Islam

New Dutch Translation of Qur’an Launched to Aid Muslim Integration

March 11, 2005

Source: Hindustan Times

Wire Service: Reuters

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1275038,00110001.htm

On March 11, 2005 Reuters reported, "A reformist Islamic movement launched a new Dutch translation of the Koran on Thursday amid efforts to boost integration of the country's growing Muslim community, despite suggestions few would actually use it. The Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement, which was founded in British-ruled India in the...

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RSS Calls for an End to Minority Status of Christians, Muslims

March 11, 2005

Source: The Indian Express

Wire Service: PTI

http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=43082

On March 11, 2005 the Press Trust of India reported, "The RSS on Friday said Muslims and Christians in India could not be treated as minorities as they have not come from outside the country and called for an early end to ‘minorityism’. Addressing the Akhil Bharat Pratinidhi Sabha, the highest policy making body of RSS...

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Cairo Moves to Instate Unified Broadcast of 3,500 Calls to Prayer

March 10, 2005

Source: The Christian Science Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0310/p01s04-wome.html

On March 10, 2005 The Christian Science Monitor reported, "The city government is finalizing plans - first announced last September - to wire Cairo's 3,500 mosques so they will broadcast a live, unified call to prayer that would replace the chaotic cacophony which now bursts forth five times a day, amplified in some places through squeaky speakers. What would seem to be a simple,...

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Coptic-Muslim Tensions Persist After Arrests in Murder Case

March 9, 2005

Source: Beliefnet

Wire Service: RNS

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/162/story_16205_1.html

On March 9, 2005 Beliefnet reported, "tense feelings between Coptic Orthodox Christians and Muslims over the mid-January killings of four Egyptian-American Christians in Jersey City, N.J., seem unlikely to vanish quickly despite the arrests of two men authorities say murdered the family to cover up a robbery. Many Muslims and Copts expressed relief...

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Muslim Woman Builds Hindu Temple

March 9, 2005

Source: The Times of India

http://www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1045981.cms

On March 9, 2005 The Times of India reported, "In a refreshing case of communal harmony, a Muslim woman has built a Hindu temple dedicated to the Lord Shiva, which was opened on the occasion of Maha Shivratri on Tuesday. Noor Fatima, who laid the foundation for the Shiva Temple, claimed that Shiva had visited her in her dream, prompting her to build the temple....

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Muslim Students Host "Day in the Life Event" to Educate Peers About Islam

March 9, 2005

Source: The Michigan Daily

http://www.michigandaily.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/03/09/422eada4d6296

On March 9, 2005 The Michigan Daily reported, "instead of learning it in a lecture hall or reading it in a textbook, students can participate in Muslim rituals and experience Muslim culture through a 'A Day in the Life,' presented by the Muslim Students’ Association. The program pairs non-Muslim students with a 'buddy' from MSA with whom they...

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Man Jailed for Mosque Arson

March 8, 2005

Source: Reuters

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L08713015.htm

On March 8, 2005 Reuters reported, "A Dutch court sentenced a man to two years in jail on Tuesday for setting fire to a mosque in apparent revenge for the murder of filmmaker Theo van Gogh.

He attacked the Turkish mosque in the northern town of Heerenveen on Nov. 10, just over a week after Van Gogh, an outspoken critic of Islam, was killed as he cycled to work.

His murder...

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Report Confirms Increased Anti-Muslim Bias in EU After 9/11 Member States

March 7, 2005

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4325225.stm

On March 7, 2005 the BBC News reported, "Muslims in Europe have faced increased discrimination since the 11 September attacks, according to a new report. The study by the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF) covers 11 EU members states. It looks at 'widespread' negative attitudes towards Muslims, including unbalanced media reporting which depict Muslims as 'an enemy within.'...

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Government Moves Toward Women’s Vote, Despite Islamist Opposition

March 7, 2005

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4325207.stm

On March 7, 2005 the BBC News reported, "Kuwait's parliament has agreed to speed up moves towards a law to grant women the same political rights as men. The decision came amid noisy street rallies by women activists, who were also permitted to watch the debate. But the public gallery was cleared after some activists applauded a speech by one MP in support of their cause. The cabinet...

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Update: Murder of Coptic Family Confirmed Robbery, Not Hate Crime

March 6, 2005

Source: The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/05/nyregion/05jersey.html

On March 6, 2005 The New York Times reported, "two former convicts, including an upstairs tenant of the victims, were charged yesterday with binding, gagging and cutting the throats of four members of an Egyptian Coptic Christian family last January in what prosecutors called a robbery that went awry in their Jersey City home. What began as a gunpoint holdup, with the man from...

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Muslim and Jewish Student Organizations Collaborate at Syracuse University

March 4, 2005

Source: The Daily Orange

http://www.dailyorange.com/news/2005/03/04/News/Religious.Groups.Close.Cultural.Gap-885539.shtml

On March 4, 2005 The Daily Orange reported, "accepting differences and celebrating diversity is the idea behind a joint program by Syracuse University's Hillel and Muslim Student Association starting next week. The program, 'Search for Understanding,' will include events ranging from discussions to...

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Author Explores Muslim Girls' Experiences in American Public Schools

March 4, 2005

Source: Daily Nebraskan

http://www.dailynebraskan.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/03/04/4227f5ef608cb

On March 4, 2005 the Daily Nebraskan reported, "Loukia Sarroub, an assistant professor of education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln read selected sections from her new book 'All American Yemeni Girls: Being Muslim in a Public School.' More than 40 people filled the chairs set up in the middle of University Bookstore while more stood in the back...

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Interfaith Youth Drama Draws Crowds

March 3, 2005

Source: Detroit Free Press

http://www.freep.com/news/religion/abraham3e_20050303.htm

On March 3, 2005 The Detroit Free Press reported, "'The Children of Abraham,' casts Christian, Jewish and Muslim young people as characters who wrestle with the world's most explosive issue: religious bigotry. On stage, there's singing and dancing -- but the players also argue, call each other names and pour out heartfelt stories of pain and anger. And in the end, they remember...

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