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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Article: The Great Mosque of Paris that saved Jews during the Holocaust



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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

AP Mobile: Gay-marriage foes sought to split gays and blacks

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Gay-marriage foes sought to split gays and blacks

thumbnailThe leading national organization opposing same-sex marriage has sought to split the Democratic Party base by pitting African-Americans and Hispanics against gay-rights groups, according to confidential strategy memos made public by court officials in Maine. "The strategic goal of this project is to drive a wedge between gays and blacks - two key Democratic constituencies," says one of the memos. ...

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Article: The Afghan girls who live as boys


The Afghan girls who live as boys
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15262680

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Monday, March 26, 2012

BBC News - Tunisia's Islamist Ennahda edges away from Sharia

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17517113#TWEET115168


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Sunday, March 25, 2012

Article: 10 Muslim Women Every Person Should Know



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Saturday, March 24, 2012

A Boy to Be Sacrificed - Being Gay in Morocco - NYTimes.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/25/opinion/sunday/a-boy-to-be-sacrificed.html


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Article: The Sports World Gets a Little Bit Friendlier for Female Muslim Athletes



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NYTimes: As Displaced Return to Iraq, New Tensions for Neighbors

Near-record numbers of families are coming home, in some cases reviving resentments created by bloody purges that carved Iraq into archipelagos of Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds. http://nyti.ms/GNv6Vv

Article: My Parents Put Me Into a Mental Hospital

I am convinced my parents did what they thought best for me. I am also convinced that I never would have tried to kill myself if they hadn't brought me there, and outed me.


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Article: A Clear Vision: Developing a Religious Strategy for Equality



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Valentine's Day Across the Muslim World (2012)