Times of India
Mumbai anti-terror cell gets crash course in Urdu
The Mumbai police have started training officers of the anti-terrorism cell (ATC) to read and understand Urdu in the next two months.The officers are also being guided through the history of Islam.
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The Guardian
William Hague seeks to change arms embargo on Syria
British foreign secretary warns of regional 'catastrophe' as al-Qaida and Hezbollah clash in battle for QusairBritain is seeking to amend the EU arms embargo on Syria to press Bashar al-Assad into holding peace talks with the rebels because the escalating conflict is threatening a regional "catastrophe", William Hague warned on Monday.Speaking as combat raged around the...
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The Guardian
Mali: Timbuktu's literary gems face Islamists and decay in fight for survival
Ancient manuscripts on science and history are symbols of Africa's cultural heritage, say guardians of priceless libraryThere is a proverb in Timbuktu, the legendary medieval city in Mali's desert, that says: "The ink of a scholar is more precious than the blood of a martyr."What Ahmed Baba, the 16th-century intellectual who said it, would make of recent developments is...
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ElPais
La deriva siria
Occidente debe aunar esfuerzo diplomático y urgente ayuda militar a los rebeldes moderados
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The Guardian
Hezbollah troops aid Syrian government advance on border town
Battle for Qusair believed to be edging in favour of loyalist forces, and role of Hezbollah marks new escalation in crisisSyrian and Hezbollah troops have pushed deep into the strategic border town of Qusair after a ferocious artillery and mortar blitz that is thought to have killed more than 50 residents and laid bare the Lebanese militia's direct support for the Assad...
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Huffington Post
Bangladesh Bloggers Face Constant Death Threats Since Government Labeled Them 'Atheist'
WASHINGTON -- Even though Rasel Parvez is out of prison, he isn't out of danger."They have pushed my life to a state in which I cannot walk free. I remain in self-confinement day after day, and my social relations are mostly snapped," said Parvez, 36, in an interview with The Huffington Post.He is talking about the Bangladeshi government, which arrested him and three other...
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AP
Egyptians targeted with blasphemy charges
CAIRO (AP) -- The pale, young Christian woman sat handcuffed in the courtroom, accused of insulting Islam while teaching history of religions to fourth-graders. A team of Islamist lawyers with long beards sang in unison, "All except the Prophet Muhammad."...
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The Nation
Olson seeks unanimity on terror, drones
ISLAMABAD
US Ambassador Richard Olson on Friday met JUI-F chief Fazlur Rehman and congratulated him as his party has won seats in national and provincial assemblies.
The ambassador underscored theUScommitment to a strong bilateral relationship withPakistanbased on respect and mutual interest, according to statement issued by Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F)....
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Huffington Post
Tim_Arnold: The Real Weapons of Mass Destruction: America's 300 Million Guns
On 9/11, Islam jihadists turned four U.S. airlines into weapons of mass destruction and killed almost 3,000 people. Within a month the George W. Bush...
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Telegraph
Syria: death and prayers in Damascus
Dispatch: Front line in south-east Damascus now lies at the gates of one of the holiest sites for Shia Islam, the resting place of granddaughter of the Prophet Mohammed.
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DieZeit
Umstrittene These: Waren die Kreuzzüge Notwehr?
Kreuzritter gelten als fanatische Barbaren. Das Bild ist falsch, schreibt der US-Soziologe Rodney Stark in einem Buch. Seine kühne These: Der Islam habe provoziert.
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The Nation
Rawalpindi Panthers win U-16 match
ISLAMABAD – Rawalpindi Panthers beat Rawalpindi Tigers by five wickets in the Rawalpindi Region U-16 Talent Hunt Tournament match played here at Pindi Stadium on Thursday. Rawalpindi Tigers won the toss and elected to bat first as they were bowled out for 147 in 34 overs. M Sulman scored 43 runs while Raja Hassan added 25. Irfan Khan clinched five wickets for 17 runs...
