Source: St. Petersburg Times

http://www.sptimes.com/2005/11/23/Tampabay/Diverse_faiths_unite_.shtml

On November 23, 2005 the St. Petersburg Times reported, "Thanksgiving and its tasty trimmings came early this year at the Islamic Society of Tampa Bay Area Mosque. The mosque partnered with the Council on American-Islamic Relations Tuesday afternoon to host its third annual community Thanksgiving meal. After the dinner, mosque leaders and the Brandon...

Source: Star Tribune

http://www.startribune.com/stories/168/5744860.html

On November 23, 2005 the Star Tribune reported, "It was a modern manipulation of time -- the end of daylight savings this fall -- that created a problem with ancient Muslim prayers at an Arden Hills electronics manufacturer. For Ibrahim Roble and his Muslim co-workers at Celestica, the clocks' 'falling back' Oct. 30 brought darkness an hour earlier and pulled their sunset prayer -- the fourth of...

Source: Newsday

Wire Service: AP

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--giantsstadium-mus1122nov22,0,3421834.story?coll=ny-region-apnewjersey

On November 22, 2005 the Associated Press reported, "The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority says it will provide a special area for anyone who wants a place to pray while at [the] Giants Stadium...

Source: The Boston Globe

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/11/22/judge_allows_suit_challenging_bras_sale_of_land_for_mosque/

On November 22, 2005 The Boston Globe reported, "A state judge has allowed a lawsuit to proceed that seeks to invalidate the city's sale of Roxbury land at deep discount to a Muslim society that is building a mosque on the property. Mission Hill resident James C. Policastro...

Source: The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/20/AR2005112001310.html

On November 21, 2005 The Washington Post reported, "Last week, five Girl Scout troops from the All Dulles Area Muslim Society in Sterling hosted an Eid party for five Herndon area troops, their mothers and troop leaders, to share a meal and help demystify Muslim cultural and religious traditions. The annual event, in its...

Source: The Tribune

Wire Service: AP

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/news/world/13225644.htm

On November 21, 2005 the Associated Press reported, "The violence that swept predominantly Muslim communities in some 300 cities and towns in France for three weeks has abated and 'we are back to normal,' French Ambassador Jean-David Levitte said Monday. He said mostly teenagers had acted out of social and...

Source: The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/islam/story/0,15568,1647171,00.html

On November 21, 2005 The Guardian reported, "Last week the Guardian brought together a diverse group of young Muslims to debate life after the London bombs. Two moods emerged: a desire to address extremism in their midst, and disaffection with British foreign policy... There is not always defensiveness and denial in the Muslim response to the bombs detonated in London, which...

Source: Tri-Valley Herald/The Sacramento Bee

http://www.insidebayarea.com/trivalleyherald/localnews/ci_3233873

On November 19, 2005 the The Sacramento Bee reported, "Christian students and parents cannot sue a school district where some seventh-graders pretended to be Muslims for three weeks during a course in world history, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday... Thursday's decision came down in an unpublished memorandum, indicating the judges...

Source: The Oklahoman

http://www.newsok.com/article/1682319/

On November 19, 2005 The Oklahoman reported, "The Governor's Advisory Council on Ethnic American Affairs wants to make it easier for Muslim children to get excused from school on their faith's two most important holidays. Council members voted unanimously Friday to send a letter to every Oklahoma school district providing the dates for Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, explaining their importance to the Islamic faith and...

Source: Baptist Press News

http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=22109

On November 18, 2005 the Baptist Press News reported, "A new law is needed to restore protection for the religious rights of employees, Southern Baptist church-state specialist Richard Land said at a recent congressional hearing. Land, president of the Ethics...

Source: The Enquirer

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051118/NEWS01/511180441/1077

On November 18, 2005 The Enquirer reported, "When the Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati opened in November 1995, 700 to 800 people attended services. Today, holiday prayers at the mosque draw nearly 3,000 people, reflecting the growth in the region's Islamic population, which is estimated to have increased to 25,000 people from 10,...

Source: The Huntsville Times

Source: Rediff

http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/nov/18sikh.htm

On November 18, 2005 Rediff reported, "Sikhs in New York [City], along with several other community organizations, have played a role in piloting an anti-bias bill in the City Council. The first hearing of the Int. 577, as the Uniformed Agency Anti-Discrimination bill is known, was held on Thursday. A news conference was also held on the occasion and David I. Weprin, a Democratic party city council member, was...

Source: MLive.com

Wire Service: AP

Source: Chicago Tribune

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/southsouthwest/chi-0511180249nov18,1,6230592.story

On November 18, 2005 the Chicago Tribune reported, "Citing examples of racial profiling, Muslim and civil rights activists told a legislative committee Thursday that police in Illinois should be required to add a category of 'Middle Eastern' to those they use to track who is stopped by officers.

That...