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<p>CAIR: U.S. Muslim Group Irked by `Fascist' Term Source: Chicago Tribune Click here to view full text ...</p> <p>An American Muslim group expressed distress Thursday over President Bush's use of the term "Islamic fascists" to describe the suspected terrorist plotters in Britain.</p>

New DA must silence the music As Jim Hardin Jr.'s replacement, Mike Nifong won't have time for his CDs Originally published in: The Herald-Sun Sunday, April 24, 2005 Edition: Final BY JOHN STEVENSON jstevenson@heraldsun.com Some call him the music man. Assigned for the last several years to negotiate with defense lawyers in traffic court, senior Assistant District Attorney Mike Nifong begins each business day on a high note. It might be a classical concerto, a bluesy drawl, a country croon or a hard-rock acoustical shakedown. The choices are seemingly limitless. Nifong says he owns more than 5,000 CDs. But whatever...

Like it or not, Durham, you're today's Natalee Holloway. Oh, the gaggle of national media people gathered in front of the Durham County Courthouse on Thursday afternoon may pack up their tents on a moment's

[Parvez Ahmed is board chairman of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group. Contact him at pahmed@cair-net.org. ] THE WORLDWIDE FLAP over a series of cartoons published in a Danish newspaper was avoidable had all sides approached the issue with wisdom and restraint. Denmark's Jyllands-Posten published the cartoons depicting Islam's most revered personality, the Prophet Muhammad, in a way that was inaccurate, derogatory and intentionally provocative. Other than demonstrating visceral hatred toward Islam, the cartoons achieved little else. Muslim outrage over the cartoons has lead to boycotts of Danish products across much of...

BABYLON TOWN Supervisor denies request to pull banners BY CHRISTIAN MURRAY STAFF WRITER October 14, 2005 Two national secular groups want to tear down the Town of Babylon's two banners that include the words "God Bless America," arguing that the banners violate the constitutional amendment that separates church from state. However, Babylon Supervisor Steve Bellone, a Democrat, has refused the request, noting that the banners were hung two months ago. He said the larger, 11-foot banner that hangs from the front pillars of Town Hall is there in support of the military families in the town. The banner reads: "Thank...

FL: Schools May Drop Religious Holidays Melanie Ave, St Petersburg Times, 10/7/05 TAMPA - There may be no day off next school year for the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. Also on the chopping block are vacation days for the Christian faith's Good Friday and the Monday after Easter. After considering a request to recognize a Muslim school holiday, the Hillsborough County School Board next week will discuss ending student days off on all religious holidays, whether they be Christian, Jewish or Muslim. The only religious holiday not affected will be Christmas, which occurs during the school district's winter break....

URGE YOUR HOUSE REP TO SIGN RAMADAN RESOLUTION (WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/23/05) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today urged American Muslims and other people of conscience to call their elected representatives and ask that they sign on to a House resolution recognizing the upcoming Islamic fast of Ramadan. (Calls are best because of time constraints.) The resolution states in part: (1) during this time of conflict, in order to demonstrate solidarity with and support for members of the community of Islam in the United States and throughout the world, the House of Representatives recognizes the Islamic faith as one of...