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Wanted Women

What the West can learn from two fiercely intelligent Muslim women who took opposing paths in life.
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Letterman threat on Al Qaeda website is no laughing matter

Letterman threat, by a blogger on an Al Qaeda message board, is being investigated by the New York Police Department and the FBI. The talk show host and comedian had joked about Al Qaeda leaders killed in US attacks, reportedly prompting the Letterman threat.
David Letterman earns jihadist death threat: What did Letterman do?

David Letterman has inflamed the ire of a jihadist web forum by a gesture he made on 'Late Show with David Letterman.'
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Geert Wilders hate speech trial to resume in Netherlands

The trial of far-right politician Geert Wilders, charged with inciting hatred against Muslims, will continue Wednesday in the Netherlands. His lawyer caused a delay, saying the judge was biased.
Dutch voters boost far-right party of Geert Wilders

Spurred by anxiety over immigration, Islam, and the economy, Dutch voters put the center-right Liberals in the lead in national elections, and gave a strong boost to Geert Wilders's Freedom Party, which proposes banning the Koran and the building of new mosques.
Lars Vilks: why some European artists are building panic rooms

Tolerant European societies are prosecuting 'blasphemers' of Islam. Does this leave artists like Lars Vilks more vulnerable to terror plots and attacks like the one allegedly planned by American ‘Jihad Jane’?
Terror trials will pose tough questions about Islam

If Islam is a religion of peace, why do so many Westerners find it scary?
Royal parade attack leaves Netherlands feeling vulnerable

The days may be over of open-topped buses carrying the queen and leadingpoliticians who cycle to work.
The new threat to freedom of expression

The UN passage of a resolution barring defamation of religion, especially Islam, should be a wake-up call.
'Fitna': Dutch leader's anti-Islam film brings strife

Far-right politician Geert Wilders's latest attempt to air the controversial video has been delayed by US-based website host Network Solutions.
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Muslim anger mounts over cartoons, movie

Sudan threatens to ban Danish aid workers; Europe braces for possible protests.