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    Fears of violence as Egypt nears June 30 protests

    Massive nationwide protests that Egypt's opposition plans for June 30 are taking on a dangerous edge.Opponents of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi are convinced that this is the best and perhaps the last opportunity to drive him from power. They say they have tapped into widespread public discontent over shortages, broken infrastructure, high prices and lack of security, and can bring that anger into the streets.Morsi's Islamist backers have vowed to defend the president with counter-demonstrations. Police have signaled they want to stay out of the conflict. The powerful military, widely suspected to be at odds with the president, is keeping its cards close to its chest.As a result, fears are high of potential violence on the day, the anniversary of Morsi's 2012 inauguration as Egypt's first freely elected leader.The date is shaping up as the culmination of polarization that has sharpened throughout the year. Protests erupted repeatedly the past year — frequently leading to clashes wi...

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    1. In Ramadan fast, rule-breakers are pushed underground

      Alongside hundreds of millions of Muslims observing the sunrise-to-sundown fast of Ramadan, a minority in the community goes underground each year during the holy mo...

    2. Hundreds of millions of Muslims prepare for Ramadan in scorching summer heat

      Muslims from Morocco to Afghanistan are steeling themselves for the toughest Ramadan in more than three decades. No food or drink, not even a sip of water, for 14 ho...

    3. When majority fasts in Muslim countries, social taboos force Ramadan violators underground

      Alongside hundreds of millions of Muslims observing the sunrise-to-sundown fast of Ramadan, a minority in the community goes underground each year during the holy mo...

    4. During Ramadan , Pakistanis try to keep their money from government tax collectors

      During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Muhammad Tashfeen Khan does what millions of other Pakistanis do: tries to keep his money from the government's religious ta...

    5. Tennessee Muslims feel blessed this Ramadan after federal court rules in their favor

      The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is always a joyful time for believers, but a Tennessee congregation was feeling especially blessed this year as they worshipped Frid...

    6. China steps up campaign against Ramadan fasting for Uighurs; experts fear backlash

      China is discouraging some Muslims in the far western region of Xinjiang from fasting during Ramadan. The government says the move is motivated by health concerns, b...

    7. Holy month of Ramadan begins Friday in most Mideast countries

      Religious authorities in most Middle Eastern countries declared that Friday will be the start of the holy month of Ramadan, a period devoted to dawn-to-dusk fasting,...

    8. Ramadan -fasting Moroccan soccer players have trouble supplying urine sample after midday match

      The combination of fasting for Ramadan and the need for doping control has created a quandary for a pair of Moroccan men's soccer players at the Olympics.Coach Pim V...

    9. Organizers of NYC Ramadan service find scattered bacon pieces; police see possible bias crime

      Muslims gathering to celebrate the end of Ramadan at a New York City park found uncooked bacon scattered around, and police are investigating it as a possible bias c...

    10. Top US general says Ramadan a factor in Afghan 'insider' attacks

      The rising number of attacks on U.S. troops by Afghan police and soldiers may be due in part to the stress on Afghan forces from fasting during the just-concluded Mu...

    11. Tenn. mosque not ready to open for Ramadan's start, should be ready before end of holy month

      Tennessee Muslims who won a court battle to occupy their new mosque learned Thursday they won't be able to begin worshipping there for the start of Ramadan because i...

    12. Saudi authorities warn non-Muslims to respect Ramadan

      Saudi authorities are warning non-Muslim expatriates against eating, drinking or smoking in public during Ramadan, the monthlong sunrise-to-sunset fast -- or face ex...

    1. From boy scout musician to Syria 'martyr'

      For years, Maher Sukkar, a Palestinian living in Lebanon, belonged to a boy scout troupe and played music. No one expected him to join the radical Al-Nusra Front and...

    2. Thai talks aim to curb violence for fasting month

      Thai government and Muslim separatist negotiators said Thursday they hope to curb violence in insurgency-wracked southern provinces during the upcoming Muslim fastin...

    3. Egypt's wheat harvest becomes mired in politics

      Early in Egypt's wheat harvest this year, President Mohammed Morsi spoke in a televised address, proclaiming the crop would be 30 percent higher than the year before...

    4. Syrian rebels press US and allies to send weapons

      With President Barack Obama weighing the issue, increasingly desperate Syrian rebels are pressing the U.S. and its allies to send weapons to even their odds now that...

    5. Man pleads guilty in anti-Muslim NYC cabbie attack

      A baby-faced college student will serve 9 1/2 years behind bars after pleading guilty Tuesday to charges he attacked a New York City taxi driver from Bangladesh duri...

    6. Power outages add to Egypt's woes

      When his neighborhood is plunged into darkness, high school student Maximos Youssef is forced to study for his year-end exams — critical in determining his future jo...

    7. Muslims begin Ramadan fast in Asia; holy month marred by bombings in Thailand's south

      Muslims have begun fasting for the start of the Ramadan holy month in Indonesia, Malaysia and elsewhere around Asia, but the somber occasion was marred in Buddhist-d...

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