Huffington Post
Imam Abdullah Antepli: Marked For Death: Geert Wilders 'Jihad' Against Islam
In addition to conflicting with authoritative data, the Wilders' rhetoric also poses a real danger of galvanising violent extremism -- not countering it.
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The Nation
ISI DG calls on Gilani
ISLAMABAD - ISI Director General Lt-Gen Zaheerul Islam called on Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani at the PM House on Thursday.
During the meeting, they discussed various matters of security including law and order in Karachi and Balochistan. The ISI DG apprised the prime minister about regional security.
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ElPais
Los coptos temen el ascenso de los partidos islamistas
Los cristianos egipcios votan a los candidatos presidenciales más laicos
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Zeit
Gemeinsame Geschichte: Der Islam gehört bereits seit 1.300 Jahren zu Europa
Christen und Muslime teilen eine Geschichte erbitterter Feindschaft. Aus der Faszination für den Orient entstand Angst, Verklärung und eine vorurteilsverzerrte Sicht.
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Mashable
Watch Egypt’s Historic Election Unfold on Social Media
It’s a historic day in Egyptian history: voters are headed to the polls to vote for the country’s first president since the ousting of Hos…
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Hoy
«El islamismo ya ha ganado»
Egipto elige en estos comicios presidenciales si quiere profundizar en el camino islamista que ya emprendió en las pasadas elecciones legislativas. Para Shadi Hamid, director de investigaciones del Centro Brookings de Doha, experto en Islam político y reforma democrática en el mudo árabe, «los islamistas ya han ganado». Grupos como los Hermanos Musulmanes «han conseguido impulsar uno de los ren...
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The Jerusalem Post
Can America afford not to stand with Israel?
The Obama administration's policy shift toward supporting Islam at the expense of Israel has been costly and destructive.
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DerSpiegel
Eurovision Song Contest: Iran wirft Aserbaidschan Beleidigung des Islam vor
Der Eurovision Song Contest in Aserbaidschan soll ein gigantisches Pop-Spektakel werden. Das passt Nachbar Iran gar nicht: Die Regierung in Teheran hat ihren Botschafter abgezogen. Sie beklagt eine Beleidigung des Islam - und wettert gegen angebliche Schwulenparaden in Baku.
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Zeit
Tempelritter: Breiviks Armee
Anders Behring Breivik wähnte sich auf einem Kreuzzug gegen den Islam. Davon sprechen auch andere selbst ernannte Tempelritter in Europa. Von Y. Musharbash
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science blogs
Kommentar von ZetaOri bei "Wo Aberglaube WIRKLICH gefährlich ist: Skeptiker in Afrika" (Astrodicticum Simplex) am 21.05.2012
@Patrick· 19.05.12 · 16:11 Uhr [...] heißt weibliche "Beschneidung" (diese Bezeichnung ist in meinen Augen noch viel zu harmlos dafür) gut, [...]Richtig, daher spricht der Sachkundige OHNE euphemistische Relativierungsabsicht auch von >'Genitalverstümmelung', rsp. 'Female genital mutilation' (FGM), das trifft den Sachverhalt besser!Leider s...
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National Post
Pakistan blocks Twitter because of tweets considered offensive to Islam
Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter for much of Sunday because it refused to remove tweets considered offensive to Islam, said one of the country’s top telecommunications officials.
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The Guardian
Taliban destroy poppy fields in surprise clampdown on Afghan opium growers
Action by Taliban welcomed by government and clerics but insurgent says destruction was for religious reasonsTaliban fighters have destroyed fields of opium poppies in eastern Afghanistan this spring, the first time since 2001 the hardline Islamist group is known to have clamped down on the cultivation of a drug that provides a big part of its funding.While the insurgents appear to have dug up ...
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CNN
Pakistan blocks Twitter over material deemed blasphemous
The Pakistani government has blocked the social networking site Twitter because of material it deemed an affront to Islam, a government official said Sunday.
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AP
Pakistan blocks Twitter over contentious tweets
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter on Sunday because it refused to remove tweets considered offensive to Islam, said one of the country's top telecommunications officials....
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Pakistan blocks Twitter over material deemed offensive to Islam
Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter on Sunday because it refused to remove material considered offensive to Islam, said one of the countrys top telecommunications officials.
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Al Jazhera
Pakistan blocks Twitter over 'blasphemy'
Chairman of telecommunications authority says site temporarily banned over concerns about material offensive to Islam.
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AP
Pakistan blocks Twitter over contentious material
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- The chairman of Pakistan's telecommunications authority says the government has blocked the social networking website Twitter because of material considered offensive to Islam....
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physorg
What does Islam say about the fate of others?
Since Sept. 11, it has become increasingly common to hear about Muslims who condemn all non-Muslims or "infidels" to hell, but this has never been a foundation of Islamic thought, argues a Michigan State University professor who recently published a first-of-its-kind book on non-Muslim salvation.
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BBC
VIDEO: $100,000 bounty on Iranian rapper
A rap song by Shaheen Najafi, an Iranian rap artist, about Islam and Iran has so angered devout Shia Muslims in the country that they are placing a $100,000 bounty on his head.
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FOCUS
Image-Schaden durch Euro-Krise - Jeder zweite Deutsche weint der D-Mark nach
Europas Politiker mühen sich um die Euro-Rettung, in der Bevölkerung dagegen schwindet das Ansehen der Gemeinschaftswährung: Nur 47 Prozent der Deutschen stehen noch hinter ihr. Noch mehr plädieren für den Rauswurf Griechenlands.Mehr zum ThemaRegierungskrise in Athen - Griechische Übergangsregierung vereidigtEhemaliger Ministerpräsident Edmund Stoiber über Papst und Christentum - „Kirchen könne...
