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Actress Portman takes a dark turn in Venice film
Wed 1 Sep 2010
Venice: The Venice film festival opens on Wednesday with "Black Swan", a dark psychological drama starring Natalie Portman as a ballerina who finally lands the lead role but loses her... (photo: Creative Commons / Courtney)

Golden Lion Venice Film Festival

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Venice festival gambles on youth, movie mavericks
Mon 30 Aug 2010
2010-08-30 07:43:34.0Venice festival gambles on youth, movie mavericks Venice film festival1159104Movies2@webnews/enpproperty--> What the Venice film festival lacks in star power this year it hopes to... (photo: Creative Commons / spaceodissey)

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Journal of Commerce Thu 2 Sep 2010
DP World Becomes Third-Largest Terminal Operator
Dubai-based company handled 31.5 million TEUs in 2009 to rank one notch higher DP World became the world’s third-largest terminal operator, according to the latest rankings of global operators by... (photo: WN / abeer)
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Gulf News Thu 2 Sep 2010
UAE gold sales plunge 15% in Ramadan
Dubai : Retail gold demand volumes in Dubai and Abu Dhabi dipped by around 15 per cent in August on the year, as Ramadan led consumers to focus more on food purchases, traders said... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Dubai Gold Ramadan Photos Wikipedia: Gold

A native dance seen in the exhibit hall of Intramuros , Manila City , they performed by dance troupe of South Cotabato Province, Philippines , February 1 , 2009.

Khaleej Times Thu 2 Sep 2010
Over 13,000 embraced Islam in Dubai
The emirate of Dubai is seeing waves of conversion to Islam over the last 14 years, particularly during the holy month of Ramadan, according to a top official here. Huda... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Dubai Islam Photos Ramadan Wikipedia: Islam

Photo of muslim mosques located in Mindanao Province being showcased in the exhibit hall of Intramuros , Manila City , Philippines , February 1 , 2009.

The New York Times Thu 2 Sep 2010
New Yorkers' Support for Islamic Center Is Uncertain, Poll Finds
Two-thirds of New York City residents want a planned Muslim community center and mosque to be relocated to a less controversial site away from ground zero in Lower... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 18, 2010, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the new START Treaty.

Lexington Herald-Leader Thu 2 Sep 2010
Hamas among intractable issues in Mideast talks
AP Photo - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton looks on as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands as... (photo: AP / Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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A muslim woman seen watching a local dance performed by in Intramuros , Manila City , Philippines , February 1 , 2009.

Gulf News Thu 2 Sep 2010
Makkah all set for last week of Ramadan
Riyadh: Makkah is prepared for the last week of Ramadan when the number of pilgrims coming to the city is expected to peak. Many Muslims are keen to do etikaf... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Makkah Photos Pilgrims Ramadan Wikipedia: Ramadan (calendar month)

A reactor building of Iran´s Bushehr nuclear power plant is seen, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2005. Iran and Ru

Gulf News Thu 2 Sep 2010
Iran threat may spur Middle East peace talks
Washington: As US President Barack Obama convenes the first direct Middle East peace talks in 20 months, the question many observers here and in the region are asking is... (photo: AP Photo)
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This undated image taken from Al-Arabiya TV Wednesday, July 14, 2010 shows failed Times Square car bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad holding a Quran. Al-Arabiya broadcast excerpts showing Shahzad saying he planned a "revenge attack" against the U.S. that he hoped would touch the hearts of Muslims. Shahzad appears in the clips sitting on the ground in a black turban and military fatigues, with a gun next to him.

NZ Herald Thu 2 Sep 2010
US puts Pakistan Taleban on official terrorist register
5:30 AM Friday Sep 3, 2010 Share Email Print WASHINGTON - United States officials launched a broad legal offensive against Pakistan's Taleban yesterday, placing the group... (photo: AP / Al-Arabiya via AP Television Network)
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	Food crisis looms after floods in Pakistan Lexington Herald-Leader
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Tony Blair, Special Envoy of the Middle East Quartet speaks during a news conference Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009 at United Nations headquarters.

