Egypt: A Muslim and Coptic Christian tug of war versus civil liberties (9-30-10)
Religious events in Egypt have lately taken a new direction. It is an open secret that the minority Copt Christians in the northern African country feel persecuted.

Islam: Questions and Answers (9-29)
Diane Sawyer Reporting: What Is Islam? Why Do Radicals Feel Violence Is Justified? Is Western Culture at Odds with Islam?

Theologian says Islam, Christianity share basic beliefs (9-28)
Think of it as a sibling rivalry on a cosmic scale. No two faiths share so many fundamental beliefs as do Christianity and Islam, yet their adherents often appear to be locked in irreconcilable conflict.

Americans remain wary of Islam (9-26)
Americans are conflicted over Islam as the FBI investigates a growing list of anti-Islamic incidents. Still, Muslims and their mosques are being welcomed in some communities.

Criticism of Islam Is New Front in PC War, Media Expert Says (9-24)
The mere act of criticizing Islam has become an act of politically incorrect hate speech, a media analyst and free-speech advocate says, citing several incidents in recent weeks where people have been lambasted publicly for their remarks.

The War On Sharia Started Long Before You Ever Heard 'Ground Zero Mosque' (9-23)
Robert Spencer, the author of JihadWatch.org, says he first became aware of the threat of Sharia "after seeing repeated attempts to assert the primacy of Islamic law over American law."

Gateshead Koran burning: Since when was Islam a race and why are the police watching YouTube when they could be stopping real crime? (9-23)
It was entirely predictable that even though Pastor Terry Jones of Florida called off his distasteful Koran burning to mark 11 September, others, with even less sense than he had, would go ahead with their own burning.

IS IT TIME TO SAY "TO HELL WITH ISLAM?" (9-22)
If you are like me, you are sick and tired of being frightened over Muslim sentiments.

Texas religious leaders denounce textbook pro-Islamic bias resolution (9-21)
Leaders of an interfaith group that includes Christians, Jews and Muslims urged the State Board of Education on Monday to abandon what they called an "inflammatory" resolution that purportedly documents an anti-Christian, pro-Islamic bias in world history textbooks.

TEMECULA: Group trying separate Islam religion from Sharia law (9-20)
ANTI-MOSQUE LECTURE ATTENDED BY HUNDREDS OF AREA RESIDENTS

Muslim groups back Islamic center near ground zero (9-20)
A coalition of Muslim groups called Monday for interfaith dialogue to combat religious intolerance and said they support the right to build a controversial Islamic center near ground zero.

A Message to Islam (9-20)
“It’s regrettable that a pastor in Gainesville, Fla., with a church of no more than 50 people can make this outrageous and disgraceful plan and get the world’s attention,” said Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. “But that’s the world we live in right now.”

Poll: 52 percent in U.S. negative on Islam (9-20)
More than half of Americans hold an unfavorable view of Islam and say they consider it to be a religion that encourages violence, a poll indicates.

US cartoonist goes into hiding after threat from Islamic extremists (9-17)
Having incurred the wrath of Islamic extremists, Molly Norris, the satirical cartoonist who inspired the controversial 'Everybody Draw Mohammed Page' on Facebook has gone into hiding on the advice of the FBI.

School Apologizes After Students Pray to Allah on Field Trip to Mosque (9-17)
A Massachusetts school district has apologized to parents after a group of schoolchildren participated in midday Muslim prayers during a field trip to a Boston-area mosque.

State board of ed considers Islam in textbooks (9-15)
A social conservative bloc of the Texas State Board of Education has drafted a resolution saying textbook publishers should limit what they print about Islam in world history books.

On Islam, Christianity and "Maturity" (9-15)
Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. — Matthew 7:5

The Quran Burning that Wasn't: 7 Lessons Learned (9-14-10)
1. There are extremists in every religion.

Imam Talks Compromise on Islamic Center (9-13)
The imam working on the planned Muslim community center near ground zero said Monday he was open to all options to resolve the fierce dispute surrounding it, while possibly provoking the project’s opponents by declaring that the site, two blocks from the former World Trade Center, was not “hallowed ground.”

Spreading hate, one prejudice at a time (9-11)
So much was read into the announcement by Pastor Terry Jones that he would burn the Koran on the anniversary of 9/11 that this formerly obscure preacher must be delighted. His Koran-burning announcement set off a global debate about Islamophobia. Editorials were written about the clash of civilisations.

MUSLIM WORLD: Concerns linger after Florida pastor says he might burn Korans after all (9-10)
As America awaits to see whether Florida pastor Terry Jones and his church followers will create a bonfire of Korans this weekend, after Thursday's disconnect in talks between the anti-Muslim evangelist and a Florida imam, another drama is playing out in the Middle East, where there are profound fears that Jones could incite violence and sectarian strife and seriously harm America's ties in the region should he decide to go ahead with his plan.

Most Americans object to planned Islamic center near Ground Zero, poll finds (9-9-10)
Most Americans say the planned Muslim community center and place of worship should not be built in Lower Manhattan, with the sensitive locale being their overwhelming objection, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

Church 'praying' about plan to burn Quran, pastor says after warning (9-7-10)
A church planning to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11 is 'definitely praying' about the controversial demonstration, its pastor said after Gen. David Petraeus warned it would put in danger the lives of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan.

Veteran Syrian director takes on Muslim "extremism" (9-7)
A veteran Syrian director who has shocked audiences by portraying a religious zealot who abuses women says his popular television series could help stop an Arab slide toward extremism.

Ramadan and Christianity (9-2)
For the last few years and whenever possible, at the beginning of every month, our small group of veteran Arab journalists meets for lunch at Washington's National Press Club.

Imam Warns Mosque Debate Politicized (9-1)
The imam behind a plan to build an Islamic community center near Ground Zero in New York said Tuesday the debate over the project has become politicized with upcoming U.S. congressional elections, while praising American ideals and telling a largely Muslim audience he had found his faith in America.