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FOCUS
Ehemaliger Ministerpräsident Edmund Stoiber über Papst und Christentum - „Kirchen können gegenüber Islam offensiver auftreten“
Der ehemalige bayerische Ministerpräsident Edmund Stoiber mahnt zu einem selbstbewussten Vertreten des christlichen Glaubens in Deutschland. Im Gespräch mit FOCUS Online wünscht sich Stoiber zudem mehr Missionierung durch die Kirche in unserer Gesellschaft.Mehr zum ThemaCDU-Politiker kritisieren Kanzlerin für Rauswurf des Umweltministers - Merkel machte mit Röttgen kurzen ProzessCDU-Politiker k...
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Daily Mail
Iran puts £60,000 bounty on the head of rapper for singing 'blasphemous' songs
Cologne-based rapper Shahin Najafi drew the wrath of Shiite Muslims after publishing a song that appeared to make fun of a holy cleric of Islam.
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Huffington Post
Ed Crego, George Muñoz and Frank Islam: Renew America: It's the Econometrics, Stupid!
We need to realize that it's the econometrics, stupid. If we do not, we will continue to develop, promote and implement policies, plans and programs that are mediocre at best and counter-productive at best.
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Zeit
Integrations-Debatte: Merkel widerspricht CDU-Konservativen in Islam-Frage
Innenminister Friedrich und Unionsfraktionschef Kauder wollen den Islam nicht als Teil Deutschlands anerkennen. Die Kanzlerin sieht das offenbar anders.
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Telegraph
BBC expresses regret over suggestion Sikhism is 'made up of other religions'
The BBC has expressed regret to Sikhs over comments on a radio discussion suggesting that their faith is "made up of other religions" such as Islam and Hinduism.
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Times of India
US suspends 'war on Islam' course
A course for US military officers has been teaching that America's enemy is Islam in general, not just terrorists, and suggesting that the country might ultimately have to obliterate the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina without regard for civilian deaths.
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BoingBoing
How did alleged 9/11 mastermind KSM dye beard red at Gitmo? Only his stylist knows.
Adam Serwer writes at Mother Jones about KSM's recent facial hair makeover. He grew a beard, but how did he get his hands on henna with which to dye it a ginger-red? Visiting friends? Home-brewed stain from materials inside the camp? No one knows, or if the camp guards do, it's a national security secret. [...]
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The Nation
US drops course teaching war against Islam
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon has revealed that it suspended late last month a controversial military course that portrayed Islam as the enemy and suggested ‘total war’ as the only way of dealing with the Muslim religion, reported The Christian Post on Friday.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen Martin Dempsey explained that the course, which also proposed ...
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The Nation
US drops course teaching war against Islam
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon has revealed that it suspended late last month a controversial military course that portrayed Islam as the enemy and suggested ‘total war’ as the only way of dealing with the Muslim religion, reported The Christian Post on Friday.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen Martin Dempsey explained that the course, which also proposed ...
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The Nation
US drops course teaching war against Islam
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon has revealed that it suspended late last month a controversial military course that portrayed Islam as the enemy and suggested ‘total war’ as the only way of dealing with the Muslim religion, reported The Christian Post on Friday.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen Martin Dempsey explained that the course, which also proposed ...
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taz
Islamophobie im US-Militär: Mekka und Medina zerstören
US-Offiziere lernten in einem Ausbildungskurs, wie Krieg gegen den Islam geführt werden sollte – inklusive Atombombe. Erst jetzt meldete sich ein Teilnehmer mit Bedenken. mehr...
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Zeit
Theaterprojekt: Die Religion der Fremdheit
Aus Interviews mit Muslimen formten Nina Gühlstorff und Dorothea Schroeder ein Theaterprojekt in Mannheim. Das Stück "Koranschule" dokumentiert den privatisierten Islam.
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Foreign Policy
Egyptian presidential candidates clash in historic televised debate
Two
weeks before Egypt's first
presidential election since the fall of Hosni Mubarak, two leading
candidates battled in the Arab world's first
televised debate on Thursday night. Former Muslim Brotherhood leader, Abdel
Moneim Aboul Fotouh, and former Arab League head and Mubarak foreign minister,
Amr Moussa, headed off in front of millions of Egyptian
viewers, attacking each other over poli...
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Times of India
Uproar over US military course preparing officers for 'total war against Islam'
A US military course that taught officers to prepare for a "total war" against Islam using "Hiroshima-style" tactics has been suspended by Pentagon.
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BBC
AUDIO: US condemns 'War with Islam' training
America's top military officer has condemned a course taught about Islam at one of the US's top military schools as "totally objectionable". Lawrence Korb, of the Centre for American Progress, told the Today programme that some people in the military "really feel that this is the struggle we're in".
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BBC
AUDIO: War with Islam training 'not surprising'
America's top military officer has condemned a course taught about Islam at one of the US's top military schools as "totally objectionable". Lawrence Korb, of the Centre for American Progress, told the Today programme that some people in the military "really feel that this is the struggle we're in".
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Washington Post
Top two contenders participate in Egypt's first presidential debate
CAIRO — The two top-rated Egyptian presidential candidates battled Thursday over the role of Islam in the Arab world’s most populous country as they took part in the first televised presidential debate in the nation’s history.
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Daily Telegraph
Class suspended for view on Islam
A MILITARY course which suggests the US might ultimately have to obliterate the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina has been suspended.
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NEWS.au.com
US class suspended for its view on Islam
A MILITARY course which suggests the US might ultimately have to obliterate the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina has been suspended.
