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Charity head says 'Innocence of Muslims' filmmaker misled him

Joseph Nassralla said he offered Media for Christ's broadcast studio for 10 days of filming but had nothing further to do with movie, which has sparked anti-American protests across the Arab world. The head of a Christian charity that provided its Duarte headquarters as a set for "Innocence of Muslims" said Monday that he was duped into participating in the low-budget anti-Islam film that has generated anti-American protests across the Arab world.

 

Reports: Anti-Islam video linked to Christian extremists in US

“Innocence of Muslims” -- the crude and provocative anti-Islam video blamed for a wave of deadly violence against U.S. diplomatic outposts -- was promoted by a small band of anti-Muslim Christian activists, according to reports, but the true identity of its director remained unclear.

 

Four killed during Koran protest in Indian Kashmir

Four killed during Koran protest in Indian Kashmir

Four people were killed in Indian Kashmir on Monday when police fired on Muslim protesters who set fire to a Christian missionary school to denounce reports that copies of the Koran had been damaged in the United States, officials said.

Senh: Four more people got killed. Thanks, Terry Jones.

 

Obama says he isn't worried about Muslim rumors

President Obama said Sunday he isn't worried about a recent poll showing that nearly one-fifth of Americans believe he is a Muslim.

 

Poll: Many incorrectly call Obama Muslim

Poll: Many incorrectly call Obama Muslim

Americans increasingly are convinced — incorrectly — that President Barack Obama is a Muslim, and a growing number are thoroughly confused about his religion.

 

Obama supports 'the right' for ground zero mosque

Obama supports 'the right' for ground zero mosque

After skirting the controversy for weeks, President Barack Obama is weighing in forcefully on the mosque near ground zero, saying a nation built on religious freedom must allow it.

 

Obama backs mosque near ground zero

Obama backs mosque near ground zero

President Obama threw his support behind a controversial proposal to build an Islamic center and mosque near New York's ground zero, saying Friday that "Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as anyone else in this country," according to remarks distributed by the White House.

 

Convent school, fifth church attacked in Malaysia

Convent school, fifth church attacked in Malaysia

Arsonists in Malaysia struck at a convent school and a fifth church on Sunday amid rising tensions between majority Muslims and Christians over the use of the word "Allah" to describe the Christian God.

 

Report: Muslim population hits 1.57 billion

The global Muslim population stands at 1.57 billion, meaning that nearly 1 in 4 people in the practice Islam, according to a report billed as the most comprehensive of its kind.

 

Sarkozy says burqas are 'not welcome'

Sarkozy says burqas are 'not welcome'

President Nicolas Sarkozy lashed out Monday at the practice of wearing the Muslim burqa, insisting the full-body religious gown is a sign of the "debasement" of women and that it won't be welcome in France.

 

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