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  • July 2008

    • 'Radical' Muslim Woman Can't be French Citizen

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 12, 08 12:00 PM CDT

      'Radical' Muslim Woman Can't be French Citizen

      France has rejected a Muslim woman’s application for citizenship because her “radical practice of her religion” doesn’t fit French values, especially in terms of gender equality, the Guardian reports. Faiza M., who wears a burqa, speaks French and lives in Paris with a French national husband and three children born in the country, but was denied citizenship by France’s top administrators after officials called her “insufficiently assimilated.” More »

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      France  • Islam  • Muslim women  • gender roles  • burka

  • June 2008

    • The (Middle) Name Is Hussein

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 29, 08 4:55 PM CDT

      The (Middle) Name Is Hussein

      A growing group of Barack Obama fans are adopting his middle name, even as conservative pundits use it to label him a Muslim or terrorist, the New York Times reports. The trend of using "Hussein" has picked up speed since February and exists mostly online, in blogs and on Facebook. "I am sick of Republicans" using Obama's middle name like "some sort of cuss word," blogged Jeff "Hussein" Strabone. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Facebook  • Islam  • Barack Obama supporters  • Hussein

    • Religious Tensions Follow India Bombings

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jun 28, 08 4:28 PM CDT

      Religious Tensions Follow India Bombings

      A sign on a mosque door in India warns outsiders—that is, members of conservative Muslim sects—to keep out. “These are dangerous times,” one mosque member told the Washington Post . “We cannot trust anybody.” Such is the climate in India, where moderate Muslims feel besieged by conservatives, and fear groups such as the so-called “Indian Mujahidin,” which have killed dozens in recent bombings. More »

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      India  • Islam  • Islamic extremists  • Wahhabism  • conservative Islam

    • Candidates Exploit Muslim-Jewish Divide

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 26, 08 6:05 PM CDT

      Candidates Exploit Muslim-Jewish Divide

      The presidential candidates are ignoring—even insulting—American Muslims in the hope of grabbing the Jewish vote, write Salam Al-Marayati and Steven B. Jacobs in the Los Angles Times . McCain and Obama have on several occasions snubbed Muslims, who seem to be the victims of modern McCarthyism—just substitute terrorism for communism. It's a "disturbing trend" that must stop, write the co-members of an interfaith peace group. More »

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      election 2008  • United States  • Islam  • America  • Muslim  • Judaism  • Jewish

    • Turkey's PM Could Fall Over Headscarves

      newser  |  American  |  Jun 20, 08 7:16 PM CDT

      Turkey's PM Could Fall Over Headscarves

      Turkey's secular judges want to oust the ruling party for its moderate, and popular, stance on religion freedoms, Mustafa Akyol writes in the American . On paper, the judiciary seeks to punish the incumbent AKP party for crimes such as nepotism and corruption. In reality, Akyol writes, the AKP's support for headscarves in Turkish universities is what sparked judicial rage. More »

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      Turkey  • Islam  • democracy  • Recep Tayyip Erdogan  • Muslim  • secularism  • constitutional amendment

  • May 2008

    • Bush Apologizes for Koran Target Practice

      newser  |  Reuters  |  May 21, 08 4:30 AM CDT

      Bush Apologizes for Koran Target Practice

      President Bush yesterday called Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki to personally apologize for the use of a Koran in target practice by a US military sniper. Maliki told Bush the incident was humiliating for Muslims and indicated the apology may not be enough, Reuters reports. The soldier who shot up the holy book has been sent back to the US, and he and his commander apologized for the incident last week. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Islam  • Koran  • Dana Perino

    • Apology for Shooting Koran Doesn't Close Case

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  May 19, 08 5:15 PM CDT

      Apology for Shooting Koran Doesn't Close Case

      The US military's swift disciplining of an Army sniper who used a Koran for target practice reflects growing awareness of the need to forge bonds with the Sunni Arabs, whose cooperation is crucial to peace in Iraq, the LA Times reports. But apologies and discipline aren't enough for an influential political party that today called for "the severest of punishments," CNN reports. More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • Islam  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • Koran

    • Gallup Asks What Muslims Really Think

      newser  |  Christian Science Monitor  |  May 17, 08 7:19 PM CDT

      Gallup Asks What Muslims Really Think

      What do the world’s Muslims really think? In an astonishing 6-year study, Gallup interviewed 1 billion of them to find out. The vast majority support democracy, political freedoms, and women’s rights, the Christian Science Monitor reports: Most said they admire the West for its technology, hard work, and respect for human rights. More »

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      Islam  • September 11  • Muslim  • Islamic extremism  • interfaith dialogue

    • Time to Grill McCain! A 10-Point Plan

      newser  |  Boston Phoenix  |  May 15, 08 2:49 PM CDT

      Time to Grill McCain! A 10-Point Plan

      It’s heading for general election time, and Adam Reilly of the Boston Phoenix wants the press to wake up and start laying in to McCain. Here’s how: The economy. McCain reportedly said he “doesn’t really understand economics” in January. Has he boned up since then? Islam. The candidate doesn’t seem to understand the difference between Sunni and Shia, and has said he’d tell the sects to “stop the bullshit.” More »

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      John McCain  • election 2008  • Iran  • global warming  • Islam  • Chelsea Clinton  • Janet Reno

    • McCain May Pray For Pastors to Zip It

      newser  |  Newsweek  |  May 8, 08 9:33 PM CDT

      McCain May Pray For Pastors to Zip It

      John McCain may be heading for his own preacher problems, but at least one of his problematic pastors is clamming up for now, Newsweek reports. John Hagee, who called Hurricane Katrina “the judgment of God,” and Catholicism a “false cult system,” recently answered a request for comment by saying, “It's better that I don't.” More »

