News Stories Related To: Islam in America: The American Crescent - 19 Oct 08 - Part 1
By: aljazeera 
In the first episode of a special two-part film Rageh Omaar looks at why Islam has come to be described by some people as a "very American faith". He traces its history in the US and talks...
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- News Source: The Press Democrat | about 1 year agoxcuse me, but when did the words "Muslim" and "Arab" become acceptable epithets?...Four months ago, I blithely advised a group at a local mosque not to obsess over the anti-Muslim undertones of the presidential campaign.
- News Source: Reuters | about 1 year agoThese are uneasy times for America's Muslims, caught in a backwash from a presidential election campaign where the false notion that Barack Obama is Muslim has been seized on by some who link Islam with terrorism. The Democratic White House...
- News Source: The San Antonio Express-News | about 1 year agoIt may have been hard to tell in the hyperpolitical atmosphere of an American presidential race, but Colin Powell's most powerful words Sunday had nothing to do with endorsing Barack Obama...Powell, in a cool, measured eloquence befitting a retired...
- News Source: Disinfo.com | about 1 year agot a John McCain rally in Woodbridge, Virginia, three people handed out "Obama for Change" bumper stickers with the Communist sickle and hammer and the Islamic crescent, saying Obama was a socialist with ties to radical Islam.
- News Source: Daily News & Analysis | about 1 year agoSince the London bombings in 2005, British prisons have seen an unprecedented surge of Muslim inmates, and the British government fears they will spread extremist beliefs among other prisoners. The Home Offices secret response to the threat...
- News Source: Honolulu Advertiser | about 1 year agoNation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan stressed unity among religions, while still preaching a message of black empowerment, at a rare public event Sunday deemed "a new beginning" for the Chicago-based movement. In the nearly two-hour speech,...
- News Source: The Guardian | about 1 year agoThere is no doubt that calling someone a Muslim is now considered a slur in American politics. The US media has reported on "accusations" that Obama might be a follower of Islam (a claim that 12% of voters believe), as if practising the religion was...
- News Source: Androscoggin News | about 1 year agoSeeing McCain take the microphone away from a woman who called Obama an Arab has been a powerful moment on the campaign trail. Due to various sources, some Americans are convinced Barack Obama has ties to the Muslim faith, despite his repeated...
- News Source: Egypt News | about 1 year agoAn American academic has become the first woman to lead British Muslims in mixed congregational prayers and deliver the Friday sermon, organizers said. Amina Wadud, who converted to Islam more than 30 years ago, addressed a group of about 15 men and...
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