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Chaplain Yee Given Award For Courage

November 23, 2004

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...

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Germans Worried Religious Unrest Will Spread Following Dutch Filmmaker's Murder

November 22, 2004

Source: NPR

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4182321

On November 22, 2004 NPR reported, in a story on All Things Considered, "The death of a Dutch filmmaker, at the hands of a suspected Muslim extremist, has Germans anxious that religious unrest will spread to their own country. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli continues a five-part series on Europe as the emerging battlefield in the struggle to define Muslim identity."

German Muslims Protest Terrorism

November 21, 2004

Source: Xinhuanet

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-11/21/content_2244315.htm

On November 21, 2004 Xinhuanet reported, "Over 20,000 Muslims took part in a demonstration in western Germany on Sunday to protest against terrorism and violence in the world.     Demonstrators holding national flags of the Turkey, Germany and the flag of the European Union marched through the downtown of Cologne.     'We are against terrorism of any form,' 'Terrorism is...

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"Your Muslim Neighbor" Theme for Tenth Annual Islam Awareness Week

November 21, 2004

Source: IslamOnline

http://www.islamonline.org/English/News/2004-11/21/article06.shtml

On November 21, 2004 IslamOnline reported, "Muslims in major cities across the United Kingdom will launch Monday, November 22, the tenth Islam Awareness Week (IAW) with activities and seminars highlighting contributions to the society. Shakespeare's Globe Theatre will play host to the national event organized by the Islamic Society of Britain (ISB) under the...

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Muslim Leaders Gather and Confront Pressing Issues

November 21, 2004

Source: The Journal News

http://www.thejournalnews.com/newsroom/112104/b0121muslimleaders.html

On November 21, 2004 The Journal News reported, "should Muslims seek to return to Islam as it was practiced 1,000 years ago? Is homosexuality halal (permitted) or haram (forbidden)? These and other debates raged on — though generally in calm, respectful tones — as more than 100 Muslims from across the country came together to attend a three-day conference...

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"Headscarf Day" in NH

November 20, 2004

Source: Telegraph Staff

http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041120/NEWS01/111200050/-1/news

On November 20, 2004 Telegraph Staff reported, "'Headscarf Day', an event held in Manchester and Concord on Friday to celebrate diversity and discourage negative stereotyping of Muslim- and Arab-Americans. The daylong observance, which was modeled on similar ones by students at the University of Tennessee and the...

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A Canadian's Eid in NYC

November 20, 2004

Source: Muslim WakeUp!

http://www.muslimwakeup.com/mainarchive/001544.php#more

On November 20, 2004 Muslim WakeUp! ran a feature article by Raheel Raza, a Toronto-based media consultant, writer, public speaker, and interfaith advocate, about her experience celebrating Eid in New York City: "Eid – a word that means joy – it’s the ‘feast after the fast’, a major celebration for Muslims after fasting in the month of Ramadan. Deciding to...

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Anti-Muslim Behavior Should be Condemned as Much as Anti-Semitism, Officials Tell Conference

November 20, 2004

Source: Beliefnet.com

Wire Service: AP

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/156/story_15663_1.html

On November 20, 2004 the Associated Press reported, "Hate crimes against Muslims, particularly in Europe, should be combatted as vigorously as anti-Semitic behavior, officials have told a European-Mediterranean conference. The call comes after a wave of attacks on ethnic and religious communities in Europe, many in The...

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Politician Would Close Borders to Muslim Immigrants for 5 Years

November 19, 2004

Source: CBC News

http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/041119/w111976.html

On November 19, 2004 CBC News reported, "One of the most popular politicians in the Netherlands said Friday his country's democracy is under threat and called for rejecting immigration from non-western nations in the wake of the killing of a Dutch filmmaker, allegedly by a Muslim radical.

'We are a Dutch democratic society. We have our own norms and values,' Geert Wilders told The Associated Press in...

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Interfaith Vigil Prays for Peace in South

November 19, 2004

Source: Phuket Gazette

http://www.phuketgazette.net/news/index.asp?id=3796

On November 19, 2004 the Phuket Gazette reported, "About 500 people, including local leaders of the major faiths in Thailand, held a mass session yesterday to pray for peace to return to the troubled provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat.

The congregation gathered at Phuket Provincial Hall in�support of the government’s call for mass prayer, which Phuket Governor Udomsak...

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Anti-Muslim Flier in Wayland, MA

November 18, 2004

Source: Metro West Daily News

http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=83344

On November 18, 2004 Metro West Daily News reported, "police are investigating the origin of a flier that alleges a local Islamic group raised money for terrorists while law enforcement protected the group from 'citizen retribution.' Several residents living near the home of the Wayland-based Islamic Center of Boston found the anti-Islamic flier in...

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Expert on Islam Welcomes Country's Decision Not to Ban Headscarf

November 18, 2004

Source: swissinfo

http://nzz.ch/2004/11/18/english/page-synd5349796.html

On November 18, 2004 swissinfo reported, "A Swiss expert on Islam has welcomed a decision by the country’s leading retailer, Migros, not to ban the wearing of Muslim headscarves. But in an interview with swissinfo, Stéphane Lathion, president of the Group of Research on Islam in Switzerland, said the move was unlikely to lead to changes elsewhere. On Thursday Migros said there would be...

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