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Why ISLAM?
Jul 27 2008, Fariha Jamil

The most widely held question by the contemporary non-Muslim world is as to what is there so unique about Islam in particular when all the religions teach us to do good deeds and shun evil. Everyone for sure agrees that all the great religions...

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Anne Bean, clinical director at the Cecil County (Md.) Department of Social Services’ Domestic Violence/ Rape Crisis Center, sits Tuesday, May 13, 2008 in her Elkton, Md. office. Since 2004 the center has used anonymous rape evidence collection kits,...

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