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• DOJ investigating at least 5 anti-Muslim acts (AP)
• Religious leaders condemn "anti-Muslim" frenzy (Reuters)
• Fears US church Koran burning will stoke backlash (AFP)
• US officials to meet religious leaders on anti-Islam attacks (AFP)
• New Mumbai rabbi highlights worldwide Jewish mission (Reuters)
• Petraeus warns on Koran burning as Muslim world reacts (AFP)
• Pressure rises on pastor who wants to burn Quran (AP)
• Show in historic Istanbul seminary stirs hope (Reuters)
• Vietnam's minority Chams cling to Muslim faith (AFP)

DOJ investigating at least 5 anti-Muslim acts (AP) Posted: 07 Sep 2010 04:09 PM PDT AP - The Justice Department is investigating a handful of apparently anti-Muslim incidents in four states, including the stabbing of a Muslim cab driver in New York City.

Religious leaders condemn "anti-Muslim" frenzy (Reuters) Posted: 07 Sep 2010 03:55 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. religious leaders joined on Tuesday to condemn an "anti-Muslim frenzy" in the United States, and the head of U.S. forces in Afghanistan warned that a Florida church's plan for a Koran-burning could endanger American troops abroad.

Fears US church Koran burning will stoke backlash (AFP) Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:12 PM PDT AFP - Plans by a Florida church to burn the Koran on the anniversary of 9/11 fueled fears Tuesday of a backlash which could endanger troops in Afghanistan, as US officials also sought to stem a wave of anti-Islam sentiment.

US officials to meet religious leaders on anti-Islam attacks (AFP) Posted: 07 Sep 2010 11:08 AM PDT AFP - US Attorney General Eric Holder was Tuesday to meet with religious leaders from across all faiths to discuss ways to stem a wave of attacks against Muslims and mosques.

New Mumbai rabbi highlights worldwide Jewish mission (Reuters) Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:25 AM PDT Reuters - As they prepare for the High Holidays this week, the Jewish community in India's financial capital Mumbai has good news to report two years after its rabbi there died in an Islamist assault on the city.

Petraeus warns on Koran burning as Muslim world reacts (AFP) Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:19 AM PDT AFP - The US commander of the Afghan war warned Tuesday that a decision by American evangelicals to burn the Koran on 9/11 would endanger his troops as the Muslim world reacted angrily to the plan.

Pressure rises on pastor who wants to burn Quran (AP) Posted: 07 Sep 2010 04:50 PM PDT AP - The government turned up the pressure Tuesday on the head of a small Florida church who plans to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11, warning him that doing so could endanger U.S. troops and Americans everywhere.

Show in historic Istanbul seminary stirs hope (Reuters) Posted: 07 Sep 2010 08:01 AM PDT Reuters - An Istanbul seminary closed in 1971 is hosting its first public event in 40 years, raising hopes it may shortly be reopened by Turkey and once again educate priests for the Greek Orthodox community.

Vietnam's minority Chams cling to Muslim faith (AFP) Posted: 07 Sep 2010 12:14 AM PDT AFP - The call to prayer from the minaret reaches out over tightly-packed alleys in a Ho Chi Minh City neighbourhood as men in white knitted skullcaps and colourful sarongs walk to their local mosque.

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