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The Nation
Rawalpindi Panthers win U-16 match
ISLAMABAD – Rawalpindi Panthers beat Rawalpindi Tigers by five wickets in the Rawalpindi Region U-16 Talent Hunt Tournament match played here at Pindi Stadium on Thursday. Rawalpindi Tigers won the toss and elected to bat first as they were bowled out for 147 in 34 overs. M Sulman scored 43 runs while Raja Hassan added 25. Irfan Khan clinched five wickets for 17 runs...
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The Nation
Rawalpindi Panthers win U-16 match
ISLAMABAD – Rawalpindi Panthers beat Rawalpindi Tigers by five wickets in the Rawalpindi Region U-16 Talent Hunt Tournament match played here at Pindi Stadium on Thursday. Rawalpindi Tigers won the toss and elected to bat first as they were bowled out for 147 in 34 overs. M Sulman scored 43 runs while Raja Hassan added 25. Irfan Khan clinched five wickets for 17 runs...
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The Nation
Rawalpindi Panthers win U-16 match
ISLAMABAD – Rawalpindi Panthers beat Rawalpindi Tigers by five wickets in the Rawalpindi Region U-16 Talent Hunt Tournament match played here at Pindi Stadium on Thursday. Rawalpindi Tigers won the toss and elected to bat first as they were bowled out for 147 in 34 overs. M Sulman scored 43 runs while Raja Hassan added 25. Irfan Khan clinched five wickets for 17 runs...
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USA Today
Farrakhan urges black unity in Detroit
The Nation of Islam leader called on religious leaders to buy up property in Detroit.
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New York Times
‘Beef-gate’ Transfixes Scandal-Prone Indonesia
Mix political Islam, hotel room sex, luxury automobiles, swimsuit models and imported beef, and you have the makings of a mega-scandal.
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New York Times
'Beefgate' Transfixes Scandal-Prone Indonesia
Mix political Islam, hotel room sex, luxury automobiles, swimsuit models and imported beef, and you have the makings of a mega-scandal.
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The Nation
Shahbaz invites Maulana Fazl to join upcoming government
Victorious Pakistan Muslim League (N) leader Shahbaz Sharif and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman vowed to support each other to bring peace and prosperity in the country.
Talking to media persons after hours long meeting and a luxurious luncheon here, both emphasized the establishment of peace in the country as the core issue.
Shahbaz Sharif...
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Daily Mail
Schoolgirl who converted to Islam 'ran away from home after getting married over the phone to older man she had never met'
The 15-year-old, whose British father is a Christian, is set to give evidence against seven men arrested in Mulhouse, eastern France, pictured.
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AP
Mystical branch of Islam has resurgence in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Hundreds of sweating Sufis chant and sway as the lead sheik moves into the middle of a circle of worshippers and bursts into a chant louder than anyone else's...
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MorganLinton
Sedo and Afternic Weekly Sales Report Led by FreeBackUp.com
FreeBackup.com led all sales this week selling for $45,000. The domain was registered in 2001 and is currently under privacy. For .us fans the .us dropped and is available.The number two sale for the week was iPark.com, selling for $23,000. The domain was registered in 1995 and redirects to Schiffmans.com a jewelery site. Nav.co was [...]
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The Nation
JUI-F rejects PTI’s mandate as rigged
Peshawar - Rejecting the mandate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Tuesday alleged that elections in Mardan, Peshawar and Kohat division were rigged.
“We will not accept PTI’s mandate in KPK, where election results have been rigged in favour of a party,” he said while talking to the media at the residence...
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TheDomains
Sedo Transactions Totoal $1.15M Led By iPark.com For $23K
Sedo just reported that 677 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $1.15m for last week.
Sales were led by iPark.com at $23K.
A .travel domain made a rare appearance with the domain name NewYork.Travel selling for $5K
Over 40% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings.