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Times of India
US military class suspended for its view on Islam
A course for US military officers was teaching that America is at war with Muslims, suggesting the US.
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AP
Military class suspended for its view on Islam
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A course for U.S. military officers has been teaching that America's enemy is Islam in general, not just terrorists, and suggested that the country might ultimately have to obliterate the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina without regard for civilian deaths, following World War II precedents of the nuclear attack on Hiroshima or the allied firebombing of Dresden....
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Wired
Top U.S. Officer: Stop This 'Total War' on Islam Talk
America's top military officer condemned in the strongest possible terms a Defense Department course that taught troops to prep for a "total war" on Islam using "Hiroshima"-style tactics. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff's comments were prompted by a Danger Room report on Thursday that described the class in detail.
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Pravda
Islamic Republic without morality
Islam lays stress on fair dealings in financial matters, but Pakistanis seem to have lost this part of Islam. Pakistani rulers and senior bureaucrats now don't even write in their own hand writings specific orders on official files, they attach a chit on file with their orders written with pencil, to be typed on his/her behalf
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omg
Dutch writer Hirsi Ali to receive German award
Dutch writer Ayaan Hirsi Ali is to receive a special award from German publishing house Axel Springer in recognition of her "courage and commitment to freedom as a women's rights campaigner and critic of Islam."
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sueddeutsche
Salafisten und Rechtsextreme in Deutschland: Zwei Extreme, die sich ähneln
Der Islam gehört zu Deutschland, der Salafismus auch. Doch die Freiheit der Religion endet, wo die Gewalt beginnt. Niemand darf aus vermeintlich religiösen Gründen Steine werfen, Polizisten attackieren und zur Gewalt gegen Andersgläubige aufrufen. Ein verbrecherischer Salafismus gehört daher nicht zu Deutschland - der radikale Anti-Islamismus aber auch nicht. Die beiden Strömungen sind sich ä...
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IKRK
Bangladesh: training in dead-body management for Islamic welfare organization
Thirty staff of Anjuman Mufidul Islam, an Islamic social-welfare organization in Bangladesh, are participating today in a training course on dead-body management organized by the ICRC.
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National Post
Toronto Islamic school apologizes for ‘anti-Semitic’ curriculum likening Jews to Nazis
The East End Madrassah acknowledged passages of its texts referring to 'crafty' and 'treacherous Jews' and contrast Islam with 'the Jews and the Nazis' were a mistake
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Le Monde Diplomatique
Dans la Tunisie de 1956, déjà une Constituante
Victorieux de l'élection du 23 octobre 2011, le parti islamiste conservateur souhaite former une coalition avec deux partis de gauche. L'Assemblée élue devra rédiger une nouvelle Constitution. / France, Tunisie, Colonialisme, Droit, Élections, Islam, Laïcité, Politique, Religion - (...)
/ France, Tunisie, Colonialisme, Droit, Élections, Islam, Laïcité, Politique, Religion - 2011/11
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ARD
Ausschreitungen bei Protesten radikaler Salafisten
Rechtsextremisten der Splitterpartei Pro NRW haben in Bonn mit Protesten gegen den Islam erneut gewalttätige Übergriffe von Anhängern radikaler Salafisten provoziert. Bei den Ausschreitungen wurden 29 Polizisten verletzt, zwei davon schwer. Bis zum späten Abend gab es mehr als 100 Festnahmen.
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DieZeit
Extremismus: Erneut Ausschreitungen bei Aktionen von Salafisten
Bonn (dpa) - Rechtsextremisten der Splitterpartei Pro NRW haben in Bonn mit Protesten gegen den Islam erneut gewalttätige Übergriffe von Anhängern radikaler Salafisten provoziert. Bei den Ausschreitu...
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Times LIVE
Muslim woman wins $5 million verdict from AT&T for discrimination
A convert from Christianity to Islam has been awarded $5 million in damages by a jury who found AT&T created a 'hostile work environment' after her conversion.
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Times of India
Girl converts to Islam for love marriage, faces threats
A newly wed couple is facing threats after the girl converted to Islam from Hinduism to marry a Muslim. Police has sent the couple to a protection home.
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New York Times
The Lede Blog: Qaeda Leadership Considered Rebranding
To make Al Qaeda's connection to Islam more explicit, and in response to statements made by Barack Obama, a list of possible new names was offered to the terrorist group's leaders.
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Irish Times
Al-Qaeda sought to convert the Irish
Osama bin Laden was urged by a fellow leading al-Qaeda member to send a message to the Irish people persuading them to support Islam.
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Le Point
Malek Chebel : "Aux musulmans je dis : voyagez ! comparez !'"
Défenseur d'un islam des lumières, l'anthropologue des religions Malek...
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BBC
Afghans aim for the Kabul stars
A campaign is being launched to take astronomy to Afghan children, drawing on the rich astronomical heritage of Islam.
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The Jerusalem Post
Tourists are coming back to the Middle East
Unrest, Islam are still a problem, but arrivals, hotel occupancies are on the upswing.
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Daily Mail
George Galloway calls in lawyer over Jemima Khan¿s allegation that he converted to Islam in a secret ceremony more than a decade ago
George Galloway took part in a 'shahadah' conversion ceremony in London, it was claimed. The MP, who has always been referred to as a Catholic, denied the claims.
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Telegraph
George Galloway denies claims he converted to Islam
Respect's George Galloway today denied claims he had converted to Islam at a secret ceremony more than a decade ago.
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BBC
Scotland U21 1-4 Italy U21
Somalia-born Islam Feruz becomes Scotland's youngest Under-21 international but Italy win 4-1.
