Muslims in the northern Italian town of Gallarate have been offered a white tent in the local church car park in which to observe Ramadan. The holy fasting month begins early on Wednesday and lasts until 10 September.
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August 11th, 2010
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August 11th, 2010
A nationwide survey of 1,000 likely voters found that 59 percent of Democrats think that members of Congress should consider the opinions of homosexual advocacy groups over the opinions of top military commanders when considering a repeal of the law prohibiting homosexuality in the military.
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August 11th, 2010
Gov. David Paterson said Wednesday that developers of an Islamic cultural center that would include a mosque near ground zero have rejected his offer to help them find a different site.
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August 11th, 2010
Courses will offer knowledge in Islamic financial products and services.
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August 10th, 2010
The outspoken atheist Professor Richard Dawkins has re-ignited the furore over the burka, describing it as a ?full bin-liner thing?.
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August 10th, 2010
The 10 aid workers shot dead in Afghanistan were part of International Assistance Mission, the group confirmed Monday.
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August 10th, 2010
Somali insurgent group al-Shabaab has banned three Christian aid agencies from working in the Muslim- majority country, accusing them of trying to convert people.
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August 10th, 2010
A nation that does not see in law a right to life for its unborn children and a court that allows more than 50 million of them to be killed claiming a nonexistent 'penumbra' in the Constitution is not about to acquire a moral ? much less a constitutional ? backbone when it comes to same-sex 'marriage'.
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August 10th, 2010
US Court disagrees that town must instruct that prayers be inclusive.
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August 10th, 2010
Switzerland has one of the most liberal policies on assisted suicide in the developed world. In recent years, anxiety over so-called suicide tourism has led to pressure on politicians to regulate the practice.