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March 03, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: At al-Azhar mosque, struggle over Islam roils a revered Egyptian institution
They came by the thousands, pouring through the ancient stone archways and into the gleaming white marble courtyard of al-Azhar mosque.
March 03, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Sarkozy nixes halal meat in schools for Muslims
The issue of France's Muslims moved front and center into the presidential campaign with the incumbent, Nicolas Sarkozy, excluding on Saturday any special indulgences for halal meat or separate swimming hours for Muslim women in public pools.
March 02, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Florida mulls outlaw of Shariah, other foreign laws; critics say bill addresses made-up threat
A measure to ban the use of foreign laws in domestic courtrooms is progressing in Florida's statehouse, one of dozens of similar efforts across the country that critics call an unwarranted campaign driven by fear of Muslims.
March 02, 2012 - The Tallahassee Democrat
Tallahassee Democrat: Fla. House debates prayer
By the time Florida House members approved a bill that will allow students to give inspirational messages to their peers in school, supporters had given up saying "message" and were talking about the benefits of prayer.
March 02, 2012 - The Straits Times
Straits Times: Same-sex unions: UK in the grip of gay rights debate
A prominent member of Britain's ruling Conservatives has challenged Prime Minister David Cameron to hold a national referendum over plans to allow homosexuals to marry amid a renewed tug of war here on gay rights.
March 02, 2012 - Religion News Service
RNS: Mitt Romney trouncing Rick Santorum among Catholics
Mitt Romney has trounced Rick Santorum, an ardent Catholic, among Catholic voters, but Romney's support among evangelicals has wavered thus far in the GOP presidential primary, according to a new analysis of exit poll data.
March 02, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Abortion insurance bill defeated in Wash. Senate
A bill to link abortion coverage to maternity care was defeated Friday in the Washington state Senate.
March 02, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: As Super Tuesday approaches, GOP candidates focus on evangelical voters
The cavernous sanctuary at First Redeemer Church was packed on a recent Sunday when presidential hopeful Rick Santorum took the stage to declare religious freedom in jeopardy.
March 01, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Liberia becomes latest African country seeking to criminalize homosexuality; 2 new bills
Two new bills introduced into Liberia’s legislature would make the country the latest on the African continent to punish homosexuality with possible jail time.
March 01, 2012 - Reuters
Reuters: Maryland legalizes same-sex marriage; challenge looms
Maryland became the eighth state in the nation to legalize same-sex marriage on Thursday, just as opponents were ramping up efforts to repeal the new law at the ballot box.
March 01, 2012 - The Guardian
The Guardian: Accusations of witchcraft are part of growing pattern of child abuse in UK
When 15-year-old Kristy Bamu left his parents in Paris on 16 December 2010, he was looking forward to spending the Christmas holidays with his siblings, visiting their sister and her boyfriend in London.
March 01, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Birth control exemption bill, the ‘Blunt amendment,’ killed in Senate
The Senate Thursday rejected an effort to vastly expand conscience exemptions to the Obama administration’s new birth control coverage rule, even as Republican presidential contenders continued to tussle over the issue.
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.
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