Highlights of public sales include:
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Daily Mail
UKIP councillor Eric Kitson who said 'Islam is a cancer' on racist Facebook page 'to step down'
Worcestershire County Councillor Eric Kitson, 59, has admitted 'I don't see how I can possibly carry on' after sharing racist cartoons and messages on Facebook.
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The Guardian
Gaza gastronomy in a refugee camp
A women's collective in a refugee camp is serving up traditional homemade Palestinian dishes – with an authentic tasteIn a kitchen in the "martyrs' quarter" of the Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem, one of the toughest places in the West Bank, Islam Abu Aouda is preparing a soft dough of yoghurt, oil and flour. Soon she will fill small pockets with chopped spinach, sumac...
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Reuters
Christian teacher to be tried in Egypt for insulting Islam
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's prosecutors on Tuesday referred a Christian schoolteacher to trial on charges of insulting Islam, judicial sources said.
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Daily Mail
UKIP councillor who said 'Islam is a cancer which needs to be cured with radiation' on racist Facebook page steps down from the party after just 12 days
Worcestershire County Councillor Eric Kitson, 59, has admitted 'I don't see how I can possibly carry on' after sharing racist cartoons and messages on Facebook.
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The Nation
Fazl to throw spanner
ISLAMABAD - Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) is all set to prove its strength to form government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) with the due support of Pakistan Muslim League (N), independents and other parties.
“JUI-F will soon announce its strength to form government in KPK as we have received a green signal after parleys with the representatives from different political...
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The Nation
Fazl writes to ECP about rigging complaints
islamabad - JAVAID-UR-RAHMAN -
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) Chief, Maulana Fazlur Rahman, on Monday complaining about rigging in few seats of Fata and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has demanded re-polling in those constituencies.
“We demand immediate re-polling in certain polling stations because of heavy rigging. All those officials who delayed results up to 48 hours and...
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sueddeutsche
Prozess gegen Stürzenberger: Keine Strafe für Himmler-Plakat
Bei einer Kundgebung zeigt er ein Plakat mit Heinrich Himmler, das die Nähe zwischen den Nazis und dem Islam belegen soll. Das Amtsgericht München spricht Michael Stürzenberger und seine Mitstreiter frei - und der Aktivist der islamfeindlichen Szene nutzt das Gericht als politische Bühne.
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The Nation
Who will rule Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
Peshawar - The PTI has emerged as the most popular party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by bagging biggest chunk of the provincial assembly seats but with its 34 seats, out of the total 99, it is not in a position to form provincial government on its own.
Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl JUI-F, which has secured 16 seats up till now, is also too eager to rule this militancy-ridden province...
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Daily Mail
Thousands pack St Peter's Square as Pope Francis canonises 800 Italian saints who were slaughtered for refusing to convert to Islam
Among those proclaimed saints were the 'Martyrs of Otranto', 813 Italians who were slain in the southern Italian city in 1480 for defying demands to renounce Christianity by Turkish invaders who overran the citadel.
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The Guardian
Pope Francis completes contentious canonisation of Otranto martyrs
Pontiff avoids word Islam and nature of deaths as he makes saints of 800 killed by Ottoman Turks in 1480 for not convertingPope Francis has canonised more than 800 15th-century martyrs who were killed after refusing to convert to Islam – a delicate and arguably unwelcome ecclesiastical move he inherited from his predecessor Benedict.The "martyrs of Otranto", whose identities...
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Al Jazhera
Francis canonises first saints of his papacy
Sainthood bestowed on first Colombian, second female Mexican and 800 Italians who refused to convert to Islam in 1480.
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Irish Times
Pope proclaims 800 Italian saints
Men were beheaded by Ottoman soldiers for refusing to convert to Islam in 15th century
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Telegraph
Pope Francis proclaims 800 Italian saints
Pope Francis has proclaimed as saints 800 Italians who were beheaded by Ottoman raiders in the 15th century after they refused to convert to Islam - making them the biggest group canonisation ever.
