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Atheist soldier who alleged religious freedom violations drops suit, but 2nd case to proceed
Associated Press WriterTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) _ An atheist soldier who accused U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and the Defense Department of violating his religious freedom dropped the lawsuit Friday, citing his plans to leave the Army next spring. But the Military Religious...Tags: Minority Groups, Discrimination, Armed Forces, Robert Gates, Prosecution
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Mattel says talking doll doesn't promote Islam
christina.hernandez@newsday.comA cooing baby doll or a toy with a religious message? The toy company Mattel has fielded calls from consumers who wonder whether their Little Mommy Cuddle 'n Coo doll, which giggles, gurgles and coos, is also mumbling, "Islam is the light." The doll,...Tags: Toy Industry, Mattel Inc., Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Toys, Citizens Initiative and Recall
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What love joined together, hate put asunder
Tribune correspondentBAGHDAD — This is an Iraqi love story, and it doesn't have a happy ending. She was a Christian, Basma Habeeb Sifo, a 15-year-old student living in the now notorious neighborhood of Dora. He was a Shiite Muslim, Haitham Majid al-Saadi, an army...Tags: Iraq War, Family, Defense, Armed Conflicts, Death and Dying
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UK judge: 2 doctors facing car-bomb trial in London will be cast as Muslim terrorists
Associated Press WriterLONDON (AP) _ Two doctors charged with trying to bomb a Glasgow airport and London's West End will be portrayed by prosecutors as terrorists in thrall to a fundamental form of Islam, a jury in London heard Wednesday. Justice Colin Mackay also...Tags: Bombings, Vehicles, Prosecution, Guerrilla Activity, Trials
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Hezbollah: Israel's most famous missing soldier escaped, probably died in wilderness
Associated Press WriterJERUSALEM (AP) _ Israel's most famous missing soldier escaped from captivity in Lebanon and probably died 20 years ago while trying to make his way home through difficult terrain, Hezbollah told Israel's government, according to a newspaper report... -
Texas: Police blow up pack at mosque
Police blew up a backpack outside a Texas mosque and arrested a man who said it contained a bomb. Austin Police Lt. Cedric Hudson said Azzam Baytie, 46, threatened the North Austin Muslim Community Center on Sunday. Hudson said Baytie was arrested on... -
Offensive movie review
I have a problem with Roger Moore's critique of the Bill Maher movie, Religulous. Moore writes: "But he leaves more than one adversary speechless at his command of the Bible, the Koran, the many shared creation and "virgin birth" myths that Christianity,...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Roger Moore, Christianity, Religulous
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Police blow up backpack left at Texas mosque, arrest man who claimed it contained a bomb
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Police have blown up a suspicious backpack outside a Texas mosque and arrested a man who claimed it contained a bomb. Austin police Lt. Cedric Hudson says 46-year-old Azzam Baytie threatened the North Austin Muslim Community Center...Tags: Assault, Back Packs
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'Left in Dark Times: A Stand Against the New Barbarism' by Bernard-Henri Levy
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIT IS impossible to imagine any country but France that could produce Bernard-Henri Levy. BHL, as he is usually known in his native land, manages to bestride the worlds of philosophy, politics, human rights activism and high fashion with equal aplomb,...Tags: Demonstration, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Milan Kundera, Freedom of the Press, Racism
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'The Jewel of Medina' by Sherry Jones
Special to The Times"THE JEWEL of Medina," a novel by journalist Sherry Jones, was originally to be published in August. But Random House decided to drop this historical romance about A'isha, the child bride of Muhammad, the founder of Islam, after an alarm was sounded by an...Tags: Salman Rushdie, Gloria Steinem, Laurel, Sherry Jones, O.J. Simpson
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Suicide bomber kills at least 20
Wire reportsA suicide bomber set off his explosives Monday while trying to force his way into an opposition politician's home in eastern Pakistan, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 60 during a holiday celebration. The targeted lawmaker, Rasheed...Tags: Civil Unrest, Death and Dying, Local Authority, Bombings, Government
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Suicide bomber kills at least 20 in Pakistan
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA suicide bomber set off his explosives Monday while trying to force his way into an opposition politician's home in eastern Pakistan, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 60 others during a holiday celebration. The targeted lawmaker, Rashid...Tags: Civil Unrest, Benazir Bhutto, Religious Conflicts, Rebellions, Death and Dying
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