Tony Blair: 'I Cried For Iraq War Victims'

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, left, reacts during a horse riding exhibition prior to a gala dinner hosted by Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, sitting on stage at right, at a Carabinieri, Italian military police headquarters, in Rome, Monday, Aug. 30, 2010.

Europe should convert to Islam, Muammar Gaddafi tells hired audience of 500 women

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy visit the BBC's Broadcasting House, in central London, Friday June 18, 2010. French President Nicolas Sarkozy marked the 70th anniversary of Charles de Gaulle's defiant World War II broadcast from London on Friday, visiting the studio where the leader urged his compatriots to resist the German occupation.

Iran state media call French first lady 'prostitute'

Undernews For September 2, 2010 Scoop
Iran stoning lawyer reunited with family The Jordan Times
Libya: Step Ahead for Women on Nationality Rights Human Rights
Film Brings Lives of Palestinian Women to Venice ABC News
Schnabel's 'Miral' seeks to highlight values shared by Israe Breitbart
Neighbourhood: The Gardens Gulf News
U.S. pulls away from Tunisia, finishes pool play unbeaten CBS News
Prandelli, Roma join campaign to save Iranian woman from sto m&c
Egypt: Into the tombs of the pharaohs The Daily Telegraph
Female circumcision in Egypt still widespread BBC News
INDONESIA: Female genital mutilation persists despite ban IRINnews
Two Jewish women to be allowed to visit old homes in Libya m&c
Pakistan militants kill 35 despite floods Herald Tribune
'I cried for Iraq war victims' Khaleej Times
Blair Talks Iraq, Booze & Diana In New Book WPXI
Afghan central bank insists Kabul Bank is solvent Herald Tribune
Correction: Islamic Charity-Trial Herald Tribune
US servicemen given a platform to plead their case in art Daily Star Lebanon
Woman found after faking her own disappearance Daily Star Lebanon
Palestinian militant wound 2 Israelis in West Bank Houston Chronicle

Looking for a Heavenly Sign to Start Ramadan

Looking for a Heavenly Sign to Start Ramadan

U.S. Soldiers with Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul and Afghan government officials hold a shura with elders in a village in Qalat district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, July 21, 2010.

Understanding the Muslim world

File - U.S. former boxer Mike Tyson talks during a signing of the former boxer Joe Egan's new biography, for which Tyson wrote the foreword, in London Thursday Nov. 17, 2005.

When Theater Trumps Tragedy and Triumph

Pak Minister wants Obama to be 'leader of Muslims' Zeenews
Midwest City Library displays paintings from Muslim school The Oklahoman
A Symposium: What Is Moderate Islam? Wall Street Journal
New York mosque pits John Cusack vs. Fox News China Daily
What Is Moderate Islam? Wall Street Journal
The Prophet Mohamed's Morals Newsvine
Russell Simmons speaks out in support of 'Ground Zero mosque Entertainment Weekly
The 10th Parallel: Where Christianity And Islam Meet National Public Radio
Secretary Napolitano met with controversial Islamic "communi The Examiner
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf's Holy War: "Say I Am You" Newsvine
Ostrow: Mislabeled mosque spins fears Denver Post
Tradition and faith during Ramadan Gulf News
Your comments: Denying Muslims freedom of religion makes us Syracuse
Peter Cole--The Dream of the Poem: Hebrew Poetry from Muslim Flavorpill
The Muslims in the Middle Deccan Chronicle
Where Muslims and Christians Drew Lines in the Sand The New York Times
From Islam's defence to rejoicing in cancer National Post
Mosque Opponents Leaving Ground Zero Shops Alone CBS News
Hamra theaters buzz with Ramadan music Daily Star Lebanon
9/11 Ground Zero mosque must be built: Hamas Zeenews

LIGHTNING HAMMER - U.S. Army Spc. Samuel Melendez of Bravo Troop, 5th Battalion, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, patrols a marsh outside Qubah, a small village in Diyala province, Aug. 19. The patrol was part of Operation Lightning Hammer, a maneuver to flush ins

Don't just turn the page, close the book on Iraq war

Copies of Britain's former Prime Minister Tony Blair's book are seen displayed at a bookshop in London, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010.

