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    Dec 13, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  1. Pakistan seminary raid finds students held in abusive conditions

    World Now
    Police rescued approximately 50 students late Monday from an Islamic seminary in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, several of whom were reportedly chained in a basement, denied food and pressured to join the Taliban....
    2. Sep 8, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Being Muslim on the 10th anniversary of September 11th

    The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks ignited an unprecedented level of anxiety in Chicago’s Muslim community.
    The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks ignited an unprecedented level of anxiety in Chicago’s Muslim community. A look back at the Tribune’s coverage 10 years ago recounts stories of Islamic schools and mosques locking their doors, Muslim women...

    Tags: Facebook, Arts and Culture, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Mass Media, Religious Education

    3. Feb 22, 2011 | Orlando Sentinel

  3. Region in revolt: Is it religion or society?

    The Religion World
    Religion Link raises the question as to whether the uprisings in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and elsewhere in the Middle East are the product of Islam or societal pressure: In the Egyptian situation, much of the discussion about the influence of religion...
    4. May 16, 2011 | Chicago Tribune

  4. Potential buyer eyes Hubble for Islamic school

    TribLocal - Glen Ellyn » News
    A real estate agent who said he represented a Lombard-based Islamic school was the lone interested buyer at Monday's auction of the former Hubble Middle …...
    5. Dec 30, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  5. AZERBAIJAN: Feud over ban on Islamic head scarves fuels fears of Iranian meddling

    Babylon & Beyond
    A full-blown ideological war appears to have erupted between Iran and the secular government in neighboring Azerbaijan after Baku earlier this year banned the wearing of Islamic head scarves, or hijabs, at schools in the Caucasus nation by introducing a.....
    6. Jan 28, 2011 | Chicago Tribune

  6. First Muslim woman sworn in as library trustee

    TribLocal - Elmhurst
    The first Muslim believed to hold public office in Villa Park was sworn in as a library trustee Wednesday, Jan. 26. Ghada Abdelhafez-Fahmy, 41, will …...
    7. Nov 29, 2010 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  7. Tree Lighting Bomb Plot Suspect Due in Court

    CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Patrols around mosques and other Islamic sites in Portland have been stepped up as Muslim leaders expressed fears of retribution, days after a Somali-American man was accused of trying to blow up a van full of explosives during the city's Christmas tree lighting ceremony.
    Associated Press
    CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Patrols around mosques and other Islamic sites in Portland have been stepped up as Muslim leaders expressed fears of retribution, days after a Somali-American man was accused of trying to blow up a van full of explosives during the...

    Tags: Sam Adams, Somalia, United Nations, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Terrorism

    8. Sep 10, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Muslim teens grow up in shadow of terrorist attacks

    Dina Abdalla tries to laugh when her friends poke fun, asking if she's a terrorist plotting an attack on Waubonsie Valley High School in Aurora. She tries to have a sense of humor. At the same time, she doesn't find it funny.
    Dina Abdalla tries to laugh when her friends poke fun, asking if she's a terrorist plotting an attack on Waubonsie Valley High School in Aurora. She tries to have a sense of humor. At the same time, she doesn't find it funny. When asked about the real...

    Tags: Family, Lacrosse, Teaching and Learning, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, United Nations

    9. Aug 30, 2010 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  9. Christians dine with Muslims in a show of interfaith support

    Together, the Christians and the Muslims walked at dusk from the Islamic school to the Islamic Center of Orlando. Together, they ate figs and chickpeas and fruit salad to end the fasting of Ramadan. Together, they lined up in rows inside the mosque and prayed.
    Together, the Christians and the Muslims walked at dusk from the Islamic school to the Islamic Center of Orlando. Together, they ate figs and chickpeas and fruit salad to end the fasting of Ramadan. Together, they lined up in rows inside the mosque and...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Ramadan, Holidays, Orange County (Florida), Windermere

    10. Apr 27, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  10. EGYPT: School curricula inciting extremism to be changed

    Babylon & Beyond
    Egyptian Education Minister Ahmed Zaki Badr has announced that certain Islamic religious teachings, which in some schools have inspired extremism, will be modified in the 2010-2011 school year. "We have taken this step after we received complaints of...
    11. May 10, 2010 | Orlando Sentinel

  11. Movie Review: Skirt Day

    Frankly My Dear» Orlando Sentinel – Frankly My Dear
    It's fascinating to watch French culture, especially French film, cope with that famously welcoming nation's attitude toward the chasms opening within society over the Islamic underclass that has developed there. The country that let Ayatollah Khomeini...
    12. May 14, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  12. IRAN: Strikes in Kurdistan, violent demonstrations at Scandinavian embassies over executions

    Babylon & Beyond
    Anger over the executions of Iranian Kurds, including a woman, in Tehran's Evin prison Sunday continues to be felt in the Islamic Republic and is fueling violent demonstrations outside the country. Iranian Kurds were reported to be staging large general.....
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