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09 July 2012 More than 100 young Jewish and Muslim leaders are meeting for the third annual Muslim Jewish Conference (MJC) in B ...

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July 2, 2012 After protests by Jewish and Muslim groups, the Dutch Parliament's Upper House (the Senate, pictured) has voted no ...

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11 June 2012 Australia has gone from the second most hated country among Indonesians to the second most loved, according to ann ...

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02 August 2012 The work of a master Chinese calligrapher is wowing Harvard in an exhibit titled “Arabic Isl ...

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10 August 2012 After years of threats, attacks and court action, the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro's new mosque opened its doo ...

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CAIRO - The majority of Muslims worldwide will celebrate `Eid Al-Fitr, which crowns the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, on Sunday, August 19.Religious authorities in Saudi Arabia announced that the new moon of Sh ...

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CAIRO - A Berlin court has allowed a far-right group to display provocative caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) during planned demonstrations outside mosques this weekend, sparking a wave of counter-demonstrations.“ ...

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CAIRO - As athletes from different world countries compete for medals at the Olympics, another competition is taking place outside London stadiums for people's souls between groups representing different faiths. It's mostl ...

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CAIRO - Amid fears of repeated attacks on their mosques over the past two weeks, US Muslims are getting ready to celebrate `Eid Al-Fitr on Sunday as Muslim groups try to increase mosques security without spurring panic among ...

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TRIPOLI - Under their first freely elected national assembly, Libyans are joyfully anticipating `Eid Al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, filled with hope for a better future without long-term leader Muammar Gaddafi.“R ...

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CAIRO - Marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, a group of Muslims will host Houston's first-ever `Eid festival for Muslim converts, helping them enjoy their first experience of the Islamic festival. We want ...

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PARIS - A new global survey has found that religiosity was in decline around the world, with more people declaring themselves as atheists, a trend attributed to growing economic prosperity. Obviously, there were all the sc ...

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MAKKAH - A global Muslim body decided Thursday, August 16, to take the killings of Bengali-ethnic Muslims, known as Rohingyas, in Buddhist-majority Burma to the United Nations. The summit has decided to bring this matter b ...

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CAIRO - Decorating their cars with `Eid greetings, young American Muslims are launching a new initiative to teach the US public about the Muslim festival and show that Islam is part of the fabric of the United States.“On ` ...

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KANO - Nigeria has scrapped a centuries-old festival featuring a traditional horse pageant in the days ahead of the advent of `Eid Al-Fitr, amid conflicting reports about the cause of the cancellation. Due to His Royal Hig ...

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CAIRO - Preparing to bid farewell to the holy fasting month of Ramadan, Muslims all around the world are getting ready to welcome another spiritual event: `Eid Al-Fitr.The three-day festival is one of the two main religiou ...

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KARACHI - Amanullah, 43, was running out of money to buy new clothes and shoes for his five children on `Eid Al-Fitr, which is a few days away. But thanks to a special `Eid bazaar”, he now can draw a smile on the faces of his ...

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Stockholm: The west continues to entice the Muslims’ emotions as an anti-Islam rally was planned by a coalition of far-right and anti-Islam groups in the Swedish capital, Stockholm, against the launching of Islamic Shariah law in Europe and the United States of America. By Farhan Iqbal

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OCCUPIED JERUSALEM - An Israeli decision to ease restrictions on visits to the holy city has prompted Palestinians to flock to Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam's third holiest shrine, in Al-Quds (occupied East Jerusalem) to mark the fin ...

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NEW DELHI - A 200-year-old tradition of firing canons to get Muslims prepared to iftar and suhoor (pre-dawn meal) during the holy fasting month of Ramadan is still prevalent in the Indian city of Raisen.“This is something ...