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    Antiochian Orthodox Church in California Celebrates Anniversary

    September 16, 2000

    Source: Los Angeles Times

    On September 16, 2000, the Los Angeles Times reported on the 50th anniversary of the St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church. Begun in "1950 when a handful of Lebanese and Syrian immigrants in Los Angeles came together to build an Orthodox church of their own...the congregation has multiplied to more than 800 families--2,000 members of ethnicities that include Lebanese, Syrian, Egyptian, Jordanian, Palestinian, Russian and Ukrainian...Additionally, as the gritty downtown Los Angeles neighborhood known as Westlake was transformed in...

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    Texas Muslims Urged to Vote

    September 15, 2000

    Source: The Fort Worth Star-Telegram

    On September 15, 2000, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported that in addition to "offering prayers at the mosque, Muslims need to go to the voting booth, organizers of a voter registration drive say...'Our community needs to be more actively involved in the political process,' said Syed A. Ahsani, chairman of the American Muslim Alliance of Texas, which promotes Muslim and pro-Muslim candidates for political office....The local effort, part of the National American Muslim Voter Registration Drive, begins today at three...

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    Indian Festivals Raise Cultural Awareness

    September 15, 2000

    Source: The Salt Lake Tribune

    On September 15, 2000, The Salt Lake Tribune reported that an Indian festival will be celebrated in a town outside of Salt Lake City. The "soon-to-be-opened Krishna Temple and radio station KHQN in Spanish Fork will celebrate the famous Indian epic, the Ramayan, at the 14th annual Festival of India...There are about 300 Indian families across the Wasatch Front, and for almost 15 years, 4,000 people have congregated each year to learn and celebrate their culture...The festival will be staged under multicolored Indian wedding...

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    Iranian National Congress Works to Bring Democracy to Iran

    October 29, 2000

    Source: Los Angeles Times

    On October 29, 2000, the Los Angeles Times reported that a local Iranian-American group is fighting for democracy back in Iran. The Iranian National Congress formed last year and, according to its backers, "is an effort to unite what has often been a fractured Iranian opposition abroad. 'We believe in the right of the Iranian people to choose a democratic government for themselves,' said Behzad Tabatabaei, a doctoral student at UCLA who serves as the group's chief information officer. The congress, supporters say, is composed of...

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    Debate About Allowing Hopis to Use Golden Eagle Hatchlings

    October 29, 2000

    Source: The New York Times

    On October 29, 2000, The New York Times reported that "the Department of the Interior has decided that Hopi Indians should be allowed to use golden eagle hatchlings collected at a national monument in Arizona in an annual, ancient rite in which the birds are smothered. Department officials say they are trying to tread a difficult path to protect wildlife, the park system, the rights of American Indians and religious freedom. But critics say the legal reasoning used by the agency to justify its position, detailed in a rule the...

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    Controversy Rages Over Return of Muslim Funds

    October 19, 2000

    Source: UPI

    On October 19, UPI reported: "Last week, after counterterrorism researcher Steven Emerson said that the head of the American Muslim Alliance supported the terrorist group Hamas, Clinton returned $50,000 raised for her campaign at a fund-raiser she attended sponsored by the American Muslim Alliance...However, the head of the American Muslim Alliance, Dr. Agha Saeed, told United Press International in a statement that: 'We are, deeply troubled that Mrs. Clinton has accepted accusations about a major mainstream Muslim organization without inquiring...

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    Controversy Rages Over Return of Muslim Funds

    October 27, 2000

    Source: The New York Times

    On October 27, 2000, a front page story in The New York Times reported, "Yesterday, as Mrs. Clinton's campaign aides began returning about 100 checks from members of the American Muslim Alliance, Muslims across the country were reminded of how difficult it remains for them to make inroads into American politics and how disputed remarks about other parts of the world can derail the acceptance of Muslim Americans here. Mrs. Clinton said on Wednesday that the checks, from a fund-raising event in June, were being returned because of '...

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    Controversy Rages Over Return of Muslim Funds

    October 29, 2000

    Source: New York Daily News

    On October 29, 2000, the New York Daily News reported that "Hillary Rodham Clinton accused state Republicans yesterday of "exploiting" the bombing deaths of 17 U.S. sailors by blitzing voters with phone calls that charge she has "Arab" donors who embrace such terrorism." The article continues, "The GOP phone banks are targeting more than 1 million voters - one message for Jews, another for non-Jews. Non-Jews hear that 'the Daily News reported...Clinton attended a $50,000 fund-raiser where she accepted a plaque and money from an...

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