Islam

Cardinal Encourages "Sympathy" for Muslim Community

September 12, 2005

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4238540.stm

On September 12, 2005 BBC News reported, "The leader of Catholics in England and Wales has called on Christians to sympathise with oppressed Muslims in a bid to combat Islamic extremists. Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor said defending religious freedom was crucial in ensuring newly assimilated groups felt welcome in society. The cardinal also said 'the alienation' of Muslim youth needed to be addressed. The Muslim...

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Russia Hosts First Muslim Film Festival

September 12, 2005

Source: The Muslim News

http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/news/news.php?article=9875

On September 12, 2005 The Muslim News reported, "'Wizard,' a drama movie directed by Azeri Oktai Mir-Kasym, took the grand prize at the first International Muslim Film Festival, Golden Minbar, held in Tatarstan's capital Kazan from September 5-11. Zaudi Mamirgov, the general director of the festival, said Iranian movie director Mohammad Reza Fathi Najafi was awarded best documentary for...

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Update: Ontario Premier Says No to Sharia: "One Law for All Ontarians"

September 12, 2005

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4236762.stm

On September 12, 2005 BBC News reported, "The head of Canada's Ontario province has rejected attempts to allow Muslims to use Sharia law in family disputes. A report by Ontario's former attorney general Marion Boyd had recommended the use of Islamic law to settle issues such as divorce and child custody. But Premier Dalton McGuinty ruled against the move, saying there should be 'one law for all Ontarians.'...

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Research Shows Growing Muslim Alienation

September 12, 2005

Source: ABC News Online

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200509/s1458738.htm

On September 12, 2005 ABC News Online reported, "New research gauging Muslim attitudes shows rising alienation, especially among young people and a growing reluctance on their part to report suspicious activity to authorities. The research is being conducted for the Victorian Police by the Global Terrorism Research Unit at Monash University in Melbourne. Its early findings suggest...

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Exploring Islam's Compatibility with Western Culture

September 12, 2005

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4204820.stm

On September 12, 2005 BBC News reported, "As extremists increasingly claim it is not, and attack Western values not only through rhetoric but acts of violence, many Muslims find themselves being forced to respond by re-examining their values. Here two Britons, both born into the Muslim faith, explain why they have ended up following different paths as far as their religion is concerned. Nagina Shah, who walked...

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In Montgomery, "Children of Abraham" Bring Faiths Together After September 11

September 11, 2005

Source: Montgomery Advertiser

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050911/NEWS/509110316/1001

On September 11, 2005 the Montgomery Advertiser reported, "The Sept. 11, 2001 attacks did something for Montgomery's religious community.

At the time of the attacks, there was virtually no formal, core group of spiritual leaders of various religions to join. People were cordial, but they really didn'...

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Iowa Conference Gives “Human Face” to Islam

September 11, 2005

Source: The Des Moines Register

http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050911/LIFE05/509110339/1039/LIFE

On September 11, 2005 The Des Moines Register reported, "Muslims in Iowa say they're still feeling the brunt of unfair stereotypes four years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States placed an unwanted spotlight on their religion. A conference, titled 'Islam in America: Finding Common Ground...

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2,000 Houston Muslims Help Hurricane Victims at Convention Center on Anniversary of 9/11

September 11, 2005

Source: The Washington Post

Wire Service: AP

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/11/AR2005091100884.html

On September 11, 2005 the Associated Press reported, "About 2,000 Muslim volunteers helped victims of Hurricane Katrina at the city's downtown convention center Sunday, the fourth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Muslim leaders from around the country...

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Analysis of Responses to 9/11 and 7/7 from America and Europe

September 11, 2005

Source: The Repository

Wire Service: AP

http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=241771&r=0&Category=11

On September 11, 2005 the Associated Press reported, "If Europeans were separated from 9/11 by the Atlantic Ocean, Madrid (3/11), Amsterdam (11/2) and London (7/7) have awakened them to the reality of 21st century terrorism. The question most people are asking is not 'will there be another one?' — but 'who’s next?' Yet the...

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After 9/11, Muslims Put On the Spot to Explain Islam, Counter Misperceptions

September 11, 2005

Source: SignOnSanDiego.com / Union-Tribune

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20050911-9999-1n11islam.html

On September 11, 2005 the Union-Tribune reported, "Community members estimate that 80,000 to 100,000 Muslims live in San Diego County, although an exact census figure isn't available. That means there are more Muslims here than Presbyterians or Episcopalians or United Methodists, and the number of Muslims is roughly equal to the number of...

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American Muslims Take Active Community Roles

September 11, 2005

Source: The Enquirer

http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050911/NEWS01/509110413/-1/CINCI

On September 11, 2005 The Enquirer reported, "Inayat Malik is a driving force in the evolution of Greater Cincinnati's Muslim community, a leader who has built solid relationships between the Islamic community and other faiths. When the Indian Hill urologist and grandfather of five came to America from Pakistan in the late...

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