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Reuters
Military to review course teaching "U.S. at war with Islam"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top military officer ordered a review of training material after a course for officers was found to espouse the view that the United States is at war with Islam, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
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BBC
Victorian Islamic convert's legacy
Restoring the mosque founded by 19th Century convert to Islam
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New York Times
Egyptian Actor Guilty of Insulting Islam in Films
A court’s ruling against Adel Imam, Egypt’s most popular comic actor, alarmed those already anxious about the growing power of Islamists.
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Reuters
Bosnia charges three with attack on U.S. embassy
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Bosnia charged three men with terrorism on Monday over an attack on the U.S. embassy in the capital Sarajevo last year that raised questions over the threat from radical Islam in the Balkans.
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Los Angeles Times
Authors in L.A. this week: Gustavo Arellano, Ken Caillat and more
Food for the gut and for the ears: Gustavo Arellano explores the popularity of Mexican cuisine in his latest book "Taco U.S.A." while Ken Caillat gives readers a glimpse into the studio when Fleetwood Mac recorded the classic 1977 album "Rumours." Both authors discuss their books at Southland events this week.
No interest in the success story behind ballpark nachos? Or who argu...
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The Jerusalem Post
'Saudi hacker who targeted Jewish sites dies at 28'
Hacker going by the name "Cyber Terrorist" had dedicated himself to "defense of Islam and the Prophet."
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Daily Mail
Chelsea U18 4 Blackburn U18 0: Feruz brace puts one hand on FA Youth Cup for Blues
Islam Feruz scored twice to underline his growing reputation as Chelsea set themselves up to win their second FA Youth Cup in three seasons.
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politico
Grenell's other targets: Hillary Clinton, South Korea, NBC, ABC, Michelle Obama
I posted a few minutes ago on Richard Grenell, Mitt Romney’s new foreign policy spokesman, and his penchant for tweeting about the Gingriches. But the former Bush administration official has tweeted about far more than just that happy couple, in some cases weighing in on weightier policy issues via Twitter.
He has repeatedly criticized the Obama administration’s foreign policy in harsh terms, a...
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Handelsblatt
Vorwurf der Lüge: Friedrich gerät wegen Islamstudie unter Druck
Bundesinnenminister Hans-Peter Friedrich muss sich gegen den Vorwurf der Lüge wehren. Er soll im Zusammenhang mit einer Studie zum Islam aus seinem Ministerium nicht die Wahrheit gesagt haben.
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WSJ
Islamist Rivalry Colors Egypt Race
The most bitter rivalry emerging in Egypt's presidential campaign pits two candidates with competing visions of Islam and a long-running personal feud.
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ARD
Friedrich verurteilt auf der Islamkonferenz Salafisten
Innenminister Friedrich hat auf der Islamkonferenz die Propaganda-Aktion der Salafisten verurteilt. Derweil sorgte Unionsfraktionschef Kauder mit seiner Äußerung, der Islam gehöre nicht zu Deutschland, für heftige Kritik. SPD-Politiker Oppermann nannte ihn "den letzten Kreuzritter der Union".
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FAZ
Islamkonferenz: Minister im Energiesparmodus
Die Islamkonferenz leidet an thematischer Ermüdung. Innenminister Hans-Peter Friedrich will sie zu einem würdigen Ende bringen. Kurz zuvor betont Unionsfraktionschef Kauder, Muslime gehörten „sehr wohl zu Deutschland“, nicht aber der Islam.
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Hindustan Times
Pak SC allows 3 Hindu women to decide own future
Three Hindu women, who were allegedly forced to convert to Islam and marry Muslims, were today allowed by Pakistan's Supreme Court to decide their own future and where they want to live.
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Hoy
La CPI negocia que se juzgue Saif el Islam en Libia
El ministro de Justicia libio, Ali Ashur, y consejeros de la Corte Penal Internacional (CPI) estudian la posibilidad de juzgar en Libia a Saif el Islam, hijo del dictador Muamar el Gadafi, pero bajo seguridad y observación internacional, según una fuente del Ministerio de Justicia.
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Telegraph
Islam Feruz set to become Scotland's history boy
Former Celtic prodigy will become country's youngest ever U21 player if he plays in Italy friendly next week.
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Zeit
Integration: Mehrheit der Imame steht für dialogbereiten Islam
Eine Studie hat Zahlen zu muslimischen Geistlichen in Deutschland vorgelegt, die dem negativen öffentlichen Bild widersprechen. Viele wollen besser Deutsch lernen.
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FAZ
Studie: Islamische Geistliche mehrheitlich dialogbereit
Kurz vor der Islamkonferenz veröffentlicht das Innenministerium eine Studie, der zufolge muslimische Geistliche offen für Diskussionen über den Islam seien - und sich um bessere Kenntnis der deutsche Sprache bemühten.
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Irish Times
Soil that bred Breivik must be poisoned if we are to grow
COMMENT:Despite hopes for unity, Norwegian attitudes to Islam and migration have hardened
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Foreign Policy
The New Islamists - By Olivier Roy
How the most extreme adherents of radical Islam are getting with the times.
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Bild
Der Salafisten-Report - Die Wahrheit über die Koran-Verteiler
Sie verteilen den Koran gratis in Fußgängerzonen, bezeichnen den Islam als „wahre Religion“. BILD.de erklärt, wer die Salafisten sind und was sie wirklich wollen.Foto: dpaMehr zum ThemaWirbel um Bohlen-Spruch - Dieter Bohlen deutet das Ende von DSDS anProjekt-Arbeit - Facebook gründet Gruppen für SchülerAxt-Mord Berlin - Tattoo-Killer gesteht grausame TatSchiff aufgetaucht? - Das Geheimnis des...
