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Source: The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34497-2004Mar29.html

On March 30, 2004 The Washington Post reported, "Nominally divided by ethnicity, tribe and -- most precariously of late -- religion, Iraqis insist those distinctions are secondary to an overarching sense of shared national identity. It is a robust self-image, anchored by traditions as intimate as marriage but tested in recent weeks by scenes as bloody as the...

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Source: Fox23News.com

http://www.fox23news.com/news/world/story.aspx?content_id=E669B5D6-23AF-40C2-8C60-E4F735C0CFEF

On March 30, 2004 Fox23News.com posted an Associated Press article that reported, "The debate over headscarves that divided France has reached Italy, with a kindergarten asking a Muslim trainee teacher to remove her headscarf because it might frighten children. The case has made headlines [in Rome] and...

Source: The Miami Herald

https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/499849542/

On March 29, 2004 The Miami Herald ran an article from The Record that reported, "About 600 people gathered Sunday afternoon for the 18th annual Interfaith Brotherhood-Sisterhood Brunch to recognize and embrace the diversity of people and religions found in...

Source: JTA

https://www.jta.org/2004/03/29/lifestyle/religious-leaders-of-the-fsu-unite

On March 29, 2004 JTA reported, "A new interfaith group in the former Soviet Union has passed a resolution condemning terrorism — and could become a defender of...

Source: The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/29/nyregion/29flushing.html

On March 29, 2004 The New York Times reported, "There is a stretch of Flushing, Queens, where Christians, Buddhists, Jews, Muslims and Hindus worship within blocks of one another without a hint of sectarian strife. When it comes to parking spaces, though, it is all-out war. Every Sunday, a flood of cars descends on the neighborhood, thanks in large part to its dozens of newly...

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Source: Muslim Wakeup!

http://www.muslimwakeup.com/mainarchive/000672.php#more

On March 29, 2004, Muslim Wakeup! ran an article by Dr. Muqtedar Khan, a non-resident fellow at Brookings and Director of International Studies and Chair of Political Science at Adrian College. Dr. Khan wrote, "The American Muslim Task Force on Civil Rights and Elections 2004 (AMT), an official umbrella organization of many American Muslim Organizations, has made Civil rights its main...

Source: AllAfrica.com

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On March 29, 2004 AllAfrica.com posted a Catholic Information Service for Africa article that reported, "An inter-religious committee to foster dialogue between the different religions in Sudan was formed on Thursday, March 25, 2004. The committee, constituted in the warring south, has the duty to ensure that the tribal conflict there does not degenerate into a religious one. Speaking during the regional Interfaith Peace Summit for Africa, held in...

Source: The Daily Iowan

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On March 29, 2004 The Daily Iowan reported, "Dressed in everything from sweatsuits to multicolored cultural attire with head scarves, nearly 600 people attended the fourth-annual Iowa Conference on Islam last weekend. Hosted by the Iowa Muslim Student Association, 'Islam: Unity in Diversity' included a field trip to the Mother Mosque of North America in Cedar Rapids and a variety of speakers, workshops, and...

Source: The Utah Statesman

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On March 29, 2004 The Utah Statesman reported, "Mount Logan Middle School students had the opportunity to learn about Islam when Utah State University students from the Study Abroad program spoke to them last week. Muhammad Hussain, a senior studying business information systems and agribusiness, and a life-long Muslim who lived most of his life in Pakistan, said he spoke to students in an...

Source: The Moscow Times

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On March 29, 2004 The Moscow Times ran an Associated Press article that reported, "National newspapers and magazines are one of the factors behind growing racial and religious intolerance and xenophobia, according to a new study. A nearly two-year monitoring of about a dozen nationwide publications, conducted under the auspices of the Union of Russian Journalists, indicated that the main newspapers were promoting fear and hatred toward the...

Source: The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1180007,00.html

On March 29, 2004 The Guardian reported, "Many Muslims in Britain believe police are using the post-September 11 terrorist threat as an excuse to vilify their community. The Guardian spoke to three people who are convinced they suffered at the hands of police officers during the past year simply because of their religion and ethnic background." The article went on to detail...

Source: Middle East Online

[middle-east-online.com/english/culture/?id=9432]

On March 29, 2004 Middle East Online reported, "Mel Gibson's film "The Passion of the Christ" has stirred a religious controversy in Kuwait between majority Sunni Muslims who oppose the movie and the emirate's Shiite Muslims who call for showing it. The authorities, meanwhile, have not decided either way. The dean of the local Islamic college, Mohammad al-Tabtabai, said in a fatwa, or religious edict, Monday that parts of the controversial movie...