Muslim leaders bemoan "Islamophobia" since 9/11
128470
American Muslims still face high levels   of hatred and suspicion nearly five years after the September   11 attacks and political leaders and the news media are mostly   to blame, Muslim leaders said on Friday.
745625
BEIRUT -- The militant demand that a French ban on Islamic head scarves be overturned has fueled a backlash among religious and political leaders in the Middle East, who have often been silent about hostage slayings and other terrorism.
395825
Hamas's ban from schools of a book of folklore has fueled moderates' concern about greater Islamist constraints.
32961
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has warned of increased Islamophobia in Western countries, while insisting his country remained committed to building understanding between faiths.
237037
Islamic extremism in Britain has created communities that are "no-go areas" for non-Muslims, a Pakistani-born Church of England bishop said in The Sunday Telegraph. Michael Nazir-Ali, the bishop of Rochester, told the newspaper that Britain's policies of multiculturalism have created separate Muslim communities that fail to integrate into mainstream society. "There has been a worldwide resurgence of the ideology of Islamic extremism. One of the results of this has been to further alienate the young from the nation in which they were growing up and also to turn already separate communities into `no-go' areas where adherence to this ideology has become a mark of acceptability," said Nazir-Ali. Read more
214137
Leaders of the U.S. Islamic community are fearful that sectarian slaughter tearing Shi'ite and Sunni communities apart in Iraq is testing unity among Muslim immigrants in the United States.
39485
Analysis: Bin Laden's group appears weaker, organizationally and politically, at a moment when Muslim anger at the West is greater than ever
672530
Muslims across Europe are confronting a rise in "Islamophobia" ranging from violent attacks to discrimination in job and housing markets, a wide-ranging European Union report indicated Monday.
293432
At the largest annual convention of American Muslims, a pro-Bush booth has stirred anger among attendees who believe the president's actions since Sept. 11, 2001, have hurt more innocent Muslims than terrorists.
668803
One in four Americans holds a negative stereotype of Muslims, and almost one-third respond with a negative image when they hear the word "Muslim," according to a new national poll commissioned by a Washington-based Islamic advocacy group.
76305
BEIRUT -- The kidnappings, beheadings, and explosions in Iraq, the killing of innocent children in Russia, and the car bombings in Turkey and Indonesia have sparked debate among Arab intellectuals on why the majority of terror acts have been committed by Muslims acting in the name of Islam.
674774
Muslim Americans are one of this country's greatest strengths. But they're vulnerable as never before.
43449
About one in four Americans holds anti-Muslim views, such as a belief that the religion teaches violence and hatred, according to a survey an Islamic advocacy group released Monday.
461394
ALBANY, N.Y.  - Angry and saddened, members of a  Muslim community in New York state's capital have been staying  away from their mosque for fear of being labeled terrorists as  they await a bail hearing on Tuesday for two men accused of  supporting terrorism.
458792
They are considered a new breed of  Islamic fundamentalists. They study at top British and American  schools yet abhor Western values, advocate a pan-Islamic state  and favor the removal of Pakistan's pro-U.S. government.
74681
UBUD, Indonesia  - Western foreign policy and a tendency among some Muslims to impose their idea of truth have been key factors in the  rise of radical Islam, Muslim writers say.
692037
As the U.S. wrestles with questions of terrorism and immigration control, Muslims appear to be moving here again in surprising numbers.