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in NYC robbery, Mohammed spreads Islam at the point of a gun
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Aziz Poonawalla
This is one of those amazing stories of the raw power of simple piety and compassion: Storekeeper Mohammad Sohail was closing up his Long Island convenience store just after midnight on May 21 when — as shown on the store’s surveillance video — a man came in wielding a baseball bat and demanding money. “He…
Move over Mikael: Paris Hilton to make Islam chic
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Aziz Poonawalla
First Michael Jackson, now Paris Hilton? As Nicole Ritchie might say, Islam is hot. It should be noted that according to at least one pundit, Paris Hilton’s embrace of Islam might well be as revolutionary for the faith as Malcolm X was. Truly momentous! (Yes, I am joking. No, that probably isn’t Paris Hilton. And…
fruitless in Wisconsin
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Aziz Poonawalla
Sometimes, the Associated Press writers have a subtle sense of humor: Man in ape suit sought for trying to steal bananas By Associated Press May. 21, 2009 6:06 p.m. | Fond du Lac – Fond du Lac police continue a fruitless search for a man wearing an ape costume who has attempted to steal foam…
Madison, WI – terrorist target?
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Aziz Poonawalla
I live in the Madison area, and had absolutely no clue that any of this drama was playing out until I overheard someone talking about it the next morning: A pilot who allegedly stole a Cessna plane from a Canadian flight school and was pursued for hours across the Midwest by fighter jets, was taken…
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