I can’t have birth certificate plastered on my forehead: Obama

WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama says he’s not concerned about rumours about his birthplace or faith blaming an online campaign of misinformation by his conservative enemies for perpetuating the myth that he’s a Muslim.

There’s “a network of misinformation that in a new media era can get churned out there constantly,” Obama said in an …. Original source  : I can’t have birth certificate plastered on my forehead: Obama.

New York imam says upcoming US elections linked to mosque protests

New York imam: Politics behind mosque opposition
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The imam spearheading a proposed Islamic center near the site of the Sept. 11 attacks in New York believes the fierce opposition is closely linked to the U.S. elections in November, according to comments published Monday.
“There is no doubt that the election … Original source on Gaea Times at : New York imam says upcoming US elections linked to mosque protests.

Obama says he isn’t worried about people questioning his religion

Obama says he isn’t worried about Muslim rumors
NEW ORLEANS – President Barack Obama said Sunday he isn’t worried about a recent poll showing that nearly one-fifth of Americans believe he is a Muslim. “The facts are the facts,” said Obama, who is a Christian. In an interview broadcast on “NBC Nightly News,” the … Read more : Obama says he isn’t worried about people questioning his religion.

Obama’s ex-pastor: People who wrongly think president is Muslim catering to political enemies

Wright: Obama Muslim myth believers ’sycophants’
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, President Barack Obama’s controversial former pastor, accused people who wrongly believe Obama is Muslim of catering to political enemies during a fiery speech Sunday in Arkansas.
In his sermon at New Millennium Church in Little Rock, Wright … Original source on Gaea Times at : Obama’s ex-pastor: People who wrongly think president is Muslim catering to political enemies.

Palestinian President Abbas: Peace talks with Israel doomed if settlement building continues

Abbas: No peace talks with settlement building

RAMALLAH, West Bank – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned Sunday that he will not back down from his threat to pull out of new peace talks with Israel if it resumes construction in West Bank settlements.
The negotiations are set to resume this week with a gala summit meeting in …. Source article  : Palestinian President Abbas: Peace talks with Israel doomed if settlement building continues.

Unpaid Saudi imam locks worshippers out

RIYADH – Worshippers who arrived to pray at a mosque in a remote area of central Saudi Arabia this week discovered they were locked out by the disgruntled imam because he had not been paid.

Al-Yaum newspaper reported Sunday that the imam, a Sudanese national, had been told a philanthropist would pay for his services as …. Source  : Unpaid Saudi imam locks worshippers out.

Obama’s former pastor calls people who wrongly believe president is Muslim ‘psychopaths’

Wright: Obama Muslim myth believers ‘psychopaths’
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, President Barack Obama’s controversial former pastor, referred to people who wrongly believe Obama is Muslim as “psychopaths” during a fiery sermon Sunday in Arkansas.
In his sermon at New Millennium Church in Little Rock, Wright criticized supporters of the Iraq war …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Obama’s former pastor calls people who wrongly believe president is Muslim ‘psychopaths’.

Federal agents probe fire at site of proposed Tenn. mosque that’s faced strong opposition

Fire at proposed Tenn. mosque site probed by feds

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Authorities are investigating a fire that damaged at least one construction vehicle at a Tennessee site where a new mosque is being built.
Federal investigators won’t say whether they believe the fire early Saturday was intentionally set at the suburban Nashville project, which has faced …. Original article  : Federal agents probe fire at site of proposed Tenn. mosque that’s faced strong opposition.

Prayers on banks of flooded Yamuna in Agra

AGRA – Hundreds of Yamuna lovers (bhakts) assembled at the ghats in this Taj city Sunday evening to worship and perform ‘aarti’ to the flooded river flowing majestically to the brim.

All along the river banks, people congregated to watch the rare spectacle of a river in spate. The river, in Agra, is just two inches …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Prayers on banks of flooded Yamuna in Agra.

US Muslim leaders: Fallout from mosque furor will hurt integration, alienate young US Muslims

NYC mosque debate will shape American Islam

NEW YORK – Adnan Zulfiqar, a graduate student, former U.S. Senate aide and American-born son of Pakistani immigrants, will soon give the first khutbah, or sermon, of the fall semester at the University of Pennsylvania. His topic has presented itself in the daily headlines and blog posts over the … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : US Muslim leaders: Fallout from mosque furor will hurt integration, alienate young US Muslims.

Gadhafi gives lesson on Islam to young Italian women at start of 2-day visit to Rome

Gadhafi gives lesson on Islam to young Italians

ROME – Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi gave a lesson on Islam and copies of the Quran to a few hundred young Italian women Sunday as he arrived in Rome for his fourth visit in a year.
It was the second time the Libyan leader – who travels with female …. Source  : Gadhafi gives lesson on Islam to young Italian women at start of 2-day visit to Rome.

Kenya defends failure to arrest genocide-charged Sudanese president; cites national interest

Kenya: Sudan presidential visit ‘in our interest’

NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenya’s government on Sunday defended its recent failure to arrest Sudan’s president on international charges of war crimes and genocide, citing Kenya’s strategic interest in the neighboring country.
Foreign Affairs Assistant Minister Richard Onyonka said that arresting President Omar al-Bashir during his recent visit to Kenya may … Read more : Kenya defends failure to arrest genocide-charged Sudanese president; cites national interest.