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  • April 2008

    • Turkey Rounds Up Experts to Revise Islam

      newser  |  McClatchy Newspapers  |  Apr 27, 08 3:04 PM CDT

      Turkey Rounds Up Experts to Revise Islam

      Ankara has gathered a team of experts to parse through Muhammad's words and deeds and decode them for modern-day Muslims, McClatchy Newspapers reports. Their planned 5-volume set will point out anachronisms—no, Muslims need not brush their teeth with a twig—and will likely remove lines about women being bad luck or stupid. "Those definitely cannot be the words of the prophet," one scholar said. More »

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      religion  • Turkey  • Islam  • reform  • Muhammad

  • March 2008
  • December 2007

    • 'Terrified' Teddy Bear Teacher Happy to Be Home

      newser  |  Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Dec 4, 07 5:15 AM CST

      'Terrified' Teddy Bear Teacher Happy to Be Home

      Safely home after a "terrifying" ordeal in a Sudanese jail for allowing a class Teddy bear to be named Muhammad, teacher Gillian Gibbons was delighted to be back with family today. "I went out there to have a bit of an adventure and I got more than I bargained for," quipped Gibbons, 54, as she landed at Heathrow Airport and thanked the two British Muslim peers who negotiated her pardon. More »

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      Great Britain  • Sudan  • teddy bears  • Gillian Gibbons  • Muhammad

    • Teddy Bear Teacher Goes Free

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Dec 3, 07 11:36 AM CST

      Teddy Bear Teacher Goes Free

      Gillian Gibbons was released today after a week behind Sudanese bars and apologized "if I have caused any distress," the Guardian reports. Though some called for her death, Gibbons wasn’t bearing a grudge. “I have encountered nothing but kindness from the Sudanese people,” she said in a statement. A spokesman for Sudan’s London embassy said protesters represented a fringe element. More »

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      Great Britain  • Sudan  • teddy bears  • Gillian Gibbons  • Muhammad

  • August 2007

    • US Apologizes For Insensitive Soccer Balls

      newser  |  Fox News  |  Aug 28, 07 4:16 PM CDT

      US Apologizes For Insensitive Soccer Balls

      The US military apologized to Afghans today for soccer balls it distributed to young Muslim Beckhams in “good will.” The balls sported the Saudi flag, which carries the Islamic declaration of faith—including the names of Allah and Muhammad. An Afghan governor said villagers wanted to demonstrate against the US for suggesting their feet come into contact with holy text. More »

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      Afghanistan  • US military  • Islam  • Muslims  • Koran  • Muhammad

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