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Muslim stories: 76 news summaries

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(Newser) - One of Pakistan’s most prominent anti-Taliban clerics was killed today in a suicide bomb attack, the Times of London reports. Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi, who supported the Pakistan army’s campaign in the Swat Valley, died on the way to the hospital after an explosion at his Islamic college in... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • suicide bombing • Muslim • mosque • cleric • Lahore • Pakistan army • Swat Valley • madrasa • Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi

(Newser) - Barack Obama’s trip to the Middle East has established even higher standards for his presidency, Politico reports. Obama is using his global celebrity to restart Israel-Palestine talks and improve relations between the West and the Muslim world, proving he’s “not a president who has ever shied away... More »

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Barack Obama • Middle East • West • Europe • Muslim • Cairo • Arab Israeli conflict • Arab

OPINION Roundup

 Obama 'Shrewd' 
 in Cairo Speech 


Jun 4, 09 11:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Most of America wasn’t even awake when it happened, but Barack Obama’s Cairo speech got people talking anyway, the Washington Post reports. The New York Times says Obama delivered a "sweeping and forceful—at times scolding and combative" message, which included what the Wall ... More »

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Barack Obama • Islam • Middle East • Egypt • Muslim • Cairo • speech • opinion

OPINION

 Obama Should Thank Muslims 


Jun 3, 09 2:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama doesn’t need to talk policy or drop his middle name to win over the world’s Muslims in his speech tomorrow. He just needs to say “thank you,” writes the Christian Science Monitor's editorial board. He should heap thanks on all the Muslims... More »

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Barack Obama • Pakistan • Egypt • Muslim

Al-Qaeda Denounces Obama

Deputy warns Muslims of 'polished words' before Cairo speech

Jun 2, 09 7:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Al-Qaeda isn't waiting for President Obama to address the Muslim world to criticize him. In a new video, the group's No. 2 leader called Obama a "criminal" on the eve of his visit to the Mideast and said his "bloody images" cannot be concealed by "theatrical visits... More »

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Egypt • Muslim • terrorist • Osama bin Laden • al-Qaeda • Ayman al-Zawahiri • President Obama

(Newser) - The US military burned bibles sent to Afghanistan by an American church, reports CNN. Officials feared the bibles, sent last year, would cause problems if they were used in a campaign to convert Muslims to Christianity. The unsolicited bibles were printed in the two most popular Afghani languages. Ironically, Taliban... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Christianity • Muslim • US Army • Bible • conversion

Obama to Address Muslim World From Egypt

President to tackle US-Muslim relations on first Middle Eastern trip

May 9, 09 3:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama will travel to Egypt next month to deliver a speech aimed at mending America's relationship with the Muslim world, McClatchy Newspapers reports. Egypt is a politically risky choice due to President Hosni Mubarak's heavy-handed autocratic rule, but a White House spokesman said the country "in many ways... More »

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Barack Obama • Islam • Middle East • Hosni Mubarak • Egypt • Muslim • speech • Arab • President Obama

(Newser) - Muslims consider canines unclean, which was a problem for a blind Muslim woman who wanted a guide dog. So she got a guide horse. Mona Ramouni of suburban Detroit is getting used to 3-year-old miniature horse Cali—“this is a really awesome little horse,” she told the AP—... More »

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Islam • Detroit • Michigan • Muslim • disability • blindness • braille • guide dog • miniature horse • animal trainer

Beheaded Wife Feared Abusive Husband's Wrath

Colleagues say woman tried to salvage struggling TV venture

Feb 22, 09 4:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Now that authorities have charged Muzzammil Hassan with beheading his wife Aasiya, reports are surfacing that he had beaten her for years, the Buffalo News reports. Local police knew of the violence, but didn't act because Aasiya refused to press charges. “She was afraid she would cause Bridges TV... More »

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crime • New York • Muslim • beheading • Muzzammil Hassan

NY Wife Beheading Blasted as 'Honor Killing'

Divorce linked to gruesome murder

Feb 18, 09 4:36 AM CST
(Newser) - The gruesome beheading of a wife in upstate New York by her Muslim husband has been blasted as a retaliatory "honor killing" against a spouse seeking divorce, reports the Buffalo News. “This was apparently a terroristic version of honor killing, a murder rooted in cultural notions about women’... More »

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murder • Muslim • beheading • honor killings • Muzzammil Hassan

(Newser) - The founder of a Muslim TV network in New York has been charged with beheading his wife in the midst of an acrimonious divorce. Muzzammil Hassan, 44, was busted last week after he told police his wife's body could be found at his Buffalo offices and confessed to her murder,... More »

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crime • New York • murder • Muslim • beheading

 2 Afghans Face Death
 Over Koran Translation 

Clerics say book aims to replace holy text

Feb 6, 09 11:23 AM CST
(AP) - A pocket-size translation of the Koran has landed six men in prison in Afghanistan and left two of them begging judges to spare their lives. They're accused of modifying the Koran, and their fate could be decided Sunday in court. The trial illustrates what critics call the undue influence of... More »

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Afghanistan • death penalty • Islam • trial • Islamic Sharia law • Muslim • Koran • translation • cleric • Bill Maher Grid

OPINION

 Why Should US Apologize
to Muslims?

