Islam In The Press: post by Hanif Koya

Hajj: Pilgrims Arrive In Mecca Amid Regional Turmoil
Huffington Post
MECCA, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Millions of pilgrims arrive this week in Mecca for Islam’s annual haj pilgrimage, which starts on Wednesday, with Saudi authorities warning they will stop any disruptive protests over the conflict in Syria. The Grand Mosque 
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Islam comes to the classroom in Russia’s Chechnya
Reuters
Islam Dzhabrailov, 21, asks, wearing a green prayer cap and a plain tunic, religious dress that is increasingly popular in the mountainous province in southern Russia’s mostly Muslim Caucasus region. “It’s just as important as doing your homework,” he 
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The consequences of Obama’s love of Islam
WND.com
By Nonie Darwish. I have never entertained the idea that Obama was a Muslim and always believed he was a socialist. But Obama’s behavior over the last four years regarding Islam have convinced me that Obama has a Socialist/Islamic-centered worldview 
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Aussie convert to Islam whipped 40 times for violating Shari’a law
Examiner.com
Christian Martinez of Sydney, Australia, knowingly, willingly and intelligently converted to the extremely strict branch of Islam known as Wahhabism. Martinez found out first hand exactly how strict and violent Wahhabism is. Four men, Wassim Fayad, 44, 
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Examiner.com
Malaysia neither secular nor Islamic, just a corrupt state
Malaysia Kini
Anonymous #18452573: The Alliance Memorandum submitted to the Reid Commission on Sept 27, 1956, referred to religion in these terms: “The religion of Malaysia shall beIslam. The observance of this principle shall not impose any disability on 
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Malaysia Kini
Egypt groups say anti-Islam film defendant being mistreated
Reuters
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian rights group said on Monday a Coptic Christian on trial for posting online a video that ignited protests around the globe for mocking Islam was being fed food unfit for human consumption and held in a cell plagued with insects.
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Islam’s Many Murders of Americans
The Moral Liberal
Moments in history are markers from which we are expected to draw some lessons. Thus, October 23, 1983, twenty-nine years ago, was the date of the bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. It had been preceded by the bombing of our 
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Time is tight to get consensus on Egypt constitution: expert
Reuters
The process has been deeply divisive, pitting Islamists who have a strong sway over the process against their more secular-minded opponents on questions such as the role of Islam in the state and human rights. Some of the Islamists’ critics have called 
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Billy Graham Endorses Romney’s Secret Conversion to Islam — Says “At Least 
Huffington Post (satire)
With the announcement that along with his tax returns Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has kept his conversion to Islam a secret the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association removed language labeling Islam a “cult” from its website. The Billy 
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Islam vs Christianity or Islam and Christianity
Yareah Magazine
In fact, we are speaking of two extended religions that have conformed two extended cultures. Face to face, Muslims and Christians have been living together for centuries and not always fighting. In the Iberian Peninsula, they coexisted during 800 
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