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Executed in a coup 30 years ago, buried hastily in a mass grave along with a small golden Quran, the man who turned Afghanistan from a monarchy into a republic returned on Tuesday in a flag-draped coffin to the same palace where he met his death.
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Turkey’s secular elite often likes to pose to outsiders as the defenders of a democratic and secular order in Turkey against a creeping Islamism they claim is the...
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Respect for Islam, a prescription for Palestinian statehood and assurances of a speedy U.S. pullout from Iraq — that’s what Muslims from Morocco to Malaysia say...
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It appeared as a brief news item, a few days ago, that a Saudi judge told a seminar on domestic violence that slapping one’s wife for spending money carelessly is...
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Strange things in the world happen: in the heart of the Jewish State, in Jerusalem, at the confessional leaders’ interfaith meeting arranged by the Israeli and...
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It seems the Taliban has demanded that Pope Benedict XVI force all Christians to stop spreading their faith in Afghanistan. In fact, they threatened both the Pope and...
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The debate was on regarding what to do about Apostates at the International Islamic Fiqh Conference in Sharjah. To behead or not to behead, that was the question at...
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An influential Islamic group branded an online video game depicting religious figures fighting each other as offensive to Muslims and Christians and successfully...
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An influential Islamic group branded an online video game depicting religious figures fighting each other as offensive to Muslims and Christians and successfully...
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An influential Islamic group has demanded the removal of an online video game depicting religious figures such as the Prophet Muhammad and Jesus Christ fighting each...
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Do you need to be whipped or flogged Taliban style? One incident and a news report this week struck me as provoking deep thought. A Hindu friend of mine embraced Islam....
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There are many alarmist, most unapologetic in their vulgarity while others hide their racism in a scholarly veneer, when it comes to Muslims in Europe.
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He also used to feed her acid. After all, he wanted a son. To demonstrate how rampant acid attacks against women and children are in Muslim-majority Bangladesh,...
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President Barack Obama has made his first appointment of a Muslim: Dalia Mogahed.
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Born in Egypt, Ms. Mogahed is a senior analyst and the...
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religion is only meant to peace of mind and heart, it is at the individual level, every person in this universe needs to be in touch with the almighty, thy has created...
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A Dutch lawmaker says he plans to make a sequel to the anti-Islamic movie that sparked protests among Muslims around the world last year.
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Tunisia is famously the most secular Arab country, even more so then Lebanon. While the latter does not have civil marriage, Tunisia established the practice in 1956....
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Those of you unfamiliar with Jad Choueiri soon may be introduced to him. Jad is a young Lebanese singer known for his pop, as opposed to more Arab classical, music in...
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Salma Hayek has two things going for her. No. Actually one thing. It is a sort of twin.
It gave her a billionaire husband named Francois-Henri Pinault. It also gave...
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Nearly eight years since 9/11 American prejudice against Islam has recorded an all-time high.
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The wound on Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse’s slim hand, where he was stabbed by a crew member during his pirate attack on a U.S. cargo ship, has been redressed....
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A Somali teenager held in New York after being charged with piracy has been given a Quran to use in prayer and medical attention for his hand injured during the attack...
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An appeals court in Afghanistan upheld 20-year prison sentences Sunday for two men who published a translation of the Quran that drove religious leaders to call for...
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France is becoming the latest country to woo Islamic banks, which avoided much of the damage from the subprime mortgage crisis by following strict principles laid out...
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A small golden Quran helped Afghan authorities identify the body of a president killed in a coup three decades ago that led to 10 years of Soviet domination, officials...
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A small golden Quran helped Afghan authorities identify the body of a president killed in a coup three decades ago that led to 10 years of Soviet domination, officials...
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Jordanian police arrested a local writer Tuesday for incorporating verses of the Quran, the Muslim holy book, into his love poetry, a judicial official said.
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We shall turn towards the Sage, the yogi, who fought for India’s independence, accepting the Gita’s message of karma of violence when necessary, yet had a broad...
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ARE you one of those people who rarely touch the Qur’an? Or do you read daily, but don’t find it is having the impact on you that it should? Whatever the...
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A British documentary on the Qur’an has angered leading Muslim scholars for making inaccurate statements about the Shia branch of the faith.
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A 17 year old girl was stoned to death in Iraq because she loved the boy of some other religion. It is not just one such case but there are hundreds, if not thousands,...
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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by conservative radio talk show host Michael Savage against an Islamic civil rights group over its use of a portion of his...
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Dutch legislator Geert Wilders will not be prosecuted for inciting hatred of Muslims with his film denouncing the Quran, prosecutor said Monday.Prosecutor said his film...
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The public prosecutor’s office says it will not charge right-wing legislator Geert Wilders with inciting hatred for his film denouncing the Quran.The prosecutor...
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In this photo released by LG Electronics Inc., a customer listens to an explanation about a new LG TV that allows users to both read and listen to the Quran at an electronics store in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Sept. 15, 2008. LG Electronics...
