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Man Charged in Death of Kansas Abortion Provider Scott Roeder, 51, was charged Tuesday with 1st degree murder in the death of late-term abortion provider Dr. George Tiller. A preliminary hearing is set for June 16. ALSO INSIDE: Dr. Tiller's Murder: Fascist Terrorism and Its Pampered Apologists Holy Land Foundation Defendant Sentenced to 65 Years One of the founders of the Holy Land Foundation was ordered to serve 65 years in prison Wednesday morning as sentencing began for five men convicted on charges in the largest terrorism financing case in American history.

• Congressional Inquiry Sought for U.S. Torture Victim in United Arab Emirates • Jailed Houston Imam Zoubir Bouchikhi Speaks with Amy Goodman from Private Immigration Prison • Judge to Choose Trial or Dismissal for Al-Arian • Torture Tape Implicates UAE Royal Sheikh • Obama Open to Prosecution, Probe of Interrogations

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A Muslim Response to the Recent Presidential Election in Iran The election results are in the fifth day of protests, described as the most dramatic political uprising in Iran since the 1979 revolution, with Iranians in the hundreds of thousands defying a ban on rallies and a crackdown on media coverage. To the Leadership of North Korea: the Worship of Power is a Form of Shirk The North Korean pursuit of nuclear weapons is not only grave and dangerous, but it also represents the worship of a false god; in this case, the god of the all-powerful dictatorship that is marching an entire nation to potential annihilation.

• Young Muslims Strive to Disentangle Religion from Culture • Dr. Tiller's Murder: Fascist Terrorism and Its Pampered Apologists • 'Anti-Identity' Politics and the Hypocrisy of the Radical Right • Muslim Groups Are Targeted for Economic Hits • The Legal Minefield of Cutting Workers' Health Care Benefits

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State Senator Wants Moratorium on New Mental Health Policy and More State Senator Larry Shaw sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services requesting a moratorium on a policy that will cut the number of hours some parents are paid to care for their disabled relatives. American Muslims Celebrate Ramadan in Mega-Mosques US mega-mosques have become a necessity in some places, largely designed for Friday prayer attendance of anywhere from 1,000 to 3,000 people.

• Celebration Honors Civil-Rights Landmark – 60th Anniversary Marking Integration of U.S. Armed Forces • The Largest Survey of Muslim Women in the UK • Suspicion Rises Over Higher Food Costs • Egypt's Facebook Girl • A Bridge to Peace Muslim Peacemaker To Speak In International Falls