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All In a Name: Obama's Simple Plan to Reach Out to Muslims

Dec 10 2008 - 10:30am by LibertySugar
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All In a Name: Obama's Simple Plan to Reach Out to Muslims Just like all presidents before him, the President-elect plans to be sworn in using his full name: Barack Hussein Obama. Although Obama said that by using his full name, he's just doing what every other president did, he also told the Chicago Tribune, that he has a unique opportunity to renovate relations with the Muslim world. He hopes to "create a relationship of mutual respect and partnership in countries and with peoples of goodwill who want their citizens and ours to prosper together."
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China Tries to Rule Out Islam

Oct 20 2008 - 8:00am by LibertySugar
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China Tries to Rule Out Islam China, an officially atheist government, closely controls the five recognized religions — Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism, Taoism, and Buddhism. China keeps an especially close look at the northwestern Xinjiang region, where Islamic and separatist ties are strong. This weekend's New York Times took a look into how a rising China wants to blunt the rise of Islam.
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Pakistan's New President Finds Himself in Awkward Trouble

Oct 2 2008 - 10:00am by LibertySugar
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Pakistan's New President Finds Himself in Awkward Trouble When American politicians do something awkward they have to answer to YouTube, but Pakistan's new president, Asif Ali Zardari, has to answer to religious leaders and feminists. A religious leader issued a fatwa, a nonbinding opinion on Islamic law, condemning Zardari for flirting with Sarah Palin at the UN. The radical prayer leader said Zardari disgraced the whole nation with "indecent gestures, filthy remarks, and repeated praise of a non-Muslim lady wearing a short skirt."
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Negative Opinions of Jews and Muslims on the Rise in Europe

Sep 18 2008 - 1:30pm by LibertySugar
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Negative Opinions of Jews and Muslims on the Rise in Europe Negative attitudes toward Muslims and Jews are mounting Europe. A new survey found negative views among 46 percent of Spanish, 36 percent of Poles, 34 percent of Russians, 25 percent of Germans, and 20 percent of French. Britain is the only surveyed European country where anti-Semitic views did not rise, as only nine percent rate Jews unfavorably.
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US Plant Fires Praying Workers, Denmark Stops Fasting Kids

Sep 14 2008 - 11:01pm by LibertySugar
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US Plant Fires Praying Workers, Denmark Stops Fasting Kids An unprecedented conflict has erupted between Muslim workers and management at JBS Swift & Co.'s Colorado meat packing factory, regarding when employees can pray in observance to Ramadan. Over 200 workers walked out during a shift, since management would not give them an official sunset break for prayer. As a result, the company fired half of them.
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