Oregon Muslim event in Portland celebrating death of Osama bin Laden canceled over comments

PORTLAND, Ore. — The spokeswoman for an Oregon Islamic association cancelled a planned commemoration of the death of Osama bin Laden after reading comments on a website and the Facebook page of a political group.

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Controversies over Funeral Prayers for Bin Laden

04.05.2011, 05.05.2011 The radical cleric Anjem Choudary, known supporter of Osama Bin Laden and former leader of the outlawed Islamist group al-Muhajiroun, announced he would lead a funeral prayer for Bin Laden outside the US Embassy in London on Friday. He called on fellow extremist to join the public prayer and demonstrations against the killing…

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Harvard Longwood Muslims: Declaration

As salaam alaykum wa rahmatullah Dear All, The Muslim American Society welcomes the news of the demise of Osama bin Laden. The intentional killing of civilians for political ends is terrorism, and this has been the mode of operation of Al Qaeda as directed by Osama bin Laden. We pray that this development leads to…

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Canada gets passing grade in anti-radicalization fight

The Globe and Mail – March 10, 2011 Is Canada doing a better job of integrating Muslims and preventing Islamist extremism from taking root? Canadian officials speak of having done a relatively good job of fighting radicalization. These officials say subtle policy initiatives, including managing immigration flows and reaching out to Muslim communities, can make…

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French Muslims Unite Following Al Qaeda Threat

November 1, 2010 Jonathan Laurence and Justin Vaïsse argue that in his recently released audio recording targeting France, al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was likely trying to further antagonize the tense relationship between the French state and the country’s Islamic population to further his goal of radicalizing European Muslims. But bin Laden demonstrated a…

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