Aspiring terrorists or naive dupes? Question over motives of Minn. Somalis who took up armsMINNEAPOLIS — Even the federal prosecutors who charged a 25-year-old Minnesota man with aiding terrorists admit he didn’t know he was signing up for jihad when he accepted a free trip to Somalia. In a Middle East where women dress conservatively, Lebanon is a daring fashion capitalBEIRUT — The gowns are cut low in the front, slashing down to the navel, or low in the back, swooping below the waist, inset with delicate see-through fabric. They couldn’t be further from the modest dress generally worn by women in the Muslim Arab world. Nigeria Islamist fighters attack police station, 39 militants die in fightingABUJA, Nigeria — Islamist militants attacked a police station in northern Nigeria Sunday, and police killed 39 militants and arrested more than 150 others, a police spokesman said. Nigeria Islamist fighters attack police station, dozens dieABUJA, Nigeria — An attack by Islamist militants on a police station in northern Nigeria Sunday has left dozens of people dead, a police spokesman said. Pakistan arrests pro-Taliban cleric Sufi Muhammad who brokered Swat peace deal that fell apartPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistani police on Sunday arrested pro-Taliban cleric Sufi Muhammad, who brokered a peace deal between the government and militants in the Swat Valley that has since faltered. Iranian opposition requests memorial ceremony for iconic victim of post-election unrestTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s opposition leader asked authorities Sunday for permission to hold a memorial service for victims of last month’s post-election unrest, including a young woman whose death was caught on video and became a symbol for protesters. Gaza’s top Hamas judge orders female lawyers to wear Muslim headscarf in courtsGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Gaza’s top judge said Sunday that he has ordered female lawyers to wear Muslim headscarves when they appear in court, the latest sign that the Islamic militant group is increasingly imposing its strict interpretation of Islamic law on residents of the coastal strip. Iranian opposition request memorial ceremony for victims of post-election unrestTEHRAN, Iran — The top aide to Iran’s opposition leader says his boss has requested permission from authorities to hold a memorial service for victims of post-election unrest. Georgia courts to allow religious headscarves in wake of hijab-wearing woman’s arrestATLANTA — Georgia courtrooms will allow religious headgear after last year’s arrest of a Muslim woman who refused to remove her headscarf in a west Georgia courthouse. UN chief urges military support for Somalia’s embattled government whose survival is at stakeUNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on all countries Thursday to provide urgent military support to Somalia’s embattled transitional government, warning that its survival is at stake. Arab states ban young, old and infirm from performing Mecca pilgrimage for swine flu fearsCAIRO — Arab health ministers banned children, the elderly and those with chronic illnesses from attending the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia this year over fears the mass gathering could speed the spread of swine flu. Obama says US on schedule to leave Iraq in 2011, now in ‘full transition’WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Wednesday that despite continuing violence in Iraq, the U.S. is on schedule to remove all troops by the end of 2011. Iran’s Ahmadinejad sticks by choice for top deputy despite top leaders order for removalTEHRAN, Iran — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stuck by his controversial appointment for a key top deputy on Wednesday in an unusual defiance of Iran’s supreme leader who reportedly ordered the man’s removal. His move deepens the dispute among the country’s hard-line leadership. 5 Iranian pilgrims on way to Najaf killed in drive by shooting on their convoyBAGHDAD — Gunmen in four cars opened fire Wednesday on a convoy of buses carrying Iranian pilgrims on their way to the holy Shiite city of Najaf, killing five of them, Iraqi police said. Iran’s top leader orders president to dismiss his choice of top deputyTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s supreme leader handed a humiliation to the president, ordering him to dismiss his choice for top deputy after the appointment drew sharp condemnation from their hard-line base, media reported Wednesday. Pace of reconciliation tops Obama-al-Maliki talks, Iraqi focus on US private investmentWASHINGTON — U.S. concerns over the slow pace of political, religious and ethnic reconciliation in Iraq are expected to dominate President Barack Obama’s talks at the White House with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Black, white protesters exchange heated words at rally over Texas dragging death casePARIS, Texas — On one side of a downtown street in this eastern Texas town stood about 200 protesters, chanting “Black Power” and led by a group of New Black Panthers clad in paramilitary outfits and black berets. On the other side of the street stood a couple dozen counter-protesters, a few yelling “White power!” while some skinheads waved Nazi flags. Officials set up protest zones, keep eye over dueling rallies over Paris, Texas dragging deathPARIS, Texas — Members of a black extremist group began assembling Tuesday morning near the courthouse before planned demonstrations in a town where murder charges were dropped against two white men accused in the death of a black friend run over by a vehicle and dragged beneath it. Black separatists, white supremacists could clash in protest over Texas dragging casePARIS, Texas — Members of a black extremist group are assembling in Texas before planned demonstrations over murder charges being dropped against two white men accused in the death of a black friend. Texas town braces for protests of dragging death case by black separatists, white supremacistsDALLAS — Black and white extremists are expected to demonstrate Tuesday in an eastern Texas town where murder charges were dropped against two white men accused in the death of a black friend run over by a vehicle and dragged beneath it. Danish military unit criticized for allowing Muslim woman to wear headscarf during trainingCOPENHAGEN — A Danish military unit has become embroiled in a dispute about Muslim headscarves after it allowed a hijab-wearing woman to complete a training course. Iran releases British Embassy employee charged with protest involvement on bail, says lawyerTEHRAN,Iran — The lawyer for an Iranian employee of the British Embassy accused of involvement in post-election protests says his client has been released on bail. Hard-liners accuse top Iranian cleric of backing protesters in defiance of supreme leaderTEHRAN, Iran — Iranian hard-liners on Saturday accused one of the country’s most powerful clerics of encouraging opposition supporters to continue their postelection protests, a day after he criticized the ruling system’s response to the disputed election. New clashes in Iran, tens of thousands in opposition hear top cleric criticize leadershipTEHRAN, Iran — In a sign of endurance for Iran’s protest movement, demonstrators clashed with police Friday as one of the nation’s most powerful clerics challenged the supreme leader during Muslim prayers, saying country was in crisis in the wake of a disputed election. Tens of thousands of Iranian opposition pack prayer sermon as top cleric criticizes leadershipTEHRAN, Iran — Tens of thousands of government opponents packed Iran’s main Islamic prayer service Friday, chanting “freedom, freedom” and other slogans as their top clerical backer Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani delivered a sermon bluntly criticizing the country’s leadership over the crackdown on election protests. US military says 3 troops killed in southern Iraq as bomb kills 2 Shiite pilgrims in BaghdadBAGHDAD — The U.S. military said Friday that three of its soldiers were killed in the south in an attack on a base outside Iraq’s second largest city of Basra. 18 injured in explosion targeting minibus carrying Shiites to holy shrine in BaghdadBAGHDAD — Eighteen people were injured Thursday in an explosion that targeted a minibus transporting Shiite pilgrims to a holy shrine to commemorate the death of a revered imam. Chinese PR campaign promotes harmony in restive region, but many Muslims aren’t listeningHOTAN, China — The chorus of smiling Muslims and Han Chinese wore matching yellow polo shirts and appeared on television Wednesday, singing: “We are all part of the same family.” Malaysian police free 9 Christians mistakenly accused of trying to convert Muslim studentsKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian police Wednesday freed nine Christians who were arrested and held overnight after a university official mistakenly accused them of trying to convert Muslim students. Malaysia police to free 9 Christians mistakenly accused of trying to convert Muslim studentsKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian authorities detained nine Christians overnight after a university official mistakenly accused them of trying to convert Muslim students, police said Wednesday. |
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