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Opinion: Getting Clear on Rep. King's Muslim Hearings

Mar 10th 2011 – 7:00AM

Rep. Peter King's congressional hearings Thursday on the radicalization of American Muslims reminds me of the TV commercial, "There's clear, then there's Claritin clear." My eyes are not itchy and my nose isn't running, but my mind is foggy about the true goals and objectives of these hearings. This is what I mean. The...

Somali Ax Man Gets 9 Years for Cartoonist Attack

Feb 4th 2011 – 7:13AM

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - A Somali man convicted of terrorism for breaking into the home of a Danish cartoonist who had caricatured the Prophet Muhammad has been sentenced to nine years in prison. The Aarhus city court ruled Friday that Muhideen Mohammed Geelle should be expelled from Denmark after serving the sentence. The...

Swedes Shocked by First Terror Attack in 3 Decades

Dec 12th 2010 – 4:44PM
Hector Eguia, APTN

Hector Eguia, APTN

STOCKHOLM (Dec. 12) -- No one died except for the suspected bomber, but two explosions in Sweden's capital tore at the fabric of this tolerant and open nation - a society that hadn't seen a terrorist attack in more than three decades. Two people were wounded in central Stockholm on Saturday in what appeared to be the...

One-Legged Boxer Suspected in Denmark Hotel Explosion

Sep 17th 2010 – 12:02PM
Politifoto, AFP / Getty Images

Politifoto, AFP / Getty Images

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (Sept. 17) -- A one-legged Chechen boxer injured in an explosion at a Copenhagen hotel was preparing a letter bomb, likely intended for a Danish newspaper that published cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, police said Friday. The device went off as the man was assembling it in a hotel bathroom on Sept....

NATO Chief Condemns Planned Quran Burning

By Andrea StoneSep 7th 2010 – 11:15AM
John Raoux. AP

John Raoux. AP

WASHINGTON (Sept. 7) -- NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who once defended the publication of cartoons mocking the Prophet Muhammad, is condemning a Florida pastor's plan to burn Qurans on the ninth anniversary of 9/11, saying it could "have a negative impact on the security for our troops" fighting in...

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Pakistan to Twitter: 'Yes We Ban!'

By Dr. Faheem Younus May 29th 2012 - 10:38AM

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and conveniences, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."

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Geert Wilders, Marked For Death: A Muslim's Response

By Qasim Rashid May 23rd 2012 - 05:33PM

Expelled from Britain, banned from Indonesia, denounced by the UN Secretary General ...

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Pakistan Blocked Twitter Access on Everybody Draw Mohammed Day

By Graeme McMillan May 21st 2012 - 05:17PM

May 20 was the third annual Everybody Draw Mohammed Day , the event in which artists depict the Prophet Mohammed in cartoon form to protest censorship and extremist threats (The event was created by cartoonist Molly Norris in 2010 in response to the death threats received by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone...

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Racing Backwards Into the Future: Saudi Arabia and Kuwait

By John L. Esposito May 14th 2012 - 03:00PM

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have made significant headway in the rapid development of their countries in many areas.

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Background on prophet muhammad

Muhammad ( 26 April 570 – 8 June 632; also transliterated as Mohammad, Mohammed, or Muhammed; ), full name: Muhammad Ibn `Abd Allāh Ibn `Abd al-Muttalib () was a leader from Mecca who unified the tribes of Arabia into a single religious polity under Islam.

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