Omar Sacirbey
Muslims launch campaign to 'understand' Shariah
c. 2012 Religion News Service
(RNS) Against a backdrop of heartland fears that U.S. Muslims seek to
impose Islamic law on American courts, a leading Muslim group will launch a
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FBI, Muslims report progress over training materials
c. 2012 Religion News Service
(RNS) FBI officials say they are willing to consider a proposal from a
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Book shatters stereotypes on Muslim women, sex and love
c. 2012 Religion News Service
(RNS) If you think good Muslim women wait for marriage to have sex, think
again.
Homegrown Muslim terror threat ‘tiny,’ report says
The threat of homegrown Islamic terrorism is "tiny" and often
exaggerated by government officials, a leading antiterrorism expert
said in a recent report.
Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists rebut Santorum: ‘Equality’ is their concept, too
Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus are accusing Republican presidential
candidate Rick Santorum of bigotry and ignorance after he said that
equality is solely a Judeo-Christian concept.
Desecration of the dead defies religious teachings
The outrage over a video allegedly showing U.S. marines urinating on
dead Taliban fighters provided Americans with a disturbing reminder that
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Appeals court turns down Oklahoma Shari‘a ban
Oklahoma's referendum barring judges from considering Islamic law is
unconstitutional, the Tenth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled,
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In academia, comments about Islam remain risky
A recent spate of campus controversies involving professors who made
provocative statements about Muslims shows one of two things: a
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Gay, Muslim groups relieved by changes to bullying bill
(RNS) Gay and Muslim groups say they are relieved after a Michigan lawmaker agreed to drop a provision in an anti-bullying bill that would have carved out an exemption for religious or moral belief...
Saudi-Iran tensions overshadow hajj pilgrimage
(RNS) Reports last month that Iran plotted to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the U.S....
Muslims call for reforms 10 years after Patriot Act
(RNS) A Muslim civil rights group is accusing the FBI and other federal agencies of “bad policing” and flaunting the Constitution in a 56-page report released to mark the 10th anniversa...
Dead cleric's videos may find eternal life online
(RNS) Radical American-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki may be dead, but the
power of the Internet means he won't soon be forgotten. And that,
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