May 18, 2013

Edition: U.S.

Murfreesboro Tennessee

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Mobile Meth Lab Found On School Playground

Posted 12.25.2012 | Home

A group of first-graders at Mitchell-Neilson Primary School in Murfreesboro, Tenn. had their recess cut short this week when their teacher found remna...

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FINALLY: Opening Day For Tennessee Mosque

AP | TRAVIS LOLLER | Posted 08.11.2012 | Religion

Read More: Islamic Center of Murfreesboro, Tennessee Mosque, Video, Murfreesboro Mosque, Tennessee, Murfreesboro Tennessee, Religion News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Muslims in the Tennessee city of Murfreesboro said Friday they hope the opening of their new mosque after more than two years o...

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Drunk Duo Goes On McRampage At McDonald's Because Of Burger Toppings: Cops

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 05.18.2012 | Weird News

Read More: Video, Tennessee Crime, Weird Tennessee, Christopher Slate, Murfreesboro Tennessee, McDonald's Attack, McDonald's Assault, Sean Mosey, McDonald's, Cheeseburgers, Weapon of Choice, Weird News News

Two allegedly drunk diners were arrested after they threw bricks into McDonald's windows because their cheeseburgers lacked a sufficient amount of oni...

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A Tale Of One Mosque And Two News Stories

Nancy Fuchs Kreimer | Posted 12.10.2011 | Religion

This is the tale of one city, one Islamic Center and two news stories. One story put the town on the map. The second story garnered almost no national attention.

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Murfreesboro Mosque Controversy Sparks Islamophobia, Threats And Vandalism

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 11.09.2011 | Religion

Read More: Not Welcome Movie, Video, Murfreesboro Mosque, The Rutherford Reader, Murfreesboro Tennessee, Anthony Mijares, Religion News

By some accounts, Anthony Mijares is a bit player in the story of Murfreesboro, Tenn., a small city 40 minutes south of Nashville. In Murfreesboro, a ...

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Herman Cain: Americans Have The Right To Ban Mosques In Their Communities

Posted 09.16.2011 | Politics

Herman Cain said Sunday that Americans should be able to ban Muslims from building mosques in their communities. "Our Constitution guarantees the s...

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CNN Special: "Unwelcome: The Muslims Next Door"

George Alexander | Posted 05.28.2011 | Media

Read More: Muslims, Murfreesboro Mosque, Media, Soledad O'Brien, Murfreesboro Tennessee, Cnn, Islam in America, Media News

Provocative, engaging, and at times disturbing, the special is the kind of necessary television that continues to challenge us to examine who and what we are as a country.

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Shooting Reported On Tennessee Campus

AP | SHEILA BURKE | Posted 05.25.2011 | College

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — A 20-year-old student pulled out a revolver and shot another man in the thumb during an argument on the campus of Middle T...

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Tenn. Judge Refuses To Block Mosque Construction

Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion

By Daniel Burke Religion News Service (RNS) A Tennessee judge on Wednesday (Nov. 17) declined to halt the construction of a mosque in Murfreesboro in...

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Feds Tell Tenn. Officials To Protect Muslims' Building Rights

Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion

By Whitney Jones Religions News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) Islam is a valid religion that is entitled to constitutional protection, said a U.S. attor...

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Feds Offer Reward For Information On Tennessee Mosque Site Arson

AP | TRAVIS LOLLER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Federal investigators said Friday that a suspicious fire that damaged construction equipment at the site of a future mosqu...

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Cops: Tennessee Mosque Site Fire Was Arson

AP | LUCAS L. JOHNSON II and TRAVIS LOLLER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — A suspicious fire that damaged construction equipment at the site of a future mosque in Tennessee has some local Muslims w...

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Tennessee GOP Governor Candidate: Islam May Not Be A Religion

The Huffington Post | Jeremy Binckes | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

At a campaign event in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Lieutenant Governor and gubernatorial candidate Ron Ramsey (R) said that freedom of speech, guaranteed ...

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Ground Zero Mosque: A Muslim's Perspective

Harris Zafar | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

Read More: 9/11, Ground Zero Mosque, Cordoba House, Murfreesboro-Tennessee, Ground Zero, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, New York News

Muslim groups sponsoring each mosque construction project to reach out to its neighbors and understand their concerns so that any erroneous fears can be addressed with peace and respect.

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Our Constitution, Undivided

Ben Leming | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

I ask all those who march against an Islamic Center in Tennessee to reconsider their views. Not only is intolerance antithetical to American values, it can actually harm our cause.

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