Sharmila Devi Archive
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Mar 02, 2011
Jury rejects claims of Herve Jaubert, who sold Dubai World two submersibles that never worked, who said he fled the UAE in a burqa under threat of torture and imprisonment. Read Article Dubai World defeats French ex-spy in Florida court
Feb 22, 2011
Navajo Nation struggles to overcome exploitation by white settlers who expanded westward into Utah-Arizona border over the past 500 years. Read Article Navajo Nation fighting for cultural, economic survival
Feb 10, 2011
Study says many plots have been thwarted by members of Islamic community as rights groups call for cancellation of congressional hearings. Read Article American Muslims arrested on terror charges down sharply
Jan 25, 2011
State that did most to win conflict that ended slavery in US says budget deficit of $10bn rules out 150th anniversary commemorations. Read Article Hard-up New York cannot afford US Civil War tribute
Jan 23, 2011
The not-for-profit New York City Coalition Against Hunger conducts workshops at nonprofit food pantries across New York to teach the impoverished how to become activists for their own causes.
Read Article New York soup kitchens enlighten the poor on politics of food
Jan 21, 2011
The campaign by the Ahmadiyya community brings advertisements on buses and sends volunteers to knock on doors in cities across the United States to promote peace. Read Article US Muslim sect spreads message of peace
Jan 16, 2011
With the 10th anniversary of the attacks this year, emotions across the United States could be raised even higher than they were last summer when the controversy over the proposed Islamic centre reached fever pitch in the US media. Read Article Big challenges ahead for new imam of New York's proposed Islamic centre
Jan 15, 2011
CityCenter is a sparkling mixed-use complex that Las Vegas hopes will attract more tourists. Read Article Saviour of the Strip?
Jan 05, 2011
A soon-to-be-published investigation about the political life of American Muslims shows in part that mosque attendance spurs greater their civic participation. Read Article Observant US Muslims more politically active: survey
Jan 03, 2011
A Sufi Muslim community about 240 kilometres north of New York City is getting back to normal after being thrust into the spotlight when officials objected to its tiny graveyard at the height of controversy last year over a planned mosque near Ground Zero. Read Article Sufi Muslims in US expect no apology for cemetery
