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A Muslim for the President of the United States? Not in this lifetime many would say. But again, history is always in the making and it is currently unfolding in the United States – Although not a Muslim this time, but never before has a black candidate won the nomination to lead a major political party. Never before has a woman come so close to become the nominee of a major political party. And never before has a major party nominee in the United States had a Muslim father or a background that comes so close to being a Muslim as can ever be imagined in these times.

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Source ===> Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts Jr.’s column appears Sunday on editorial pages of The Times. His e-mail address is: lpitts@herald.com

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John Deady, the co-chairman for Rudy Giuliani’s veterans’ coalition in New Hampshire has resigned after making statements about Muslims when he was quoted as saying that “We need to keep the feet to the fire and keep pressing these people until we defeat or chase them back to their caves — or in other words get rid of them.”

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Very recently, Mike Hucakbee, former Arkansas Governor and US presidential candidate remarked on Benazir Bhutto’s death that he is concerned about illegal Pakistanis crossing the border.

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[Posted by Jauharah (IqraSense Reader) in response to post Root Cause behind Muslim mapping in Southern California, USA] (more…)

Earlier this month, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) announced a “Muslim Mapping” program that the LAPD said was meant to identify enclaves in the region which might be susceptible to “violent, ideologically based extremism”. When pressured, the department said that their plan was to “deepen ties” with Muslim communities.  

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 With the US awaiting the 2008 presidential elections, there are quite a few issues you need to note as an American Muslim by way of preparing yourself to vote for the right candidate. As a Muslim residing in America, you might ask, “Is it so important for me to take active part in elections in a non-Muslim country?” Dr.Anwar Hajjaj, President of the American Islamic Information Center notes that the small role that you might play as a voter in the US elections can be crucial in safeguarding the rights and interests of the fellow Muslims in America. In addition, this can benefit the international Muslim community on the whole.   Here are some of the reasons your vote may count big while you are residing in the US.   (more…)

Everyone knows that Muslims, especially those living in North American and European countries have faced a lot of discrimination after the events of 9/11. Muslim women for example have constantly been criticized in the media and elsewhere about the Hijab and their Islamic lifestyles in general. While Muslims have reacted and responded to such discrimination in many ways, the Canadian Islamic Congress (CIC) decided to take a different approach on October 26^th, 2007.  

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 Greenwood Press has released an encyclopedia covering various aspects of Islam. Released to the market on September 30, 2007, the 1176 pages encyclopedia weighing almost 6 pounds has been compiled by a number of scholars who mainly belong to the Harvard University’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies.  

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A few day ago, a lot of US university campuses held what is being called as the Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week. Their whole objective seemed to be to highlight the illegal and non-Islamic actions of those few that purport to be waving the banner of Islam.

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