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	<title>5-Pillar Column &#187; Ramadan</title>
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		<title>Imran Khan says Islam is not the enemy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Everyone must understand terrorism is never caused by religion. The roots of all terrorism lie in politics and so do the solutions.
&#8220;When (US President) George Bush and (former British prime minister) Tony Blair talk about radical Islam . . . the man in the street in the West is suspicious of all Muslims.&#8221;
He said the US was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=5pillar.wordpress.com&blog=4013818&post=8497&subd=5pillar&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Empire State Building Shines Green for Muslim Holiday Eid</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the second year, the Empire State Building will shine its world-famous tower lights in green on Tuesday, September 30 and Wednesday, October 1, 2008 for its annual celebration of Eid-al-Fitr, the &#8220;Festival of Fast-breaking,&#8221; which marks the end of Ramadan. The lighting for Eid is an annual event in the same tradition of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=5pillar.wordpress.com&blog=4013818&post=7762&subd=5pillar&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Let your actions match your prayers, Yar’Adua enjoins Nigerians</title>
		<link>http://5pillar.wordpress.com/2008/09/29/let-your-actions-match-your-prayers-yar%e2%80%99adua-enjoins-nigerians/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and other top political                      office holders have urged Nigerians, especially Muslim faithful                   [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=5pillar.wordpress.com&blog=4013818&post=7728&subd=5pillar&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>God should deny me governorship if &#8230; &#8211; Ajimobi</title>
		<link>http://5pillar.wordpress.com/2008/09/29/god-should-deny-me-governorship-if-ajimobi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The All Nigeria People Party (ANPP) governorship candidate in Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, on Monday asked God to deny him the governorship seat if he was going to amass wealth from the public coffers.
The governorship candidate said this at a Ramadan lecture entitled “Role Of Islam in Eradicating Corruption in Governance,” held in Ibadan, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=5pillar.wordpress.com&blog=4013818&post=7724&subd=5pillar&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Changing Ramadan Rituals</title>
		<link>http://5pillar.wordpress.com/2008/09/27/changing-ramadan-rituals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Others, particularly since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, have used the holiday for activism, organizing iftars around Islam-related films or lectures or interfaith events. These changes represent soul-searching by some Muslims about how to create an American Islam, a trend pushed in particular by progressive Muslims seeking gender equity and more engagement with other faiths. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=5pillar.wordpress.com&blog=4013818&post=7523&subd=5pillar&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Over 190,000 Muslims pray at Jerusalem&#8217;s Al-Aqsa mosque</title>
		<link>http://5pillar.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/over-190000-muslims-pray-at-jerusalems-al-aqsa-mosque/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Al-Aqsa mosque &#8212; on Islam&#8217;s third holiest site &#8212; has been a major flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and was the site of the outbreak of the latest Palestinian uprising in 2000.
Jews believe the compound including the mosque was the site of the Second Temple &#8212; Judaism&#8217;s holiest site &#8212; which was destroyed by the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=5pillar.wordpress.com&blog=4013818&post=7437&subd=5pillar&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Malaysian boy wonder takes honours in Dubai Holy Quran Awards</title>
		<link>http://5pillar.wordpress.com/2008/09/24/malaysian-boy-wonder-takes-honours-in-dubai-holy-quran-awards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dubai: Malaysian wonder-boy Mohammad Bin Ahmad Zahid, 13, took the honours at the Dubai International Holy Quran Awards (DIHQA), this year.  More than 80 contestants from as many countries participated in the contest to find out who is the best in reciting the Holy Quran &#8211; a regular feature during Ramadan for the past 12 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=5pillar.wordpress.com&blog=4013818&post=7206&subd=5pillar&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Philippines set conditions for peace with Moro Muslims</title>
		<link>http://5pillar.wordpress.com/2008/09/24/philippines-set-conditions-for-peace-with-moro-muslims/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After four decades of armed conflict between the Filipino state and the Moro Muslims, the two parties agreed to sign an agreement that would end the conflict. However, the supreme court of the Philippine declared the agreement illegal on August 4, which caused the conflict to resume. During the ongoing clashes over Muslims were killed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=5pillar.wordpress.com&blog=4013818&post=7191&subd=5pillar&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Muslim workers lunch break talks break down</title>
		<link>http://5pillar.wordpress.com/2008/09/10/muslim-workers-lunch-break-talks-break-down/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 and Swift met Tuesday to work out differences, which included time for prayer. After talks broke down some Muslim workers said, &#8220;No prayer, no work.&#8221; &#62;&#62;&#62;&#62;&#62;
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		<title>Khalifa urges promotion of moderate Islam</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, who was hosting a group of religious academics and preachers for Ramadan at Bateen Palace, urged his guests to promote Islam’s essential values of tolerance and mercy in their teachings while remaining up-to-date on modern changes and developments in the faith, reported the government news agency WAM.  &#62;&#62;&#62;&#62;&#62;
While respecting what Sheikh [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=5pillar.wordpress.com&blog=4013818&post=5517&subd=5pillar&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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