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| MOSCOW, Russia (Reuters) - Aspects of sharia law imposed in Muslim Chechnya in recent months are inching the republic closer to autonomy and posing a renewed threat to Kremlin control, analysts say. Ramzan Kadyrov, the President of Chechnya, speaks during an interview with Reuters at his private offices near the town of Gudermes outside the Chechen capital Grozny, December 16, 2009. (REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov/Files) The Kremlin relies on its hardline Chechen leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, to maintain order in the violent region in the North Caucasus, where separatists were driven from power a decade ago after two wars. Analysts say Kadyrov's methods to tame the region include a crackdown on opponents... |
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| After reading yesterday's Washington Post "On Faith"column, it seems as though some read the Bible with rose-colored glasses (which could conceivably double as teacups during Wonderland parties). One such anti-Sharia activist was quoted as saying: I study the Koran, I study the Internet… I'm not anti-Islam. I'm anti-Terrorist. But if you take quotes from the Bible and compare them to the Koran, the Bible... |
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| GAINESVILLE, Fla. — If building an Islamic center near ground zero amounts to the epitome of Muslim insensitivity, as critics of the project have claimed, what should the world make of Terry Jones, the evangelical pastor here who plans to memorialize the Sept. 11 attacks with a bonfire of Korans? Related The Lede Blog: One Church's Reasons to Hate Islam, Challenged by an Expert (August 25, 2010) Looking at Islamic Center Debate, World Sees U.S. (August 26, 2010) Times Topics: Muslim Community Center in Lower Manhattan (Park51) | Islam Chip Litherland for The New York Times For local Muslims like Saeed Khan, the collective rejection of Mr. Jones represents the America they want to... |
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