In memoir, Blair explains, defends himself

Copies of Britain's former Prime Minister Tony Blair's book are seen in a box before being placed on sale at a bookshop in London, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010.

Blair's book reveals background to war

Gates says history will determine whether Iraq war was worth The Boston Globe
Iraq and History's Eventual Verdict Real Clear Politics
Gates says history will judge worth of Iraq war The Guardian
Gates says history, fate of democracy in Iraq will decide wh Hartford Courant
Robert Gates: History Will Judge If Iraq War Was Worth It Huffington Post
History in the making: President Obama formally ends war in The Examiner
Blair admits was clueless about history of Islam at time of Newstrack India
John Bolton's Revisionist History Of Iraq War Criticism Newsvine
Expect revisionist history on Iraq from President Obama toni The Examiner
Pakistan foreign minister in Oman says floods worst disaster Gulf News
Imagining Geographical and Grassroots Defenses WorldNews.com
History will never forget Shaikh Zayed for his feats Khaleej Times
Exhibit seeks to reshape view of Muslim heritage with histor The Boston Globe
True history of Islam Newsvine
History of failed peace talks BBC News
The Lost City Found, May Rewrite History of Egypt Newsvine
In the Qudsi family history, a popular dessert plays a starr The Jordan Times
Call to heed history in Islamic manuscripts Gulf News
history and origin of the recent wave of terrorism Newsvine
Reagan: Taliban 'moral equivalent of America's founding fath Newsvine

Suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout

The 'Merchant Of Death'

Pakistan's cricketer Umar Akmal, left, celebrates after completing a century as his teammate Shahid Afridi runs during the fourth One Day International cricket match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, Aug. 7, 2009.

Afridi and Afghanistan

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Cheryl Cole to stay in UK to film X Factor?

Army: Chaplain who died in Afghanistan is first killed in ac Syracuse
Insiders' look - from a tank - at 1982 Israel-Lebanon war Philadelphia Daily News
The Tillman Story recounts the robust life & flawed death Philadelphia Daily News
Panahi 'mentally imprisoned' as Iran blocks travel CBC
Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi banned from Venice film fest The Guardian
Receive movie tickets on your mobile phone Khaleej Times
Apple unveils new box for streaming movies, TV The State
Tributes at funeral of Afghan aid worker Dr Karen Woo London Evening Standard
US condemns Hamas bid to derail Israel-Palestine peace summi London Evening Standard
Best Movies and Books on Iraq The Daily Beast
Venice film festival throws the spotlight on youth Daily Star Lebanon
Lebanon Movie Review m&c
Islam's answer to MTV The Times of India
An insider's view of 'Lebanon' war Chicago Sun-Times
Western journalist 'embeds' with Taliban army for first time The Daily Telegraph
'Cairo Time' easy to fall in love with Philadelphia Daily News
They'll always have Cairo Star Tribune
Details Movie: Cairo Time Cast: Patricia Clarkson... Ohio
South Asian Film Festival in Goa next month Deccan Herald
Films about Iraq war lose battle of the box office China Daily

An Egyptian policeman guards the main gate of the Mahmud Khalil Modern Art Museum, main building is seen at the background, in Cairo, Egypt Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010.

