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Score One More for Women Imams

With my leading a mixed congregation--including a Grand Mufti--in prayer, another step was taken to legitimizing women imams.

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Paving the Path to Dialogue

Dr. Judea Pearl responds to the first open letter from Muslims to Jews.

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An Olive Branch
from Muslims to Jews

Can a letter from the world Muslim community to Jewish leaders proposing good-faith dialogue really help? Akbar Ahmed says yes.

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Egyptian Cleric Proclaims Yoga Anti-Islamic

The practice is deemed part of Hinduism and therefore 'forbidden religiously' to Muslims.

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French Ask Church to Declare Gourmandise Not Gluttony

French chefs, intellectuals, and religious personalities wage war of words over 'gourmandise' and 'gluttonerie.'

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Afghanistan's Giant Buddhas Reported Fully Destroyed

International pleas ignored, Taliban appear to have carried out threat to destroy ancient Buddhas they saw as violating Islam.

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Fatwa Issued Against 'Millionaire' Show

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Taliban Troops Prepare Explosives to Destroy Buddhas

International outrage grows as Muslim nations join the ranks of those critical of the fundamentalist Afghani group's action.

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Pope Prays at Western Wall, Meets Jerusalem's Top Muslim Authority

On his final day in Israel, John Paul also celebrated Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

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