A senior official in the Somali government's new Ministry of the Interior told ABC News government forces had recovered "dozens of foreign passports," including several American passports, on the bodies of al Qaeda fighters killed in combat between forces affiliated with the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) and Ethiopian forces in Somalia.
Umran Javed claimed the chants were "just slogans" A British Muslim has been found guilty of soliciting murder during a London rally against cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad. Umran Javed 27, of Birmingham, was also convicted of stirring up racial hatred by a jury at the Old Bailey.
Officials at Minneapolis-St. Paul International airport are proposing stiffer penalties — including suspension of an airport taxi license — to Muslim cab drivers who refuse service to passengers toting alcohol or service dogs.
Somali immigrants passing through Minneapolis-St.PaulInternationalAirport want a private place to say Muslim prayers. The airport suggests they share a room with people of other religions.
University's crest, with its offending crosses Another university is dropping a cross from its historic imagery, saying it creates confusion and sends the wrong message.
The SpotswoodHigh School students are researching the Muslim culture and finding out how much no one really knows about this culture that is sometimes is negatively stereotyped by the public.
Muslim radicals looking for a new front on which to wage jihad against the West were welcomed with open arms yesterday by hardline Somali Islamists now officially "at war" with Ethiopia, their predominantly Christian neighbour.
The Christian festival of "Christmas" refers to the day where Jesus alaihissalam is alleged to have been born on 25th December some 2000 years ago. Of course it is agreed upon by historians that the occassion of 25th December has no relation at all with the historical Jesus. Rather, it is an extension of the Roman festival of Yule where the winter solstice is celebrated in the pre-Christian era. Latter-day innovation imposed this day as the occasion where the Messiah Jesus, son of Mary, is alleged to have been born.
LAHORE: For the past year, a secret has been slowly spreading among Taliban commanders in Afghanistan: a 12-man team of Westerners was being trained by Al Qaeda in Pakistan for a special mission. Most of the Afghan fighters could rely only on hearsay, but some told of seeing the “English brothers” (as the foreign recruits were nicknamed for their shared language) in person, Newsweek quotes an eyewitness, a former Guantánamo detainee with close Taliban and Qaeda ties, as saying on condition of anonymity.
AIRLINE bosses have sparked outrage by banning flight crew from wearing crucifixes or St Christopher medals on flights to Saudi Arabia - in case they offend the country's Muslims.
Jamma admitted firing the fatal shot but said it was an accident One of four men on trial over the death of Bradford Pc Sharon Beshenivsky has been convicted of her murder. Pc Beshenivsky, 38, was shot dead after a bungled robbery in November, 2005.
A militant Islamist group linked to al Qaeda on Monday claimed responsibility for the weekend bombing of a bus carrying foreign oil workers near Algiers, and warned of further attacks.
The grounded imams incident at the Minneapolis-St.PaulInternationalAirport has been a public relations coup for the imams, their supporters and their claims that the group's only suspicious activity was saying evening prayers.
LONDON - Britain’s Foreign Office is urging government officials to stop using the US term “war on terror” amid concerns it angers British Muslims and undermines government aims, a weekly newspaper said on Sunday.
LONDON, Dec.9: A guide to Islam is being given to primary schools across Britain containing a headscarf, a prayer mat, a prayer cap, sacred Ihram clothing worn during the pilgrimage to Makkah, a poster of the Muslim prophets and a compass to locate the direction of Makkah.
CHICAGO - A Muslim convert who talked about his desire to wage jihad against civilians was charged Friday in a plot to set off hand grenades at a shopping mall at the height of the Christmas rush, authorities said.
A man who authorities said wanted to commit acts of "violent jihad" against civilians was charged Friday in a plot to set off hand grenades in garbage cans at a shopping mall, authorities said.
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