Evidence blocked arrest of imam with Fort Hood tie

Federal prosecutors in Colorado say they had no choice but to dismiss 2002 charges against a Muslim cleric who later had contact with the Army psychiatrist accused in the Fort Hood shootings.

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Colo. feds look at Fort Hood connection to cleric

Federal authorities in Colorado are reviewing a 2002 file on a Muslim cleric who communicated with the shooting suspect at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas.

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Report: Imam says he didn't pressure Hasan

A radical Muslim cleric with suspected links to al-Qaida considered himself a confidant of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist accused in the Fort Hood shootings, The Washington Post reported Monday.

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US imam wanted in Yemen over al-Qaida suspicions

A radical American imam who communicated with the Fort Hood shooting suspect and called him a hero was once arrested in Yemen on suspicion of giving religious approval to militants to conduct kidnappings. Yemeni authorities are now hunting for Anwar al-Awlaki to determine whether he has al-Qaida ties.

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NYC imam held without bail in terrorism probe

A New York City imam accused of lying to officials investigating a terrorism plot has been ordered held without bail.

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Missing cleric roils Lebanon's Shiites years later

For the rest of the world, the disappearance of the imam Moussa al-Sadr is probably at most a footnote in the checkered history of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. In 1978, the Lebanese Shiite Muslim religious leader flew to Tripoli for a week of talks with Libyan officials. He was never seen or heard from again.

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U.S. Deports Ohio Imam

A Muslim leader convicted of lying about his involvement with a suspected terrorist organization has been deported to his native Palestinian territories, immigration authorities said Friday.

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The retailer got some flak this week for including, along with its circular advertising Thanksgiving Day sales, a note saying "Happy Eid Al-Adha," which refers to a holiday of sacrifice for followers of Islam on Nov. 27 this year.

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By Edward Stourton Analysis, BBC Radio 4 It is not often you find an email from a Grand Ayatollah in your inbox - especially not when the Ayatollah in question is a pivotal figure in one of the great dramas currently unfolding on the world stage.

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Recently, one American born Islamic academic has been in the headlines, apparently connected to both Major Hasan and also to al Qaeda terrorists. Anwar al-Awlaki was born in New Mexico. He has lived in Yemen since late 2001 or early 2002, but possesses a B.S.

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Fort Hood suspect's links to imam said to be al-Qaeda backer come under scrutiny

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Clear warning signs, Hasan's colleagues say Shooting suspect nearly incoherent the last time they spoke, imam says

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Iranian imam orders Shiite followers not to pray in Mecca's direction as 'infidels took over other states'

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Abdullah stated that the FBI is the enemy of Islam. Abdullah stated something to the effect, 'If they are coming to get me I'll just strap a bomb on and blow up everybody.' Abdullah gave S-3 the impression that he has access to an explosive device.

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Arabic words from the Qur'an that appear mysteriously on the body of a Russian baby are creating much discussion. Their cause remains unknown.

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As Kirk Cameron goes around spreading lies about how children aren't allowed to pray or open Bibles in school, there's an effort to shut down a day of peaceful, non-political prayer in our nation's capital.

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City Council candidate Imam Abdullah el-Amin says he came to the Islamic faith because "it let me know about the human being."

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There is hope for Iran, praise the Lord. A significant group of religious leaders in Iran decided yesterday to throw their lot in with the protestors. The Association of Researchers and Teachers of Qum called the disputed election and the government illegitimate.

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A Turkish gameshow "which is scheduled to air in September" involves religious leaders of various faiths seeking to convert atheists according to sources cited by this Guardian article.

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TAMPA - A 35-year-old imam sexually battered a 13-year-old boy at a Tampa mosque Sunday morning, police say. The victim was staying overnight at the mosque at 1307 W. North B St. waiting for early morning prayer, an arrest report states.

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The father wanted to root his boys in Islam so he sent them to the mosque for overnight prayer.

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The grand imam of Egypt's top Islamic body, al-Azhar, caused a stir when he issued a fatwa sanctioning abortion at any time during pregnancy for women who have been raped but added on the condition the woman was found to be "chaste."

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Some people said that it would not happen, but future is not in our hands.

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" a Melbourne Islamic cleric has told his male followers they can force their wives to have sex and hit them if they are disobedient.

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Imagine that your neighborhood is overrun by a gang. These brutes are wielding crowbars, knives, and pistols in a frenzied spree of home break-ins and mugging and murder.

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Beyond the Islam-West divide: An Imam and a Rabbi BY DR MUQTEDAR KHAN 22 May 2008

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New York Rabbis Extol Pro-Israel Imam IslamOnline.net & News Agencies Image

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As many of you may already be aware, Imam Mohammad Qatanani of the Islamic Center of Passaic County, is currently facing the threat of deportation.

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"Jews are a people who cannot be trusted," Imam Yousif al-Zahar of Hamas told the faithful. "They have been traitors to all agreements — go back to history. Their fate is their vanishing. Look what they are doing to us."

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The National Union of Teachers or "NUT" is demanding Imams be allowed into British classrooms to teach about the Koran in state sponsored "faith" schools.

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5 Simple Reasons Why Islamic Law Would be Wrong for Britain

There has been an unholy row around Archbishop Rowan William's recent remarks about the "inevitability" of parts of Islamic (Sharia) law being introduced in Britain.

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One generator for the mosque: $2,000. One water tank for the mosque: $1,000. Donation to an imam at the mosque: $3,000. Getting Sheik Abid Abbas to 'fess up to what happened to the rest of the $12,000 that the Marines gave him to fix up the mosque: priceless.

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