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November 13, 2011 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Journal-Constitution: On alcohol sales, religion gives way to economics
Ray Newman has been studying a state map since last week's Sunday alcohol sales referendums.
November 12, 2011 - The Courier-Mail
Courier-Mail: Christmas is never going away
It is told that many generations ago, a great man, who was said to be the son of God, was born of a virgin.
November 11, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Detroit prayer event puts Muslim community on edge
An area with one of the largest Muslim communities in the United States is bracing itself for a 24-hour prayer rally by a group that counts Islam among the ills facing the nation.
November 09, 2011 - The Daily Star
Daily Star: Pilgrims perform final rituals as hajj winds down
Nearly 3 million Muslim pilgrims were performing the final rituals of the hajj Tuesday as the world’s largest annual gathering neared its close without major incident.
November 08, 2011 - The Toronto Star
Toronto Star: Editorial: Waiting for the hangman in Pakistan
In the west-wing of the Sheikhupura prison, just outside of the bustle of Lahore, Pakistan, there’s a woman who has been confined to a tiny cell waiting to be hanged.
November 07, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Iranian influence seeping into Iraq
Iran's presence is already visible in Iraq, from the droves of pilgrims at Shiite holy sites to the brands of yoghurt and jams on grocery shelves. But now Iraqis are bracing for a potential escalation of Persian influence as the U.S. military leaves at the end of the year.
November 06, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Muslim hajj pilgrims perform devil stoning ritual
Chanting "God is great," millions of Muslims on Sunday stoned pillars representing the devil in a symbolic rejection of temptation on the second day of their annual hajj pilgrimage, a day that also marks the start of the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha.
November 06, 2011 - The Telegraph
Telegraph: US warns of attacks on luxury Nigerian hotels after 150 killed
The five-star Hilton, Nicon Luxury and Sheraton hotels in Nigeria’s capital, which are frequented by diplomats, politicians and Nigeria’s business elite, were identified by the US embassy.
November 06, 2011 - The Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail: Abortion’s veil of silence threatens Ugandan women
Health activist Denis Kibera has seen women bleeding to death from illegal abortions. He has seen women dying after quack doctors used crude equipment to kill their fetuses.
November 05, 2011 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Followers put their faith in his hands
Five years ago, Avraham Cohen had become a large, if largely unseen, presence in this small city at the edge of the North Woods.
November 02, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Fire at French newspaper after Muhammad issue
France's prime minister condemned an apparent arson attack early on Wednesday that destroyed the offices of a satirical French newspaper that had "invited" the Prophet Muhammad as a guest editor this week.
November 02, 2011 - The Toronto Star
Toronto Star: Popeyes in fight over Halal chicken
A group of Muslim restaurant franchisees is fighting fast-food chain Popeyes Louisiana Chicken in court over the right to sell hand-slaughtered Halal meat for religious reasons.
November 02, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Utah churches, prison ministries reach behind bars
The first time Debra Brown prayed she knelt down on a cement floor in a jail cell, clumsily folded her arms and copied the words of her roommate who daily prayed for her children, grandchildren and God's forgiveness.
October 31, 2011 - The Guardian
Guardian: Protestant v Catholic: which countries are more successful?
If maps were shaded like balance sheets, the bottom part of mainland Europe would be deepest red.
October 29, 2011 - The Economist
Economist: Holy relevance
As Protestant Europe, in its own eyes virtuous and thrifty, wrestles with the debt problems of the continent’s Catholic and Orthodox countries, the idea that religious affiliation may influence the way people save, work and spend is more appealing than ever.
October 28, 2011 - Straits Times
Straits Times: Visas promised, but nearly 700 Muslims in Singapore still can't go on hajj
Nearly 700 Muslims in Singapore have had to abandon their hajj pilgrimage plans at the eleventh hour after they failed to get the visas promised by their travel agents.
October 23, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Religion claims its place in Occupy Wall Street; some faith leaders cautious about involvement
Downtown Dewey Square is crammed with tents and tarps of Occupy Boston protesters, but organizers made sure from the start of this weeks-old encampment that there was room for the holy.
October 23, 2011 - The Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail: Islamic lender’s troubles put homeowners in limbo
Dozens of Muslim homeowners are complaining that they have been left in limbo by a disintegrating “sharia-compliant” mortgage arrangement, putting a focus on the emergence of parallel banking systems in Canada.
October 22, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Tribal religion at center of NV gold mine fight
Lawyers for an environmental group and Native American tribes trying to block another expansion at one of the biggest gold mines in North America say the U.S. government -- in concert with the largest gold company in the world -- is making an unprecedented attempt to skirt two of the nation's fundamental laws protecting federal lands.
October 20, 2011 - News Core
News Core: Pakistan overturns ban on booze . . . for export
IT IS an Islamic republic where alcohol is forbidden to 97 per cent of the population and drinkers can face 80 lashes of the whip under holy law - but in a move set to anger religious conservatives, Pakistan is poised to become an exporter of beer.
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