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Israel has deployed extra troops aroundthe al-Aqsa compound [AFP] Israeli police have barred Palestinians protesting in defence of the al-Aqsa mosque compound from gaining access to Jerusalem’s Old City. Friday’s increased restrictions on the mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem followed a series of clashes that started late last month.   Men under the age of 50 were…
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Paul Vallely  Fromcoffee to cheques and the three-course meal, the Muslim world has givenus many innovations that we take for granted in daily life. As a newexhibition opens, Paul Vallely nominates 20 of the most influential-and identifies the men of genius behind them taken from: http://www.independ ent.co.uk/ news/science/ how-islamic- inventors- changed-the- world-469452. html 1The story…
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German courtroom killer allegedly driven by hate of Muslims Thousandsof Egyptians surround the coffin of a 32-year old pregnant woman whowas stabbed to death in Germany as she was about to testify against aman who allegedly called her an Islamist.  Nasser Nouri / AP updated 3:37 p.m. ET July 6, 2009 function UpdateTimeStamp(pdt) { var n…
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By Luis Ramirez Jerusalem 05 October 2009 Israeli border police officer, masked plainclothes police officers detain Palestinian youth during clashes in east Jerusalem, 5 Oct 2009 Israel has deployed thousands of police around Jerusalem’s Old City, following several recent clashes between Jews and Palestinian Muslims at the compound that houses sites holy to both groups.…
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Quest for a Long Life Gains Scientific Respect By NICHOLAS WADE Published: September 28, 2009 BOSTON — Who would have thought it? The quest for eternal life, or at least prolonged youthfulness, has now migrated from the outer fringes of alternative medicine to the halls of Harvard Medical School. Enlarge This Image Robert Spencer for…
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