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Friday, May 11, 2012

Outrage, calls for action over anti-Muslim materials in military training

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/11/11659853-outrage-calls-for-action-over-anti-muslim-materials-in-military-training?lite

Obama’s gay marriage endorsement mobilizes Christian conservatives

http://mobile.washingtonpost.com/c.jsp?item=http%3a%2f%2fwww.washingtonpost.com%2fpolitics%2fobama-gay-marriage-endorsement-mobilizes-christian-conservatives%2f2012%2f05%2f11%2fgIQAT8x5IU_mobile.mobile&cid=578815

Legislature approves bill to bar use of Islamic law, other foreign codes, in Kansas courts

http://mobile.washingtonpost.com/rss.jsp;jsessionid=8C0561470264060B785843556247209E?rssid=615&item=http%3a%2f%2fwww.washingtonpost.com%2fnational%2fon-faith%2flegislature-approves-bill-to-bar-use-of-islamic-law-other-foreign-codes-in-kansas-courts%2f2012%2f05%2f11%2fgIQAjLUBJU_mobile.mobile&cid=961405

Obama Irks US, World Muslims on Gay Marriage - Americas - News - OnIslam.net

http://www.onislam.net/english/news/americas/457039-obama-gay-marriage-irks-us-world-muslims.html

Saudi King Abdullah sacks conservative adviser

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18042467

Article: Afghanistan: Girl Power - People & Power - Al Jazeera English




Article: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay: We Cannot Let Abuses Against LGBT People Stand — VIDEO


UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay: We Cannot Let Abuses Against LGBT People Stand — VIDEO
http://www.towleroad.com/2012/05/pillay.html#gay%2Bnews)

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Thursday, May 10, 2012

Will Obama’s Gay Marriage Stance Cost Him the Muslim Vote? | Middle East Voices | Arab Spring News

http://www.middleeastvoices.com/2012/05/will-obamas-gay-marriage-stance-cost-him-the-muslim-vote-59970/

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Ultra-Orthodox Jews Shun Their Own for Reporting Child Sexual Abuse - NYTimes.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/10/nyregion/ultra-orthodox-jews-shun-their-own-for-reporting-child-sexual-abuse.html?_r=1&smid=tw-share&pagewanted=all#

NYT: Obama Says Same-Sex Marriage Should Be Legal

http://mobile.nytimes.com/article?a=948589&f=21

AP Mobile: Obama gay marriage support seen as world precedent

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Obama gay marriage support seen as world precedent

thumbnailMEXICO CITY (AP) - President Barack Obama's announcement Wednesday that he supports gay marriage boosted the hopes of gay rights groups around the world that other leaders will follow his example. Vatican and other religious officials who oppose gay marriage stayed largely silent, while others denounced the president's position. Gay groups lauded what they said was the tremendous precedent set by ...

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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

AP Mobile: Obama 'disappointed' with NC ban on gay marriage

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Obama 'disappointed' with NC ban on gay marriage

thumbnailWASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's campaign says he's "disappointed" with North Carolina's constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. Obama campaign spokesman Cameron French said in a Tuesday statement that the ban on same-sex unions is "divisive and discriminatory." French says same-sex couples deserve the same rights and legal protections as straight couples. Obama officials have bee...

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AP Mobile: California may ban gay teen 'conversion' therapy

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California may ban gay teen 'conversion' therapy

thumbnailSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A first-of-its-kind ban on a controversial form of psychotherapy aimed at making gay people straight is speeding through the California statehouse. Supporters say the legislation, which passed its final Senate committee Tuesday, is necessary because such treatments are ineffective and harmful. "This therapy can be dangerous," said the bill's author Sen. Ted Lieu. The Torr...

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U.S. Muslim Teens Facing Identity Questions

http://www.azpm.org/news/story/2012/5/7/130-american-muslim-scholar-disects-psychology-and-muslim-teens/

Islam: Growing In Number, Changing In Image | Neon Tommy

http://www.neontommy.com/news/2012/05/islam-growing-number-changing-image

NYT: Young Iranians Confront a Constricted Future

http://mobile.nytimes.com/article?a=947894&f=20

Monday, May 7, 2012

Article: Why Economic Justice Is Central to LGBT Rights




Article: Gay rights: Obama praised for global commitment




Article: NAACP’s NC President calls Amendment One an ‘appalling document’




Valentine's Day Across the Muslim World (2012)