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Ramadan Requests Temporary Permission to Enter U.S.

March 15, 2006

Source: Newsday

Wire Service: AP

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--muslimscholar-vis0315mar15,0,5360333.story

On March 15, 2006 the Associated Press reported, "A Muslim scholar suing the U.S. government over its refusal to give him a travel visa asked a court Wednesday to allow him to enter the country temporarily while the case is awaiting trial.

Tariq...

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Muslims Upset Over "Freedom of Expression" Double Standards

March 15, 2006

Source: Egypt Today

http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6451

On March 15, 2006 Egypt Today reported, "If there is only one thing — and there may be just one thing — that all sides of the raging debate about Danish cartoons lampooning the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) can agree upon, it is this: 'These are our values, and we will defend them'... [O]n one side, the West is calling for the respect of freedom of expression, and on the other Muslims are calling for...

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South Park Muslims Abandon Plans for Cultural Center Due to Negative Responses

March 15, 2006

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06074/670440.stm

On March 15, 2006 the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported, "After facing what it saw as anti-Muslim sentiment at a public hearing last week, a Turkish organization has dropped its plan to turn a vacant school in South Park into a cultural center... The group will withdraw its application for a permit to turn the old Broughton Elementary School into a facility where members of the Turkish community...

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Two New Vatican Stamps to Commemorate Religious Pluralism in Europe

March 14, 2006

Source: CWNews.com

http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=42966

On March 14, 2006 CWNews.com reported, "The first series of stamps issued by the Vatican postal service will be introduced on March 16. The stamps commemorate the integration of cultures in Europe, the founders of the Jesuit order, and the Italian painter Andrea Mantegna. Two stamps will be dedicated to religious pluralism in Europe. One will display a church, a mosque, and a synagogue,...

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Muslim Minorities Hold the Constitution Up Against Shari’ah at Malaysian Forum

March 14, 2006

Source: AsiaNews/SCMP

http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=5635

On March 14, 2006 AsiaNews/SCMP reported, "A March 12 forum organised by 15 Muslim associations, human rights groups as well as the Malaysian Bar Council reiterated the need to valorise and uphold the current constitution against the encroachment by Sharia law in Malaysia. 'It’s time to take [the constitution] down from the shelf, dust it and use it on a daily basis. The federal constitution must be...

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US Officials Begin to Treat Indonesia as a Conduit to the Muslim World

March 13, 2006

Source: Financial Times

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/332f0610-b2b7-11da-ab3e-0000779e2340.html

On March 13, 2006 the Financial Times reported, "Not so long ago, from Washington’s vantage point, Indonesia looked like a daunting second front in the war against terrorism. Even as frustrated US and other western officials warned of looming danger in the months before the October 2002 Bali bombings, Jakarta’s default position was to deny that al-Qaeda...

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University of Maryland Hosts Nationwide Conference for Muslim Students

March 13, 2006

Source: Diamondback Online

http://www.diamondbackonline.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/03/13/4415583c276cf

On March 13, 2006 Diamondback Online reported, "Nearly 1,500 Muslim students from around the country flooded onto the campus this weekend to discuss proactive solutions to stereotypical images of Islam - a discussion that took on an even more important meaning after a recent poll by The Washington Post that found more Americans have a...

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Chief Rabbi of Rome Visits Mosque

March 13, 2006

Source: Haaretz

Wire Service: AP

http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/693638.html

On March 13, 2006 the Associated Press reported, "Rome's chief rabbi visited the main mosque in the Italian capital Monday - the city's first chief rabbi ever to do so in a move to increase dialogue between religions and offer the Jewish community's support to Muslims in Italy.

Riccardo Di Segni was met by Abdellah Redouane, secretary-general...

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Government Launches Controversial "Immigration Quiz"

March 12, 2006

Source: The Sunday Times

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,2763-2081496,00.html

On March 12, 2006 The Sunday Times reported, "Two men kissing in a park and a topless woman bather are featured in a film that will be shown to would-be immigrants to the Netherlands. The reactions of applicants — including Muslims — will be examined to see whether they are able to accept the country’s liberal attitudes. From this Wednesday, the DVD — which also...

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"The Crime of Being a Muslim Charity" by Laila Al-Marayati and Basil Abdelkarim

March 12, 2006

Source: The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/10/AR2006031001859.html

On March 12, 2006 The Washington Post ran an opinion piece by Laila al-Marayati and Basil Abdelkarim, both physicians and board members of KinderUSA, a Muslim American nonprofit humanitarian organization. Al-Marayati and Abdelkarim write, "The Treasury Department is playing target practice with American Muslim charities. On...

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Penn State to Host Islam and Bioethics Conference

March 10, 2006

Source: Penn State Live

http://live.psu.edu/story/16691

On March 10, 2006 Penn State Live reported, "Penn State is hosting an international conference on 'Islam and Bioethics: Concerns, Challenges and Responses' March 27-28 at The Nittany Lion Inn, on Penn State’s University Park Campus. All events are free and open to the public... The conference is attracting scholars, researchers and physicians from 10 different countries, including the United States, Germany and Pakistan......

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