<feed version="0.3" xml:lang="en-us" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><generator>Plime/1</generator><title>Muslim opening prayer at Iowa Statehouse raises concerns : ATOM 0.3</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/war/"/><tagline>Muslim opening prayer at Iowa Statehouse raises concerns : ATOM 0.3</tagline><author><name>www.plime.com</name><email>plime@plime.com</email></author><copyright>2008, www.plime.com.</copyright><modified>2008-09-05T08:18:18+01:00</modified><entry><title><![CDATA[Muslim opening prayer at Iowa Statehouse raises concerns]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/48435/1/" /><id>48435</id><summary><![CDATA[Muslim opening prayer at Iowa Statehouse raises concerns]]></summary><issued>2008-01-26T01:05:41+01:00</issued><modified>2008-01-26T01:05:41+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[This doesn't appear to be a case of &quot;Islamophobia&quot;. When translated among the prayers made by the Imam to the Iowa Legislature were statements like: <i>&quot;Victory over those who disbelieve,&quot;</i> and <i>&quot;Protection from the great Satan&quot;</i> Those who disbelieve is most of us. Islam has long called America &quot;The Great Satan&quot;]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Great Ape Scolded for Pulling Fire Alarm]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/weird/l/4206/1/" /><id>4206</id><summary><![CDATA[Great Ape Scolded for Pulling Fire Alarm]]></summary><issued>2006-10-23T23:57:00+01:00</issued><modified>2006-10-23T23:57:00+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[One of the great apes at a research center in Des Moines has learned a valuable lesson - don't pull the fire alarm.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Elizabeth Bolden Passes Away]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/world/l/7448/1/" /><id>7448</id><summary><![CDATA[Elizabeth Bolden Passes Away]]></summary><issued>2006-12-11T20:55:23+01:00</issued><modified>2006-12-11T20:55:23+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Elizabeth &quot;Lizzie&quot; Bolden, recognized as the world's oldest person, died Monday in a nursing home, the home's administrator said. She was 116.<br/><br/>Bolden had 40 grandchildren, 75 great-grandchildren, 150 great-great-grandchildren, 220 great-great-great grandchildren and 75 great-great-great-great grandchildren.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Blair backs council decision against veil in classroom]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/politics/l/3680/1/" /><id>3680</id><summary><![CDATA[Blair backs council decision against veil in classroom]]></summary><issued>2006-10-19T02:42:20+01:00</issued><modified>2006-10-19T02:42:20+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Mr Blair said on Tuesday the niqab worn by some Muslim women was &quot;a mark of separation and that is why it makes other people from outside of the community feel uncomfortable&quot; - words likely to anger some religious leaders.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Muslim Day Parade Met With Protesters]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/35148/1/" /><id>35148</id><summary><![CDATA[Muslim Day Parade Met With Protesters]]></summary><issued>2007-09-10T01:22:55+01:00</issued><modified>2007-09-10T01:22:55+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The 22nd Annual Muslim United American Muslim Day parade in New York was peaceful but was met with protesters Sunday. The odd thing is that the parade was held the last day of the month for 20 years but was changed to Sept 9th this year. Some felt that was insulting. As was the route that took them near Ground Zero.<a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=11985" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Accusations</a> have also been made against some of the paraders of supporting terrorism.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Women's Sexy Clothing Distracting Muslim Men From Sleep, Prayers]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/40142/1/" /><id>40142</id><summary><![CDATA[Women's Sexy Clothing Distracting Muslim Men From Sleep, Prayers]]></summary><issued>2007-10-31T10:38:23+01:00</issued><modified>2007-10-31T10:38:23+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Malaysia's Muslim men are suffering sleepless nights and cannot pray properly because their thoughts are distracted by a growing number of women who wear sexy clothes in public.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[China building 13 mile long &quot;Great Dragon&quot; along mountain ridge]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/world/l/14303/1/" /><id>14303</id><summary><![CDATA[China building 13 mile long &quot;Great Dragon&quot; along mountain ridge]]></summary><issued>2007-03-27T20:44:42+01:00</issued><modified>2007-03-27T20:44:42+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Said to rival the great wall itself - the 13 mile long dragon will be covered in 5.6 million scales of jade or gold-coated bronze.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[On a Wing and a Prayer]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/7126/1/" /><id>7126</id><summary><![CDATA[On a Wing and a Prayer]]></summary><issued>2006-12-06T22:52:56+01:00</issued><modified>2006-12-06T22:52:56+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[<i>Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar!</i> is shouted by six bearded imans with expected reaction, including passengers having to endure a 3 1/2 hour layover while a search of the plane was done.<br/><br/>&quot;Allahu Akbar&quot; may be a prayer meaning &quot;God is Great&quot;, but was done specifically to cause the action that resulted.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Muslim Students Want Classes Rescheduled to fit in Prayer Times]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/51911/1/" /><id>51911</id><summary><![CDATA[Muslim Students Want Classes Rescheduled to fit in Prayer Times]]></summary><issued>2008-02-24T21:12:07+01:00</issued><modified>2008-02-24T21:12:07+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[International Muslim students have asked universities to change class times so they can attend prayers. They also want a female-only area for Muslim students to eat and relax.<br/><br/>In a rare moment of sanity and backbone, at least one institution has rejected their demands, arguing that the university is secular and it does not want to set any sort of precedent or special treatment.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Priest drawn to Islam loses her collar for a year]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/26418/1/" /><id>26418</id><summary><![CDATA[Priest drawn to Islam loses her collar for a year]]></summary><issued>2007-07-06T11:39:46+01:00</issued><modified>2007-07-06T11:39:46+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The Rev. Ann Holmes Redding, a local Episcopal priest who announced she is both Muslim and Christian, will not be able to serve as a priest for a year, according to her bishop.