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Obama workers snub two Muslims
The Swampby Christi Parsons and Katie Fretland Hebba Aref was in the running to appear on the stage at a campaign event for Barack Obama the other day when a volunteer learned that Aref, a Muslim, would be wearing a head......Tags: Al Gore, Minority Groups, Social Issues, Politics, Elections
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Obama apologizes for head scarf snub
The Swampby Katie Fretland and Christi Parsons Sen. Barack Obama has personally apologized to two Muslim women who were kept from sitting behind the podium during his rally in Detroit because they wore Muslim head scarves. Hebba Aref and Shimaa Abdelfadeel......Tags: Religion and Belief, Minority Groups, Discrimination, Social Issues, Politics
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New Yorker flap turns attention to satire
The Swampby Katie Fretland The cartoon on the cover of the latest New Yorker magazine depicting Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, as militant radicals drew the ire of the presidential candidates Monday and posed the question of how satirical journalism......Tags: Entertainment, Al Gore, Services and Shopping, Literature, Osama bin Laden
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GOP to Obama: Don't do what we do, or you're evil?
Spin CycleToday, the RNC attacks Obama for having a Muslim outreach coordinator who attended a meeting that was also attended by one Nihad Awad, the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations who the government has identifed as having......Tags: Republican Party, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bill Ayers, Weather Underground, George W. Bush
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Muslims vs. Jews: Broward bus edition
Mayo on the Side: Broward news columnist Michael Mayo | Sun-Sentinel BlogsI have to admit, when I saw the religious ad on a Broward bus that rolled by the other day I did a double take. ???ISLAM: The way of life of Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad,??? it said. Now I???m......Tags: Islam
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White House Muslim recruiting: By book
The Swampby Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah and Mike Dorning In a bid to get more Muslim Americans working in the Obama administration, a book with resumes of 45 of the nation's most qualified -- Ivy League grads, Fortune 500 executives and public......Tags: Texas, Heads of State, Marquette Park, Diplomacy, Politics
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A controversial speaker's right to speak
Maybe it was too nice out to protest. Or maybe no one cared what a few hundred conservatives were talking about in this one-party state. But only about 10 people convened Saturday with signs outside the DoubleTree Hotel in Annapolis to oppose Pamela...Tags: New York City, Terrorism, Jihad, Annapolis, Religious Conflicts
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Faiths should shrug off minor slights
So once again Islamic fanatics are taking violent umbrage at an insult to the Prophet Muhammad — this time the offending material is a chum-laden YouTube video released by untalented provocateurs — and once again I'm baffled. Why would a...
Tags: Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Osama bin Laden, Separation of Church and State, Politics, White House
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USOC lifted the bar for Muslim woman
Next week at the Asian Weightlifting Championships in South Korea, a computer engineer from Atlanta will take another step she hopes could lead to the 2012 London Olympics. That Kulsoom Abdullah has gotten this far is nothing short of a miracle, given...
Tags: Weightlifting, Religion and Belief, Islam, U.S. Department of State, Pakistan
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Federal lawsuit over proposed Lomita Islamic center settled
L.A. NOWThe Justice Department has settled a lawsuit against Lomita that stemmed from an application that was denied in 2010 to build a new mosque in the city... -
Muslim groups to honor U.S. ambassador in O.C. vigil
L.A. NOWGroups representing Southern California Muslims are planning a candlelight vigil Friday in Orange County in honor of the slain U.S. ambassador to Libya, J. Christopher Stevens, and three others killed Tuesday after armed protesters attacked the U.S.... -
Area Muslims call for peace, honor ambassador slain in Libya attack
L.A. NOWWith heavy hearts and lit candles, about 60 Southern California Muslims gathered silently at a street corner in Orange County to mourn the death of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and the three other American diplomats, who were killed during an...
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