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Memorable images of Muhammad Ali in Kentucky. [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”1″ gal_title=”Mohamed Ali”] BY BRUCE SCHREINER AND CLAIRE GALOFARO Associated Press LOUISVILLE, KY. As the faithful chanted a Muslim prayer in unison, dignitaries and fans stood shoulder to shoulder to honor a man who used his celebrity to push for peace among races, religions and cultures. On phones and screens around the …

By HAMZA HENDAWI       CAIRO (AP) — Of all Muhammad Ali's travels, his 1964 trip to Egypt was perhaps the most symbolic, bringing him face to face with President Gamal Abdel Nasser, who had punched above his own weight as a champion of Third World struggles. Nasser was viewed with suspicion by the United States, but revered across …

By Post Editorial Board Mark this as the year the Democratic Party turned decisively anti-Israel. The party’s ever-more-dominant liberal base has turned increasingly against the Jewish state — while Bernie Sanders is using his movement to push for Israel-bashing language in the platform. And Israel’s remaining Democratic friends are afraid to speak up. A new Pew Research Poll discloses that, …

By Samanth Subramanian PHILADELPHIA // Even as Republican presidential candidates create acrimony towards Muslims, a new US$100 million Islamic community centre – the largest in the United States – is trying to build stronger ties between people of different faiths. The Diyanet Centre of America, which was funded by Turkey’s religious directorate, will be inaugurated on Saturday by Turkish president Recep …

By Rachael Pells Seven out of Germany's 16 federal states already include Islam in their reglious teaching The head of the German Protestant Church has called for Islam to be taught in all state schools in order to prevent young Muslims from being drawn into radicalisation.  Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, who leads the Evangelical Lutheran Church, said teaching “extensive” Islam classes …