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Telegraph
Anders Behring Breivik: the boy next door turned serial killer
Anders Behring Breivik came across as your average guy but behind his courteous exterior lurked one of history's most gruesome killers, fuelled by a hatred of multiculturalism and Islam.
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BBC
VIDEO: Democracy and Islam 'compatible'
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has warned against Islamic extremism and praised Indonesia as living proof that Islam is compatible with democracy.
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Human Rights Watch
Bangladesh: Investigate Killing of Labor Activist
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(New York) – The Bangladesh authorities should immediately and impartially investigate the killing of the labor rights activist Aminul Islam, Human Rights Watch said today in a |
Le Point
La Libye ne remettra pas Saïf al Islam à la CPI, dit un ministre
par Ali Shuaib TRIPOLI (Reuters) - La Libye ne remettra pas Saïf al Islam...
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La Voix du Nord
Islam radical :les critiques fusent après le nouveaucoup de filet
Dix islamistes radicaux présumés ont été interpellés dans plusieurs villes de France lors d'une nouvelle opération policière, dont la médiatisation a été critiquée par plusieurs rivaux de Nicolas Sarkozy.Articles en rapportÀ New York, l´enquête sur la mort de Richard Descoings se poursuitAu Mali, le printemps à l´enversLa première année du président socialiste...Pédophilie : un infirmier belge ...
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Tensions rise in Mali as Islamists impose sharia law in Timbuktu
Mayor predicts resistance to Tuareg rebel factions demands in a town known for religious pluralism and moderate Islam
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Mail & Guardian
Rasool spreads the word about reconciliation
A practising Muslim, South Africa's ambassador to the United States Ebrahim Rasool has been trying to mend fences between Islam and the West.
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siliconindia
Hip Hip Hurray! Leander Paes!
by Vasudevan Vasudevan Hip Hip Hurray! Leander Paes!
Paes wins 50 th doubles title and a daily hailed it as a milestone win. But the space allotted to its coverage was just one fifth of a normal column of the newspaper. But a recent similar achievement in another sport, though with a mile stone at 100, in fact gobbled up almost entire sports sections of newspapers. Even a nonevent of n...
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APA-OTS
Beziehung der Islamischen Föderation Wien (IFW) zur IGGiÖ ist weiterhin ausgezeichnet
Utl.: Kritik galt nur dem Staatssekretariat Kurz =
Wien (OTS) - Die in der Aussendung vom 1. April 2012 geäußerte
Kritik an dem "Dialogforum Islam" galt und gilt dem Staatssekretär
Kurz, nicht aber der Islamischen Glaubensgemeinschaft in Österreich.
Die IFW ist Teil der Islamischen …
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Zeit
Jörg Lau: Der Islam und die Zukunft der Linken
Sam Harris hat auf seiner Website einen Essay zum Thema "Der Islam und die Zukunft der Linken" veröffentlicht, den ich bemerkenswert finde. Harris ist ein prominenter Vertreter des kämpferischen Säku...
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Krone
"Heimatliebe statt Marokkaner-Diebe": Tiroler FP angezeigt
Ein neuer Wahl-Reim der FPÖ sorgt derzeit für Aufregung. Nach "Pummerin statt Muezzin", "Daham statt Islam" und "Deutsch statt nix versteh'n", geht der Freiheitliche Bürgermeisterkandidat August Penz nun mit "Heimatliebe statt Marokkaner-Diebe" in Innsbruck auf Stimmenfang. Positive Resonanz sieht allerdings anders aus: Nach drei Anzeigen ermittelt die Staatsanwaltschaft nun wegen Verhetzung.
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APA-OTS
Neues Volksblatt: "Anerkennung" von Herbert SCHICHO
Utl.: Ausgabe vom 26. März 2012
Linz (OTS) - Vor 100 Jahren wurde der Islam in Österreich
offiziell als Religion anerkannt. Viel ist in diesen 100 Jahren
passiert: Mittlerweile gibt es in Österreich rund 600.000 Muslime, er
ist die zweitgrößte Religionsgemeinschaft zwischen Neusiedler- ...
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DerStandard
100 Jahre Islam - Muslimen-Präsident: Islamfeindlichkeit "wie eine Krankheit"
Fuat Sanac will das Islamgesetz reformieren und eine Ausbildung der Imame in Österreich
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el universal
Tras matanza en Toulouse, #34;el antisemitismo islámico se radicaliza#34;
Para el Islam radical, el modelo es lo que ocurrió en los tiempos de Mahoma entre los judíos y el Profeta. Sostienen que los judíos son tal cual aparecen en esos relatos, como traidores, mentirosos, que nunca cambiarán porque su esencia judía es negativa y amenazante
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New York Times
Room for Debate: Islam in the Melting Pot of Marseille
Why has Marseille been more peaceful than the rest of France? Is it a model of peaceful integration that could be repeated elsewhere?
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USA Today
Chechnya's Islamic revival is becoming less voluntary
Chechnya's government has embarked on an aggressive campaign to promote Islam and to strengthen Chechen traditions.
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BBC
Bangladesh blocks Facebook pages
Bangladesh's High Court rules five "blasphemous" Facebook pages and an unnamed website must be blocked, for offending Islam and other religions.
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The Jerusalem Post
Panel: J'lem of incidental importance in Islam
Holy city's importance in Islam varies through history according to political circumstances, Jewish scholars say at panel.
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AllThingsDigital
Glenn Beck Rallies Troops For Revolution Against TV
Glenn Beck still rails against his usual enemies, from the "hardcore socialist left" to "extreme Islam." Now there is a new target: mainstream television.
