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Muslim stories: 76 news summaries

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OPINION

India Must
Crack Down
on Muslims, Hindus Alike

Time to end divisive religious tactics

Nov 28, 08 11:39 AM CST
(Newser) - The terrorist attacks in Mumbai are tied to growing disillusionment among Indians with a government that manipulates religious divisions for political gain, writes Dileep Padgaonkar in the Washington Post. Each party accuses the other of pandering to a religious constituency, be it Muslim or Hindu—and such posturing has filtered... More »

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terrorism • India • political party • government • Muslim • extremism • Mumbai • Hindu

 Nigeria Struggles 
 to Protect Child Brides 

Underage marriage outlawed, but Muslim leaders support it

Nov 28, 08 10:44 AM CST
(Newser) - In northern Nigeria, almost half the girls are married by age 15, and a law outlawing child marriage faces serious resistance from Muslim leaders, the Times of London reports. "We have no choice," says one teen who was brutally raped by her husband. As a result, fistula—a... More »

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Africa • pregnancy • Nigeria • women's rights • Muslim • childbirth • forced marriage • child brides • fistula

(Newser) - Islamic authorities in Malaysia issued a fatwa today against Muslims practicing yoga, BBC reports. The chair of Malaysia's National Fatwa Council said Hindu elements are essential to yoga and could destroy a Muslim's faith. "We are of the view that yoga combines physical exercise, religious elements, chanting and worshipping... More »

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Muslim • fatwa • Malaysia • Yoga

Virginity Lie
Not Grounds
for Annulment

French court ruling makes Muslim couple married again

Nov 17, 08 12:02 PM CST
(Newser) - France has overturned a lower court decision annulling a Muslim couple’s marriage on grounds that the bride lied about being a virgin, the BBC reports. That means the couple is married again—whether they like it or not. Husband and wife both accepted the original decision, but it sparked... More »

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divorce • France • annulment • Muslim • virginity • remarriage

Muhammad  Probably
Never Existed: Theologian

Islamic scholar's theory enrages Muslims

Nov 15, 08 8:45 AM CST
(Newser) - An Islamic professor's belief that Muhammad probably never existed has Muslim groups seething, the Wall Street Journal reports. The German convert to Islam says he cast a critical eye over historical records and found little to indicate the prophet was a real person. Muhammad’s name didn't appear on coins... More »

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Islam • Muslims • Muslim • Muhammad • Muslim convert • Prophet Muhammad • religious scholars

 23% of Texans Say 
 Obama Is Muslim 

Fraction under mistaken impression much greater than 5-10% nationally: poll

Oct 30, 08 2:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nearly a quarter of Texas voters still believe Barack Obama is a Muslim, the Houston Chronicle reports. Polling shows 23% of registered voters there buy internet-fueled rumors the Democrat is hiding his Islamic faith—compared to just 5-10% of voters nationwide. The same poll gives John McCain a comfortable lead... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Texas • Muslim • Obama 2008 • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • opinion polls • polls

 Sony Recalls Video 
 Game for 'Islam Insult' 

Koran quotes discovered in music track

Oct 20, 08 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sony has held up distribution of a top video game after the discovery that it contains quotations from the Koran in a background music track, reports the BBC. Copies of Playstation 3 game LittleBigPlanet have been recalled and Sony has apologized. A modified version will be released next month. The... More »

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Islam • religion • Sony • Playstation 3 • Muslim • Koran • video games

 Violent Muslim DVD 
 Seen as Stealth 
 Attack on Obama 

28 million DVDs inserted into newspapers in key battleground states

Oct 16, 08 5:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - A DVD on Muslims packed with violence and inserted into newspapers in key swing states is being viewed as a not-so-subtle attack on Barack Obama, reports CNN. Entitled Obsession, the production appears to capitalize on erroneous impressions that the Democratic candidate is Muslim and may be soft on terrorism. Some... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • DVD • Muslim • Election 2008 • swing states • Obsession

Meet the Man Calling Obama
a Muslim

Lawsuit-loving, anti-Semitic eccentric behind false rumors

Oct 13, 08 8:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - The pernicious rumors that Barack Obama is secretly a Muslim can be traced to one man, the New York Times reports: Andy Martin, a failed lawyer and politician known for his anti-Semitic comments and frivolous lawsuits. In 2004 Martin released a press release calling Obama a Muslim, and he... More »

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Barack Obama • Muslim • smear campaign • anti-Semitism • Election 2008 • Andy Martin

 Fake Polls Smear 
 'Muslim' Obama 

Callers link candidate to Hamas, imply he is a Muslim in calls

Oct 3, 08 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - The ugly tactic of “push polling” has resurfaced in key swing states, as fake pollsters seek to influence voters with scam questions that present an unfavorable view of Barack Obama, the Guardian reports. On one call, a Jewish voter in Pennsylvania says, she was asked if she would vote... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • Ohio • poll • Muslim • smear campaign • political activism • Jeremiah Wright • Election 2008

