A Canadian man has appeared in court in Toronto accused of killing his 16-year-old daughter, reportedly over her refusal to wear a traditional Islamic head scarf, national media said on Wednesday.
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A fashion parade to promote understanding of Islamic dress for women has opened in Australia's biggest city, Sydney. Its aim is to challenge the hostile and ill-informed views many non-Muslims have about Islam. From Sydney, Phil Mercer reports.
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The Walters Art Museum will present a stunning array of Korans from the ninth to the 19th century, highlighting the richness and variety of Islamic culture in Speaking the Word of God: Illuminated Korans from the Walters Art Museum. On view Feb. 3-April 29, 2007, the exhibition will display 22 Korans-Islam's central religious book. Muslims believe the Koran is the exact record of the words God spoke to the prophet Muhammad (ca. 570-632).
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An international Islamic cultural body has chosen Tashkent as one of its four "capitals of Islamic culture" for 2007.
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