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Fathi Osman dies at 82; voice for modernism in Islam
Fathi Osman, an Egyptian American expert on Islam who was a forceful voice for modernism in the Muslim faith, died Saturday at his home in Montrose. He was 82.
The cause was congestive heart failure, said his daughter, Ghada Osman, a professor of...Tags: Human Rights, Civil Rights, Judaism, Princeton University, Heart Failure
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Nasr Abu Zayd dies at 66; Egyptian scholar's writings riled Muslim fundamentalists
Associated PressNasr Abu Zayd, a prominent Egyptian scholar once accused of apostasy for his contemporary interpretation of Islam, died Monday at a Cairo hospital where he had been receiving treatment for a brain infection. He was 66. Abu Zayd came to the public eye...Tags: Religious Texts, Hospitals and Clinics, Islam, Colleges and Universities, Health
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Afghan mob, angry at Terry Jones' Koran burning, attacks U.N. staff; at least 20 dead
Top of the TicketTerry Jones, the Florida pastor responds to news of Afghan bloodshed that left 20 UN personnel dead after an infuriated mob, enraged by mosque preachers, rioted after the Florida Koran burning,... -
Obama denounces Koran burning, Afghan attacks and beheadings
Top of the TicketObama calls holy book burning "extreme intolerance" and deaths of innocents "outrageous."... -
April 12 Buzz: American Islamophobia; Japan's resilience
Opinion L.A.Most viewed and commented: Free speech and burning Korans Jonah Goldberg, in his Tuesday column, takes on the Rev. Terry Jones' Koran-burning stunt, and takes a heavy-handed swipe at liberals while he's at it. The fame-hungry pastor prattles about how....... -
Will prayers sway Lieberman on healthcare? Rabbis rally. Priests, ministers, imams too
Top of the TicketConnecticut's Joe Lieberman is a unique figure in Washington. He's an independent who caucuses with the Democrats but campaigns for Republicans like Arizona's John McCain. He's also an observant Jew who honors the Sabbath. The senator makes an exception... -
Orange County mosque hit by anti-Islamic vandalism
L.A. NOWPolice patrols have increased at an Orange County mosque after the religious institution was hit with a hate attack, authorities said. A burned and torn copy of the Koran was found during New Year's Day prayers at the Islamic Educational...... -
Obama urges Florida pastor to drop plan to burn Koran on 9/11 anniversary
Los Angeles TimesPresident Obama on Thursday joined the growing chorus of top U.S. officials calling on a Florida pastor to abandon his plans to stage a Koran burning on the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. "This is a recruitment bonanza for Al Qaeda," Obama...Tags: Government, Television, Michelle Obama, Laura Bush, Armed Conflicts
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Paperback Writers: Greek myth is hip, so is Richard Milward's new novel
Dino Buzzati: "Poem Strip" (NYRB Classics)
This is weird, wild, wonderful. Dino Buzzati was a luminary of the Italian avant-garde around the middle of the last century. His writing started out as straightforward realism but moved toward Gogol and Kafka....Tags: Philip Roth, Elias Canetti, University of Chicago, Primo Levi, Arctic Monkeys (music group)
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EGYPT: The beauty and challenge of reciting the Koran
Babylon & BeyondThe Koran is for sale at nearly every tram stop in the port city of Alexandria, stacked neatly beside soft drinks and mobile-phone cards. Picking one out, however, can be difficult for a non-Muslim foreigner. Buyers can choose pocket-sized Korans,...... -
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Feminism's freedom fighter
For five years she's lived under the threat of death from Islamic radicals, and in those five years, she has become an acclaimed and provocative author on matters about Islam and the West. Ayaan Hirsi Ali was born into a Somali Muslim family and...Tags: Human Rights, Civil Rights, Football, Entertainment, Justice and Rights
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Salam Al-Marayati: The translator
Salam Al-Marayati began working at the Muslim Public Affairs Council more than 20 years ago, and his is a job that only seems to get more demanding
Al-Marayati was 3 when his family moved to the United States from Iraq; as the president of the L.A.-based...Tags: New York City Police Department, Government, Arts and Culture, International Relations, Cartoons
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