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Big Bomb Found Near Indonesia Church; 19 Arrested

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Senior security minister Djoko Suyanto said he believed Islamic militants had been plotting an attack outside of the capital during Good Friday celebrations. "The army and police are under high alert," he told reporters after attending a meeting chaired by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. "We want...

Libya Rebels Raise Concern About Islamic Extremism

AJDABIYA, Libya - Abdel-Moneim Mokhtar was ambushed and killed by Moammar Gadhafi's troops last week on a dusty road in eastern Libya - the end of a journey that saw him fight as a jihadi in Afghanistan and then return home where he died alongside NATO-backed rebels trying to oust the longtime authoritarian leader. In...

2 Women Detained as French Ban on Face-Covering Islamic Veils Takes Effect

PARIS -- France's new ban on Islamic face veils was met with a burst of defiance Monday, as several women appeared veiled in front of Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral and two were detained for taking part in an unauthorized protest. France on Monday became the world's first country to ban the veils anywhere in public, from...

New Furor Over France's Muslims as Veil Ban Looms

TRAPPES, France -- Karima has a plan. If police stop her for wearing a veil over her face, she'll remove it - then put it back on once they're out of sight. If that doesn't work, she'll stay home, or even leave France. For Muslim women who cover their faces with veils, it is the moment for making plans. Starting April 11,...

Captured Teen Bomber in Pakistan Vows Attacks

MULTAN, Pakistan -- His accomplices brought carnage to a Sufi shrine, but the 14-year-old suicide bomber who was captured after his explosives failed to detonate was unrepentant. "Let me go, I want to be a martyr," he said as he was being led away, according to police officer Khalid Mahmood. "I want to send all you...

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Sharia History: A Timeline of 1,400 Years of Islamic Jurisprudence

Muhammad experiences a vision in a cave, which he and his followers will attribute to divine intervention.

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Sadakat Kadri: 1,400 Years Of Islamic Law

At a time when efforts to ban sharia law have been tabled in some two dozen states, it would be interesting to know what precisely their sponsors are hoping to prohibit -- because their target has a 1,400-year history that extends deep into the realms of faith.

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Kansas, Empathy and Democracy

The first step appears to be to invent one.

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London 2012 Olympics Countdown: Muhammad Ali Prompts Tears At Atlanta 1996

Olympic Games are emotional events for millions concerned, whether they are participating or not.

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Sakhr al-Taifi, Senior Al Qaeda Leader In Afghanistan, Killed In NATO Airstrike

The U.S.-led NATO force in Afghanistan killed al-Qaida's second-highest leader in the country in an airstrike in eastern Kunar province, the coalition said Tuesday.

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06/02/12 Doctor faces death threats from within prison over... Source: TheCelebrityCafe.com The currently incarcerated Dr. Shakil Afridi faces death threats from terrorist organizations for aiding in the assassination of Osama bin Laden.
06/02/12 U.S. missiles kill 2 in northw... Source: CBS - WDTV 5 - Bridgeport WV Pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed two militants in a region along the Afghan border.
06/02/12 US drone kills four militants in Pakistan Source: Zee News A US drone targeted a vehicle in the south Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan on Saturday, killing four militants in the latest in a string of attacks by the CIA-operated spy planes.
06/01/12 Al Qaeda in Yemen releases 27 captured soldiers Source: Zee News An al Qaeda-linked group in Yemen says it has released 27 government troops captured in a surprise attack last month on an Army base in the south.
06/01/12 Scuffles as Pakistan unveils budget Source: The Straits Times - Singapore The Pakistan government on Friday unveiled its budget and pledged to narrow the deficit, but the announcement was overshadowed by opposition lawmakers shouting slogans and scuffles broke out.

Background on islam

Islam (; ' ) is a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion articulated by the Qur'an, a text considered by its adherents to be the word of God ( ), and by the teachings and normative example (called the Sunnah and composed of Hadith) of Muhammad, considered by them to be the last prophet of God.

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