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To: Cindy
Mufti Gainutdin slams blacklisting of Muslim books

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The inclusion of some Muslim books in the list of extremist materials banned in Russia violates the principle of freedom of faith, Russia's Mufti Council head Ravil Gainutdin said.

"It is absurd and deplorable that no Muslim expert, no imam, no head of ecclesiastical department of Russian Muslims has been invited to the court hearing. The court proceedings were held without our knowledge, secretly, nobody represented the defendant. We think it is inadmissible," he said.

Health alert in Bolivia

The heavy rains and flooding that have been lashing Bolivia, associated with the La Niña weather phenomenon, have led to more than 2,000 cases of endemic diseases, health authorities reported on Friday.

Health alert in BoliviaAccording to Luis Nogales, deputy health minister, people are being treated virtually throughout the country for malaria, yellow fever, hanta virus, hemorrhagic fever and dengue fever.

US diplomat removed

At the opening of the school year at Sergeants School in Cochabamba, Morales said Cooper violated Bolivian laws by seeking confidential data on Cuban and Venezuelan staff from US scholarship student Alex Shaick.

Cooper has violated, offended and attacked Bolivia so he is not welcome, said Morales who rejected some developed countries' use of students and voluntary workers as spies.

The US Embassy and the Department of State admitted that Cooper sought confidential information among US students and Peace Corps workers.

502 posted on 02/11/2008 4:00:15 PM PST by MamaDearest
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To: MamaDearest

Hmmm..Boliva.

Thank you MamaDearest.


503 posted on 02/11/2008 4:06:54 PM PST by Cindy
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