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• Egypt arrests Muslim Brotherhood leaders (Reuters)
• Study sees global Muslim population surge (AFP)
• Santorum to headline Catholic group event in Mass. (AP)
• Muslim birth rate falls, slower population growth (Reuters)
• Report: Muslim cleric arrested by US border agents (AP)

Egypt arrests Muslim Brotherhood leaders (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jan 2011 05:34 PM PST Reuters - Egypt rounded up members of the Muslim Brotherhood including at least eight senior leaders of the group ahead of planned countrywide protests on Friday, a lawyer representing the detained men said.

Study sees global Muslim population surge (AFP) Posted: 27 Jan 2011 01:46 PM PST AFP - The world's Muslim population will grow twice as fast as non-Muslims over the next 20 years and will account for a quarter of people on the planet, a study forecast Thursday.

Santorum to headline Catholic group event in Mass. (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:12 AM PST AP - Possible Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum is headlining a benefit for a Massachusetts Catholic group.

Muslim birth rate falls, slower population growth (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jan 2011 09:16 AM PST Reuters - Falling birth rates will slow the world's Muslim population growth over the next two decades, reducing it on average from 2.2 percent a year in 1990-2010 to 1.5 percent a year from now until 2030, a new study says.

Report: Muslim cleric arrested by US border agents (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2011 06:09 PM PST AP - The Los Angeles Times reports a Muslim cleric who was deported from Canada to Tunisia has been arrested near San Diego after allegedly sneaking across the border from Mexico and hiding in the trunk of a BMW.

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