Posts Tagged ‘muslim’

Radical Muslim Americans Pose Little Threat, Study Says

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

The study found that arrests of Muslim Americans in plots or violent attacks have dropped sharply since 2009.

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Radical Muslim Americans Pose Little Threat, Study Says

Muslim Brotherhood official says West is neglecting Egypt

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

CAIRO — Egypt is on the brink of political and economic collapse and the West has an obligation to sustain the country with financial aid and diplomatic support, a senior Muslim Brotherhood official has warned. Read full article > >

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Police Commissioner Kelly Helped With Anti-Islam Film and Regrets It

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

The New York City police commissioner, Raymond W. Kelly, acknowledged being interviewed for “The Third Jihad,” which was shown to officers and has been condemned by Muslim and civil rights groups.

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Police Commissioner Kelly Helped With Anti-Islam Film and Regrets It

Rushdie withdraws from festival

Friday, January 20th, 2012

Author Salman Rushdie withdraws from India’s biggest literary festival, saying he feared assassination after protests by leading Muslim clerics.

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Rushdie withdraws from festival

Egypt’s next parliament will be led by Islamist

Monday, January 16th, 2012

CAIRO — Liberals and Islamists in Egypt announced a temporary agreement Monday on a power-sharing plan that would install a Muslim Brotherhood leader as speaker of the country’s newly elected parliament. Read full article > >

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Shiite Muslims Target of Bomb Blast in Southern Pakistan

Sunday, January 15th, 2012

At least 17 people were killed after an explosion ripped through a crowd of Shiite Muslims.

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Muslim Brotherhood Backs Egyptian Military’s Transition Date

Monday, January 9th, 2012

A leader of the Muslim Brotherhood’s political party said it had decided to support keeping the military-appointed cabinet and prime minister in place for six months.

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Muslim Brotherhood Backs Egyptian Military’s Transition Date

Turkey’s Glow Dims as Government Limits Free Speech

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

While Washington and Europe praise Turkey as the model of Muslim democracy for the Arab world, human rights advocates say the government is curbing press freedom.

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Turkey’s Glow Dims as Government Limits Free Speech

U.S. Reverses Policy in Reaching Out to Muslim Brotherhood

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

With the Muslim Brotherhood in reach of an outright majority in Egypt’s parliament, the Obama administration has begun to shift from decades of hostility toward it.

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U.S. Reverses Policy in Reaching Out to Muslim Brotherhood

Egyptians Vote in Final Round of Parliamentary Elections

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s mainstream Islamist party, edged closer to winning a majority of seats in the lower house of Parliament as voters went to the polls Tuesday.

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Egyptians Vote in Final Round of Parliamentary Elections

14 Muslim Leaders Plan Boycott of Bloomberg Interfaith Breakfast

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

In a letter, the group said it would not attend an interfaith event because of what it called “very disturbing revelations” about police surveillance of Muslim New Yorkers.

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Bosnia parties agree government

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

Bosnia’s Muslim, Croat and Serb leaders agree the formation of a central government, ending 14 months of political paralysis.

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Bombs Target Nigerian Churches

Sunday, December 25th, 2011

Muslim sect claims responsibility.

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Explosion Rips Through Catholic Church in Nigeria

Sunday, December 25th, 2011

Boko Haram, a radical Muslim sect waging an increasingly sophisticated sectarian fight, claimed the attack on the church near Abuja that killed at least 25 as well as a second bombing in Jos.

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Explosion Rips Through Catholic Church in Nigeria

The TV Column: ‘All-American Muslim’ fracas

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Another company has pulled its ads from TLC’s controversial docu-series “All-American Muslim,” saying it did so because TLC “was not upfront with us about the nature of this show” and was deliberately “trying to pick a fight” over the series. The online travel company Kayak.com also says that its chief marketing officer watched a couple of episodes and thought they were lousy. Read full article > >

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The TV Column: ‘All-American Muslim’ fracas