspaper

Source: Jerusalem Post

Source: The Reporter

http://www.thereporter.com/Stories/0,1413,295~30195~2553314,00.html

On November 23, 2004 The Reporter reported, "Army Capt. James Yee was greeted with an award and a standing ovation Saturday night by the Council on American-Islamic Relations when he was presented with a 'Courage and Inspiration Award' at the organization's Sacramento fund-raising event. He was saluted by a racially and ethnically diverse audience of 400 that...