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Saturday, June 9, 2012

Gay Rights Groups to Join Others in Condemning Stop-and-Frisk - NYTimes.com

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/04/gay-rights-groups-to-join-others-in-condemning-stop-and-frisk/


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NYT: Black Leaders and Gay Advocates Find Ways to March in Step

http://mobile.nytimes.com/article;jsessionid=0EB83CBE162661C7033954672DE90A92.w6?a=960553&f=21


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BBC NEWS - Afghanistan's 'graveyard of foreigners'

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18369101


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Friday, June 8, 2012

Article: Backed By Obama, Pride Month Takes Off


Backed By Obama, Pride Month Takes Off
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/06/backed-by-obama-pride-month-takes-off/

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Article: Muslim female cricket coach gets award - Top Stories


Muslim female cricket coach gets award - Top Stories
http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2012/06/07/muslim-female-cricket-coach-gets-award-97319-31128843/

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Article: Temple and mosque collaboration seeks to become a national interfaith model | 89.3 KPCC


Temple and mosque collaboration seeks to become a national interfaith model | 89.3 KPCC
http://www.scpr.org/news/2012/06/08/32731/temple-and-mosque-collaboration-seek-become-nation/

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Article: NYPD chief, council clash over Muslim surveillance


NYPD chief, council clash over Muslim surveillance
http://news.yahoo.com/nypd-chief-council-clash-over-muslim-surveillance-213710281.html

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Article: The Religious Right Turns 33: What Have We Learned?


The Religious Right Turns 33: What Have We Learned?
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/06/the-religious-right-turns-33-what-have-we-learned/258204/

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Article: New Jersey Muslims sue to protect their rights from NYPD spying


New Jersey Muslims sue to protect their rights from NYPD spying
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jun/08/new-jersey-muslims-sue-nypd-spying

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Article: MIDDLE EAST: Trouble In Tunisia, Gays In UAE “Revere” Madonna, LGBT Mag In Jordan


MIDDLE EAST: Trouble In Tunisia, Gays In UAE "Revere" Madonna, LGBT Mag In Jordan
http://www.queerty.com/middle-east-trouble-in-tunisia-gays-in-uae-revere-madonna-lgbt-mag-in-jordan-20120608/

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BBC NEWS - Forced marriage campaign targets mosques in Scotland

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-17908548


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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Article: Americans Are as Likely to Be Killed by Their Own Furniture as by Terrorism


Americans Are as Likely to Be Killed by Their Own Furniture as by Terrorism
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/06/americans-are-as-likely-to-be-killed-by-their-own-furniture-as-by-terrorism/258156/

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Article: Secession in Mali: An unholy alliance


Secession in Mali: An unholy alliance
http://www.economist.com/node/21556307

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Monday, June 4, 2012

AP Mobile: Vatican criticizes US nun's book on sexuality

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Vatican criticizes US nun's book on sexuality

thumbnailVATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican on Monday sharply criticized a book on sexuality written by a prominent American nun, saying it contradicted church teaching on issues like masturbation, homosexuality and marriage and that its author had a "defective understanding" of Catholic theology. The Vatican's orthodoxy office said the book, "Just Love: A Framework for Christian Sexual Ethics" by Sister Marg...

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Sunday, June 3, 2012

Bowling for Peace: Why an Afghan Woman Risked Her Life to Bring Bowling to Afghanistan - ABC News

http://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=16482303&sid=76

AP Mobile: Turkish women protest plans to curb abortion

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Turkish women protest plans to curb abortion

thumbnailANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Hundreds of abortion rights demonstrators on Sunday staged the largest protest yet against plans by Turkey's Islamic-rooted government to curb abortion, which critics say will amount to a virtual ban. Women carrying banners that read "my body, my choice" and shouting anti-government slogans gathered in Istanbul's Kadikoy district. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has call...

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Valentine's Day Across the Muslim World (2012)