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Wielding crowbars in Islam's intellectual palace
Wielding crowbars in Islam's intellectual palace
EAST LANSING, Mich., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The author of "Taqwacores" discusses how the novel reversed a common trend and spawned a number of Islamic punk rock bands.

By Andrew Norman, Written for UPI
Muslims and Hindus find common ground in college
Muslims and Hindus find common ground in college
EAST LANSING, Mich., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Despite historic political and religious strife in India, Hindu and Muslim students in America manage look past their differences.

By Courtney Bowerman, Written for UPI
Interfaith efforts seek to educate, encounter some obstacles
Interfaith efforts seek to educate, encounter some obstacles
Interfaith activities in Detroit and East Lansing, Mich., teach participants common features of various religions. These efforts, however, face some obstacles.

By Jennifer Hoewe, Written for UPI
You’re a Muslim? There’s an app for that
You’re a Muslim? There’s an app for that
EAST LANSING, Mich., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- If you want to read a verse from the Koran, there’s an app for that. If you want to be reminded of the five daily prayers, there’s an app for that.

By Jeremy Blaney, Written for UPI
Symposium explores the makings of a peaceful nation
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- At a Washington symposium on peaceful nations, democracy didn't make the list of necessary ingredients.

By Morgan Daniels
Campus preacher draws crowd, controversy
Campus preacher draws crowd, controversy
RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Campus preacher causes stir among students while visiting Virginia Commonwealth University.

By Kate Lewanowicz, Written for UPI
In Michigan, questions linger over Fort Hood, imam killings
EAST LANSING, Mich., Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Muslims in the Detroit area and East Lansing are voicing confusion and anger after the Fort Hood massacre and the killing of an imam in Dearborn.

By Dan Redford, Written for UPI
Growers squeezed out by security, economic worries
Growers squeezed out by security, economic worries
BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Small farm operators in Maryland see dwindling opportunities for selling produce at local markets.

By Chandrani Ray
Economic realities eclipse a family's farming legacy
INVERCARGILL, New Zealand, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Economic realities eclipse a family's legacy on one New Zealand farm, where Ian Smith wonders what will happen to the land after he leaves.

By Navina Smith
Economic realities eclipse a family's farming legacy
INVERCARGILL, New Zealand, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Economic realities eclipse a family's legacy on one New Zealand farm, where Ian Smith wonders what will happen to the land after he leaves.

By Navina Smith
Chinese imports threaten Indian embroidery artists
Chinese imports threaten Indian embroidery artists
Makers of traditional Indian embroidery are threatened by machine-made competition from China.

By Furquan A. Siddiqui, Written for UPI
Artists, officials argue over cause of river pollution
Artists, officials argue over cause of river pollution
Officials are citing festival sculptures dumped in rivers as the cause of serious pollution, but one artist says the real causes are being ignored.

By Sumit Kumar, Written for UPI
War of the Web browsers
War of the Web browsers
With the launch of Google Chrome, the war to be the best browser has intensified.

By Furquan Siddiqui, Written for UPI
Muslims preparing for a hot Ramadan next year
Muslims preparing for a hot Ramadan next year
With Ramadan just over, some Muslims are already thinking about the challenges of next year's holy month in the long, hot days of summer.

By Courtney Bowerman, Written for UPI
Media coverage of Muslims and Islam still open to criticism
Media coverage of Muslims and Islam still open to criticism
News coverage of Muslims in America still draws complaints, although some critics see improvements.

By Jennifer Hoewe, Written for UPI
In Kenya, traditional foods nourish cultural diversity
In Kenya, traditional foods nourish cultural diversity
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- A fair at Nairobi National Museum highlighted the cultural diversity and national identity found in traditional foods.

By Vivian Atakos, Written for UPI
Shanghai Expo construction disrupts famous Bund
Shanghai Expo construction disrupts famous Bund
SHANGHAI, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Shanghai is preparing for the 2010 World Exhibition, but construction is disrupting access to the legendary Bund.

By Brian Howell, Written for UPI
Indonesian public schools challenge private competitors
Public schools in Indonesia have new weapons in their struggle against better-funded private schools.

By Kamini Mirchandani, Written for UPI
More than a janitor for Auburn Montgomery
More than a janitor for Auburn Montgomery
For Reginald Wilkins, toilets are part of a job that he describes as anything but menial -- an award-winning perspective at Auburn University Montgomery.

By Desiree Taylor, Written for UPI
Bluestone market surprisingly successful in recession
Bluestone market surprisingly successful in recession
Jason Sanford gets visibly excited when he talks about his job. Sanford says demand for bluestone has enabled him to do what he loves, every single day.

By Shanley Knox, Written for UPI
Teaching healthy living one plot at a time
Teaching healthy living one plot at a time
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- At one Kenyan school, lessons reach into nearby plots of land. The Healthy Learning program teaches students how to prosper long after they leave the classroom.

By Vivian Atakos, Written for UPI
Digging for hope in the trash of Plumpang
Digging for hope in the trash of Plumpang
On bended knees, they rummage through the steamy, stinking rubbish, digging for anything they can sell. They are the trash hunters -- the poorest of the poor in Indonesia.

By Kamini Mirchandani, Written for UPI
China's missing women
China's missing women
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- The gender imbalance in China is threatening social stability and raising new concerns about human rights.

By SarahMarie Harman, Written for UPI
Faisal Rusdi: The color of courage
Faisal Rusdi: The color of courage
JAKARTA, July 5 (UPI) -- Indonesian artist Faisal Rusdi's work is popular a half a world away. What he does overshadows what he can't do -- move his arms and legs.

By Kamini Mirchandani, Written for UPI
Mentally ill inmates create challenges for prisons
Mentally ill inmates create challenges for prisons
Mental illness is taking a prominent place on the already long list of problems facing the nation's correctional facilities.

By SarahMarie Harman, Written for UPI