One of the suspects in the terrorism trial currently underway in Brussels has promised to tell the court the truth about his part in fighting with Al-Qaeda terrorists in Iraq. Prosecution investigators are convinced that Youness Loukili lost is leg while fighting for leading terrorist Al Zarqawi. Loukili however, denies having ever been to Iraq….
By Evan Serpick In late august, a creaking green school bus with red camels stenciled on its side rolled up to the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo in Ohio. Seventeen exhausted, beer-reeking punks, with mohawks and dyed hair, walked up to the mosque looking for a place to rest. “I was surprised — they totally…
The United States has a proud history of standing with Muslims and “mainstream citizens across the broader Middle East,” President Bush said Thursday during a dinner to mark the end of the daily fast during Ramadan. Speaking to about 90 attendees during the White House’s annual iftar dinner marking the occasion, Bush said the United…
While most European countries’ immigration focus on defense within, the Spanish government is trying to encourage African development and legal immigration, in a new reform that is winning praise from some. Exporting Spanish models of schools, workshops, and professional training will encourage sustainable development in several African countries, and encourage legal immigration, says Spanish labor…
He has offended Muslims worldwide and al-Qaida wants him dead, but the Swedish artist who portrayed the Prophet Muhammad as a dog said Monday he has no regrets. Lars Vilks, 61, told The Associated Press he might use the uproar over his drawings as the subject of a musical, with prominent roles depicting Iran’s president,…
