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Courting confidence

    Ahllam Berri gets into the middle of the action for a rebound in game vs Godinez. More Stories • Breakers upset Costa Mesa • Breakers surprise Estancia • Rally clinches share • Breakers tuning up for CIF • Laguna Beach clinches CIF playoff spot with tie   Save/Share        Starting forward was hesitant to wear a hijab at first,…
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Ahead of Iraq Deployment, 37 Korean Troops Convert to Islam

“I became a Muslim because I felt Islam was more humanistic and peaceful than other religions. And if you can religiously connect with the locals, I think it could be a big help in carrying out our peace reconstruction mission.” So said on Friday those Korean soldiers who converted to Islam ahead of their late…
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How Israel brought Gaza to the brink of humanitarian catastrophe

Oxford professor of international relations Avi Shlaim served in the Israeli army and has never questioned the state’s legitimacy. But its merciless assault on Gaza has led him to devastating conclusions Avi Shlaim The Guardian, Wednesday 7 January 2009 Article history A wounded Palestinian policeman gestures while lying on the ground outside Hamas police headquarters following…
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Qatar: Future Muslim leaders seek fresh path

Tomorrow’s leaders? Maha al-Khalifa and Aalaa Abuzaakook, of Qatar, and Musa Syeed, of New York, met at the leadership gathering. CARYLE MURPHY ‘No better time’ for change, say activists at this past weekend’s youth conference in Doha, Qatar. By Caryle Murphy | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor from the January 20, 2009 edition E-mail a…
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Over 1000 Muslim Migrants from burma to thai tortured and drowned by Thai Govt

Photo 1 of 3 Thai army Colonel Manat Khongpan (L, with cap) during the processing of a group of refugees 3 hours ago BANGKOK (AFP) — Thailand’s premier insisted Tuesday that his country had respected the rights of boat people from Myanmar, saying reports that the migrants were mistreated and abandoned at sea were “exaggerated”.…
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Pamuk: Islam not irreconcilable with West

The Yomiuri Shimbun This is the fifth installment in a series of interviews with leading intellectuals both at home and abroad about the present state of world affairs and potential solutions to challenges that face the world in 2009. The following is excerpted from an interview with author Orhan Pamuk, 56, winner of the 2006…
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