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Editorial: Boroughs Should Not Have Zoning Rules That Discriminate on Religious Grounds

January 20, 2004

Source: Montreal Gazette

canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/editorials/story.asp?id=4B5AA9C1-379E-4E3B-9E51-EF46F1033558

On January 20, 2004 the Montreal Gazette ran an editorial that argued, "Public hearings resume this week into the fate of what must be Montreal's most unusual mosque. The Canadian Islamic Centre Al-Jamieh, in Dollard Des Ormeaux, is situated in what used to be the Adat Reim synagogue in 1998. The Jewish congregation sold the 20,000-square-foot facility to a Shia Muslim organization, which in turn sold...

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Muslim Government Official's Car Bombed

January 19, 2004

Source: The Independent

http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/story.jsp?story=482563

On January 19, 2004 The Independent reported, "A bomb has destroyed a car belonging to a recently appointed French government official who was born in Algeria, in an apparent attempt to inflame racial and religious tensions in France. Investigators suspect that either the white-supremacist far right or an extremist Muslim group planted the bomb that exploded yesterday under the...

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Muslims in Norway Demonstrate for Right to Wear Headscarf

January 19, 2004

Source: Aftenposten

http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article.jhtml?articleID=711917

On January 19, 2004 Aftenposten reported, "Hundreds of women marched through the streets of Oslo over the weekend, pleading their case for religious tolerance and their use of head-coverings at work and school. 'We in fact choose to wear thehijab ourselves,' many claimed. The demonstration came in the wake of a new French law banning the display of religiously...

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Attorney General: Citizens Cannot Use Family Court for Religious Divorce

January 19, 2004

Source: The Australian

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,8429520% 5E1702,00.html

On January 19, 2004 The Australian reported, "Orthodox Jews and Muslims who divorce will not be able to use the Family Court to obtain a religious divorce, Attorney-General Phillip Ruddock said. Mr. Ruddock told The Australian that he would not pursue a Family Court recommendation allowing a court to withhold civil divorce...

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Priest Found Guilty of "Provoking Discrimination, Hatred or Violence" Against Muslims

January 19, 2004

Source: Al-Jazeera

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/BE9C25A5-BC4F-4B26-A67C-1946F8BD8F07.htm

On January 19, 2004 Al-Jazeera posted an Agence France Presse article on their website that reported, "A French priest has been fined 800 euros ($990) for describing the Quran as a handbook for the devil. Philippe Sulmont, 82, was found guilty of 'provoking discrimination, hatred or violence' for comments he made in a letter to his...

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French Muslims Protest Ban of Religious Symbols

January 18, 2004

Source: The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/18/international/europe/18FRAN.html

On January 18, 2004 The New York Times reported, " The battle over the proposed law to ban religious symbols from French public schools spilled into streets on Saturday as Muslim demonstrators in capitals around the world voiced their opposition to what they say is a denial of religious freedom. The demonstrations were largest in Paris and other cities in France...

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Historic Muslim Community in Iowa

January 17, 2004

Source: Voice of America

http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=4691E1EE-2DF2-43B7-84D6299BB8021439

On January 17, 2004 Voice of America published an article on the historic Muslim community in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It describes the history of the “Mother Mosque,” opened in 1934 as the first mosque built in the United States. The article details early Muslim immigration from Syria and Lebanon to Cedar Rapids, as well as the...

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New Mosque Opens in Tennessee

January 17, 2004

Source: Tennessean

http://www.tennessean.com/local/archives/04/01/45639762.shtml

On January 17, 2004 the Tennessean reported that Masjid Al-Islam, a Nashville mosque formerly belonging to the Nation of Islam, "has recently moved from its location on Clifton Avenue to a much larger worship space on Buena Vista Pike in Bordeaux. The congregation has more than 100 members, mostly African-American, although Muslims of many ethnic backgrounds attend... The...

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Cleveland Imam Draws Community Support

January 17, 2004

Source: The Plain Dealer

http://www.cleveland.com/living/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/living/1074335729172181.xml

On January 17, 2004 The Plain Dealer reported, "The embattled imam of the area's largest mosque received an outpouring of support Friday from mosque members, Muslim groups and Christian clergy. More than 200 members of the Islamic Center of Cleveland gathered at the mosque community center after afternoon prayers to rally...

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Appeals Court Rules Woman Can Wear Headscarf in ID Photo

January 15, 2004

Source: Expatica

http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=48&story_id=3681

On January 15, 2004 Expatica reported, "In a ruling set to create a country-wide precedent, a Muslim woman who went to court after being ordered to remove her veil for an identity photograph has won her case, Belgium's 'La Libre Belgique' newspaper reported today. The appeal court in the city of Liège found in the woman’s favour, saying...

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Catholics Must Reach Out to Islam

January 14, 2004

Source: National Catholic Reporter

http://ncronline.org/NCR_Online/archives2/2004a/011604/011604l.php

On January 14, 2004 the National Catholic Reporter reported, "The Roman Catholic church has the opportunity to clarify the relationship among the three Abrahamic faiths by making a minor change within its administrative structure. Currently, Catholic-Jewish relations are handled by the Council for Promoting Christian Unity, while Catholic-Muslim relations...

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