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Reuters
Pope proclaims first saints, says Christians still persecuted
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday proclaimed as saints some 800 Italians killed in the 15th century for refusing to convert to Islam, and said many Christians were still being...
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Le Monde Diplomatique
Louée soit l'humaine imperfection
Il y a quelque chose d'orwellien dans le nouveau roman de Tarun Tejpal, porté par ce lyrisme baroque qui a contribué à faire de lui l'une des voix majeures de la littérature indienne contemporaine. Il y explore, sous la forme d'un récit allégorique, les pathologies du puritanisme et les dérives de (...)
/ Inde, Idées, Islam, Littérature, Minorité nationale,...
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DerSpiegel
Zeremonie in Rom: Franziskus vollzieht Massen-Heiligsprechung
Es war seine erste Kanonisierungszeremonie - und dann vollzog der neue Papst sie gleich mehr als 800-mal: Franziskus erklärte am Sonntag unter anderem die Opfer eines Massakers aus dem Jahr 1480 zu Heiligen. Sie hatten sich geweigert, zum Islam zu konvertieren.
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The Guardian
Pope Francis gives Catholic church hundreds of new saints
Two Latin American women canonised by Argentinian pontiff, as well as 813 'martyrs of Otranto' slain in 1480 by Turkish invadersPope Francis has given the Catholic church a raft of new saints, including hundreds of 15th-century martyrs who were beheaded for refusing to convert to Islam, as he led his first canonisation ceremony before tens of thousands of people in St...
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AP
Pope Francis gives church hundreds of new saints
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Francis on Sunday gave the Catholic church new saints, including hundreds of 15th-century martyrs who were beheaded for refusing to convert to Islam, as he led his first canonization ceremony Sunday before tens of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square....
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ElPais
Más precaución en el desescombro de Bangladesh tras hallar una superviviente
Los equipos de rescate y búsqueda han disminuido el uso de maquinaria pesada tras hallar ayer a una superviviente entre las ruinas del complejo textil siniestrado en Bangladesh en abril, informó hoy a Efe el portavoz del Ejército, Shahinul Islam.
"Encontrar a esa mujer tras diecisiete días fue una noticia fantástica (...). Ha vuelto a nacer", dijo Islam.
"Estamos...
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Le Figaro
Sardou : les coups de gueule du chanteur et les colères des présidents
Peine de mort, relations franco-américaines, Islam: Michel Sardou a émaillé sa longue carrière de prises de position et de polémiques qui ont souvent agacé les pouvoirs en place.Articles en rapportAbba : Agnetha, la Garbo de la popLe quinoa enfièvre la BolivieHollande, l'homme qui ne nomme rienQuand Royal réveille la nostalgie de SégolèneLadurée lance une enseigne...
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Daily Mail
Thief took a woman, 22, on a date so his friend could steal her TV and laptop while she was out with him
Hamza Islam, 29, from Sheldon, Birmingham, persuaded the 22-year-old to let him take her out on a date, but while they were out his accomplice raided her home.
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Amnesty International
Egypt: Release teacher accused of blasphemy
Headline Title:
Egypt: Release teacher accused of blasphemy
10 May 2013
A Coptic Christian teacher detained in Egypt on charges of “defamation of religion” must be immediately released and the criminal case against her dropped, said Amnesty International...
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The Guardian
Pakistan's hardliners' political clout protecting them from the law
Many moderates are concerned that Maulana Ahmed Ludhianvi is allowed to run for office despite allegations of terror offencesThrowing money around in mosques is not usually the done thing at Friday prayers, Islam's weekly holy day.But when Maulana Ahmed Ludhianvi exhorts the 1,500 followers that cram into the mosque that towers over the back alleys of Jhang city to put...
