ISLAM IN THE PRESS : post by H. Koya

Foreign Islamic militants worry Syrian rebels but also provide a powerful 
Fox News
ALEPPO, Syria – The presence of foreign Islamic militants battling Syria’s regime is raising concerns over the possible injection of al-Qaida’s influence into the country’s civil war. Syria’s rebels share some of those misgivings. But they also see in 
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Hajj Pilgrims Offer Prayers for Muslim Unity
Wall Street Journal
Many say the experience of worshiping alongside hundreds of thousands of the faithful makes them feel as though Islam transcends the political and sectarian conflicts dividing the Muslim world. Standing shoulder to shoulder in prayer, the pilgrims say 
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Report: US knew of terror claims in Libya embassy hit
USA TODAY
MORE: E-mails on Benghazi attack. U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed in the Benghazi assault, which President Obama and other U.S. officials had initially blamed on an anti-Islam video produced by an American.
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Feminists Betray Islamic Women
Huffington Post
Some feminists have joined an unholy alliance with political Islam, disregarding the oppression of women and homosexuals in favor of overarching aims to rid the world of colonialism, neo-colonialism and capitalism. Female politicians have not always 
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Islamic Nations Relinquish Demand for Defamation Laws
Voice of America
The 57-member confederation of Muslim countries has lobbied for years for an international treaty that would outlaw blasphemy against Islam and other religions. Ufuk Gokcen, the OIC’s Permanent Observer to the U.N., played a key role in that effort.
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Students at Tampa Islamic school simulate the Hajj
Tampabay.com
More than 400 students at the American Youth Academy marked the annual Hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca, by simulating the five-day expedition to Islam’s holiest city that began Wednesday. Every year for the past five, the school has hosted a Hajj 
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Malala Yousafzai and the Other Half of Muslim History
Huffington Post
BLOOMINGTON, Indiana — As someone who writes and lectures about women and gender in Islam, I am often asked if women had any role in the making of the Islamic tradition. Happily, the answer is always yes. There were in fact many prominent women in 
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Officer sacked for teaching class on radical Islam
WND.com
Military brass already under fire for embracing President Obama’s repeal of ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ and lashing out at an anti-Islamic filmmaker is now facing more heat for targeting a highly decorated officer for teaching an approved class on radical 
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Salafist Islamic radicals change organization’s name
Examiner.com
Ansar al-Sharia · al-Qaeda affiliates · Benghazi · radical Islam and terrorism. Advertisement. With the release on Wednesday of emails connected to the Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, more and more Americans are learning about a
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Egypt’s Savings Vacuum Shows Struggle for Banks: Islamic Finance
Businessweek
Mursi, who became Egypt’s first democratically elected leader in June, is preparing laws to increase the share of Shariah-compliant deposits from 6 percent now, and enable borrowers to sell bonds complying with Islam’s ban on interest. The plans haven 
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Blogs 2 new results for Islam
Islam, Terrorism, and the Truth : The Other McCain
By Robert Stacy McCain
In the final presidential debate on October 22, President Barack Obama spoke briefly about the September 11, 2012 terrorist attack on U.S. officials and personnel in Benghazi. He outlined why the U.S. had gone into Libya before the attack.
The Other McCain
Syrian ‘rebels’ pray for Islam to win in Syria. Not for freedom or any 
By Eeyore
Syrian ‘rebels’ pray for Islam to win in Syria. Not for freedom or any other rational goal. Posted on October 24, 2012 by Eeyore. And these are the guys the US is equipping it would appear…
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