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Muslim Medics Refusing To Wash Arms As It Is Indecent]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/49664/1/" /><id>49664</id><summary><![CDATA[Muslim Medics Refusing To Wash Arms As It Is Indecent]]></summary><issued>2008-02-06T21:19:23+01:00</issued><modified>2008-02-06T21:19:23+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[of course there is those pesky germs that doctors are usually requested to scrub up for in hopes that they don't spread them. Muslims think that baring their forearms would lead to frivolity I guess. Better your patient(s) die than you bare a forearm or perhaps don't go into medicine in the first place.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Principal has new job after 'Islam 101' controversy]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/64799/1/" /><id>64799</id><summary><![CDATA[Principal has new job after 'Islam 101' controversy]]></summary><issued>2008-06-09T08:42:03+01:00</issued><modified>2008-06-09T08:42:03+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Asma Siddiqi, one of the presenters with the American-Islamic council, said she simply discussed facts about Islam, sticking to a PowerPoint slide show.<br/><br/> &quot;It was also focusing on getting to know your Muslim classmates better.&quot;]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[To accommodate just six Muslim women, Harvard University closes gym to men]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/52901/1/" /><id>52901</id><summary><![CDATA[To accommodate just six Muslim women, Harvard University closes gym to men]]></summary><issued>2008-03-03T17:55:44+01:00</issued><modified>2008-03-03T17:55:44+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Harvard closes gyms 6 hours a week to allow Muslim women to workout. That's 1 hour per female Muslim student who refuses to workout near men because of religious reasons. What's next?]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Skywalk in Great Canyon]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/world/l/13776/1/" /><id>13776</id><summary><![CDATA[Skywalk in Great Canyon]]></summary><issued>2007-03-21T16:58:35+01:00</issued><modified>2007-03-21T16:58:35+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Transparent &quot;Skywalk&quot; was built in Great Canyon, Arizona. Looks very scary, almost like a part of some theme park.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Click &amp; Laugh: 24 Out-of-the-Ordinary Web Amusements]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/48758/1/" /><id>48758</id><summary><![CDATA[Click &amp; Laugh: 24 Out-of-the-Ordinary Web Amusements]]></summary><issued>2008-01-29T09:57:12+01:00</issued><modified>2008-01-29T09:57:12+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Boredom is the worst. Sometimes you just need to see something different pop up on your computer screen in order to shake you out of those day to day blues. These sites are great for a laugh, they are definitely a refreshing breath of air, and they are only one click away...]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[What makes a great photo ?]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/14565/1/" /><id>14565</id><summary><![CDATA[What makes a great photo ?]]></summary><issued>2007-03-29T22:52:36+01:00</issued><modified>2007-03-29T22:52:36+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Very interesting discussion on just what makes a photograph &quot;great&quot;]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Episcopalians have first Muslim priest]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/24338/1/" /><id>24338</id><summary><![CDATA[Episcopalians have first Muslim priest]]></summary><issued>2007-06-18T23:50:06+01:00</issued><modified>2007-06-18T23:50:06+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Okay, naming a homosexual as a Episcopalian priest was fine. That made sense. Being a homosexual doesn't preclude you from being a priest. This is different. How can a muslim be a christian priest?]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Muslim Clerics Accuse the West of Attempted Sterilizing ]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/politics/l/2132/1/" /><id>2132</id><summary><![CDATA[Muslim Clerics Accuse the West of Attempted Sterilizing ]]></summary><issued>2006-10-04T21:05:21+01:00</issued><modified>2006-10-04T21:05:21+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Poliomyelitis,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poliomyelitis as we all know, is a terrible crippling disease. It has been practically eliminated in the west, thanks to Jonas Salk.<br/><br/>Sadly, there are a group of Muslim clerics in India that are convincing their followers that the vaccine is a conspiracy by the west to sterilize their children.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Section of China's Great Wall discovered]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/world/l/19723/1/" /><id>19723</id><summary><![CDATA[Section of China's Great Wall discovered]]></summary><issued>2007-05-10T09:26:48+01:00</issued><modified>2007-05-10T09:26:48+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Chinese archaeologists have discovered a section of the Great Wall straddling the Mongolian border that is the northernmost remnant of the landmark yet found.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[&quot;Liberal Muslims&quot; It Is Not A Oxymoron]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/world/l/59053/1/" /><id>59053</id><summary><![CDATA[&quot;Liberal Muslims&quot; It Is Not A Oxymoron]]></summary><issued>2008-04-20T22:50:37+01:00</issued><modified>2008-04-20T22:50:37+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The launch of two liberal Muslim groups is indicative of a corrective mechanism taking place among British Muslims. An effort to show that not all or even most Muslims are fanatics. They want to show a different way and are not afraid to <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/ed-husain-you-ask-the-questions-808652.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">speak out</a> even when <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/20/islam.religion" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">threatened.</a>Even <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3779985.ece" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">formerly</a> violent Muslims wish to seek a peaceful co-existentence.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[The Great Barrier Reef: finding Nemo]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/16372/1/" /><id>16372</id><summary><![CDATA[The Great Barrier Reef: finding Nemo]]></summary><issued>2007-04-14T10:05:14+01:00</issued><modified>2007-04-14T10:05:14+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[This first heady plunge into the Barrier Reef is enough alone to call it great, but its greatness also extends some two thousand kilometres from the tip of Papua New Guinea right down the coast of Queensland almost as far as Brisbane.]]></content></entry></feed>