Van Gogh painting stolen from Cairo museum 'still missing'

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Jaffa's Arab haven of coexistence resists influx of Israeli hardliners

Palestinians wait to cross the Rafah border crossing into Egypt from the southern Gaza Strip on May 16, 2010. An Egyptian border post at Rafah was opened for the first time in 10 weeks, the Islamist movement Hamas which controls the blockaded Palestinian territory said. Its interior ministry said around 300 Palestinians had crossed the border and that 8,000 others were expected to follow during the opening due to last three days. (Photo by Ahmed Deeb/WN)

Defiant Libya ship resumes course, 'destination Gaza'

19th-century art of Egypt, Middle East debuts at Toledo Art Toledo Blade
Jewish filmmaker Schnabel tells Palestinian story Breitbart
Mirdif residents outraged by obscene grafitti Gulf News
A cake, a cockerel and a rocking horse among contenders for Daily Star Lebanon
Art attack: Disturbia Gulf News
Natalie Portman takes a dark turn in Black Swan North Shore News
Iraq war plays role in V.I. Warshawski's latest The State
Local briefs: Person shot in central Fresno Fresno Bee
Woman who makes the alphabets speak Khaleej Times
People make places, says architecture Biennale's curator Daily Star Lebanon
Iraq seven years later: Was the war worth it? USA Today
20th century US paintings come to Abu Dhabi Khaleej Times
Van Gogh theft prompts Egypt museum pledge CBC
Lebanese poet wins top Souq Okaz award Gulf News
Stolen Van Gogh still missing, Egypt deputy minister detaine The Christian Science Monitor
Egyptian minister detained over stolen Van Gogh worth £32m The Guardian
Egyptian minister detained over stolen Van Gogh The Guardian
Egypt deputy minister detained over van Gogh painting theft The Siasat Daily
Egypt deputy minister detained over van Gogh theft Chicago Sun-Times
School of Visual Arts Presents: "Where is My Vote? Posters f Flavorpill

People mourn the deaths of Wednesday's blast victims during their funeral in Lahore, Pakistan on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010.

Al-Qaeda makes a point with Lahore attack

Mourners carry the dead bodies of those killed in Wednesday's bomb blasts for burial in Lahore, Pakistan on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. Thousands of Shiite Muslims, thumping their chests and crying, mourned Thursday at funeral prayers for victims of the triple bombing that heaped more tragedy on Pakistan, which is already struggling to cope with devastating floods. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Pakistan Shiites mourn those killed in triple bomb

John Travolta arrives at the premiere of "Hairspray" in Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 10, 2007.

Why Ramadan in Egypt means overeating and John Travolta on TV

Imam for NYC Islamic center due to return to US Philadelphia Daily News
I am not against Islam, but Islamic extremism The Guardian
Andrew C. McCarthy on Islam on National Review Online Newsvine
Vatican criticises Kadhafi's Islamic Europe call Gareowe Online
Main Paris mosque criticizes burger chain's efforts to offer Star Tribune
John Walker Lindh, American Taliban, Asks Judge To Pray WIth Huffington Post
Paterson and Islam 101 Syracuse
Baltimore Muslim Examiner: Selected Articles on Islam and Sc The Examiner
Baltimore Muslim Examiner: Selected Articles on Islam The Examiner
Traditional lanterns light up the holy month of Ramadan CNN
When will those brave critics of Islam decry this mob hate? The Guardian
Muslim leader, U.S. soldier killed The Columbus Dispatch
GZMIC: Majlis Ash-Shura: lying about Muslim and Islamic into The Examiner
Ground Zero Mosque Series: Majlis Ash-Shura lies about Islam The Examiner
Afghan Muslim leader killed, US soldier dies The Boston Globe
Converts to Islam should go public: Malaysian Muslim clergy The Siasat Daily
Religious leaders offer R.I. insights into Islam The Providence Journal
9/11 Mosque dispute is about Islam in America The Siasat Daily
Iran and Hizbullah suspected of carrying out military strike The Examiner
Burning the Koran in Florida and anti-Islamic rhetoric in Vi The Examiner

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