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March 01, 2012 - Reuters
Reuters: Insight: "Rock star" scholars a risk for Islamic finance
Decades of parsing turgid legal documents have not dampened the enthusiasm of octogenarian Islamic scholar Sheikh Hussein Hamed Hassan.
February 29, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Dubai bank cuts off business with Iranian lenders
A Dubai Islamic bank with ties to the emirate's ruling family said Wednesday it stopped doing business with Iranian banks in December, shortly before the United States approved new sanctions targeting the country's financial system.
February 29, 2012 - The Irish Times
Irish Times: Young Israelis on mission to improve their country's image
A GROUP of eight young Israeli people have come to Ireland to tell their stories in a bid to improve their country’s image.
February 29, 2012 - The Daily Star
Daily Star: Under Israel’s ‘enlightened’ occupation, apartheid has a face
Last month, in the early evening, as I drove on Jerusalem’s Route 1 in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, I was attacked by several Israeli boys.
February 29, 2012 - BBC
BBC: Catholic midwives lose abortion 'conscientious objection' case
TWO Catholic midwives have lost a legal bid to be classed as conscientious objectors and avoid any involvement in abortions.
February 29, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Romney sets off furor on contraception bill
Perhaps the question was poorly worded. Or perhaps it was a slip of a tired tongue.
February 29, 2012 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Schools navigate state birth-control patchwork
Roman Catholic employers are pushing back against an impending federal mandate on contraceptive coverage partly because the rule would remove an escape hatch that let them opt out of similar state laws that passed in earlier years.
February 28, 2012 - The Australian
Australian: Somalia's so-called peace does not spare its children's suffering
IN A basic military clinic filled with wounded children, the sour smell of infection hung heavily in the still air.
February 28, 2012 - The Daily Star
Daily Star: Tug-of-war mounts in Christian Gathering
The recently formed Independent Christian Gathering is meeting regularly to discuss national and international affairs, and despite the fact that the gathering does not have a political affiliation, sources say that factions within it are working to pull it in various directions.
February 28, 2012 - South China Morning Post
Morning Post: New controls on religious groups' work
Beijing has tightened controls on religious groups by imposing restrictions on their charitable activities, complicating their efforts to secure foreign aid....
February 28, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Chicago Muslim leader says police superintendent promises no NYPD-style surveillance operation
Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy vowed at a meeting with a local Muslim leader Tuesday to confine his department's surveillance activities to those that pursue "criminal leads," and to avoid the type of widespread spying allegedly carried out by New York police.
February 28, 2012 - Los Angeles Times
LA Times: Republicans keep up birth control battle
Dissatisfied with the Obama administration's compromise on contraceptive coverage, congressional Republicans are fighting to do away with the requirement that insurers provide free birth control — a strategy that might rally their conservative base but risks alienating sought-after independent voters in this election year.
February 28, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Syria's sectarian fears keep region on edge
Abu Ali fled his life as a Shiite cleric and student in Homs, the besieged Syrian city at the center of an increasingly bloody uprising, but it was not the government he feared.
February 27, 2012 - National Post
National Post: Banned by Kenya, controversial Canadian preacher delivers speech via Skype
Deported from Kenya last week due to security concerns, controversial Canadian Muslim preacher Bilal Philips nonetheless delivered his planned speech to Nairobi’s biggest mosque on Saturday via Skype.
February 27, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Prayers mark 10th anniversary of riots in India
Hundreds of survivors of deadly religious riots gathered in western India on Monday to mark the 10th anniversary of the country's worst sectarian violence in recent years, as rights activists accused the local government of delaying justice.
February 27, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: As gay marriage gains ground in nation, New Hampshire may revoke its law
As same-sex marriage supporters celebrate victories in Washington and Maryland this month, they are keeping a wary eye on New Hampshire, where lawmakers may soon vote to repeal the state’s two-year-old law allowing gay couples to wed.
February 27, 2012 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: In Nigeria, Somalia, and Afghanistan: what is a foreign fighter?
As yet another suicide blast strikes yet another church in northern Nigeria, immigration officials have announced that they are cracking down on the flow of foreigners into northern Nigeria who may be adding to the growing numbers of the shadowy Islamist militia Boko Haram.
February 27, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Democrats see benefits in battle on contraception access
With the cameras running and the microphones on, Congressional Democrats express outrage over Republican efforts to limit the types of health care that employers have to offer to their workers, particularly contraception. This is a fight Democrats are perfectly pleased to have.
February 27, 2012 - The Guardian
Guardian: The women who oppose female bishops
The Church of England is, in its own confounding and impenetrable way, preparing to welcome women as bishops.
February 26, 2012 - The Seattle Times
Seattle Times: State may become first to require insurance to cover abortion
At a time when many states are making it harder for women to get abortions, Washington state appears headed in the opposite direction.
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