Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3796631.stm

On June 12, 2004 the BBC News reported, "A Muslim community centre - one of the largest of its kind in western Europe - has opened in London. The London Muslim Centre in Whitechapel aims to teach women and young people job skills and how to balance work with their role at home. The six storey building can hold 10,000 worshippers but 15,000 have been attending the centre's inauguration. It hopes to improve...

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Source: Toronto Star

Source: Centre Daily

Wire Service: AP

http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/politics/8902136.htm

On June 11, 2004 the Centre Daily/AP reported, "Federal agents desecrated a mosque when they detained an imam during a raid two weeks ago, leaders of local mosques said Friday... About 100 people protested the raid outside the Philadelphia federal building, many shouting 'Allahu Akbar!' meaning 'God is great' in...

Source: Zenit

http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=55169

On June 11, 2004 Zenit reported, "Archbishop Fouad Twal of Tunis has written an open letter explaining that Islam is going through a crisis to which Christians should respond with love and hope, not war. In the letter to Christians of the West, the bishop says that 'after the attack on the twin towers and the war in Iraq, confidence in international justice and serenity have diminished...The issue...

Source: Beliefnet.com

Wire Service: AP

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/147/story_14748_1.html

On June 11, 2004 the Associated Press reported, "Several thousand Muslims filled London's oldest mosque and the streets outside Friday to hear a sermon by a top Saudi Arabian preacher who urged them to help dispel misconceptions that sometimes result from the war on terror. The service began a weekend of ceremonies marking the formal opening of...

Source: The San Francisco Chronicle

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2004/06/11/MNGBA74CR51.DTL

On June 11, 2004 The San Francisco Chronicle reported, "The Rev. Richard Cizik will be representing the National Association of Evangelicals at an event at the Moroccan Embassy in Washington, D.C., where he'll no doubt be asked about comments such as one by the Rev. Franklin Graham, Billy Graham's son and...

Source: Times Dispact

Wire Service: AP

Source: The Online Baptist Standard

Source: The Iowa Channel

Wire Service: AP

http://www.theiowachannel.com/education/3404088/detail.html

On June 10, 2004 The Iowa Channel reported, " A new private elementary school will open in Des Moines in the fall, featuring Islamic teachings. Organizers said the New Horizons School, at the Islamic Center of Des Moines, 6201 Franklin Ave., will serve about 20 kindergartners through second-graders this fall. Board member Iqbal...

Source: Sun Newspapers

http://www.mnsun.com/archive.asp?display=story2&year=2004&storyID=137882

On June 10, 2004 Sun Newspapers reported that, "On June 19, the Methodists and the Muslims will get together for a big picnic at Brooklyn Park’s River Park. It will be the third picnic that the congregations have organized since the terrorist attacks in September 2001, which put the nation at war but brought the local Islamic center and church...

Source: The New York Times

Source: The New York Times

Source: The Oklahoman

Wire Service: AP

Source: Star Newspapers

http://www.starnewspapers.com/star/spnews/news/10-sp3.htm

On June 10, 2004 Star Newspapers gave an update on the proposal to build a mosque in Orlando Park, IL. "The property where the proposed mosque would be built is subject to annexation into Orlando Park. As a result, village officials are expected to vote in favor of the project on its merits — that is, whether it meets village codes and ordinances. Committee members last month said...