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- A Dispute on Using the Koran as a Path to Jesus: “The Camel Method” for preaching to Muslims has prompted controversy among Southern Baptists.
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BK 12:34 pm on July 18, 2008 Permalink |
“Oh, very rich – what will you donate to this time?”
Yusef “Cat” Islam wins damages for veil smear.
BK 12:42 pm on July 18, 2008 Permalink |
Let me just ask:
Yusef Islam: Credit to Muslims? Unwelcome kook? or Yusef who?
Willow 2:34 pm on July 18, 2008 Permalink |
He’s all right. I don’t really have a strong opinion about him one way or the other.
BK 5:00 pm on July 18, 2008 Permalink |
Court orders US to reverse immigration decision for prominent Turkish religious leader
WASHINGTON: A U.S. court has ruled that the Bush administration improperly rejected a prominent Turkish religious leader’s application toward permanent residence in the United States and ordered the government to reverse the decision.
Fethullah Gulen, a Sufi scholar and educator with millions of followers across Turkey and parts of Central Asia, has been living in the United States since 1999. U.S. immigration authorities rejected his application to be classified as “an alien of extraordinary ability,” a step that would have facilitated his permanent residence.
A federal court ruled Wednesday that the decision was improper, according to court documents obtained by The Associated Press that have not yet been made public. Immigration officials had argued that Gulen did not meet the qualification of extraordinary ability in his field “demonstrated by sustained national or international acclaim and whose achievements have been recognized in the field through extensive documentation.”
Gulen’s lawyer, H. Ronald Klasko, said he did not understand the U.S. government’s argument that he did not meet the requirements.
“For whatever reason, the government has decided to fight his application,” he said. “Their arguments were very strange to me.”
The U.S. court’s decision means that Gulen can now apply for permanent residence under a more favorable category. The judge scheduled another hearing for next month and could order the government to decide on Gulen’s residency application. The government could also appeal Wednesday’s ruling.
U.S. officials declined to comment on the decision Thursday.
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