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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Islamophobia

Islamophobia stories: 4 news summaries

 Thousands in Egypt Mourn 
 'Headscarf Martyr' 

Woman stabbed in German courtroom during hearing on religious insult

Jul 6, 09 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thousands gathered in Alexandria today for the funeral of Marwa Sherbini, a pregnant Egyptian woman killed in a German courtroom last week by a man convicted of insulting her religion, the AP reports. Sherbini, 32, was stabbed 18 times by a man identified only as Axel W, 28. They were... More »

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Germany • murder • Egypt • martyr • headscarves • hijabs • Islamophobia • murder charges • Marwa Sherbini • Axel W • Elwi Okaz

Hard-Right Dutch Pol Barred From UK

He's turned back at Heathrow on trip to show anti-Koran film

Feb 13, 09 5:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Ultra-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders, whose short film attacking the Koran caused an uproar last year, was refused entry to Britain yesterday, reports the Guardian. The member of Parliament was flying to London to show his controversial film when the home secretary sent him a letter saying his presence in... More »

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Islam • United Kingdom • Koran • Jacqui Smith • Britain • Geert Wilders • Fitna • Islamophobia

OPINION

Powell's Anti-Islamophobia Stance Tops Endorsement

Too many in both parties let stabs at Muslim faith go unparried

Oct 20, 08 1:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Colin Powell's Barack Obama endorsement wasn’t the only, or even most, notable aspect of his Meet the Press appearance: equally crucial was his rejection of Islamophobia, an issue too long skirted in this country, Abed Z. Bhuyan writes in the Washington Post/Newsweek Faithbook blog. In doing so, “Colin... More »

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Barack Obama • Islam • religion • tolerance • Colin Powell • endorsement • Meet the Press • Election 2008 • Islamophobia

OPINION

Bush's Biggest Mistake: Declaring Religious War

McCain, Palin may repeat incumbent's errors

Sep 15, 08 3:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - The 9/11 attacks would’ve posed a great challenge to any president, but George Bush’s response, to invoke God and declare a Manichean quest to “rid the world of evil,” made him Osama bin Laden’s accomplice, writes James Carroll in the Boston Globe. "Bush is... More »

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War on Terror • Christianity • Osama bin Laden • George W. Bush • Sarah Palin • Islamophobia • 9/11 attacks

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