> Famous Muslims who left Islam
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> http://www.apostatesofislam.com/apostates.htm
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> http://www.hindustantimes.com/storypage/storypage.aspx?id=956465b5-32bc-4499-85e4...'
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> Mumbai Police on Wednesday arrested a maulvi (cleric) of a suburban
> mosque in Mumbai for allegedly raping a 19-year-old girl.
>
> The maulvi, Altaf Munshi, 47, was nabbed on Wednesday morning after
> the girl lodged a complaint against him late on Tuesday night. Altaf
> is a maulvi at the Medina Mosque in Vikhroli.
>
> Deputy Commissioner of Police Datta Karale told IANS, "Yesterday
> (Tuesday) afternoon Altaf asked the girl, who stays few buildings
> away, to come to his house to help him with some religious
> ceremonies."
>
> Karale said when the girl went to his house, Altaf assaulted and raped
> her. The victim Tuesday night lodged a complaint with the Vihroli
> police. Shortly thereafter, the police arrested the maulvi.
>
> The girl has been admitted to a hospital for medical check-up while ...

> Boxer Amir Khan's Union Jack shorts show disloyalty to Islam, says
> radical Muslim preacher
>
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=544448&in_page_id...
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> Radical cleric Omar Bakri Mohammad has criticised Amir Khan for
> wearing shorts embellished with the British flag, it has been
> reported.
>
> 'Amir Khan is not a good example for Muslims. He wears shorts with the
> Union Jack. That is a sin,' he said.
>
> 'He should not be wearing the flag because sovereignty is for God. His
> only allegiance should be to the Prophet Mohammed.'
>
> Amir Khan, who is from Bolton, Lancashire, is draped with the Union
> Flag in photos on his official website and often wears shorts
> featuring the emblem.
> ...

> Thursday 27th March, 2008
>
> Iraqi PM warns militants to lay down their arms
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> Big News Network.com Wednesday 26th March, 2008
>
> Clashes between Iraqi security forces and Shia fighters in Iraq's
> southern city of Basra raged Wednesday for the second day as unrest spread
> to other Shia cities and parts of Baghdad.
>
> Heavy fighting broke out in Basra, Iraq's second largest city, as
> Iraqi ground forces backed by US air and ground support launched a
> large-scale operation Tuesday to break the grip of Shia militias and
> criminal gangs controlling the city.
>
> Nearly 30,000 Iraqi army and police forces are involved in the
> operation, which is directed by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who is
> the general commander of the armed forces. ...

> Last update - 20:53 26/03/2008
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>
> Arab League: Syria summit to adopt Yemen plan for Hamas-Fatah truce
>
> By News Agencies
>
> Tags: Yemen, Gaza Strip, Hamas
>
> Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa announced Wednesday that
> Thursday's Arab summit in Damascus will adopt a Yemeni initiative aimed at
> ending disputes among the Palestinians.
>
> Moussa arrived in Damascus on Wednesday to join a meeting of Arab
> League foreign ministers to be held in the Syrian capital on Thursday. He is
> to attend the two-day convention of the summit on Saturday.
>
> "The Arab summit will adopt all the crucial and sensitive Arab issues,
> mainly issues related to the situation in Lebanon, Iraq, Sudan and the ...

> Lebanon boycotts Arab League summit in Syria
> 11:12 | 26/ 03/ 2008
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>
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> BEIRUT, March 26 (RIA Novosti) - Lebanon will not attend an all-Arab summit
> in Damascus on March 20-30 in protest against Syria's alleged meddling in
> its internal affairs.
>
> The decision was adopted late on Tuesday by Lebanon's Cabinet.
>
> "We believe that Damascus is not the most appropriate place for discussing
> the Lebanese problem, because we regard Syria as a major obstacle in the
> search for a compromise in the current internal political crisis," Lebanese
> Youth and Sports Minister Ahmed Fatfat told the Al Arabiya news channel.
>
> Lebanon has witnessed a protracted political crisis as its parliament has
> been unable to elect a president since November 23 over disputes between the
> ruling majority and the Hezbollah-led opposition, allegedly supported by ...

> Thursday 27th March, 2008
>
> Alleged Bali bomber arrested in the Philippines
>
> http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=341699
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> Big News Network.com Wednesday 26th March, 2008
>
>
> A suspected bomber, supposedly involved in the attacks on Bali in
> 2002, has been arrested on Boracay Island, a popular tourist resort in
> central Philippines.
>
> A Philippines army spokesman has revealed Mohammad Bani, an Indonesian
> national, was arrested on March 8th.
> ...

> Thursday 27th March, 2008
>
> Egyptian support for Syrian summit meeting wanes
>
> http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=341695
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> Big News Network.com Wednesday 26th March, 2008
>
>
> Egypt has announced that its foreign minister will not attend the Arab
> League summit scheduled to be held in Damascus at the weekend.
>
> A lower ranking official will go in his place.
>
> The summit's host, President Bashir al-Assad, had already received ...