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Muslim American Society Reaches Out to Other Faiths

June 18, 2007

Author: Mary Louise Speer

Source: The Quad-City Times

http://www.qctimes.com/articles/2007/06/18//news/local/doc4676055acfa64816524256.txt

The Muslim American Society Service Corps is reaching out to people of all faiths in need, nationally and locally.

Here, 500 pounds of meat was delivered Wednesday, which will be part of a monthly donation being distributed through Churches United of the Quad-City Area....

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Islamic Mov't to House Sudanese Refugees Released by IDF

June 16, 2007

Author: Mijal Grinberg

Source: Haaretz

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/871524.html

The Islamic Movement announced Friday it provided assistance to 42 Sudanese refugees the Israel Defense Forces released in Be'er Sheva after they had been caught entering Israel illegally from Egypt.

A group of Bedouin found the refugees in Be'er Sheva's industrial district, and alerted volunteer aid workers and the media to their presence. The Bedouin then...

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"When Faiths Build One House," a Commentary by Bill Tammeus

June 15, 2007

Author: Bill Tammeus

Source: The Kansas City Star

http://www.kansascity.com/living/columnists/bill_tammeus/story/152039.html

When I stopped by the construction site of the Habitat for Humanity house at 3754 Flora one recent morning, work had come to a temporary halt.

Someone had noticed that something didn’t seem quite right in this multifaith project called “The House That Abraham Builds.” So Apollo...

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One Street, Five Faiths

June 14, 2007

Author: Pamela Miller

Source: Star Tribune

http://www.startribune.com/614/story/1234200.html

Drive down Central Avenue in northeast Minneapolis (carefully, please -- traffic lurches and flows according to secret rules known only to the locals) and you'll see them: storefront signs you might spot in Delhi, Karachi, Mexico City, Jerusalem, Lagos, Hanoi. Walk the busy sidewalks, and you'll hear languages from all over the world.

And if you look...

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Justice Dept. Reshapes Its Civil Rights Mission

June 14, 2007

Author: Neil Lewis

Source: The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/washington/14discrim.html

WASHINGTON, June 13 — In recent years, the Bush administration has recast the federal government’s role in civil rights by aggressively pursuing religion-oriented cases while significantly diminishing its involvement in the traditional area of race.

Paralleling concerns of many conservative groups, the Justice...

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Judge: Police Can Ban Religious Muslim Garb

June 14, 2007

Author: Joseph A. Gambardello

Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20070614_Judge__Police_can_ban_religious_Muslim_garb.html

A Philadelphia police officer has no right to wear a head covering as required by her Muslim faith when she is in uniform, a federal judge ruled yesterday.

The Police Department's uniform code "has a compelling public purpose," Judge Harvey...

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Multi-Faith Support for Sikh Teen Victim

June 14, 2007

Author: Christina Santucci

Source: Queens Courier

http://www.queenscourier.com/articles/2007/06/14/news/news03.txt

At a recent multi-faith gathering, religious leaders offered support to Queens Sikhs, following an alleged hate crime at Newtown High School where a Sikh teen’s hair was chopped off.

Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, Muslim, and Hindu leaders, as well as Borough President Helen Marshall and City Councilmember...

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Gallup Organization Removes Inaccurate Images of Sikhs; Lucky Strike Entertainment Offers Apology to Sikh American Denied Access

Mikey Weinstein Tackles the Evangelical Coup in America's Military

June 13, 2007

Source: BuzzFlash.com

http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/interviews/065

"Whenever a virulent form of any religion has engaged the machinery of the state -– and by that, I’m talking about the armed forces, where the sticks and stones are that break our bones -- we end up with oceans and oceans of blood. And it’s happening again now."

-- Michael "Mikey" L. Weinstein, President, Military Religious Freedom Foundation

Michael "Mikey" Weinstein...

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Mumme Offers to Settle Suit

June 13, 2007

Author: Jose L. Medina

Source: Las Cruces Sun News

http://www.lcsun-news.com/news/ci_6126713

LAS CRUCES — Less than two weeks before trial, a settlement offer has been made to four former New Mexico State University football players to drop a religious discrimination lawsuit against head coach Hal Mumme.

Mumme's attorney said the offer was strategic and was not an admission of wrongdoing by the coach.

The offer was made Monday,...

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