Islam's Up-to-Date Televangelist
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The rhythmic clapping began the minute Amr Khaled stepped through the door of the packed Crystal City ballroom. Surrounded by security guards, the Egyptian preacher had to weave his way through the crowd -- men both cleanshaven and bearded, women both fashionably coifed and dressed in conservative...
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The Aga Khan, 66, a British citizen, is the spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslim community of about 20 million followers. statement quoted the Aga Khan&#39;s French lawyer Laurent Chambaz as saying.
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Bishop T.D. Jakes isn't easily intimidated. He is, after all, a best-selling author of 29 books, a Grammy-winning gospel singer and a nationally renowned preacher about whom a Time magazine cover story asked in 2001: "Is This Man The Next Billy Graham?"
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At issue is a debate about the fundamental nature of Islam and its role in building an equitable society.
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The 26-year-old does not renounce his father, al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, but said there is better way to defend Islam than militancy: Omar wants to be an "ambassador for peace" between Muslims and the West
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ISTANBUL -- Pope Benedict XVI was greeted in Turkey with a lecture on how the Christian West scorns Islam. He left yesterday with Istanbul's chief Islamic cleric speaking lyrically of better days ahead between the faiths.
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WASHINGTON: In his latest videotaped message, Osama Bin Laden has tried to portray himself as a âstatesmanâ of the Muslim world, said Bruce Hoffman, terrorism expert at the US think tank RAND Corp, in an interview with The Christian Science Monitor on
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Turkey's leader, a devout Muslim, talks a lot about morality these days. It's language that alarms secular Turks, who fear the government plans to make religion a part of their lives.
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Â· Appointment marks win for Muslim democrats Â· Prayer mats to enter residence for first time
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JAKARTA, Indonesia - Prosecutors have pinned their case against an alleged terror chief on a former comrade, who plans to testify that cleric Abu Bakar Bashir heads the al-Qaida-linked network blamed for numerous attacks, including last week's bombing of the Australian Embassy.    But in an interview with The Associated Press, key witness Nasir Abbas insisted that the Jemaah Islamiyah network is not a terrorist organization and he described Bashir as "just an Islamic teacher," saying he didn't know whether the 66-year-old played any role in terrorism...
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A key witness in the trial of  Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir told a court on Tuesday that  the aging firebrand preacher was head of Jemaah Islamiah, a  militant group seen as the Southeast Asian arm of al Qaeda.
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Turkey's top Muslim official said on Thursday Pope Benedict should state clearly during a planned visit to Turkey next week he believes Islam, like Christianity, to be a religion of peace.
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Analysis: Benedict's words and gestures in Turkey, including a visit to a mosque, reveal a man who is finding his footing but still has a long way to go
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NARATHIWAT, Thailand  - In between trapping,  training and trading in songbirds like other Thais his age,  Kawi Phupakapdee kneels toward Mecca and prays five times a  day.
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John Tavener remains devotedly Christian. But his mind and ears have opened out.
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Sayeed Habibi considers himself a marked man. The reason: his Internet blog that challenges some of the policies of Iran's theocracy.
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For organizers of last weekÃ¢ÂÂs forum in Washington on religion and politics, featuring the three leading Democratic presidential candidates, the aim was to broaden the religious Ã¢ÂÂvalues agenda.Ã¢ÂÂ In particular, it was part of an effort by left-leaning evangelical activist Jim Wallis to focus attention on the moral dimensions of poverty.