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Religious Leaders Promote Interfaith Harmony

January 30, 2011

Author: Ren Zhongxi

Source: China.org

http://www.china.org.cn/china/2011-01/30/content_21847513.htm

China's five national religious associations gathered in Beijing on January 28 to issue a Joint Declaration on Promoting Religious Harmony. Representatives from the Buddhist Association of China, the Taoist Association of China, the Islamic Association of China, the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association and the China Christian Council...

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Maryland Copts Pray for Safety Of Families In Egypt Amid Protests

January 30, 2011

Author: Yeganeh June Torbati

Source: The Baltimore Sun

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-01-30/news/bs-md-local-egyptian-community-20110130_1_coptic-christians-protests-egypt-last-week

As they have done for nearly 20 years, members of the close-knit and expanding community of Coptic Christians in Maryland prayed Sunday morning at a church in Savage, the red-brick...

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Proposed Islamic Mosque In Bridgewater Draws Concerns From Residents About Traffic

January 30, 2011

Author: Eugene Paik

Source: New Jersey On-Line/The Star Ledger

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/01/proposed_islamic_mosque_in_bri.html

An Islamic mosque, complete with a daycare center and a school, could be a new neighbor in a high-end residential section of Bridgewater Township.

 

Representatives of the Chughtai Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Bedminster, have filed an application...

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Third Annual Powwow By Western Oregon Tribes Celebrates Culture, Creates New Friendships

January 29, 2011

Author: Matt Buxton

Source: The Oregonian

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/01/third_annual_powwow_by_western.html

Amid the thunderous beats of Native American drum groups, Thundering Water's drum wasn't the loudest. And with only 11 members, the group wasn't the largest, either. But when dancers stepped to the beat of its songs, member Brittney Malone, 15, knew the three-hour drive from Myrtle Creek was...

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In a Muslim State, Fear Sends Some Worship Underground

January 27, 2011

Author: Liz Gooch

Source: The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/world/asia/28iht-malay28.html?ref=religionandbelief

Like most Muslims in Malaysia, Mohammad Shah was raised according to the Sunni school of Islam. But when he was about 30, he said, he came to believe that Sunni teachings did not answer all of his questions about Islam. He began reading about the Shiite school of thought, the world...

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