World Muslims Begin Peace Prayers in Bangladesh
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Hundreds of thousands of Muslims from around the world on Friday began a three-day annual Islamic prayer meeting outside the Bangladesh capital, Dhaka, with politics banned and sermons set to call for world peace.
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As Muslims in many parts of the world mark the start of the holy month of Ramadan, streaming feed of the special evening prayers from the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, will be available on the Web in the next few weeks.
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CASTELGANDOLFO, Italy  - Pope Benedict assured   Muslims on Monday that he respected them and was committed to   dialogue as he met envoys to defuse anger at his use of quotes   saying their faith was spread by violence.
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With a ceasefire holding on the Kashmiri borders and India and Pakistan still on track with their latest peace initiative, Muslim clerics in Indian Kashmir say they are ready to preach reconciliation during the holy fasting month of Ramadan.
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Pope Benedict visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque on Thursday, only the second Roman Catholic Pontiff to take such a step, and prayed silently in another gesture of reconciliation to the Muslim world.
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Thousands of Islamists demonstrated across Pakistan after Friday prayers against the death of a cleric in detention over suspected links to Al Qaeda and against raids on seminaries.
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Muslims gathered Sunday across the Bay Area to celebrate Eid, a holiday that commemorates the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting.
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President George Bush sent greetings Friday to Muslims in America and around the world at the start of the Ramadan season. The greeting was sent from Jacksonville, Ore.
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An elderly Bangladeshi Muslim man takes part in the last prayer of the &quot;Biswa Ijtema&quot; or World Islamic Congregation on the outskirts of Dhaka, December 5. Approximately four million Muslim devotees from Bangladesh and abroad raised their hands seeking
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Editor&#39;s Note: Published on page A23 of the Nov. 16, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. FOR THE Muslim community at the Greenhills Shopping Center (GSC) in San Juan, it meant a day of celebration and sharing.
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Muslim leaders were appealing for calm ahead of weekly prayers, in a bid to defuse tensions over the arrests of nine suspects behind an alleged &quot;Iraq-style&quot; kidnap and beheading plot.
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Religious leaders from around Southeast Asia and Australia are urging greater efforts to promote tolerance and understanding. They met in Indonesia to build inter-religious bridges to reduce the threat posed by extremists.
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Shoppers thronged markets in Bangladesh on Saturday as a curfew clamped on six cities to reassert the military-backed government&#39;s authority after violent clashes was relaxed for most of the day.
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Tongi, Dec. 5 (PTI): Some four million pilgrims, including Bangladesh&#39;s President Iajuddin Ahmed, and Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, participated today in a mass prayer at the end of the world&#39;s second largest annual Islamic meet near here.
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Ramadan, the holy month of fasting for 1.2 billion Muslims worldwide, begins this weekend. The observance, with its emphasis on inner reflection, fasting and prayer
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Muslim prayers at Jerusalem's holiest site end peacefully as thousands of police are deployed.
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Muslims from around the world descended on Bangladesh on Friday for the annual Bishwa Ijtema (world congregation), the second biggest gathering of Muslims after the Haj, with troops and police maintaining tight security.