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  • December 2007

    • Psych Prof Puts Bush on the Couch

      Los Angeles Times  |  Dec 17, 07 2:46 PM CST

      Psych Prof Puts Bush on the Couch

      (Newser) - President Bush recently scorned a reporter’s “Psychology 101,” but one mind-minded professor says he could benefit from a few lessons. Bush should start by trying “pattern matching,” Jonathan Haidt writes in the LA Times , with no little humor: If he’d stop equating Islam with fascism and instead think of terrorists as plain old criminals, it might improve his foreign policy scorecard. More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bush  • Islam  • North Korea  • psychology  • the Decider

    • Teddy Bear Teacher Tells Her Own Tale

      Guardian (UK)  |  Dec 9, 07 10:34 AM CST

      Teddy Bear Teacher Tells Her Own Tale

      (Newser) - "I had no idea at all that I'd done something wrong," Gillian Gibbons tells the Guardian in an interview about her incarceration in Sudan for letting her class name a teddy bear Mohammed. But the teacher's ordeal hasn't soured her on Khartoum, which she calls a "wonderful place," and neither is Gibbons trying to bandy blame. More »

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      Islam  • Sudan  • teddy bears  • Gillian Gibbons  • Prophet Mohammed

    • 'Muhammad' Teddy Bear Teacher Wins Pardon

      BBC  |  Dec 3, 07 2:42 AM CST

      'Muhammad' Teddy Bear Teacher Wins Pardon

      (Newser) - A teacher who was sentenced to 15 days in jail in Sudan for allowing a classroom teddy bear to be named Muhammad has won a full pardon and will be freed today, the BBC reports. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir granted the pardon to Gillian Gibbons, 54, after meeting with two British Muslim lords who traveled to Sudan to plead her case. More »

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      Gordon Brown  • Islam  • Sudan  • teacher  • Omar al Bashir  • Gillian Gibbons

    • Teddy Teacher May Gain Early Release

      BBC  |  Dec 1, 07 10:27 AM CST

      Teddy Teacher May Gain Early Release

      (Newser) - British Muslim lawmakers came to Sudan today to push for the early release of the teacher whose class set off a national furor by naming a teddy bear Muhammad, the BBC reports. The move raised hopes that Sudan leaders can free her to a Muslim delegation without angering protesters calling for her death. "We have it from the top that Sudanese authorities will cooperate in relation to her release," said one of the Brits. More »

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      Islam  • Sudan  • Muslims  • blasphemy

  • November 2007

    • Armed Mob Wants British Teacher Dead

      Times (UK)  |  Nov 30, 07 11:24 AM CST

      Armed Mob Wants British Teacher Dead

      (Newser) - An armed mob thousands strong protested in front of the presidential palace in Khartoum today, demanding the execution of the British teacher who allowed her students to name a teddy bear "Mohammed." Meanwhile, Britain's first Muslim MP is flying to Sudan to push for the teacher's early release, the London Times reports. More »

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      Islam  • Sudan  • teddy bears  • Gillian Gibbons

    • Iran Vows to Crack Down on 'Obscene' Rap Music

      BBC  |  Nov 30, 07 5:21 AM CST

      Iran Vows to Crack Down on 'Obscene' Rap Music

      (Newser) - In its latest bid to protect traditional Islamic morality from encroaching Western influences, Iran announced it will crack down on rap music it considers "obscene." Rap music in Farsi focusing on social, political and sexual themes is growing increasingly popular on the black market. An official recently condemned rappers for using vulgar words. It's not clear if all rap is being targeted or only particular songs or musicians. More »

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      Iran  • Islam  • rap music  • obscenity

    • LAPD Scraps Muslim Mapping Program

      Los Angeles Times  |  Nov 15, 07 6:22 AM CST

      LAPD Scraps Muslim Mapping Program

      (Newser) - Following a frenzy of controversy, the Los Angeles police department is scrapping its much-criticized plan to "map" Muslim communities. The department had hoped to pinpoint isolated Muslim communities in an attempt to identify problem hot spots. Critics said the plan was a form of religious profiling, and that it would be virtually impossible because the census does not collect religious information. More »

