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  1. Ramadan explainedRead the original story

    Oct 2, 2007 | Canada.com

    ... at which time they perform the fourth of five daily prayers. Reading of the Koran, the central religious text of Islam, is encouraged. It is a time to stress its teachings and avoid negative actions and emotions, like rage, cynicism and lust. It is ...

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  2. Hajj pilgrims continue path after deadly floodsRead the original story w/Photo

    38 min ago | North Jersey Media Group

    ... as they conducted their rituals in the desert plateau of Mount Arafat, about 12 miles east of Mecca. The site is where Islam's Prophet Muhammad delivered his farewell sermon. The huge crowds of faithful climbed up the Mountain of Mercy, a rocky hill ...

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  3. Islamic Extremists Execute Young Convert in SomaliaRead the original story

    41 min ago | Crosswalk

    ... Yusuf's body was found on Nov. 14 on an empty residential street in Mogadishu, with sources saying the convert from Islam was shot to death, probably some hours before dawn. "Our brother Yusuf has been murdered," the source told Compass. "His body ...

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  4. Muslims celebrate Eid al-AdhaRead the original story

    54 min ago | Al Jazeera

    ... camping out at Mina and stoning the three columns representing the devil daily. Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam and it is mandatory for all able-bodied Muslims with the financial means to undertake it once in their lifetimes. Source: Al ...

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  5. Muslims in Kerala celebrate Bakr-idRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Hindustan Times

    ... the Muslims to march forward in the path of love and harmony. Since extremism and militancy had never been the path of Islam, the faithtul should steer clear of such ideologies, Thangal said in a message sent from Mecca, where he had gone to ...

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  6. Floods kill 77 while Muslims perform hajRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | The Sydney Morning Herald

    ... conducted their rituals in the desert plateau of Mount Arafat, about 20 kilometres east of Mecca. The site is where Islam's Prophet Muhammad delivered his farewell sermon. The huge crowds of faithful climbed up the Mountain of Mercy, a rocky hill at ...

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  7. CRUCIBLE: Smart talk, By Julkipli WadiRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | MindaNews

    I'd engaged the media on various issues about Mindanao, Islam and the Muslim world for more than a decade already.

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  8. Two million Muslims prepare to stone devil at hajRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Tuscola County Advertiser

    ... Mecca and that Prophet Mohammad established as a pilgrim route 14 centuries ago after removing pagan idols from Mecca. Islam is now embraced by a quarter of the world's population. Wednesday's rainfall, the heaviest the desert country has seen in ...

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  9. We learn lessons of faith and charity to help guide usRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | St. Petersburg Times

    ... clothes. Eid Al Adha has deep religious significance. It shines a spotlight on the cornerstone of the Islamic Faith (Islam means "submission''). It symbolizes a powerful biblical story of sacrifice, obedience and thanksgiving that is shared by ...

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  10. In Abraham's Footsteps: UAE PaperRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Emirates News Agency

    ... Times observed in its editorial Friday that few non-Muslims realise that the Hajj is not something that followers of Islam undertake to celebrate a tradition of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. "The purpose of the Hajj is to honour the life and ...

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  11. President Ilham Aliyev extends Gurban Holiday greetings to Azerbaijani peopleRead the original story w/Photo

    2 hrs ago | Today.Az

    ... of the Muslim world, has made unprecedented contributions to the development of Islamic culture throughout history.' 'Islam played a key role in ensuring the atmosphere of exemplary co-existence, stability and tolerance on the base of mutual respect ...

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  12. Alex Remington: Joel Kraemer's Maimonides Biography: Impressive...Read the original story

    3 hrs ago | The Huffington Post

    ... dynasty that had previously reigned. Both he and his father wrote tracts about Jews who were forced to convert to Islam, and there is much speculation -- which Kraemer finds credible -- that Maimonides himself outwardly converted to Islam, perhaps ...

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  13. Khmer Rouge prison chief asks Cambodia genocide tribunal to release him, citing time servedRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | StarTribune

    ... hajj - November 26, 2009 Downpour, flu worries complicate the hajj - JIDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - Muslim pilgrims circled Islam's holiest site in Mecca on Wednesday in their traditional white robes, with a few additions -- umbrellas and face masks -- as ...

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  14. The Muslim Hajj: a pilgrimage worth risking life forRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Free Republic

    ... "It was very diverse and it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience because I haven't seen anything like it." Followers of Islam are required by their faith to try and make the pilgrimage once in their lifetime. According to the Muslim faith the prophet ...

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  15. Barka de SallahRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Vanguard

    ... for both Muslims and Christians. He is a common denominator and should be a unifying factor. His significance to both Islam and Christianity can never be down-played. Each year, Muslims enact an ancient ritual of demonstrating unquestioning faith in ...

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  16. Obama's message to the Muslims on Haj and Eid-al-AdhaRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | Examiner.com

    President Obama has taken quite a few steps to reach out to the Muslim world. Among them is showing an immense understanding of Islam and wishing Muslims on the major Islamic holidays.

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  17. Islamic Speakers Bureau: Can you pass their basic quiz?Read the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday | Examiner.com

    The flood of anti-Muslim propaganda has been eroding the truth about Islam for years.

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  18. Gallery: Pilgrimage to MeccaRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Nov 24 | Canada.com

    Some 2.5 million Muslims from more than 160 countries converge annually on the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina in western Saudi Arabia for the hajj pilgrimage - to be completed at least once in a Muslim's lifetime, under the tenets of Islam.

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  19. Islamist Politics at MESARead the original story

    Sunday Nov 22 | Brian's Study Breaks

    ... abstract and the actual paper, and I think something like that happened with the paper "Public Religion, Democracy and Islam: Examining the Moderation Thesis in Algeria" by the University of Notre Dame's Michael Driessen. At the very least, while I ...

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  20. Pilgrims swathe Mount Arafat in white as Hajj peaksRead the original story w/Photo

    6 hrs ago | Today's Zaman

    ... other pains that humans inflict upon themselves to be dissolved in a flood of mercy." The hajj retraces the path of Islam's Prophet Muhammad 14 centuries ago after he removed pagan idols from Mecca, his birthplace, years after he started calling ...

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