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The Nation
JUI-F to enforce Sharia if elected: Fazl
LAKKI MARWAT - GHULAM MURSALIN -
Chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Maulana Fazalur Rehman spent a busy day on the last day of electioneering in Bannu and Lakki Marwat districts. He is contesting election on the sole National Assembly seat of the district (NA-27) against Salim Saifullah Khan of PML-N.
On Thursday the JUI-F chief addressed several election gatherings...
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Huffington Post
Bangladesh Garment Factory Fire Kills 8 Just Weeks After Building Collapse Claims More Than 900 Lives
DHAKA, May 9 (Reuters) - Eight people were killed when a fire swept through a clothing factory in Bangladesh, police and an industry association official said on Thursday, as the death toll from the collapse of another factory building two weeks ago climbed above 900. The fire, in an industrial district of Dhaka, comes amid global attention on safety...
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The Nation
Americans ‘lack’ knowledge of Islam
ISLAMABAD -
Most of the Americans have incomplete knowledge about Islam and Muslims, which is one of the main hurdles that creates a gap between the Muslim world and the USA, but in spite of negative propaganda an estimated 30,000 Americans convert to Islam every year.
These views were expressed by Marriam Ahmed who converted to Islam and is working as assistant director...
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The Guardian
Fatal fire at Bangladesh clothing factory
Plant burns down in Dhaka as crews continue to pull bodies from collapsed Rana Plaza where hundreds diedAt least seven people have been killed in a fire that swept through a Bangladesh clothing factory in an industrial district of the capital, Dhaka, where a building housing similar companies fell down two weeks ago with hundreds of deaths. The fire broke out on Wednesday...
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The Guardian
Free Syrian Army rebels defect to Islamist group Jabhat al-Nusra
The well-resourced organisation, which is linked to al-Qaida, is luring many anti-Assad fighters away, say brigade commandersSyria's main armed opposition group, the Free Syrian Army (FSA), is losing fighters and capabilities to Jabhat al-Nusra, an Islamist organisation with links to al-Qaida that is emerging as the best-equipped, financed and motivated force fighting...
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Amnesty International
Bangladesh: Investigate deaths in protest clashes to prevent more bloodshed
Headline Title:
Bangladesh: Investigate protest deaths
07 May 2013
The Bangladeshi authorities must immediately set up an independent and impartial investigation into police use of force after at least 44 people died in violent clashes between protesters...
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The Nation
JUI-F, PPP poll rallies bombed
HANGU/LOWER DIR - At least 18 people were killed and 53 injured in two bomb attacks on the political rallies of JUI-F in Hangu and PPP in Lower Dir on Tuesday.
In the first incident, a bomb exploded at the rally of Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) when it was passing through the main market in Doaba area of Hangu. The rally was headed by JUI-F candidate from PK-43 constituency,...
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The Nation
Fazl condemns blast
ISLAMABAD - Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) Chief, Maulana Fazlur Rahman, on Tuesday strongly condemned the bomb attack on JUI-F candidate in Hangu and expressed deep sorrow over the loss of precious lives.
“I pray for the departed souls and wish early recovery of the injured,” he said in a statement issued from his office.
Fazl said that these incidents show the failure...
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The Guardian
Imran Khan's accident triggers wave of sympathy in Pakistan
Injured candidate appeals to voters from hospital bed – though his PTI party is not expected to win majority in electionImran Khan, a leading candidate in this week's general election in Pakistan, was rushed to hospital with a skull fracture and injured back on Tuesday after falling off an improvised platform attached to a forklift truck at one of the final rallies of...
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The Guardian
Ahmadinejad looks to make confidant his successor as Iran race starts
Outgoing president's aide likely to stand in election but opposition Green Movement's leaders still under house arrestIran started its six-week search for a new president on Tuesday as candidates began to register for an election that will mark the end of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's turbulent period in office.Dozens of hopefuls from various political groups have put their names...
