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19 Jul 2010 11:24

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Politics: Sarah Palin tweets something, and everyone stops everything

  • Peace-seeking Muslims, pls understand. Ground Zero mosque is UNNECESSARY provocation; it stabs hearts. Pls reject it in the interest of healing.
  • Sarah Palin • Tweeting a message about the whole to-do surrounding a proposed Islamic community center and mosque a couple blocks from Ground Zero. Then she tweeted again. “Peaceful New Yorkers, pls refute the Ground Zero mosque plan if you believe catastrophic pain caused @ Twin Towers site is too raw, too real,” she wrote. Now it’s a top item on Google News. Granted, it’s generated a huge controversy in New York City, but why wasn’t it really given national play until Palin said something? source
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28 May 2010 11:37

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World: A very deadly situation in Pakistan, complete with hostages

Two mosque suicide bombings in the city of Lahore have left more than 70 killed and police attempting to stop an awful hostage situation. source
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05 Dec 2009 17:34

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World: Iran’s not too happy about Switzerland’s new minaret ban

  • Values such as tolerance, dialogue and respecting others’ religions should never be put to referendum.
  • Iranian foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki • Speaking to his Swiss counterpart about the referendum that led to a ban on minarets. He warns that there could be consequences for the country long-term. For those keeping score at home: Iran is 90% Muslim, but (despite the image of leaders being completely unaccepting of other religions and faiths) does allow Christian churches and Jewish synagogues to be built in the country. There have been complaints about this being difficult, though. Switzerland and Iran have a tight relationship, by the way, due to the Swiss acting as an intermediary between the U.S. and Iran. source
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05 Dec 2009 10:55

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World: Militants in Pakistan getting more blatant in their mosque attacks

  • 37+ were killed in a mosque bombing, including many civilians
  • 86+ were injured in the blatant daytime attack in Rawalpindi source
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12 Nov 2009 21:18

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U.S., World: Whatever the “Alavi Foundation” is, Iran, the U.S. doesn’t like it

  • For two decades, the Alavi Foundation’s affairs have been directed by various Iranian officials, including Iranian ambassadors to the United Nations, in violation of a series of American laws.
  • U.S. attorney Preet Bharara • On the ownership of mosques, skyscrapers and other buildings by the Alavi Foundation. The U.S. siezed these buildings, claiming they were a front for the Iranian government. The tenets and occupants of the properties are safe, and they’re not getting kicked out; it’s the owner who is screwed. This ought to make that whole nuclear deal easier to pull off. • source
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09 Nov 2009 10:12

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U.S.: CIA: The Fort Hood shooter tried to contact al-Qaeda

  • It’s the first real evidence of a terrorist link so far if true. Yesterday, the Associated Press wrote about a story linking the Fort Hood shooter to a mosque where thousands of people go daily to pray. We didn’t run it because the link seemed very thin, and in fact found it offensive that the AP would make such a link. This, however, is something. The CIA told ABC News today that the shooter, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, tried months ago to get in touch with people related to al-Qaeda. And they’ve known about it for a while. No word on whether he succeeded. source
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02 Sep 2009 09:23

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World: A Afghan suicide bomber hit his high-ranking political target

  • 15+ people died in the attack, including Dr. Abdullah Laghmani, the country’s second-ranking intelligence official source
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20 Jun 2009 13:10

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World: A huge death toll in the wake of a northern Iraq mosque attack

  • 55+ were killed after a truck bomb exploded in front of a mosque source
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05 Jun 2009 10:56

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World: A blast at a Pakistan mosque leaves a large death toll

  • 30+ died in the attack, which happened during Friday prayer services source
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27 Mar 2009 10:54

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World: Pakistan’s on edge this morning after a suicide bombing attack

  • 51+ dead in an attack on a mosque in Pakistan source
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