Month: June 2009

YOUNGSTOWN — An assistant city prosecutor, who is Muslim, filed a federal lawsuit against the city, the mayor, law director, city prosecutor and co-workers, claiming discrimination and retaliation. The suit also claims the defendants made a concerted effort to keep him from practicing his religious beliefs. Ally attends weekly prayer services at his mosque about…
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The dark side of Dubai Dubai was meant to be a Middle-Eastern Shangri-La, a glittering monument to Arab enterprise and western capitalism. But as hard times arrive in the city state that rose from the desert sands, an uglier story is emerging. Johann Hari reports Tuesday, 7 April 2009 Share Close Digg del.icio.us Facebook Reddit…
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Thai Army Fuels South Unrest IslamOnline.net & News Agencies Impunity of Thai soldiers in the Muslim south is blamed for fueling unrest and anger in the violence-ravaged region. (Reuters) BANA, Thailand — Sixteen-year-old Muktar was walking to a local football match in the Muslim-majority south when Thai soldiers shot him in the head, kicked him…
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Covered life gives new perspective Ana McKenzie Daily Texan Staff Print this article addthis_pub = ‘gwensreply’; addthis_logo = ‘http://mockups.collegepublisher.com/cmn_white.jpg’; addthis_logo_color = ‘666666’; addthis_options = ‘favorites, email, digg, delicious, facebook, myspace, google, newsvine, technorati, twitter, more’; addthis_brand = ‘College Media Network’; addthis_offset_top = -16; Share this article Published: Friday, June 5, 2009 Updated: Friday, June 5, 2009 Mary…
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Are Judaism and Christianity as Violent as Islam? by Raymond Ibrahim Middle East Quarterly Summer 2009, pp. 3-12 http://www.meforum.org/2159/are-judaism-and-christianity-as-violent-as-islam Print Send RSS Share:       “There is far more violence in the Bible than in the Qur’an; the idea that Islam imposed itself by the sword is a Western fiction, fabricated during the time…
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