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      John McCain  • election 2008  • Islam  • Christianity  • John Hagee  • pastor  • Rod Parsley  • pastor controversy

  • 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

    • Mecca Time Plugged for World Standard

      newser  |  BBC  |  Apr 21, 08 4:57 PM CDT

      Mecca Time Plugged for World Standard

      A group of Muslim scholars wants Mecca time to replace Greenwich Mean Time as the world's default setting, the BBC reports. As Islam’s holiest city lies in perfect longitudinal alignment to magnetic north, scientists told a Qatar conference that Mecca was the “true” center of the earth. GMT, they argue, is a relic of British imperialism, and should be abolished. More »

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      Islam  • Saudi Arabia  • England  • Qatar  • scientists  • Mecca  • time  • Greenwich Mean Time

    • Guardian System Has Saudi Women 'Perpetual Minors'

      newser  |  Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Apr 21, 08 3:55 PM CDT

      Guardian System Has Saudi Women 'Perpetual Minors'

      Women in Saudi Arabia need to gain a male guardian’s consent to do almost anything, living as “perpetual minors,” the Telegraph reports. Research by Human Rights Watch found that male permission is needed to go to a doctor, travel, and even get dressed. In addition, strict segregation denies women access to public libraries and educational institutions. More »

    • Bardot On Trial, Once Again, Over Racism

      newser  |  Time  |  Apr 16, 08 2:09 PM CDT

      Bardot On Trial, Once Again, Over Racism

      Brigitte Bardot is on trial for racism—again. The 1960s French sex symbol, now 73, is a stridently anti-immigrant and seemingly anti-Muslim politician, Time reports. Bardot is on trial for “inciting racial hatred,” a charge she’s been convicted of four times. The current case involves a letter Bardot wrote to officials protesting slaughter of sheep for a Muslim festival. More »

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      France  • immigration  • Islam  • racism  • French politics

    • Saudi Trashes Bible in Reply to Dutch Pol's Film

      newser  |  Der Spiegel  |  Apr 10, 08 12:40 PM CDT

      Saudi Trashes Bible in Reply to Dutch Pol's Film

      A Saudi Arabian blogger has released his response to the anti-Islamic film Fitna, attacking the Bible in Schism much as the Dutch effort savaged the Koran, Der Spiegel reports. “Schism” places images of war alongside the Bible. “It is easy to take parts of any Holy (sic) book … and make it sound … inhuman,” the film concludes. More »

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      YouTube  • Islam  • Netherlands  • Bible  • Koran  • Geert Wilders  • Fitna

  • March 2008

    • Muslims Outnumber Catholics: Vatican

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Mar 30, 08 4:09 PM CDT

      Muslims Outnumber Catholics: Vatican

      Islam has topped Roman Catholicism as the world's biggest religion for the first time, the Vatican said today. About 1.1 billion people are still Catholic, but Muslims have pulled ahead with 1.3 billion members. “For the first time in history we are no longer at the top: the Muslims have overtaken us,” said a prelate who compiled the Vatican's yearbook of 2008 statistics. More »

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      religion  • Islam  • Vatican  • Catholicism  • Muslims  • population  • Catholics

    • Naughty Playboy Goes Nice

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Mar 28, 08 5:15 PM CDT

      Naughty Playboy Goes Nice

      A Philippines edition of dependably naughty Playboy magazine launches Thursday, but fans looking for flesh can forget it, Reuters reports. Instead of aiming at lads, the mag targets mature dads, and religious considerations mean full-frontal nudity is a no-no. It’ll burst instead with well-written articles on “everything under the sun of interest to men,” the editor says. More »

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      religion  • Islam  • Philippines  • Playboy  • adult magazines  • men's magazines

    • Dutch Pol Posts Anti-Islam Film Online

      newser  |  BBC  |  Mar 28, 08 5:30 AM CDT

      Dutch Pol Posts Anti-Islam Film Online

      A controversial anti-Islamic movie interweaving graphic images of 9/11, a beheading and protests by extremists has been posted on a maverick internet site by the leader of a far-right Dutch political party. Dutch television refused to broadcast the 17-minute movie, Fitna , which has been slammed as anti-Muslim propaganda. It ends with the message: "Stop Islamization." Fitna, which means "strife," has already been posted by users on You Tube. More »

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      Islam  • September 11  • Netherlands  • Amsterdam  • Koran  • Geert Wilders  • Madrid bombings  • beheading  • London bombings  • stoning  • Fitna

    • Host Blocks Anti-Koran Film's Website

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 24, 08 5:43 AM CDT

      Host Blocks Anti-Koran Film's Website

      Amid public outrage, a right-wing Dutch lawmaker has run into a new problem in his relentless quest to market his anti-Koran film: His US-based network provider has suspended service, AP reports. Network Solutions pulled the plug on Geert Wilders, who insists his 15-minute film will expose Islam's holy book as "fascist," saying the site may violate its terms of service. More »

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      Islam  • Muslims  • Muslim  • Koran  • Danish Mohammed cartoons  • Geert Wilders  • Islamist  • Network Solutions

    • Prominent Italian Muslim Baptized by Pope

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 23, 08 6:30 AM CDT

      Prominent Italian Muslim Baptized by Pope

      Italy's best-known commentator on Islam converted to Catholicism yesterday at the Vatican, during Easter vigil, and was baptized by the Pope himself, the AP reports. Though Magdi Allam was born a Muslim, he said he "never" practiced his native religion, and made his name criticizing Islamic fanaticism, receiving death threats in the process. More »

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      Hamas  • Italy  • Islam  • Catholic Church  • Pope Benedict XVI  • Vatican  • Egypt  • Catholicism  • Easter  • Magdi Allam

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