Huntington Beach won't sell land to Muslim group for mosque

Huntington Beach won't sell land to Muslim group for mosque

By uzzie on from latimesblogs.latimes.com

The Huntington Beach City Council on Tuesday rejected an offer from a Muslim group seeking to build a mosque on land the city is selling.

Instead, the city accepted an offer made by the city of Westminster for the piece of land, according to the Huntington Beach Independent.

Al Noor Charitable Foundation's offer was higher than Westminster's, but it was rejected because the group is requesting to change the land use so they can build the mosque.
LA Times: Imam teaches Islam with a distinct U.S. style

LA Times: Imam teaches Islam with a distinct U.S. style

By SuhaibWebb on from www.suhaibwebb.com

At the pulpit of an inner-city Chicago mosque, the tall blond imam begins preaching in his customary fashion, touching on the Los Angeles Lakers victory the night before, his own gang involvement as a teenager, a TV soap opera and then the Day of Judgment. [...]
Supreme Court rejects suit against John Ashcroft

Supreme Court rejects suit against John Ashcroft

By uzzie on from articles.latimes.com

The justices throw out a lawsuit by Abdullah Kidd, who says he was held as a material witness under improper motives. The ruling broadens protections for government officials, including the former attorney general.
Irvine 11' plead not guilty to misdemeanor charges of disrupting an Israeli ambassador's campus speech

Irvine 11' plead not guilty to misdemeanor charges of disrupting an Israeli ambassador's campus speech

By uzzie on from www.latimes.com

Orange County prosecutors didn't flinch Friday when a group of university student activists charged with disturbing an Israeli ambassador's speech last year at UC Irvine brought more than 60 supporters with them to court.

Instead, prosecutors filed a motion at the hearing to release grand jury transcripts from their investigation and handed out copies of court filings they said illustrated point by point how the students — "the Irvine 11" — conspired to disrupt Ambassador Michael Oren's spee
100 UC Irvine faculty members ask district attorney to drop charges against Muslim students

100 UC Irvine faculty members ask district attorney to drop charges against Muslim students

By uzzie on from latimesblogs.latimes.com

A group of 100 faculty members at UC Irvine signed a letter asking the Orange County district attorney to drop criminal charges against 11 Muslim students who disrupted a speech by the Israeli ambassador to the United States.
Muslim-majority Malaysia is known for religious tolerance, but not when it comes to Shiites

Muslim-majority Malaysia is known for religious tolerance, but not when it comes to Shiites

By cricketguru on from www.latimes.com

In this Muslim-majority country, it's OK to be Christian, Buddhist or Hindu. But not Shiite.

Malaysian religious police raided a three-story shop-house last month and detained more than 100 Shiites who had gathered to mark the death of one of their most beloved saints, Prophet Muhammad's grandson, who was killed in the year 680.
Egypt police officer on train reportedly kills Christian, wounds 5

Egypt police officer on train reportedly kills Christian, wounds 5

By cricketguru on from www.latimes.com

Reporting from Cairo and Juba, Sudan —
An off-duty policeman opened fire aboard a train Tuesday in southern Egypt, killing one Christian and wounding five less than two weeks after the New Year's Day bombing at a church in Alexandria that killed 25 Coptic Christians, according to the state news agency.
Bill O'Reilly walked out on during ABC show; Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar help Fox News host with ratings

Bill O'Reilly walked out on during ABC show; Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar help Fox News host with ratings

By cricketguru on from latimesblogs.latimes.com

He thinks it's [cordoba house] inappropriate because the 9/11 site is where nearly 3,000 people were killed in homicidal plane crashes. Whoops noted 70 Muslims were also killed in the attacks, demanded to know the religion of domestic terrorist Timothy McVeigh and disputed the word "inappropriate."
Clooney urges Obama to help prevent violence in Sudan ahead of January independence vote

Clooney urges Obama to help prevent violence in Sudan ahead of January independence vote

By cricketguru on from www.latimes.com

President Barack Obama met with activist-actor George Clooney at the White House on Tuesday to discuss U.S. involvement in Sudan ahead of a critical election early next year in Africa's largest nation.
War in Afghanistan: A look back from the beginning

War in Afghanistan: A look back from the beginning

By uzzie on from framework.latimes.com

On Oct. 7, 2001, the United States launched an assault on Afghanistan in retaliation for the Sept. 11 attacks. Bombs from the air and missiles from the sea hit Osama bin Laden’s adopted nation and his Taliban supporters. In the nine years that followed, Times photographers Carolyn Cole, Don Bartletti, Irfan Khan, Wally Skalij and Rick Loomis were on the ground covering the conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan. These are a selection of the images they shot. In addition, read about Loomis’ most recent embed with troops in Kandahar here.

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