“The family of a Detroit mosque leader has filed a lawsuit against FBI agents, saying his rights were violated when he was gunned down during a raid. “Luqman Abdullah was killed when agents tried to arrest him at a Dearborn [Michigan] warehouse in 2009. He and his allies were accused of dealing stolen goods in…

“A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing 36 people and wounding 23, officials said. “The attack in the town of Maymana, capital of northern Faryab province, came as people were gathering at the mosque to celebrate the Eid al-Adha holiday.” Read it all here: Suicide Bombing At…

Salon points out the “10 most disgraceful examples of bigotry, ignorance and hate — from obscure county parties to the halls of Congress”. Check ’em out here: “From Allen West to Michele Bachmann, these are the most hateful examples of bigotry against Muslims this campaign“.

“If Egypt under the Muslim Brotherhood is the world’s most important experiment in how Islam and democratic modernity can be reconciled,” writes Roger Cohen in The New York Times, “then the country’s constitution, now in its last phase of drafting, is the crux of that test.” Read the rest: “Shariah’s Limits“. What’s your opinion?

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