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North Caucasus to Boston: Rise and fall of the Tsarnaev brothers
Anzor Tsarnaev was tough, a championship boxer back home, and he wanted his oldest boy to be tough too. Rain or shine, like a scene from "Rocky," the wiry Chechen immigrant would ride his bicycle as his son Tamerlan jogged to a Boston-area boxing gym,...
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April 27 Letters: Support for victims, gun rights, West, Texas
Unity in support The Muslim Community in the local area was shocked and saddened to hear about the blasts at the Boston Marathon. Our prayers are with the victims and their loved ones. We are grateful to the many government and security officials...Tags: U.S. Senate, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Mike Lee
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Shadia: Let's not empower extremists
When I heard about the shooting of 14-year-old Pakistani Malala Yousafzai by a coward, who must think he's a real man to shoot a teenage girl while on a school bus simply because she wants an education, I felt sick. I might sound like a broken record...Tags: Ku Klux Klan, Malala Yousafzai, Islam, Abortion, Religious Texts
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Holiday horror stories abound as all of China goes on vacation
World NowThere’s no Mandarin word for “staycation,” but after this week’s holiday horror stories -– day-long traffic jams, heaps of trash and restaurateurs gouging customers -- the concept may take off soon in China.... -
Two Christian boys detained over accusations of defiling Koran
World NowTwo Christian boys have been arrested for allegedly urinating on the Koran, agitating tensions across Egypt amid rising accusations of blasphemy following the furor last month over a film made in California that ridiculed the prophet Muhammad.... -
Shadia: The wine cork is still in the bottle
I'm a hypocrite. I'm a Muslim who drinks alcohol — except during the month of Ramadan, of course. There. I said it. I am a hypocrite. Alcohol is forbidden in Islam. There are those Muslims, however, including me, who argue that alcohol is not...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Wines, Islam, Religious Festivals, Religious Texts
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Afghan leader rips film tied to Libya attack, raising fears of violence
World NowPresident Hamid Karzai condemned an American-made film that crudely mocks Islam, galvanizing fears among Westerners that the Afghan leader's denunciation could be read as a go-ahead to stage violent protests.... -
Pakistani judge grants bail to Christian girl charged with blasphemy
World NowA Pakistani judge ordered the release on bail of a young Christian girl jailed for allegedly desecrating the Koran, a decision that ends her three-week stay in jail and comes after the arrest of a Muslim cleric on charges of trying to fabricate the case... -
Blasphemy case: Muslim cleric accused of framing Christian girl
World NowA Muslim cleric who had accused a young Christian girl of desecrating the Koran has been arrested on suspicion of fabricating the case against her, a development that her lawyer said could lead to the girl’s release.... -
Shadia: Dishing over questions of faith
One of the reasons I enjoy a happy and fulfilling life is because of the people in it. They are a people who fear God, lead by example and strive, in their own way, for a better world. And last week, I was reminded once more how lucky I am when a few of...Tags: Islam, Religious Texts, Family, Jerusalem (Israel), Religion and Belief
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Pakistan president orders probe into Christian girl's blasphemy case
World NowPresident Asif Ali Zardari has ordered his Interior Ministry to check whether local authorities misused Pakistan's controversial blasphemy law in the recent arrest of a young Christian girl accused of desecrating pages from the Koran.... -
Shadia: 'Taraweh' is Muslims' opera
The other night I struggled to come up with a simple way to describe the magnitude of "taraweh" — the extra prayers performed nightly during Ramadan. And then an enigmatic Muslim poet I know compared it — perfectly — to opera. There'...Tags: Opera (genre), Islam, Religious Festivals, Religious Texts, Religion and Belief
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