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Christian Post: Joel Osteen on CNN: I Could Vote for a Muslim or Jewish President
Joel Osteen offers a strong statement of support for the Israeli people in an interview with CNN's Pierce Morgan Tuesday night, in which the Lakewood Church pastor also discusses whether he would vote for a Jewish or Muslim presidential candidate.
Muslim News: USA: American Muslims seeking integration are met with discrimination
In a survey conducted earlier this year, a large majority of Muslims demonstrated their affiliation with the American way of life.
Sacramento Bee: Davis' little blue mosque built with community support
They call it the little mosque that could.
Christian Post: Palestinian bid for U.N. recognition a sign of the 'last days,' says prophecy author
Christian evangelist and end times author Hal Lindsey believes a push by the Palestinian Authority for statehood recognition by the United Nations is tied to biblical prophecies and is more proof that Christians are living in the "last days."
Catholic Culture: Supreme Court case could affect suits against Church for discimination
A case pending before the US Supreme Court could produce an important new precedent regarding the right of religious groups to set standards for their ministers and other employees.
Huffington Post: Surveying U.S. and French Muslims
The results of two interesting surveys were released recently: one by the Pew Research Center on U.S. Muslims' lives and attitudes and one by IFOP (the leading French market research and opinion poll institute) on French Muslims and the evolution of their socio-religious attitudes over the past two decades.
Wash. Post: In GOP race, public prayers seem more political than personal
Among the Republican candidates running for president in 2012, there’s been a whole lot of praying in public.
CFR: Muslims in the United States

Since 9/11, the U.S. war on terror abroad and domestic terror incidents involving U.S. and immigrant Muslims have focused attention on Islam in the United States.

WSJ: Converts vs. 'Cradle Catholics'
Do converts to the faith make better evangelists than "cradle Catholics"? Pope Benedict XVI seems to think so.
Al Jazeera: Arabs and Muslims carve a place in the U.S.
"USA! USA!" chanted the mob of hundreds as it tried to march towards Bridgeview's Mosque Foundation just southwest of Chicago.
Toledo Blade: Area Muslims strive to counter 'Islamophobia'

Ten years ago Sunday, Toledo attorney Linda Mansour was watching the 9/11 terror attacks on a courthouse TV when friends and colleagues gave her hugs and words of support.

Free Malaysia Today: Muslims feel at home in the US
The driver bumped into Shah Rahman’s car on a Texas on-ramp, in what appeared to be just a minor accident.
Arab American News: Survey: U.S. Muslims upbeat despite scrutiny since 9/11
Despite increased public scrutiny since the 9/11 terrorist attacks and well-funded campaigns promoting Islamophobia, U.S. Muslims express a significantly higher level of satisfaction with their lives, their local communities, and the country's general direction than does the public at large, according to a major new survey released here Tuesday by the Pew Research Center.
WSJ: Video: Are Muslim Americans Extreme?

Pew Research Center senior researcher Greg Smith discusses a new study that suggests Muslim Americans are more moderate than most people believe.

LA Times: Muslim survey shows contentment in America
A survey of Muslim Americans released Tuesday portrays a community largely content with its place in American society and optimistic about the country's direction, despite concerns about anti-Muslim discrimination in the years since the Sept. 11 attacks.
CNN: U.S. Muslims happy with their country despite pressure, study finds
People look at Zeinab Chami a little warily sometimes, she says, especially when she travels outside big cities.
AFP: US Muslims 'happy with life despite discrimination'
US Muslims are far more satisfied with the direction of their country than most Americans even though nearly half of them have faced discrimination and prejudice in the past year, a poll found Tuesday.
UPI: Most U.S. Muslims back Ground Zero mosque
Most Muslim Americans support the proposal to build a controversial mosque and Islamic community center near Ground Zero, a survey shows.
VOA: Survey of US Muslim attitudes finds little support for extremism
Since the 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, many Americans have worried about the potential for home grown militancy among Muslims living in the United States.
Reuters: Most American Muslims are satisfied Obama backers
A majority of U.S. Muslims are content with the nation's direction in contrast to many Americans and few Muslims believe there is support for Islamic extremism here, a survey released on Tuesday found.
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