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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.
October 19, 2011 - The Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune: Settlement reached in Muslim's suit over denial of time off for hajj
Safoorah Khan hoped 2008 would be a turning point in her spiritual life.
October 18, 2011 - The Irish Times
Irish Times: Opinion: Atheists and religious alike seek to identify foundation of morality
In his Rite and Reason articles last July/August, Prof James Mackey’s central thesis is that the theory of evolution (which he describes as “Dawkins’s Darwinism”) is unfit to serve as a moral code for the human race.
October 15, 2011 - The New York Times
NYT: Afghan symbol of identity is subject to search
Straight-backed, his bearing almost regal, Malik Niaz, 82, entered the Afghan president’s compound this month, proudly wearing his best turban: a silk one from Turkestan in the north of the country, gray and black and white, its long tail draped gracefully over his shoulder.
October 15, 2011 - The New York Times
NYT: Senegal curbs a bloody rite for girls and women
When Aissatou Kande was a little girl, her family followed a tradition considered essential to her suitability to marry.
October 15, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Hair attacks force Ohio Amish to seek outside help

Leaders within Ohio's Amish community faced a soul-searching question after what they say were hair-cutting attacks against several followers of their faith. Should they cooperate with authorities or adhere to their beliefs of forgiving one another and keeping disputes private?

October 15, 2011 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Liberty University’s Johnnie Moore speaks the language of young evangelicals
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m., more than 10,000 students pour into the Vines Center at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., to hear top-line musical worship performances and talks by the likes of Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann and the Rev. Rick Warren, all recent speakers.
October 14, 2011 - Los Angeles Times
LA Times: Praying perpetually to save society
It was just before 3 a.m. when Ruth and Shady Abadir walked through the double doors that lead into the thumping heart of the International House of Prayer.
October 11, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Catholic church in India says have more children
Worried about its dwindling numbers, the Roman Catholic church in southern India is exhorting its flock to have more children, with some parishes offering free schooling, medical care and even cash bonuses for large families, church officials said Tuesday.
October 10, 2011 - The Toronto Star
Toronto Star: Pakistani child expelled for ‘blasphemous’ spelling error
There’s no shortage of reminders nowadays of how dangerous Pakistan has become.
October 06, 2011 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: State: Guns are allowed in church sometimes
A grassroots gun rights group had its argument turned on them Thursday as they tried to convince three judges that a year-old Georgia law infringes on gun owners' freedom of religion by putting restrictions on bringing their firearms with them to worship.
October 06, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Beards, hair cut off in attacks on Amish
A group of religious castoffs has been attacking fellow Amish, cutting off their hair and beards in an apparent feud over spiritual differences, a sheriff said Thursday, and one victim blamed relatives involved in a cult.
October 05, 2011 - South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post: Islamic finance may offer a new model; here is your guide
With turmoil in the international capital markets, Islamic banking is being touted again as a new paradigm for the global markets.
October 05, 2011 - The Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail: Jewish sect girls ordered back to Israel
It is an enclave of ultra-Orthodoxy in the midst of the Laurentian mountains of Quebec, and its family practices have sparked an international tug-of-war with Israel.
October 03, 2011 - The News & Observer
News & Observer: Worship, peace amid airport rush
When the door is always open, no one is truly late.
October 03, 2011 - The Straits Times
Straits Times: French curbs unveil rising tension over Islam
The Goutte d'Or used to be such a typical neighbourhood here that it prompted Emile Zola, one of France's most famous writers, to use it as the setting for a novel.
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