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APA-OTS
VHS Mariahilf: Veranstaltungsreihe "Islam in Wien"
Utl.: Informationen zur islamischen Kunst, Kultur und Religion
Wien (OTS) - Wien, (OTS) Die VHS Mariahilf (6., Damböckgasse 4)
veranstaltet dieses Frühjahrssemester in Kooperation mit dem WIIEB
(Wiener Islamisches Institut für Erwachsenenbildung) eine
Veranstaltungsreihe zu den ...
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NZZ
Reise zum Mittelpunkt der islamischen Welt
Die weltweit erste Schau zur Hajj, der Pilgerreise des Islam, im British Museum
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Les Echos
Sarkozy s'emporte sur la thèse d'un financement par Kadhafi
Sarkozy parle d'accusations "grotesques"Un document mais pas de preuvesDes accusations anciennes de Saïf al Islam (Actualisé avec réaction de Sarkozy)
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Hoy
Un tajo a la infancia
El prepucio no es gran cosa, un humilde pellejo situado en un punto estratégico de la anatomía masculina, pero en muchas culturas se ha acabado convirtiendo en el símbolo de conceptos elevados, muy alejados de esa aparente insignificancia. Según la Biblia, el responsable fue el mismísimo Dios, que planteó la circuncisión como signo externo de su alianza con el pueblo elegido, y por eso los judí...
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manager magazin
Die Wirtschaftsglosse: Epo für alle
Es hilft ja nichts. Doping gehört zu Deutschland wie - sagen wir mal - der Islam. Auch Joachim Gauck dürfte bis zum Ende des Tages kaum ohne verbotene Leistungssteigerer durchhalten.
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Washington Post
Newt Gingrich ramping up rhetoric on Islam
While ignoring Tuesday’s primary contests, former House speaker Newt Gingrich was finding an old niche.
After a month of sparring with former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, Gingrich has returned to more comfortable territory — criticizing President Obama with language more incendiary than his rivals would dare to use.
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FOX
Christian Pastor Sentenced To Death in Iran Is Alive
Sources say pastor who left Islam and converted to Christianity is still alive, but could be executed at any momentExtremist Group Returns Remains of Last US Soldier Missing in IraqVIDEO: Fight to Save Life of Christian Pastor in Iran LIVE CHAT: On the Hunt
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siliconindia
Oliver Stone Supports Son's Conversion to Islam
Filmmaker Oliver Stone fully supports his son Sean's decision to convert to Islam. But Sean fears others in Hollywood may not be so accepting.
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USA Today
FBI ditches training materials criticized as anti-Muslim
After complaints, the FBI has pulled hundreds of documents that were incorrect or stereotyped Islam, a spokesman says.
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science blogs
Bürgermonolog? Eine offene Diskussion zum Islam (unter falschen Prämissen) [zoon politikon]
Die letzten Tage flitzten immer wieder Links zum von der Bundeskanzlerin gestarteten Bürgerdialogs durch meine Timeline auf Twitter. Ein Blick auf die populärsten Vorschläge gibt wohl einen Einblick in die Prioritäten der netzaffinen Bevölkerung. Abgesehen von den meines Erachtens eher originellen Prioritäten, ist der Anblick des Top Vorschlages nicht schön. Die meisten Stimmen hat ein Vorschla...
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science blogs
Gibt es zu wenig islamische Terroristen? [Geograffitico]
Könnte man meinen, wenn man The Missing Martyrs: Why There Are So Few Muslim Terrorists von Charles Kurzman vorsätzlich falsch interpetiert. Worum es darin geht, lassen wir ihn doch am besten gleich selbst erklären:The Missing Martyrs promotional video from Charles Kurzman on Vimeo.
Fassen wir also zusammen: Wenn man die (Bürger)Kriegsherde Afghanistan, Irak und Pakistan mal herausrech...
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Shafias treatment of women very non-Islamic, imam says
Dozens of religious leaders are set to speak out about the real teachings of Islam amid anti-Muslim sentiment generated by the Shafia murder trial
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Shafias treatment of women very non-Islamic, imam says
Dozens of religious leaders are set to speak out about the real teachings of Islam amid anti-Muslim sentiment generated by the Shafia murder trial
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science blogs
An open letter to the Indiana legislature [Pharyngula]
The Indiana Senate has approved this bill:
The governing body of a school corporation may offer instruction on various theories of the origin of life. The curriculum for the course must include theories from multiple religions, which may include, but is not limited to, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Scientology.
I've heard a few complaints from Hoosiers about this, incl...
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Russian Government
Vladimir Putin sends birthday message to President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov |
science blogs
Indoktrination statt Ausbildung bei der New Yorker Polizei [zoon politikon]
Vielleicht erinnert ihr euch noch an die hübsche Power Point Präsentation für das FBI, wo ein vermeintlicher Islam-Experten gutes Geld erhielt um einem Raum voll Bundespolizeibeamten seine Einsichten zu vermitteln. Einsichten, die er durch eine vermutlich im Freihandzeichnen erlernten Methode erreichte. Nun gibt die New Yorker Polizei zu reden.Dort wurde ein wohl als anti-muslimisch einzustufen...
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science blogs
Olivier Roy: Die Rückkehr der Religion - Ein laïzistischer Mythos? [zoon politikon]
Gestern hielt der französische Professor Olivier Roy in Genf eine Gastvorlesung unter diesem Titel. Der Autor von Globalized Islam und La Sainte Ignorance (The Holy Ignorance) lieferte dabei eine erfrischende andere Perspektive zur Fragen rund um das Phänomen des erstarkten religiösen Fundamentalismus und der vermeintlichen Rückkehr des Religiösen.Der Saal war überras...
