US Muslim preacher named Islamic personality of year
July 10th, 2012 - 1:12 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, July 9 (IANS/WAM) Yusuf Estes, an American Muslim preacher and teacher, was named the Islamic personality of the year for the 16th edition of the Dubai International Holy Quran ... Read more...
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US soldier arrested with bomb-making materials
July 29th, 2011 - 3:05 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 29 (IANS) A US soldier has been arrested after police found firearms and bomb-making materials in his motel room, Xinhua reported.Naser Abdo was arrested Wednesday. The 21-year-old American ... Read more...
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American jihadist sentenced to 25 yrs over ‘South Park’, Facebook death threats
February 25th, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): Zachary Chesser, an American Muslim convert and college dropout, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to three charges, including threatening the ... Read more...
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Trial of Muslim man accused of daughter’s ‘honor killing,’ begins in US
January 25th, 2011 - 11:28 am ICT by ANI
Phoenix (Arizona, US), Jan.25 (ANI): The trial of an American Muslim father accused of his daughter's "honor killing" began here on Monday.Faleh Hassan Almaleki is accused of using his Jeep Cherokee to ... Read more...
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How American Muslims coped with 9/11 aftermath
December 23rd, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 23 (ANI): 'Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind' is a famous aphorism by Albert Einstein.Now a Tel Aviv University researcher is exploring the link between ... Read more...
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US legislator plans hearings on Muslim radicalization
December 21st, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec 21(ANI): Incoming Chairman of the US House Committee on Homeland Security, Peter King, has said that he will call for hearings into the radicalization of Muslim Americans when ... Read more...
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Muslim women who wear headscarves face workplace discrimination in US
September 29th, 2010 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 29 (ANI): A new study has found that Muslim women who wear headscarves face workplace discrimination in the US.Professor Sonia Ghumman from the University of Hawaii at Manoa Shidler College ... Read more...
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Islamic group wants US Muslim soldier quitting over Afghan war-God mismatch punished
September 4th, 2010 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 4 (ANI): The American Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD) has asked the U.S. Army to deny Muslim soldier, Naser Abdo's request for conscientious objector status, accusing him of 'treason' and ... Read more...
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Homegrown terrorism, a result of a combination of factors: Ex-Pak envoy
June 5th, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 5 (ANI): Pakistan's former envoy to Great Britain and current Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University's School of International Service, Akbar Ahmed, has expressed the view that ... Read more...
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New Yorkers outraged by Muslim group’s plan to build grand mosque near Ground Zero
May 17th, 2010 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 17 (ANI): An Islamic group's plan for converting a damaged building two blocks from the Ground Zero pit where the World Trade Towers once stood, into a grand multimillion ... Read more...
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Islamic NGO seeks probe of bias motive for vandalism at Michigan mosque
May 17th, 2010 - 3:41 am ICT by BNO News
SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN (BNO NEWS) -- A Islamic NGO on Sunday called on Michigan state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate a possible bias motive for recent vandalism at a mosque.The Council ... Read more...
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American Muslim groups protest use of unIslamic full body scanners at airports
March 16th, 2010 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar.16 (ANI): Two American Muslim groups have objected to the us of full body scanners at airports in the United States, stating that the devices are inconsistent with the tenets of ... Read more...
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US envoy extends ‘hand of friendship’ to Indian Muslims
February 18th, 2010 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
By Sarwar Kashani
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Wearing a black business suit and a pearl necklace sparkling in the dimly lit lawns of the India Islamic Cultural Centre here, Farah Pandith, ... Read more...
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US is a friend of Muslims, says Obama envoy
February 17th, 2010 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Farah Pandith, the Kashmiri-born US special representative for the Islamic world, Wednesday said her country wanted a "long-term relationship" with Muslims, based on "mutual interest ... Read more...
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FBI probe into arrest of US-origin terror suspects in Pak threatens to alienate US Muslims
December 20th, 2009 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec. 20 (ANI): The arrest of five American Muslim men from Pakistan on terrorism charges has left the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) walking the tight rope, as the probe ... Read more...
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Obama’s India-born adviser wins award
December 5th, 2009 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Dec 5 (IANS) India-born Eboo Patel, a member of President Barack Obama's faith advisory council, has become the first Muslim to win the prestigious Grawemeyer Award in Religion ... Read more...
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Obama speech gets mixed reviews from US Muslims, Jews
June 5th, 2009 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 5 (IANS) President Obama's historic speech to "reboot" relations with the Islamic world received enthusiastic reviews from American Muslims, but the reaction of the US Jewish community was ... Read more...
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Pak-Americans seek Obamas to support for reforms in Pakistan
March 13th, 2009 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar. 13 (ANI): Several Pakistani-American organizations have urged President Obama to support their call for an independent judiciary and other constitutional reforms in Pakistan. Members of Pakistan American National Alliance ... Read more...
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Bearded American Muslim sues police department for being sacked
July 27th, 2008 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington , July 27 (ANI): A Muslim man in the US has reportedly sued a police department where he formerly worked, for sacking him simply because he refused to shave his ... Read more...
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Pakistani female filmmaker wins US student Emmy award
March 26th, 2008 - 1:19 pm ICT by admin
Washngton, Mar 26 (ANI): A Pakistani female filmmaker has won the coveted student Emmy award for producing a documentary "Bismillah, in the name of Allah", guiding the new generation of young ... Read more...
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