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CAIR: Shots Fired at Illinois Mosque

(CHICAGO, IL, 8/11/12) -- The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) said today

that two air rifle shots were fired last night at the outer wall of the Muslim Education Center (MEC) mosque in Morton Grove, Ill.

The shots were heard by worshipers who were outside the mosque and were powerful enough to damage the building's brick wall. (The Muslim Community Center (MCC), of which the MEC is a suburban…

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Ramadan Global Online Conference

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‘Beard’ Murder Shocks South Africa Muslims

JOHANNESBURG – A Muslim man was beaten to death in South Africa over wearing a beard, sparking a storm of

A Muslim man was beaten to death because of wearing a beard…

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CAIR Asks DOJ to Probe Pig Legs Left at Proposed S. Calif. Mosque Site

(LOS ANGELES, CA, 8/10/12) -- The Greater Los Angeles Area (CAIR-LA) chapter of the Council on American-Islamic

Relations (CAIR) yesterday sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) urging it to investigate an incident targeting Muslims as a federal hate crime.

CAIR-LA said three pig legs were left at the planned mosque site of Al-Nur Islamic Center in Ontario, Calif. Worshippers told CAIR-LA that the pig legs were thrown on the…

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How to Tell Your Family You Are Muslim?

Whether you are reading this because you are interested in becoming Muslim or have recently become Muslim and

I would highly recommend trying to sit down and talk with your family about your decision as it shows your maturity…

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Al Quds Day 2012

‘End the Siege, End the Occupation, End the Israeli Apartheid...’ if these words are ever going to become a reality we

have to stand united for the Palestinian cause.

Join IHRC’s annual Al Quds Day Demonstration on Friday 17 August from Portland Place (assemble near BBC Broadcasting House) at 3pm to Grosvenor Square where a rally will take place in support of Palestine, guest speakers including…

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Itikaaf with NFL Players at Al Farooq this Friday Night!...August 10, 2012

Please join us at Al-Farooq Masjid of Atlanta for a night of halaqah, qiyaam, and dua with our local scholars as well as

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some special guests. We will begin at 12:45am with the program and conclude around 4:00am with suhoor.

Speakers include the brothers from 30 mosques in 30 days, the Abdullah brothers of the NFL, Hussein and Hamza. Our local scholars will be Hafiz Omer Kamal, Hafiz Siam Samad, and Hafiz Abdulla…

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US poll finds Muslims differ widely in religiosity

WASHINGTON - The global Muslim community of 1.6 billion people agree on the core principles of their faith, but differ

Between 85 and 100 percent of Muslims believe in God and revere the Prophet Mohammed

New study reveals differences, sometimes widely in religious interpretation in Muslim world.

widely in religiosity and religious tolerance, according to a poll published…

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Sis. Karima Al-Amin Attorney at Law and Wife of Political Prisoner Imam Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin

Sis. Karima Al-Amin is an attorney at law and the wife of political prisoner Imam Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin. In addition to

her private practice, Mrs. Al-Amin continues to work with attorneys in appealing her husband’s conviction and in working on his civil lawsuits challenging First Amendment and religious violations. Mrs. Al-Amin is a member of several legal and community organizations, including the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the Clarkston…

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Egyptian First Lady: Debunking Myths of Feminism...What Is Really Meaningful

When I first saw Naglaa Ali Mahmoud or better known as Um Ahmed, the wife of Egypt’s first freely elected President

Egypt's new first lady is different from other typical first ladies!…

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National Coalition Decries Wisconsin Shooting As Symptomatic of Hate-Filled Xenophobia; Calls for Government Action

The National Coalition to Protect Civil Freedoms (NCPCF) joins with President Barack Obama and organizations…

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88 American Mosques And Islamic Centers Have Been Targeted By Hate

As-salaamu alaykum and Ramadan Mubarak.

Since 2010, with its manufactured controversy over the Park51 Muslim community center in New York City, CAIR’s Islamophobia Department reports that…

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Muslimat Al Nisaa Reconized Nationally For It's Work...

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American Muslims Stand with Sikhs After Wis. Shootings

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/5/12) –- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said today that American

Bystanders stand outside the scene of a shooting inside the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wis., Aug. 5, 2012.…

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FAITH BASED SHELTER FOR MUSLIM WOMEN

18 Ramadan 1433 A.H.

FAITH BASED SHELTER FOR MUSLIM WOMEN,MSA & AVOIDING US JUSTICE SYSTEM (USA)

SO IF A NON MUSLIM WOMAN GOES TO THIS SHELTER THEY ARE NOT GOING TO TRY AND CONVERT HER TO ISLAM? MSA =…

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1001 Inventions comes to Washington

WASHINGTON - The award-winning interactive exhibition, 1001 Inventions, arrives in the US capital on the 3rdof

Americans will have a closer look at Muslim civilization

National Geographic Museum celebrates scientific achievements of Golden Age of Muslim civilization.

August 2012, introducing brand new audiences to the Golden Age of Muslim Civilization. The ground-breaking…

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Assad retakes Damascus as Syrian warplanes reap deadly harvest in Aleppo

The Syrian army pounded rebel positions in second city Aleppo Sunday ahead of a threatened ground assault after

Army: We have cleansed all districts of Damascus

Pro-government Al-Watan newspaper says army has killed ‘hundreds of terrorists’ in Aleppo but that between 6,000 and 8,000 remain in city.

By Iskandar Kat - NEAR ALEPPO (Syria)

boasting its capture of the last…

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The Beginning Of The End ...Morocco wins IMF confidence: $6.2 billion credit line opened

WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund on Friday announced it was opening a "precautionary" $6.2 billion line

‘Morocco faces external risks’

Lagarde hails Morocco's track record of ‘strong economic policies and wide-ranging structural reforms’.

of credit for Morocco to protect the economy from external shocks.

"The Moroccan authorities have stated that…

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Should Syria Collapse or Decentralize?

BEIRUT - Amidst the many scenarios for Syria are two widely discussed possibilities: that President Bashar Assad

The violent end of the Assad regime in Syria will give the citizens of that country the opportunity to configure their country’s institutions of governance according to their own values, identities and priorities, as Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and Libya have started to do, says Rami G.…

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