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Telegraph
Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam, British Museum, review
Mark Hudson reviews the British Museum's exhibition covering one of the great building blocks of the Muslim faith.
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lesoir
17:21 Pétrole : Alger n’augmentera pas ses exportations après la menace de l’Iran
L’Algérie ne modifiera pas le niveau de ses exportations de brut pour compenser l’embargo européen sur le pétrole iranien et la possibilité d’un blocage du d...lire la suitehistoires liées16:28 Logement social : Nollet tance Jurbise et menace de sanctions financières17:10 Islam : Riposte laïque jugé le 3 février pour provocation à la haine17:16 Montant total des transactions d’e-commerce en Bel...
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news.com.au
Liam Neeson considering converting to Islam
LIAM Neeson is considering giving up his Roman Catholic beliefs and becoming a Muslim after filming a movie in Istanbul.
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Daily Mail
Sunny Islam: 'Strict' Muslim raped 4 women at knifepoint to 'punish them'
Sunny Islam, 23, from Barking, east London, dragged his terrified victims - including a 15-year-old - from the street at knifepoint, bound and assaulted them during a two-month reign of terror.
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amNY
Bloomberg slams use of flick about Islam during NYPD training
Mayor Michael Bloomberg cast the NYPD's use of a controversial video on Muslim extremism as "terrible judgment" Tuesday.
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The Nation
In police training, a dark film on US Muslims
MICHAEL POWELL
Ominous music plays as images appear on the screen: Muslim terrorists shoot Christians in the head, car bombs explode, executed children lie covered by sheets and a doctored photograph shows an Islamic flag flying over the White House.
“This is the true agenda of much of Islam in America,” a narrator intones. “A strategy to infiltrate and dominate America. ...
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Slashdot
Web Developer Sentenced To Death In Iran
An anonymous reader points out the case of Saeed Malekpour, an Iranian-born permanent resident of Canada who worked as a web developer. In 2008, during a visit to Iran, Malekpour was arrested and detained by Iranian authorities on charges that he designed and moderated "adult content websites." In 2009, he was sentenced to death for "acting against the national security, insulting and desecrati...
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Times of India
Are we a mature democracy?
Rushdie’s ‘Satanic Verses’ was banned by the Government of India nearly 20 years ago, following large scale protests that the book was blasphemous to Islam. The two decade old controversy has been unnecessarily rekindled for obvious political ends by the Vice-Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband seminary, Maulana Abul Qasim Nomani’s call on the Government to prevent Mr Rushdie's visiting the Lite...
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Gizmodo
Iranian Programmer Sentenced to Death for Developing Porn Site Software [Iran]
While we're all up in arms over SOPA and PIPA, the government of Iran continues to monitor its citizen's Internet access. The government has gone so far as to sentence a programmer to death for insulting the sanctity of Islam because of a piece of software used by a porn site. More »
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WirtschaftsWoche
Neues Buch: Die Weisheiten des Thilo Sarrazin
Nach dem Islam hat Thilo Sarrazin für sich ein neues Thema gefunden: Er plant ein Buch zur Euro-Krise. Der Ex-Bundesbanker hat mit seinen Thesen schon oft für viel Wirbel gesorgt, auch die Griechen bekamen ihr Fett weg.
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New York Times
Op-Ed Columnist: Political Islam Without Oil
Egyptian Islamists, the newly elected majority in government, have some big decisions to make. It’s going to be fascinating to watch this play out.
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New York Times
Florida Man Charged With Plotting Strikes in Name of Islam
A man was charged with plotting a terrorist spree around Tampa, which included plans to bomb night clubs, destroy bridges and shoot police officers in the name of radical Islam.
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FT
Egyptian tycoon faces ‘tweet’ trial
Prosecutor refers Naguib Sawiris to court for contempt of Islam after tweet of Disney characters
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China Daily
China, Uzbekistan to strengthen ties
Chen Zhili, special envoy of Chinese President Hu Jintao, pledged on Friday during talks with Uzbek President Islam Karimov to further the country's ties with the central Asian country.
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Le Figaro
Un tiers de l'humanité est chrétienne
INFOGRAPHIE - Une étude américaine met en évidence le tassement du christianisme occidentalet son expansion dans les pays du Sud. Il demeure de loin la première religion mondiale. » L'expansion des Évangéliques » DÉCRYPTAGE - Christianisme et islam ?
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The Nation
Quaids alma mater becomes university
KARACHI - The Sindh Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill (into law) enhancing the status of the provinces oldest alma mater, Sindh Madrassatul Islam, to university. Pir Mazharul Haq, who is also the parliamentary leader of the ruling PPP in Sindh, had tabled the bill. Lawmakers hoped that the grant of the status of varsity to the historical educational institution would help make it ...
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ElPais
¿Hacia dónde va Egipto?
La celebración de la primera fase de las elecciones legislativas egipcias ha deparado no pocas sorpresas. Aunque se daba por descontado el triunfo del islamista Partido Libertad y Justicia, la irrupción del salafista Al Nur ha generado inquietud no solo entre los sectores liberales y la minoría copta, sino también entre los propios Hermanos Musulmanes que hasta ahora venían detentado en solitar...
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The Nation
Liaison must to address peoples woes
Our Staff ReporterHAFIZABAD - Commissioner Gujranwala Division, Saeed Wahla has stressed the need for good governance and better coordination among the elected representatives to address the grievances of the common man. While addressing a meeting of the heads of different departments which was attended among others by DCO Muhammad Asif, DPO Abdul Rab Chaudhry, ADC-G Fakharul Islam Dogar, MNA S...
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Gala
Bernd Herzsprung: Konvertiert er zum Islam?
