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Reuters: Sour note for American Muslims in election campaign
These are uneasy times for America's Muslims, caught in a backwash from a presidential election campaign where the false notion that Barack Obama is Muslim has been seized on by some who link Islam with terrorism.
Digital Journal: Muslim-American community getting involved in U.S. presidential race
During the course of the 2008 US Presidential race, we have not heard much about the voice of Muslim-Americans in the news media. T
Salon.com: Sony recalls LittleBigPlanet over Quran quote in music
So there's this game that PlayStation 3 gamers are really excited about: "LittleBigPlanet," made by Sony. It was supposed to be released in North America Tuesday.
Daily Herald: Muslims fighting citizenship delays may have ray of hope
Feature 277 After 12 years living, studying, and working legally in the United States, Sheeraz Iqbal sought to trade in his Pakistani citizenship and swear allegiance to America for good.
Christian Post: New periodical distributes over 325,000 copies of 'Obsession' DVD
The publishers of a new periodical for Christian and Jewish leaders have sent out over 325,000 copies of a highly controversial DVD on radical Islam’s war against the West.
Arizona Daily Wildcat: Countering misperceptions: Speaker challenges public's stereotypes of Islam, Muslims
Ahmed Rehab of the Council on American-Islamic Relations spoke to UA students at the Holsclaw Recital Hall on Tuesday about the dangers and misconceptions facing Muslims in today's society.
USA Today: Prayer leads to work disputes
Requests by Muslims to pray at work have led to clashes with employers who say they cannot accommodate the strictly scheduled prayers.
Wall Street Journal: Religious-bias filings up
Mass firings at meatpacking plants in Colorado and Nebraska last month highlight growing conflicts over how to accommodate religion in the workplace.
CNN - AC 360: Identity insults and democracy
“I don’t trust Obama… he’s an Arab!” This was the charge leveled by a supporter at a recent McCain rally.
UA News: American-Islamic Council Head to Speak on Campus
The executive director of the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy group will be at The University of Arizona Thursday for a discussion about the discrimination that Muslim-Americans face.
Chicago Sun Times: Stoking fear of The Other
Ten thousand years ago, there was you and your family and the group of people you slept with in a pile for warmth at night.
Fort Worth Star Telegram: Muslim women's law firm breaks down stereotypes
In what may be the nation’s only law firm composed solely of Muslim women, the attorneys represent the ethnic and religious diversity within the Islamic faith:
ABC 7: Police investigate possible hate crimes (VIDEO)
West suburban police are investigating two possible hate crimes. A mosque was vandalized and in Elmhurst, a student was attacked at Elmhurst College.
WGN-AM Radio: Villa Park Mosque Vandalized (AUDIO)
"We are very surprised that this is happening to us, we are so involved in the local community and bear no animosity towards anyone," Khan said in a press release.
Religion News Service: Ramadan sees birth of emerging Muslim labor movement
Hundreds of Muslim workers at two meat processing plants in Colorado and Nebraska walked off the job earlier this month, protesting their employer's refusal to grant time to pray and break a 12-hour fast during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
Dayton Daily News: DVD on Islamic radicalism focus of meeting
Members of several Dayton religious organizations will meet at 3 p.m. today, Sept. 28, to view and discuss a DVD about Islamic radicalism that was mailed to some area homes and circulated with newspapers here and around the country.
Morris Daily Herald: Letter was misguided & shouldn't have run
Larry Nickels letter, “MDH Should Research Islam” (Morris Daily Herald, Sept. 17) is an example of how ignorance incites hate. But while Nickels opinion is one that is sadly misguided,
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia: Breakthrough allows guide dog into mosque
A BLIND student can now take his guide dog with him to his local mosque under a breakthrough Muslim religious ruling.