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sueddeutsche
Innenminister Friedrich zieht positive Bilanz der Deutschen Islamkonferenz
Vierte Plenarsitzung der Deutschen Islam Konferenz in Berlin.
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Reuters
France struggles to fight radical Islam in its jails
VILLEPINTE, France (Reuters) - In France, the path to radical Islam often begins with a minor offence that throws a young man into an overcrowded, violent jail and produces a hardened convert ready for jihad.
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The Jerusalem Post
The essence of Sufism on an Israeli stage
What draws trance-loving Israelis to a festival devoted to a mystical strand of Islam?
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Times of India
12 killed as suicide bomber targets election rally in Pakistan
A suicide bomber blew himself up near the car of a Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam leader while he was campaigning for the upcoming elections in northwest Pakistan.
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The Guardian
Pakistan suicide attack on Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam candidate kills 12
Taliban suspected of carrying out latest bomb attack on Islamist party in north-west, as Mufti Syed Janan escapes unharmedA suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated explosives near a vehicle carrying an Islamist party candidate in north-west Pakistan, killing 12 people, police have said.No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing on Tuesday, but the Taliban took...
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The Jerusalem Post
The lies we tell ourselves about moderate Islam
Fundamentally Freund: President Barack Obama and much of the Western press seem to have difficulty saying in close proximity to one another: ‘Islamic’ and ‘terror.’
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Al Jazhera
Police ban rallies in Dhaka after violence
Bangladesh opposition calls two-day strike after deadly clashes between the police and supporters of Hifazat-e-Islam.
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Al Jazhera
Several killed in blast at Pakistan rally
Explosion at election rally in Hangu District for religious party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam kills at least eight people.
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The Nation
20 killed in JUI-F Kurram rally blast
ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR/QUETTA - A bomb blast struck a JUI-F public meeting in central Kurram on Monday, killing as many as 20 persons and injuring over 50 others, including two candidates of the religious party.
Political Agent Riaz Masood confirmed the incident but there was no confirmation of the exact number of killings by the official sources. However, a spokesman of the...
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Huffington Post
Rick Steves: Fabled Jerusalem: Steeped in History, Politics, and Religion
Before Columbus and the illustrious class of 1500, many maps of the world showed Jerusalem as the center of the world. Jerusalem -- holy, treasured,...
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Irish Times
Explosion at Pakistan election rally kills 25
65 others wounded by blast at gathering of Jamiat Ulema-e- Islam party
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The Jerusalem Post
The lies we tell ourselves about modern Islam
Fundamentally Freund: President Barack Obama and much of the Western press seem
to have difficulty saying in close proximity to one another: ‘Islamic’ and ‘terror.’
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The Guardian
Bangladesh protest violence leaves more than 30 people dead
Demonstration in Dhaka calling for anti-blasphemy law descends into chaos as Islamists clash with police and ruling party activistsMore than 30 people have died in fierce clashes between police and Islamist protesters in the Bangladesh capital, Dhaka, compounding the chaos in a country struggling to come to terms with a building collapse that killed more 650 people last...
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Irish Times
Explosion at Pakistan election rally kills 15
40 others wounded by blast at gathering of Jamiat Ulema-e- Islam party
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
By snubbing Copts on their holiest day, Egypt’s Morsi failed as president
The rise of political Islam into power has inflamed the already growing sectarianism in a society that was once known for its harmony and tolerance
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Bomb blast kills 14 at election rally of pro-Taliban party in northwest Pakistan
The Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam party is considered supportive of the Afghan Taliban’s fight against the United States and its allies. It’s also sympathetic to the Pakistani Taliban
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The Guardian
Pakistan election rally hit by bomb blast
Fourteen people killed and dozens wounded after explosion at campaign rally of leading Islamist party Jamiat-e-UlemaA bomb ripped through a campaign rally of a leading Islamist party in Pakistan on Monday, killing 14 people and wounding dozens more, a government official said as the run-up to the country's election on 11 May becomes increasingly dangerous.The blast, at...
