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BBC NEWS: “Head of Saudi Arabia’s Religious Police Says Twitter Will Damn Your Soul”
From BBC News The head of Saudi Arabia’s religious police has warned citizens against using Twitter, which is rising in popularity among Saudis. Sheikh Abdul Latif Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh said anyone using social media sites – and especially Twitter – … Continue reading
NEWS: “Greek Neo-Nazis Threaten to Mobilize 100,000 People Against Mosque in Athens”
From Al-Arabiya Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn has threatened to mobilize 100,000 people against plans to build a mosque in Athens, state television reported on Monday. “If a mosque is constructed for Islamist criminals in Greece, a front of 100,000 … Continue reading
INTERVIEW: “Female 20-Year-Old Medical Graduate May be Youngest Doctor in Arab World”
From Nature.com Graduating from Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q), 20-year-old Iqbal El-Assaad is possibly the youngest Arab doctor ever. Interview by Mohammed Yahia Miss Iqbal El-Assaad is the youngest medical doctor to graduate from Weill Cornell Medical College … Continue reading
VIDEO: “Muslim Taxi Driver’s ‘Candy Cab’ Gives New York City Passengers Very Sweet Ride”
From Yahoo News Hailing a taxi in New York City is practically a competitive sport but one cabbie is making the grind a little bit sweeter. Mansoor Khalid, 37, an electrical engineer graduate from Pakistan who’s driven a cab since … Continue reading
ASSOCIATED PRESS: “Mystical branch of Sufi Islam has resurgence in Somalia”
From Associated Press BY ABDI GULED ASSOCIATED PRESS MOGADISHU, Somalia — Hundreds of sweating Sufis chant and sway as the lead sheik moves into the middle of a circle of worshippers and bursts into a chant louder than anyone else’s Sufism, … Continue reading
NEWSPAPER: “Buckets Of KFC Chicken Smuggled Through Tunnel In Gaza Strip For $30”
From Christian Science Monitor Gazans with a hankering for the Colonel’s secret recipe can call up a delivery company and get some finger lickin’ food smuggled hot from Egypt in just three hours. By Ahmed Aldabba, Correspondent / May 15, 2013 GAZA TUNNELS, … Continue reading
NEWSPAPER: “Chicago Area Board Says No to Islam-Friendly Medical Center”
From The Herald-News (Chicago) Updated: May 15, 2013 1:31PM BOLINGBROOK — A state regulatory board indicated it plans to reject a plan to build a Muslim-friendly surgery center in southwest suburban Orland Park. But several board members said they sympathize with … Continue reading
REPORT: “San Francisco Bay Area Muslims Face Ongoing Islamophobia”
From The San Francisco Foundation May 15, 2013 by tsff For Immediate Release Contact: Cole Krawitz, ckrawitz@sff.org, 415.733.8509 First Benchmark Study on Bay Area Muslim Community, One of Nation’s Largest, Finds Broad Diversity, Economic Gaps, Institutional Need (SAN FRANCISCO) — Wednesday, May 15, … Continue reading
REUTERS SPECIAL REPORT: “Apartheid Tactics Used in Myanmar Against Burma’s Muslim Minority”
From Reuters By Jason Szep SITTWE, Myanmar | Wed May 15, 2013 6:22am EDT (Reuters) – A 16-year-old Muslim boy lay dying on a thin metal table. Bitten by a rabid dog a month ago, he convulsed and drooled as his parents wedged … Continue reading
NEWS: “Anti-Sharia Law in North Carolina Heads to House Floor for Vote”
From WRAL (North Carolina) By Laura Leslie May 15, 2013 RALEIGH, N.C. — The latest version of a bill intended to protect the constitutional rights of North Carolinians from “foreign laws” is on its way to the House floor after a contentious … Continue reading
