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| Jul.27 |
 Jerusalem |
 Rabbi condemns release of Obama note The rabbi who supervises Western Wall condemned the removal of a prayer note written by Sen. Obama, saying the action was 'sacrilegious'
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| Jun.22 |
Jerusalem |
Bishops criticise Anglican leader
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| Jun.6 |
Turkey |
Headscarf ruling attacked
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| Jun.5 |
 Turkey |
Court annuls Turkish scarf reform| Highest court has annulled a parliamentary reform allowing college students to wear Muslim headscarves | | |
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| May.17 |
Baghdad |
U.S. soldier uses Quran for target practice
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Pope offers prayer at Ground Zero
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| Apr.7 |
 Iraq |
Religious leaders want militia intact Iraq's top Shiite religious leaders have told cleric Muqtada al-Sadr not to disband his Mehdi Army
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| Mar.31 |
Turkey |
Rulers face trial over Islamic policies
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| Mar.20 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudis to retrain 40,000 clerics
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| Feb.8 |
Turkey |
Turks set to ease headscarf ban The parliament is expected to amend the constitution to ease the ban on women wearing Islamic headscarves in universities
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| Feb.2 |
Turkey |
Turks protest over headscarf plan
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| Jan.18 |
Iraq |
Iraq on alert for Shia festival  The Iraqi authorities have stepped up security as Shia gather to mark the end of Ashura, one of the holiest events in the Shia calendar
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| Dec.25 |
Israel |
Iranian Jews find new homes in Israel Greeted by joyous relatives and a crowd of reporters, about 40 Jews landed in Israel, leaving behind their lives in the Islamic republic
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| Dec.20 |
 Saudi Arabia |
Millions stone the devil For Muslims, performing the Hajj is a lifelong dream, a chance to fulfill a requirement of their faith and win forgiveness
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| Dec.16 |
Saudi Arabia |
Muslims gather for Hajj pilgrimage  Millions of Muslims from around the world gathered in Mecca for the start of the annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage
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| Oct.27 |
Baghdad |
PM vows to protect Iraq's Christians
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| Oct.14 |
Sunni Triangle |
Insurgents attack Shiite pilgrims
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Vatican bars prelate in gay row
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| Sep.29 |
Sunni Triangle |
Sacred site to be rebuilt
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Monasteries in night raids
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| Aug.9 |
Baghdad |
Pilgrims walk across city amid tight security
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| Aug.7 |
Baghdad |
Pilgrimage's history prompts to ban traffic
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| May.1 |
Baghdad |
Office having sectarian agenda
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| Apr.6 |
Jerusalem |
Peace pleas punctuate Good Friday Thousands of pilgrims, carrying large wooden crosses, wound their way through the narrow lanes of Old City
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| Feb.9 |
Jerusalem |
Israeli police, Muslims clash at holy site | Police stormed Islam's 3rd-holiest shrine, firing stun grenades and tear gas to disperse hundreds of worshippers. Palestinians barricaded themselves in the al-Aqsa mosque. The police ... | |
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Archbishop of Warsaw quits amid row
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| Dec.27 |
Saudi Arabia |
Muslims begin the Hajj pilgrimage An estimated 3 million Muslims have begun leaving for Mecca to begin the annual pilgrimage amid enhanced security
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| Nov.29 |
Turkey |
 Pope holds Mass at Turkish shrine Benedict XVI has held open-air Mass outside a shrine to the Virgin Mary in the ancient city of Ephesus
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| Nov.28 |
Turkey |
Pope calls for Christian-Muslim dialogue Benedict XVI: People of all nations should expect religious freedom
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Turkish protests at Pope's visit
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| Feb.22 |
Iraq |
Shrine blast sparks protests Protests across Iraq after a bomb attack heavily damaged one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam
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| Jan.7 |
Saudi Arabia |
Pilgrims descend on Mecca for Hajj About 2 million Muslims from around the world were gathering under heavy security for the annual pilgrimage
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| Dec.24 |
 West Bank |
Holiday spirit returns to Bethlehem Thousands of tourists flocked for Christmas Eve celebrations, bringing a long-missing sense of holiday cheer
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| Dec.4 |
Iraq |
Allawi chased from mosque Former Prime Minister was chased from a mosque in Najaf in what he said was an apparent attempt on his life
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| Aug.18 |
Gaza |
Israeli troops enter synagogue
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| May.22 |
Jerusalem |
Laura Bush heckled
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Newsweek backs off Quran story
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Pope John Paul II dies at 84
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| Aug.26 |
Iraq |
Shiites stream into Najaf mosque
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| Aug.25 |
Iraq |
Al-Sistani returns, urges march on Najaf Grand Ayatollah called on Iraqis to march to help rescue the holy city. Some of al-Sadr's top aides have been captured
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| Feb.1 |
Saudi Arabia |
Hajj stampede: 244 pilgrims dead The stampede at a stone-throwing ritual lasted for 27 minutes before the crowd was brought under control
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| Oct.8 |
Iraq |
2,000 Shiites protest cleric's arrest
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| Sep.1 |
Iraq |
Najaf braces for ayatollah's funeral
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| Apr.22 |
Iraq |
Shiite pilgrims flock to Karbala| Exuberant Shiite Muslims are reviving a religious tradition that was not allowed under Saddam Hussein | |
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| Apr.21 |
Iraq |
Clerics challenge US rule
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| Dec.24 |
West Bank |
Little Christmas cheer in Bethlehem
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| Nov.3 |
Turkey |
Landslide win for Islamic party| A win allows Justice and Development Party to rule without a coalition and amend the constitution | |
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Aid workers freed
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| May.6 |
 Syria |
 Pope enters a mosque John Paul II has become the first Pontiff to enter a mosque
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| Mar.5 |
Saudi Arabia |
Hajj crush kills pilgrims
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| Mar.21 |
Jerusalem |
 Visit by Pope John Paul II| Pope placed a letter at the Western Wall | | |
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