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The Guardian
Pakistan election: the 4m votes no one wants
Ahmadi religious minority vilified by extremists as heretic and shunned by mainstream politicians like Imran KhanAs Pakistan's election campaign enters its dying days no town has escaped the attention of the country's politicians as they crisscross the country, plastering every spare billboard, lamp post and shopfront with posters bearing their heavily airbrushed faces.Except...
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ElPais
Al menos 15 muertos y 70 heridos en un atentado en Pakistán
El ataque contra un acto electoral, en el noroeste del país, ha tenido por objetivo uno de los partidos religiosos
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Al Jazhera
Many dead and injured in Pakistan bomb attack
At least 15 people killed and dozens injured after explosion at a Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam rally in Kurram Agency.
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Al Jazhera
Bangladesh cracks down on protest group
Leader of Hifazat-e-Islam forced to exit Dhaka after clashes between group's supporters and police leave many dead.
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Krone
Zahlreiche Tote bei Islamisten-Protest in Bangladesch
Bei Massenprotesten für härtere Blasphemiegesetze und eine strengere Geschlechtertrennung in Bangladesch sind am Sonntag nach Angaben der Behörden mindestens 22 Menschen getötet worden. Teile der Hauptstadt Dhaka wurden durch die Zusammenstöße zwischen Anhängern der radikalen Bewegung Hefajat-e-Islam, welche die Todesstrafe für Atheisten forderten, und der Polizei...
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The Nation
Extortionists to perish on May11: JI
karachi -
Jamaat-e-Islami Chief Munawwar Hassan has said May 11 would be the last day for extortionists in the metropolis, as his party has made all preparations to defeat the MQM.
“Pakistan is not for liberals, as the country was created for Islam and Muslims. Those parties who claim to be liberals are actually agent of the US, as they don’t want get rid of the...
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Daily Mail
Ten dead and hundreds injured as police battle hardline Islamist group demanding death penalty for those who insult Allah
The activists are calling for those who insult Islam to face the death penalty. Rioters set fire to shops and vehicles, blocked roads and fought bloody battles with police in the capital of Dhaka.
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Times of India
NHRC notice to Jharkhand on eviction relief
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a show-cause notice to the Jharkhand government to explain the reasons behind delay in rehabilitating around 1,000 families of Ali Nagar and Islam Nagar who lost homes in the alleged illegal anti-encroachment drive in 2011.
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Times of India
Violence in Bangladesh for stricter blasphemy law
Police said several of their men were wounded as the activists of the newly-floated Hefazat-e-Islam attacked them prompting them to retaliate with the help of armoured personnel carriers.
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Al Jazhera
Protesters demand blasphemy law in Bangladesh
One dead and dozens injured in pitched battles on Dhaka streets between supporters of Hifazat-e-Islam and police.
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The Nation
16 militants killed, two soldiers martyred in Orakzai, Khyber operations
Pakistani troops overran two militant hideouts and killed 16 insurgents after heavy overnight fighting at a flashpoint near the Afghan border in which two soldiers also died, the military said Sunday.
The fighting took place in the wake of a fresh military push in the Tirah valley in the tribal Khyber district, where the military has been targeting Taliban and Lashkar-e-Islam...
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Huffington Post
David Bromwich: America's Words of Peace and Acts of War
Is America at War with Islam? The question began to be asked when the first evidence emerged of the transfer of hundreds of innocent Muslims to Guantanamo and the despotic new order that permitted indefinite detention of suspects.
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The Nation
Fazl reiterates anti-Imran mantra
ISLAMABAD - Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) chief, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, has said that religious scholars of seminaries have issued an edict that casting vote in favour of Imran Khan is un-Islamic and JUI-F has nothing to do with this edict.
In a statement, Maulana Fazlur Rehman clarified the allegation of Imran that JUI-F chief has issued an edict against him.
The...
