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Oklahoman: Oklahoma Muslims accustomed to growth
An Oklahoma City imam has expanded Friday prayer services due to growth of the local Muslim population.
CNN: Obama delivers major speech on personal faith
President Barack Obama gave an unusually personal speech about his religious faith on Thursday, saying that "it is the biblical injunction to serve the least of these that keeps me going and keeps me from being overwhelmed," in address to a prayer breakfast in Washington.
Toronto Star: Canadians say immigration working well
Two-thirds of Canadians believe immigrants are integrating well into society, but only 45 per cent feel that about the growing Muslim population, says a new study.
Wash. Post: Egypt's uprising stirs fears of persecution in minority Coptic Christians
With attacks on Christians already increasing in the Middle East, the populist uprising in Egypt has triggered fears among some that the region's largest non-Muslim population - Egypt's 7 million Coptic Christians - could be at risk.
Business World: Nigerian Muslim population to hit 117 million in 2030- Study
A study carried out in the United States shows that Muslim population in Nigeria is projected to increase by more than 50 per cent in the next 20 years, from about 76 million in 2010 to about 117 million in 2030.
RNS: Muslim growth fears called overblown
The U.S. Muslim population is expected to double over the next 20 years, fueled by immigration and higher-than-average fertility rates, according to a new report released Thursday.
Denver Post: CU-Boulder Team To Research Rocky Mtn. Muslims
Assistant journalism professor Nabil Echchaibi knew he was a pioneering researcher, but he didn't realize just how virgin the territory was until he and a team of University of Colorado students began exploring Rocky Mountain Muslim communities.
NYT: Forecast sees Muslim population leveling off
A new report forecasts that the number of Muslims around the world will grow over the next 20 years at twice the rate of non-Muslims, but that the rapid growth will level off.
CNN: World Muslim population doubling, report projects
Twenty years ago, the world had about 1.1 billion Muslims. Twenty years from now, it will have about twice as many - and they'll represent more than a quarter of all people on earth, according to a new study released Thursday.
Reuters: Muslim birth rate falls, population to grow more slowly
Falling birth rates will slow the world's Muslim population growth over the next two decades, reducing it on average from 2.2 percent a year in 1990-2010 to 1.5 percent a year from now until 2030, a new study says.
USA Today: Number of U.S. Muslims to double
Muslims will be more than one-quarter of the Earth's population by 2030, according to a study released today.
AFP: British minister attacks 'acceptable' Islamophobia
The first Muslim woman to sit in the British cabinet warned Thursday that discrimination against Muslims in Britain has become socially acceptable and must be tackled.
Odessa American: A bible a day...
The members of Chapel Hill Baptist Church can happily cross one book off their reading lists when Dec. 31 arrives. All members of the church are participating in a goal to read the entire Bible in one year.
Scripps News: The Catholic Church still needs priests
As a regular part of his ministry, Archbishop Edwin O'Brien of Baltimore says Masses on behalf of Catholics who have left the church.
CNN: My take: U.S. is Christian nation, Congress data show
Years ago, a graduate student and I spent untold hours trying to track down the religious affiliations of various state and national politicians — all in an effort to see which religious groups had more political clout, and which had less.
Huffington Post: Faith on the Hill: Religious makeup of the new Congress looks like the old
Many analysts described the November 2010 midterm elections as a sea change, with Republicans taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives and narrowing the Democratic majority in the Senate.
RNS: Religious profile of 112th Congress remains stable
An influx of Republicans has colored the House red, but the midterm elections did little to alter the religious composition of Capitol Hill.
Bangor Daily News: Bangor churches look to the East, teach courses such as tai chi
Once a week a small group of men and women gathers in the parlor of the Hammond Street Congregational Church for group meditation.
RNS: Atheists' diversity woes have no black-and-white answers
Alix Jules is an atheist, but for years he felt uncomfortable at gatherings of nonbelievers. The reason: he's black
NYT: Malaysia seeks to export its halal credentials to China
Electrical goods, coffee, herbs and spices are among the products that MasterMalaysia Global usually trades with its Chinese partners.
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