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      Los Angeles  • religion  • Islam  • Europe  • Muslims  • LAPD  • police department  • Muslim Americans

    • Enemies May Overstate Hamas Split

      Economist  |  Nov 10, 07 10:41 AM CST

      Enemies May Overstate Hamas Split

      (Newser) - Reports of strife within the Palestinian faction Hamas are likely exaggerated, the Economist says. The Islamist party may be splitting under the pressure of sanctions, but reports are hard to judge because “few observers are neutral.” There are “sub-leaderships," though. After seizing Gaza in June, for example, Hamas' military wing clearly ran free of PM Ismail Haniyeh’s control. More »

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      Israel  • Hamas  • Palestine  • Islam  • West Bank  • Fatah  • Gaza Strip  • Damascus

  • October 2007

    • Jesus 2.0: GodTube Is a Smash With Believers

      Los Angeles Times  |  Oct 21, 07 8:12 AM CDT

      Jesus 2.0: GodTube Is a Smash With Believers

      (Newser) - GodTube, one of the fastest-growing sites on the web, is drawing masses of the Christian faithful to its user-generated videos, social-networking tools and the "GodCaster," which offers live video presentations. It's not a church, the LA Times reports, but a for-profit business backed by a "who's who" of ministries, megachurches and Christian retailers. More »

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      Islam  • Christianity  • website  • Judaism  • Jesus Christ

    • Islamic Militants Blamed in Blasts

      BBC  |  Oct 19, 07 4:15 AM CDT

      Islamic Militants Blamed in Blasts

      (Newser) - A "ball of fire" turned a Karachi street from a scene of celebration into one of "absolute horror and carnage" early this morning after two explosions killed at least 136 people gathered to hail the return of former Pakistan Prime Minster Benazir Bhutto, reports the BBC. The Pakistan government has blamed Islamic militants for the grenade attack and suicide bombing that also injured 387 people. More »

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      Pakistan  • al-Qaeda  • Pervez Musharraf  • Benazir Bhutto  • Islam  • bombing  • Islamic militants  • Karachi

    • Muslim Scholars to Pope: It's the Same God

      BBC  |  Oct 11, 07 3:47 PM CDT

      Muslim Scholars to Pope: It's the Same God

      (Newser) - Christianity and Islam are more alike than they are different, Muslim scholars say in a letter to Pope Benedict XVI. Quoting passages from the Bible and Koran, the letter shows links between the faiths, and calls for peace. If enough people heed the statement, one scholar says, “the atmosphere will be changed into one in which violent extremists cannot flourish.” More »

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      Islam  • Pope Benedict XVI  • Christianity  • Catholicism

    • Italians Face Off After Town Permits Burka

      Guardian (UK)  |  Oct 10, 07 3:16 PM CDT

      Italians Face Off After Town Permits Burka

      (Newser) - Italy is in the midst of an ugly dispute over immigration and Islam following one town's decision to permit the wearing of the burka. The Guardian reports that the prefect of Treviso, near Venice, made the ruling despite laws forbidding the Islamic garment, which covers a woman's body from head to toe except for a mesh over the eyes. More »

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      Italy  • Islam  • burka

    • Islamic Rituals Face a Celestial Test

      Guardian (UK)  |  Oct 10, 07 1:44 PM CDT

      Islamic Rituals Face a Celestial Test

      (Newser) - He wasn’t the first Muslim in space, but Malaysia's Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor will be the first to follow customized guidelines for religious observance in orbit, the Guardian reports. Praying toward Mecca and fasting between sunrise and sunset seemed impossible until scholars spent a year bringing the challenges down to Earth ahead of Shukor's blastoff today for the International Space Station. More »

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      Islam  • Ramadan  • Mecca  • spaceflight

    • Muslim Critic Back in Holland, Goes Into Hiding

      Times (UK)  |  Oct 3, 07 10:42 AM CDT

      Muslim Critic Back in Holland, Goes Into Hiding