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ElPais
Vicisitudes y fracasos de la no intervención
Las potencias se comportan en Siria como en las guerras de España o Bosnia
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The Guardian
Syria: massacres of Sunni families reported in Assad's heartland
President inaugurates 'martyrs' statue as fresh violence explodes in Alawite zone The pictures appear to tell a familiar story. In one a pile of bodies lies on a street corner, shot down, apparently where they were gathered. Among them is a girl in a red blouse, perhaps five years old, spreadeagled among a dozen other family members, some covered in sheets....
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The Nation
Lower Dir set for tough fight on May 11
PESHAWAR -
Like past, this time too neck and neck contest is expected between Jamaat-e-Islam (JI) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on the lone National Assembly seat, NA-34, and four KPK Assembly constituencies in Lower Dir district in the scheduled May 11 general elections.
JI and PPP have always been proved archrival in Lower Dir. However, political pundits say...
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ElPais
Marruecos fracasa en el Sáhara
No bastan los lobbies y el ‘marketing’; la acción marroquí debe ganarse a la población
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The Guardian
Imran Khan reaches out to young voters with 'third-way' in Pakistan's general election
Cricketing hero wins hearts with promises to empower the people, but can sentiment be turned into seats for his PTI party?Mohammed Saeed had been waiting all day. Early that morning the 27-year-old bakery worker had cycled from his home on the outskirts of Okara, a rural town in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, to the scruffy crossroads at its centre. Now, as evening...
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The Guardian
Syrian National Coalition claims 50 killed in new massacre
Syrian opposition group has condemned 'large-scale massacre in Bayda' and asked for protection for country's peopleSyria's main opposition group has accused President Bashar al-Assad's regime of committing a "large-scale massacre" in a Sunni village near the Mediterranean coast in which activists say at least 50 people were killed with guns, knives and blunt objects.The...
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Foreign Policy
Fear for religious freedom
In the fall of
2012, three
mothers, along with their infant children, begin serving one-to-two-year
prison terms in Iran. Their crime? Being Baha'is in the birthplace of their
faith. In February 2012, a man is jailed without
charge in Saudi Arabia. Why? According to authorities, for his own safety
because he allegedly "disturbed the public order" by tweeting comments...
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The Nation
Dictatorial thinking pushed country towards uncertainty, terrorism: Fazlur Rehman
The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that political forces having dictatorial thinking pushed the country into uncertain law and order situation and blaze of terrorism.
He was addressing an election campaign gathering in Dera Ismail Khan on Friday.
Fazlur Rehman said the JUI-F wanted to drag the nation and army out of uncertainty and...
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BoingBoing
Turkish Airlines bars staff from wearing lipstick
Europe's fourth-largest airline said the ban was aimed at keeping crews "artless and well-groomed with makeup in pastel tones", reports Ayla Jean Yackley; Turkey's move toward a more conservative brand of Islam has secularists concerned. [Reuters]
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ElPais
La escalada de violencia pone en peligro el voto en Pakistán
Los ataques de los talibanes contra partidos o mítines dejan ya 80 muertos desde principios de abril
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AP
Teachers in Kazakhstan recall Boston suspect
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) -- Former teachers of one of the students from Kazakhstan arrested in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings describe him as an easygoing teenager not the least interested in Islam who distinguished himself mainly by his failing grades in math and science....
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The Nation
8 injured as MQM poll office bombed
KARACHI/QUETTA - A blast near an election office of Muttahida Qaumi Movement in Karachi left at least eight people wounded on Thursday evening. Many workers and supporters of MQM were present at the election office at the time of the blast.
DIG (South) Ameer Shaikh said an explosive device was planted between Babul Islam Mosque and MQM’s sector office on Burns Road,...
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Huffington Post
Christopher Brauchli: McCain et al vs. The United States Constitution
It would seem that how some people choose to define depraved hearts depends on what God those depraved hearts worship.
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