Malaysian Islamic party still wants stonings
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KAMPUNG PULAU MELAKA, Malaysia  - Malaysia's Islamist opposition party called on non-Muslims on Thursday to back its election campaign to apply strict sharia law, including amputations and stonings, for the country's Muslims.
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Freed Malaysian rebel politician Anwar Ibrahim has said he will remain in opposition and has questioned the ruling UMNO party&#39;s commitment to reform as he prepared to fly to Germany for medical treatment.
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The Malaysian government denies that Muslim militants in southern Thailand are using jungle training camps in neighbouring Malaysia.
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The group's key goals are aimed at cultivating new members and a militant spirit. But Islamic reaction has been lukewarm.
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Muslim leaders will call for calm following nine arrests under terror laws and accusations of a kidnap plot.
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The death sentence fatwa issued against Salman Rushdie by Iran&#39;s revolutionary leader 18 years ago is still valid and will remain so, a leading cleric said on Friday following Britain&#39;s knighting of the controversial author.
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KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi promised on Thursday to implement a moderate Islamic administration, undercutting the fundamentalist opposition, and took a swipe at his one-time rival, former deputy leader Anwar Ibrahim.
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Government under pressure not to expel lesbian who, campaigners say, faces death by stoning.
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Nation is confronting whether its conservative Islamic beliefs have opened the way for the emergence of al Qaeda and other terror groups.
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KUALA LUMPUR - A preacher in mosques, a rebel backing street protests, a politician who was party to a patronage system he later criticised and a leader with many fans in Western governments.
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Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi seems sure to remain in office, but opposition to the government is growing
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The Malaysian Government says it will not seal its border with Thailand despite allegations that Thai Islamic militants are conducting arms training in the country.
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Malaysia's highest court rejects a Muslim convert's appeal to be legally recognised as a Christian.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia&#39;s deputy premier has urged his ruling party to stop speculating on the possible political comeback of Anwar Ibrahim and remain focused on its annual congress next week.
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KUALA LUMPUR  - Malaysia&#39;s former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim has reiterated that there was no political deal to secure his freedom from prison but has promised to work for unity in Malaysia.
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An Indonesian pop star hopes his anthems of tolerance can wean Muslims away from extremism. But some question his credibility to pronounce on matters of religion
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JERUSALEM -- Israel will not limit the number of Muslim worshipers at a hotly disputed Jerusalem site during the holy month of Ramadan, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon decided yesterday, backing away from a threat to restrict access.