Nation of Islam at a Crossroad as Leader Exits
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Questions loom large about the future and direction of the Nation of Islam after Louis Farrakhan.
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BAGHDAD, Sept. 15 -- The followers of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr will withdraw from Iraq's leading political alliance, a spokesman for the group said Saturday.
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MOGADISHU -- The president of a semiautonomous region in northeastern Somalia said yesterday he will rule according to Islamic law, a surprising announcement in an area that has resisted the spread of Islamic militants who control much of the country's south. Puntland President General Addeh Museh did not cite a reason for his decision, but it comes amid increasing fears ...
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Moqtada al-Sadr, the radical Shiite cleric who has been involved in a two-week battle with US forces, has offered to leave a holy shrine in Najaf.
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Ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is bundled out of Pakistan as soon as he arrives. But it may mean more trouble for Musharraf
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NAJAF, Iraq -- Two years after helping to bring to power a government led by Shiite religious parties, Iraq's paramount Shiite clerics find their influence diminished as their followers criticize them for backing a political alliance that has failed to pass crucial legislation, improve basic...
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Comment is free: Jonathan Freedland: The British exit from Basra palace, remarks by the US defence chief and fledgling peace talks are all telling signs of change.
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Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan stressed religious unity Sunday during his final major speech, saying the world is at war because Christians and Muslims are divided.
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The Pakistani opposition leader's assassination has thrown the country into turmoil.
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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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Top Islamist leader Sheikh Sharif Ahmed -- seen by many as a key to reconciliation in post-war Somalia -- has left the custody of Kenyan intelligence and was reported by a Web site to be heading to Yemen.
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A delegation of Iraqi political and religious leaders flew out of Baghdad on U.S. military helicopters Tuesday, heading for Najaf in a bid to end a bloody Shi'ite uprising, delegates said.
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Pervez Musharrafâs term as leader of Pakistan may soon come to a close. Will he buck history and go out quietly? Not likely.
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Turkey is navigating a treacherous path between the forces that want to pull it closer toward Islam and the institutions that safeguard its secularism.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has left for Turkey to start a Middle East tour aimed at boosting moderate Islam and reaffirming his commitment to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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NAJAF, Iraq  -- A two-week uprising centered around a religious shrine in the Iraqi city of Najaf may be coming to an end.
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Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan is heading into what's billed as his final major address Sunday, and some Muslims are wondering if the fiery orator &#151; now slowed by poor health &#151; will try to repair old divisions between his movement and mainstream Islam.