Bernd Herzsprung denkt darüber nach, seine Freundin Özlem Schäfer zu heiraten und für sie zum Islam zu konvertieren.
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AP
FACT CHECK: GOP candidates get Obama policy wrong
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential candidates have claimed that the Obama administration is cleansing government files of references to radical Islam, an assertion so juicy that politicians keep repeating it - even though it's a wild exaggeration....
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The Nation
Terrorism has no religious context
AS'AD ABDUL RAHMANBlaming others for one's own failings represents the lowest level of human consciousness manifested in a total inability to be emancipated from a purely materialistic mode of thinking.Blaming the Jews as the killers of Christ' netted the so-called Christians ill-gotten material gains by confiscating Jewish properties. The new trend in Europe is Muslim terrorism' leading to I...
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New York Times
Arts & Leisure: Damian Lewis of ‘Homeland’ on Showtime
Damian Lewis — a star, with Claire Danes, of “Homeland” on Showtime — talks about Islam, shooting love scenes and being an inspiration to redheads.
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Reuters
Islam no threat to democracy: Nobel winner Karman
OSLO (Reuters) - Islam and other religions do not threaten democracy, Yemeni activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakul Karman said Friday.
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The Jerusalem Post
New world war has begun, says new Jewish group head
Euro-Asian Jewish Congress’s Vadim Shulman: Radical Islam is at war with Europe, Israel.
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FOCUS
Auch Ex-Geheimdienstchef in Libyen festgenommen - Gaddafi-Sohn Saif el Islam droht die Todesstrafe
Der festgenommene Gaddafi-Sohn Saif el Islam wird von Libyen nicht an den Internationalen Strafgerichtshof ausgeliefert. Der Übergangsrat hat derweil schon den nächsten Gaddafi-Getreuen gefasst.
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Mail & Guardian
Libya's interim leader: there's no place for extremist Islam
Libya’s interim leader says the country won't turn into an extremist Islamic country, adding a new government of experts will be completed next week.
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USA Today
Detroit Muslims apprehensive about group's prayer rally
A group that counts Islam among America's ills will meet in Detroit, which has one of the largest Muslim enclaves outside the Middle East.
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The Nation
Islam facing challenges, divisions: Mufti
MOUNT ARAFAT (Agencies) - More than two million Muslims gathered Saturday on Saudi Arabias Mount Arafat and its surrounding plain, marking the peak day of the Haj, the worlds largest annual pilgrimage.Dressed in white garments, the pilgrims filled Masjid-e-Nimra in Arafat and the nearby streets and camps for collective prayer, led by Saudi Arabias Mufti Azam, Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh.Isl...
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The Nation
Islam facing challenges, divisions: Mufti
MOUNT ARAFAT (Agencies) - More than two million Muslims gathered Saturday on Saudi Arabias Mount Arafat and its surrounding plain, marking the peak day of the Haj, the worlds largest annual pilgrimage.Dressed in white garments, the pilgrims filled Masjid-e-Nimra in Arafat and the nearby streets and camps for collective prayer, led by Saudi Arabias Mufti Azam, Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh.Isl...
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MIX |
| 1 | United States | 32.179 |
| 2 | Indonesia | 8.720 |
| 3 | India | 8.560 |
| 4 | Turkey | 3.660 |
| 5 | France | 3.510 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 3.510 |
| 7 | Germany | 3.362 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 2.550 |
| 9 | Italy | 2.340 |
| 10 | Philipines | 2.310 |
| 11 | Sweden | 1.560 |
| 12 | Spain | 1.350 |
| 13 | Australia | 1.230 |
| 14 | Poland | 1.170 |
| 15 | Norway | 1.060 |
| 16 | Canada | 1.030 |
| 17 | Switzerland | 1.012 |
| 18 | Russia | 1.000 |
| 19 | Austria | 0.750 |
| 20 | Romania | 0.750 |
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Media |
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| 1 | CNN Editions (International) | 12.000 |
| 2 | CNN | 4.000 |
| 3 | Dinamalar | 3.150 |
| 4 | IBN live | 2.500 |
| 5 | foxnews | 2.100 |
| 6 | indosiar | 2.000 |
| 7 | USA Today | 2.000 |
| 8 | ABS-CBN News Channel | 1.500 |
| 9 | Dailymail | 1.350 |
| 10 | Kompas | 1.320 |
| 11 | San Francisco Chronicle | 1.200 |
| 12 | corriere de la serra | 1.200 |
| 13 | De telegraaf | 1.200 |
| 14 | Chicago Tribune | 1.060 |
| 15 | CNN turk | 1.000 |
| 16 | metro tv news | 1.000 |
| 17 | ORT – Channel One | 1.000 |
| 18 | El Pais | 1.000 |
| 19 | NY Times Global | 0.800 |
| 20 | Media Indonesia | 0.800 |
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Languages |
MIX |
| 1 | English | 46.980 |
| 2 | Indonesian | 8.720 |
| 3 | German | 5.122 |
| 4 | French | 4.100 |
| 5 | Tamil | 3.850 |
| 6 | Turkish | 3.500 |
| 7 | Dutch | 2.950 |
| 8 | Spanish | 2.415 |
| 9 | Italian | 2.340 |
| 10 | Swedish | 1.560 |
| 11 | Polish | 1.170 |
| 12 | Norwegian | 1.060 |
| 13 | Russian | 1.000 |
| 14 | Romanian | 0.750 |
| 15 | Danish | 0.610 |
| 16 | Portuguese | 0.360 |
| 17 | Finnish | 0.150 |
| 18 | Chinese | 0.060 |
| 19 | Japanese | 0.000 |
| 20 | Korean | 0.000 |
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