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ABUJA - Poverty, inequality and injustice are threatening to trigger a broad sectarian conflict between Muslims and Christians in Nigeria, an international task force said on Wednesday, July 11. There is a possibility that ...

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DAMASCUS - Syria's defense minister and President Bashar Al-Assad's brother-in-law were killed Wednesday, July 18, in a suicide bombing attack in Damascus, in the deadliest blow to the Syrian regime in a 16-month revolution. ...

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CAIRO - Charging batteries to welcome the holy fasting month, Ramadan represents an opportunity for Muslims in the Philippines to extol simplicity, self-reliance, sacrifice and servitude.“It fosters empathy because fasting ...

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ABUJA - Seeing that their children are growing up without solid Islamic moral background, wealthy Muslims in Nigeria are changing hearts to install spirituality into their kids to get their lifestyles conformed to religious o ...

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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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03 April 2012 Google has just announced a massive expansion of its Art Project, adding collections from a number of museums aro ...

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CAIRO - Muslim and Buddhist groups in India called Tuesday, July 17, for the Indian government to intervene to end the ongoing atrocities committed against Muslims in neighboring Myanmar.“There are continuous news reports ...

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CAIRO - Renowned American Muslim preacher Sheikh Yusuf Estes has been named the Islamic Personality of 2012 for his huge efforts in preaching the true image of Islam in the West.“When he was told of his selection, he was h ...

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CAIRO - As the debate on religious circumcision is raging in Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that the country could become a “laughing stock” if it fails to overturn that ban that enraged both Muslims and Jews.

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CAIRO - Right-wing lawmakers in northern Belgium have launched an initiative to educate Muslim immigrants how to be a “European citizen”, sparking outrage in the country.“What we say to them is, you come in a modern societ ...

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CAIRO - Hopes of France's Muslims that the new Socialist rulers would end restrictions on their religious freedoms are turning into desperate feelings after ignoring their calls to end a ban on face-veil. Since the ban cam ...

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WALLINGFORD — As the holy fasting month of Ramadan is knocking doors, a Connecticut library is planning a series of lectures about Islam to educate the society about the Muslim faith, its culture and women rights.“We've ha ...

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TIBLISI - Haji Tahamais is busy giving final touches to Ramadan calendar to distribute among Muslims across Georgia ahead of the beginning of the holy fasting month.“The month of Ramadan has always been very special for th ...

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LONDON - As Muslims worldwide prepare to welcome the holy month of Ramadan, Muslim organizations in London are joining hands in a new initiative to promote respect across lines of culture, religion, tradition, class and gende ...

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CAIRO - Gearing up for the holy fasting month, Dubai is preparing a rich program to mark Ramadan, including Islamic lectures and mass Iftar meals for thousands of workers to enhance unity and Islamic fraternity among Muslims. ...

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TORONTO - A Muslim imam has ended up in hot water after calling for changing Canadian laws to require women to cover themselves to prevent sexual assaults, amid accusations that his views reflect men's desire for control of w ...

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CAIRO - As millions of Muslims worldwide prepare to welcome the holy month of Ramadan, Indonesian Muslims remain stuck in the middle between the government and religious groups who are at loggerhead over the day to begin the ...

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CAIRO - Anticipating the opening of a new Islamic center in Georgia's city of Augusta, the Muslim minority are opening their hearts and doors to the wider community as a new bridge that extends better understanding in the soc ...

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July 15, 2012 A new program to bring Muslims, Jews, and Christians together has achieved the first-ever enrollment of Jewish se ...