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Kurds Celebrate Spring Festival as Symbol of Cultural Uniqueness and Freedom

March 23, 2004

Source: The Christian Science Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0323/p07s02-woiq.html

On March 23, 2004 The Christian Science Monitor reported, "Questions of how different the Kurds are from the rest of Iraq's people are laid to rest on March 21 by the women and girls in shiny sequined dresses, the bonfires that dotted the hillside the night before, and the hundreds of thousands who pour out of Sulaymaniyah into the surrounding hills for a day of picnicking and...

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US Imam Visits Syndey to Promote Community Harmony

March 22, 2004

Source: ABC News

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1070596.htm

On March 22, 2004 ABC News reported, "A leading Islamic cleric will arrive in Sydney today for a visit designed to promote community harmony. New York-based Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf will address several public forums, conferences and religious ceremonies during his two week stay. Justice Minister John Hatzistergos says the State Government hopes Imam Feisal's visit will reduce community suspicion about the...

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Concerns About Cultural Conflict Persist Despite Proposed Peace Deal

March 22, 2004

Source: NCM

http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=6d1085738ef5bccfe04695f34ec369ed

On March 22, 2004 NCM reported, "Warring parties in oil-rich Sudan -- long branded a supporter of terror by the United States and even a temporary home base for Osama bin Laden -- may soon stop fighting. Tempted by promises of development assistance and investment, they're trying to finalize a deal in wavering peace talks in...

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In Dallas, a Joint Muslim-Jewish-Christian Blood Drive

March 22, 2004

Source: The Dallas Morning News

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/collin/stories/032204dnccodrive.142d4.html

On March 22, 2004 The Dallas Morning News reported, "Dispelling misconceptions can be a large task. But Lin Rosenquist wasn't intimidated when she set out to banish one recently. 'There was so much hoopla surrounding The Passion of the Christ ,' Ms. Rosenquist said of the Mel Gibson movie. 'I...

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US Islamic Leader Cautions Australian Muslim Clerics on Language

March 22, 2004

Source: The Australian

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,9036225%255E2702,00.html

On March 22, 2004 The Australian reported, "A leading US Islamic leader, visiting Australia to counter extremist views, said yesterday Muslim clerics should use cautious language when speaking of the Israeli-Palestine conflict. Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, referring to last month's controversy involving Sydney-based Sheikh Taj Din...

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Annual Islamic Charity Festival Aims to Present Positive Image of Islam

March 22, 2004

Source: The Tampa Tribune

http://www.tampatrib.com/FloridaMetro/MGANL2QZ3SD.html

On March 22, 2004 The Tampa Tribune reported, "Rhonda Holder walked through the tent picking out clothes for herself and her children, ages 5 months to 5 years. Hanging from a shelf piled with shirts and pants, a flier read, 'With love from Muslim brothers and sisters.' The positive message is what Holder says brings her back each year to the annual Islamic Charity Festival. On Sunday,...

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Symbolic Peace Effort to Restore Religious Sites Reveals Difficulties in Uniting Island

March 22, 2004

Source: The Independent

http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/story.jsp?story=503709

On March 22, 2004 The Independent reported on "how UN efforts to restore two historic religious sites have come to symbolise the difficulties" in uniting Cyprus: "Like its Orthodox counterpart [the Apostle Andreas monastery], the Tekke mosque is Islam's holiest site on the island and, like the monastery, it lies cut off from the bulk of the faithful on the other side of the...

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In Arizona, Muslims and Jews Walk for Peace in the Middle East

March 22, 2004

Source: The Arizona Daily Wildcat

http://wildcat.arizona.edu/papers/97/117/01_4.html

On March 22, 2004 The Arizona Daily Wildcat reported, "Muslims, Jews and other community members walked yesterday in the first Muslim-Jewish Peace Walk to promote harmony among members of the community. The 5 1/2-mile walk started at the Islamic Center of Tucson, 901 E. First St., and ended at the Congregation Chaverim synagogue, 5901 E. Second St. The group made stops along the way at...

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Muslims Join Christians in Alliance Against Alcohol

March 21, 2004

Source: The Journal Gazette

http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/fortwayne/news/local/8241980.htm

On March 21, 2004 The Journal Gazette reported, "American followers of Islam are forging an alliance against alcohol consumption with long-standing, Christian-based temperance groups. Strict observance of Islam forbids the consumption of alcohol. The same holds for the beliefs of many of the Christians at the annual meeting of the National Temperance and Prohibition...

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Democratic Christian Party Nominates Muslim Woman for Municipal Elections

March 21, 2004

Source: IslamOnline.net

http://www.islam-online.net/English/News/2004-03/21/article04.shtml

On March 21, 2004 IslamOnline.net reported, "The Democratic Christian Party (PDC) in Switzerland decided to nominate a hijab-donned Muslim lady to stand in the upcoming municipal elections on April 4, in what was hailed by the press as a 'unique political and cultural move.' PDC Chairman Fabio Bacchetta-Cattori said the choice of 20-year-old Nazia Siddiquie...

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Muslim Candidate Says His Religious Background has no Bearing in Race

March 21, 2004

Source: Fox News

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,114722,00.html

On March 21, 2004 Fox News reported, "If Jamil Imran wins his bid for the Georgia House, he will become the Peach State's first and only Muslim legislator. But Imran, born in Bangladesh and an American citizen since 2000, said his religious and ethnic background should have no bearing on his political future. 'First of all, I'm an American and then I'm also a Democrat and I happen to also be Muslim,'...

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Update: Army was Wrong to Investigate Islam Conference

March 21, 2004

Source: The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-3864283,00.html

On March 21, 2004 The Guardian reported, " Army counterintelligence agents improperly tried to gather information on civilian participants at a University of Texas conference on Islam, the Army acknowledged on Monday. Two agents of the Army's Intelligence and Security Command from Fort Hood went to the law school on Feb. 9, seeking information on people who attended a...

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Update: Military Drops All Charges Against Chaplain Yee

March 20, 2004

Source: The Seattle Times

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2001884078_yee20m.html

On March 20, 2004 The Seattle Times reported, " The fading espionage case against Army Capt. James Yee, the Muslim chaplain who ministered to Guantánamo Bay prisoners, came to an abrupt end yesterday after the U.S. military dropped all charges against him. In a surprise move, the Army dismissed allegations of mishandling classified information — the...

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CAIR-CAN Condemns Anti-Semitic Attacks in Toronto

March 19, 2004

Source: CAIR-CAN

On March 19, 2004 CAIR-CAN issued a press release that stated, "The Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) today condemned the recent vandalism that targeted Jewish homes in Toronto. In a statement issued today, CAIR-CAN wrote: 'The recent vandalism of Jewish homes in Toronto is horrifying and unacceptable. We view with profound concern any attempt to stigmatize and spread hate against any community and, in this case, Jewish residents of Toronto. We call on local police to investigate the vandalism and to bring the...

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Belgrade Mosque Attacks Cause "Inestimable [Political] Damage"

March 19, 2004

Source: Transitions Online

http://www.tol.cz/look/BRR/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=9&NrIssue=1&NrSection=4&NrArticle=11745

On March 19, 2004 Transitions Online reported, "Just before midnight on 17 March, Belgrade’s 17th-century Barjakli mosque became the target of an hours-long attack by hooligans incited by Albanian assaults on Serbs and Serbian churches and monasteries in Kosovo. The Belgrade...

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