Zardari Slapped With Fatwa for Flirting With Palin

Pakistani feminists also angry at president for 'shameful' behavior

Oct 2, 08 12:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Asif Ali Zardari’s overly-friendly interaction with Sarah Palin earned Pakistan’s president a fatwa from a conservative mosque for salacious behavior, not to mention the scorn of feminists who accuse him of objectifying the US vice-presidential candidate, the Christian Science Monitor reports. At the UN last week, Zardari told... More »

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Pakistan • sexism • Muslim • Benazir Bhutto • fatwa • feminists • Asif Ali Zardari • Election 2008 • conservative Islam • Sarah Palin

 Should This Game Be Banned? 

Web-based game, where aim is to 'wipe out the Muslim race,' hard to regulate

Sep 11, 08 3:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Muslim Massacre, a Web-based game where players aim to “wipe out the Muslim race,” has earned widespread condemnation from Islamic groups, the Guardian reports. In the game, the US has declared war on Islam and the unnamed “American hero” slaughters terrorists and civilians alike to face Osama... More »

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Islam • Internet • terrorism • censorship • Muslim • racism • Internet censorship

 Alvin Ailey Artist 
 Forced to Dance 
 for Israeli Cops 

Black dancer with Muslim name ordered to dance to prove ID

Sep 10, 08 4:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - A member of New York's Alvin Ailey dance troupe with a Muslim name was forced to dance for Israeli airport cops in a holding cell to prove his identity, AP reports. "It was embarrassing," said Abdur-Rahim Jackson. "The only time I'm really expected to dance is when... More »

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War on Terror • Israel • dance • Muslim • airport security • Alvin Ailey

OPINION

'My Muslim Faith' Quote Not
a Slip, Just Misinterpreted

What some conservatives call tacit admission was subtle allusion

Sep 8, 08 4:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Reports that Barack Obama mistakenly revealed his “Muslim faith” in a television interview are ridiculous, Frank James writes in the Chicago Tribune. Talking with George Stephanopoulos about suggestions he is a Muslim, Obama agreed “that John McCain has not talked about my Muslim faith.” Stephanopoulos corrected him,... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Islam • Muslim • George Stephanopoulos • Election 2008 • ABC News

 Unrest Spikes in Kashmir

Militants take family hostage, trade fire with Indian forces

Aug 27, 08 1:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Militants who snuck into Indian-administered Kashmir from neighboring Pakistan were holding a family hostage today in after killing several people yesterday, the Times of London reports. Tensions are high in Jammu, some 300 miles northwest of New Delhi; Muslim groups in the area have long agitated for independence from Hindu-dominated... More »

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Pakistan • India • Muslim • Kashmir • Hindu • militant • Jammu

Ahmadinejad Says Israel to Be 'Removed Soon'

Iranian president's comments meant to reassure hardliners

Aug 20, 08 2:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called Israel “a germ of corruption” to be “removed soon” in comments on his presidential website today, the AP reports. While the outburst is nothing new for the Iranian leader, the posts were probably meant to reassure hawks enraged by the vice president’s comments last... More »

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Iran • Israel • Middle East • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Muslim • Jewish • nuclear missiles

Karadzic Blasts 'Witch Hunt,' Says US Wants to Kill Him

Ex-Bosnian leader claims he cut a deal with Washington

Aug 1, 08 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Radovan Karadzic says he can't possibly get a fair trial at the Hague because a “media witch hunt” has already proclaimed him a war criminal, the BBC reports. In a document submitted to the war crimes tribunal, Karadzic cited “drastic irregularities” in his arrest and accused the US... More »

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Bosnia • The Hague • international war crimes tribunal • Muslim • assassination • Radovan Karadzic • Richard Holbrooke

 Booze Flows in Baghdad 

Despite security risks, business is booming

Jul 2, 08 11:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iraq may be a war-torn nation with deep-seated sectarian divisions, but things are picking up for a certain thirsty segment of the population. That’s right: booze is flowing again in Baghdad, McClatchy Newspapers reports. Though a predominantly Muslim nation, Iraq, even under Saddam Hussein, permitted any citizen to sip,... More »

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Iraq • retail • sectarian violence • prohibition • alcohol • Muslim • liquor

OPINION

 Candidates Exploit
 Muslim-Jewish Divide 

McCain and Obama insulting Muslims to gain favor with Jewish voters

Jun 26, 08 6:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

ANALYSIS

Turkey's PM Could Fall Over Headscarves

Attack by 'extreme' secular judges will hopefully fall short

Jun 20, 08 7:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Islam • Turkey • constitutional amendment • democracy • Muslim • secularism • Recep Tayyip Erdogan • Justice and Development Party

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