We've done such great stuff for them

Jan 30, 09 11:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s pledge to “seek a new way forward” in the Muslim world “based on mutual interest and mutual respect” struck Charles Krauthammer as “needlessly defensive and apologetic,” he writes in the Washington Post. What do we have to apologize for? Over the past... More »

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Barack Obama • Islam • Muslim • Charles Krauthammer

Top Saudi Cleric Backs Marriage of 10-Year-Old Girls

They're not too young, declares grand mufti

Jan 18, 09 9:27 AM CST
(Newser) - The top Muslim cleric in Saudi Arabia has issued a statement supporting marriage for girls as young as 10, reports CNN. "Those who think she's too young are wrong and they are being unfair to her," he declared. The statement follows the refusal last month by a Saudi... More »

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Saudi Arabia • marriage • Muslim • Grand Mufti • cleric • sexual assault • child brides

analysis

Middle East Fumes Over Obama's Gaza Silence

Arabs and Muslims disappointed after 'promise of change'

Jan 5, 09 11:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama's studied silence on the Gaza attacks—there’s only one president at a time, and so on—isn’t playing well in the Middle East, writes Simon Tisdall in the Guardian. “Foreign wars don't wait for Washington inaugurations,” Tisdall notes. Many Arabs and Muslims “cannot... More »

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Israel • Middle East • Gaza • Palestine • Muslim • Arab Israeli conflict • Arab • Israeli offensive • President Obama

Airline Apologizes to Muslims Kicked Off Flight

Family blame racial profiling; Muslim group plans to file complaint

Jan 3, 09 6:55 AM CST
(Newser) - A Muslim American family booted from a New Year's Day flight for allegedly making suspicious remarks has received an apology from AirTran, the Washington Post reports. The family was removed and interrogated after a pair of teenage girls heard two of them discussing which seats on an aircraft were safest... More »

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flight • Muslim Americans • Muslim • airport security • AirTran • racial profiling

Muslims Booted From Flight for 'Suspicious' Comments

Discussion over safest place to sit gets family chucked off AirTran jet

Jan 2, 09 6:20 AM CST
(Newser) - An American Muslim family was booted off an Orlando-bound flight at Reagan National Airport after two of them were overheard discussing the safest place to sit on a plane, the Washington Post reports. Suspicious passengers reported the family, dressed in traditional Muslim garb, to the flight crew. FBI agents were... More »

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flight • Muslim Americans • Muslim • airport security • AirTran • American Muslims

Bangladeshi Parents Forced Me Into Marriage: UK Doctor

Case prompts other Brits to come forth

Dec 18, 08 10:40 AM CST
(Newser) - The Bangladeshi parents of a 33-year-old doctor living in Britain kidnapped and forced her into a Muslim marriage during a trip home because they disapproved of her Hindu boyfriend, the Independent reports. Humayra Abedin returned to the UK this week after four months in captivity, and is seeking to have... More »

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kidnapping • Muslim • Bangladesh • Hindu • Britain • forced marriage • honor

ANALYSIS

Shoe-Throw Is Arab World's Heartiest Insult

Journo's sole assault on Bush would likely have meant death under Saddam

Dec 15, 08 1:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Throwing a shoe at someone is hardly a positive gesture anywhere, but in Arab and Islamic countries, footwear is viewed as ritually unclean: Even mentioning your shoes while insulting someone carries vile significance, the BBC reports. Accidentally displaying an exposed sole is also considered insulting, so yesterday’s loafer-launching aimed... More »

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Iraq • Islam • Condoleezza Rice • shoes • Muslim • journalist • Arab • George W. Bush • insult • Muntadar al-Zaidi

Cemetery in Mumbai Won't Bury Terrorists

Gunmen 'cannot be called Muslim,' says graveyard trust

Dec 1, 08 7:31 AM CST
(AP) - A Muslim graveyard has refused to bury nine gunmen who terrorized Mumbai over three days last week, leaving at least 172 people dead and wreaking havoc at some of its most famous landmarks. The shooters, whose bodies are unclaimed thus far, are not true followers of the Islamic faith, according... More »

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terrorism • India • Muslim • Mumbai • burial • cemetery

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