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Muslim group asks feds to drop pastor as staff trainer
The Winchester SunInformation included in the Sun’s story Tuesday describing the visit of a former Muslim extremist to Grace Lutheran Church caused a Muslim civil liberties group headquartered in Washington, D.C., to ask the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...Tags: Council on American-Islamic Relations, John Morton, Christianity, Career and Workplace, Religion and Belief
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Former Muslim Brotherhood member brings message of peace to Winchester
The Winchester SunA¿converted Christian and a former member of the Muslim Brotherhood is bringing his story of conversion and a message — to not fear Muslims — to Winchester. The Rev. Hicham Chehab, who was born and lived most of his life in Beirut, Lebanon,...Tags: Fort Wayne (Allen, Indiana), Lebanon, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Lutheranism, Qur'an
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Syria, Israel exchange fire across cease-fire line
BEIRUT -- Syria said Tuesday that its forces had destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into Syrian territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, an account disputed by Israel, which said that shots were fired at a patrol inside Israeli-controlled...
Tags: Israel Defense Forces, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Israel, Jerusalem (Israel), United Nations
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Syria's military shows unexpected resilience
BEIRUT — The military onslaught this week against the strategic Syrian town of Qusair has dramatized a surprising combat resilience that has already put rebel forces on the defensive on other key fronts, including near the capital, Damascus. The...
Tags: Human Rights, Lebanon, Islam, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bashar Assad
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New videos from Syria spotlight conflict's brutality
New video surfaced on the Internet on Thursday purporting to show Syrian rebel fighters killing 11 prisoners they accused of taking part in massacres by forces loyal to President Bashar Assad. It was the latest of many grisly videos that have...Tags: Human Rights, Civil Rights, Computer Networking and Internet, Murder, International Law
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Iranians protest desecration of Syrian shrine
TEHRAN -- Iranians took to the streets Friday in the latest protest against the desecration last week by Syrian rebels of an ancient Shiite shrine outside Damascus, the Syrian capital. "We have to show our anger," declared Ebrahim Jalili, 80, a carpet...Tags: Islam, Tehran (Iran), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Israel, Bashar Assad
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Syrian opposition says 42 soldiers killed in airstrikes
BEIRUT — A Syrian opposition group said Monday that more than 42 soldiers were killed and 100 others remained unaccounted for in reported Israeli airstrikes Sunday outside Damascus, providing the first unofficial accounting of casualties in attacks...
Tags: Human Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Israel, Weaponry, Politics
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Israel says strikes in Syria target arms for Hezbollah
JERUSALEM — With three airstrikes against Syria since January, Israel has inserted itself forcefully into the "Arab Spring's" most intractable conflict, heightening fears that Syria's civil war could spiral into a regional conflagration. The...
Tags: Defense Equipment, Fox News Channel (tv network), Likud, Arab Spring, Patrick Leahy
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The Sunday Conversation: Peter Sellars
Theater director Peter Sellars, a UCLA professor of world arts and cultures, will be honored by the Santa Monica Museum of Art at its 25th-anniversary Precognito Gala on May 9. Why are you based in Los Angeles instead of New York, which has a larger...
Tags: Artists, Fine Artists, Arts, Museums, Entertainment
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Syria blames Israel for predawn blasts near Damascus
BEIRUT — Huge explosions were reported in Damascus early Sunday, just two days after a reported Israeli airstrike in Syria targeting surface-to-air missiles possibly destined for neighboring Lebanon and the militant group Hezbollah. Syrian state...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Explosions, Barack Obama, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bashar Assad
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Syria blames Israel for new explosions in Damascus
BEIRUT -- Huge explosions were reported early Sunday in the Syrian capital, Damascus, and state-run media blamed Israel for a strike on a defense research facility outside the capital. State television said Israeli rockets had targeted a research...
Tags: Emergency Incidents, Lebanon, Explosions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Israel
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Game of Chance
RedEyeThe breakout success of the Chicago rap scene last year—headlined by the buzz and controversy of Chief Keef--;exposed America to new faces creating sounds unfamiliar to the current rap landscape. Played-out narratives of cars, women, and money...Tags: Music Theater, Entertainment Events, Michael Jackson, James Brown, Entertainment
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