Islam

FBI Revokes Award to Michigan Arab Leader

October 15, 2003

Source: The Detroit News

http://www.detnews.com/2003/metro/0310/15/e01-298323.htm

On October 15, 2003 The Detroit News reported that "federal officials cleared community activist Imad Hamad of any terror suspicion Tuesday. But Arab-American leaders said their trust in government won't be restored unless they can meet with FBI head Robert Mueller and win reinstatement of a national community service award rescinded from Hamad... More than a dozen Arab-American...

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Oklahoma Sixth Grader Suspended over Muslim Head Covering

October 15, 2003

Source: Reuters

http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Southwest/10/15/life.scarf.reut/

On October 15, 2003 Reuters reported that "an 11-year-old Muslim girl suspended from an eastern Oklahoma school for wearing a religious head scarf was allowed to return to classes on Wednesday, wearing her head covering... Nashala Hearn will be allowed to wear her head scarf while Muskogee school officials evaluate their dress code policy that forbids any kind of head covering. "

U.S General Boykin's Remarks Called Offensive to Islam

October 15, 2003

Source: NBC News

http://www.msnbc.com/news/980841.asp

On October 15, 2003 NBC News published a excerpts from speeches by U.S. General Boykin that reveal that "this highly decorated general has a history of outspoken and divisive views on religion — Islam in particular." The excerpts include statements referring to the U.S. militairy enemy "Satan" and to participants in the war against terror as a "warriors of God’s kingdom." In addition, General Boykin claims that Muslims...

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Not Simply Fast, but Also Fasting: Muslim Cross-Country Runner Inspires during Ramadan

October 14, 2003

Source: Los Angeles Times

http://www.latimes.com/features/religion/la-sp-hssondcol14oct14,1,1473144.story?coll=la-news-religion

On October 14, 2003 the Los Angeles Times discussed the challenges ahead for high school cross-country runner Mehdi Taieb-Brahim, a top Muslim athlete who will soon face the challenge of running long distances without water before and after his races as he observes Ramadan. The holy month will...

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Multifaith Community Rallies Behind Muslim Mosque Project in Voorhees

October 14, 2003

Source: The Philadelphia Enquirer

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/7006772.htm

On October 14, 2003 The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the formation this month of a local pro-mosque group in Voorhees, the Coalition for Multi-Faith Democracy, has "drawn the Anti-Defamation League in New Jersey and the Interfaith Freedom Foundation in California to its cause. The coalition - made up of more than a dozen Roman Catholics, Methodists, Unitarians and...

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Residents Protest Building of Mosque in Athens

October 14, 2003

Source: The Christian Science Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/1014/p07s02-woeu.html

On October 14, 2003, The Christian Science Monitor ran an article on the controversy surrounding the proposal to build a mosque in Peania, a suburb of Athens [Greece], to serve the country's Muslim population and visitors during the 2004 Summer Olympics. The article highlighted the mayor of Peania's resistance to the plan: "[local mayor Paraskevas] Papacostopoulos has sought court...

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FBI Revokes Award to Michigan Arab Leader

October 14, 2003

Source: Detroit Free Press

http://www.freep.com/news/locway/hamad9_20031009.htm

On October 14, 2003 Detroit Free Press reported that "after pressure from a pro-Israeli group and columnist, the FBI rescinded an award it had planned to give to a prominent Arab-American leader this week and raised questions about his connections with men the government wants to deport. Imad Hamad, who heads the local branch of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, had been...

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Senator Schumer Denounces Wahhabism

October 13, 2003

Source: Newsday

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-usschu1013,0,1315578.story

On October 13, 2003 Newsday reported that "Sen. Charles Schumer, who has denounced the Saudi Arabian government for two years as weak on terrorism, is now attacking a new target: the Saudi state religion, which he says promotes terrorism and is making 'dramatic inroads' in the United States... At hearings and news conferences, Schumer is publicizing...

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Aal al-Bait University Educates for Religious Tolerance

October 13, 2003

Source: The Taipei Times

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/edit/archives/2003/10/13/2003071530

On October 13, 2003 The Taipei Times ran an article from The Observer that reported, "In a part of the world often associated in the West with bigoted fundamentalism, Aal al-Bait University has a 'special mission,' says its president, Salman al-Badur: 'To teach students academic subjects; and to create Islamic moderation, Islamic tolerance.' Established in...

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10th Session of the Islamic Summit Conference Meets in Malaysia

October 13, 2003

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3186782.stm

On October 13, 2003 the BBC News ran a story on the Islamic Summit Conference in Malaysia, "the biggest gathering of Muslim nations in three years," which said "the Islamic world faces 'unprecedented' dangers" in the current global situation: "[Abdelouahed Belkeziz, secretary-general of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference] said the 11 September attacks on the United States two years ago had...

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Hindu Activists to March to Ayodhya Despite Government Bans

October 13, 2003

Source: AlertNet news

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP36308.htm

On October 13, 2003 AlertNet news ran a Reuters article reported that "thousands of Indian Hindu activists, defying a government ban, are packing buses and trains headed to the town of Ayodhya to demand a temple be built over the ruins of a mosque...About 20,000 hardliners are expected for Friday's rally from Gujarat state alone, where more than 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, were...

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Islamic Center Opens its Doors to Athens Interfaith Communities

October 13, 2003

Source: redandblack.com

http://www.redandblack.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/10/13/3f89ff9d25033

On October 13, 2003 the University of Georgia newspaper redandblack.com reported that "the Al-Huda Islamic Center opened its doors to the Athens community Saturday in an effort to enhance the knowledge and understanding of Islamic culture among its neighbors... A slide show and various videos concerning Islamic issues acquainted visitors with a world some...

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Arrests of Prominent Muslim-Americans Creates Unease in Communities

October 12, 2003

Source: Al-Jazeera

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/B646604D-E0DD-4FF6-9AD4-276D6B9DF

On October 12, 2003 Al-Jazeera reported that "a recent series of arrests and federal investigations into alleged terrorist-related activities involving Muslim Americans are casting an even larger shadow of suspicion over the US Islamic community." According to representatives from several of the largest Muslim advocacy organizations, Muslims are facing a new...

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Arrests of Prominent Muslim-Americans Creates Unease in Communities

October 12, 2003

Source: Muslim Public Affairs Coucil

On October 12, 2003 The Muslim Public Affairs Council released a statement regarding the charges against Abd al-Rahman Al-Amoudi, the founder of the American Muslim Council who was recently arrested and charged with accepting illegal funds from the Libyan government. The statement emphasized that Al-Amoudi was "taken into custody for violations of the law that were unrelated to the War on Terror or to any alleged involvement with terrorism. " It added that "the targeting of individuals or organizations by law...

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Oklahoma Sixth Grader Suspended over Muslim Head Covering

October 11, 2003

Source: Reuters

http://www.cnn.com/2003/EDUCATION/10/11/scarf.reut/

On October 11, 2003 Reuters reported that "an 11-year-old Oklahoma girl has been suspended from a public school because officials said her Muslim head scarf violates dress code policies. Board officials met Friday to discuss the fate of suspended sixth-grader Nashala "Tallah" Hern, who was asked to leave school in the eastern Oklahoma town of Muskogee on October 1 because she refused to remove her head...

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