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...Dallas Muslim-Charity Leaders Guilty...
...face of his financial and legal battles, Jackson has reportedly made moves to find peace by converting to Islam, according to British tabloid the Sun. It reports that ahead of the court case last week, Jackson went through the shahada, the Muslim declaration of belief, in the Hollywood Hills home of Steve Porcaro, the man who composed music on Jackson's Thriller album. Jackson has reportedly taken the name of Mikaeel, one of Allah's angels...
...though, there are few better displays of Dubai's open embrace of globalization than the partnership that Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum (a pioneering figure in the conservative, Muslim Arabian Peninsula) has established with Kerzner - a famously hard-working, hard-partying casino mogul who is Jewish. Starting more than a decade ago, their affiliation has matured into a full-fledged business relationship that seeks opportunities far beyond Dubai. In 2006, Istithmar, another of the "Dubai Inc." companies owned by Sheikh Mohammed's government, took a major stake in Kerzner International, which owns and operates luxury hotels from...
...While refusing to divulge specifics, he says that bookings for the Atlantis are strong. He believes that even without gambling, the Atlantis is a natural draw for holidaymakers coming from Europe and Asia as well as the Middle East itself; Dubai does not forbid alcohol as most of its Muslim neighbors do. Yet Kerzner places his greatest hopes in his long-term dealings with his Arab associates. "This is probably the finest partnership I have experienced, and I've been in business with a lot of good organizations," he muses after lunch beside the Atlantis' aquarium. "Quite...
Meanwhile, in early October, another federal court ruling ordered the Bush Administration to release 17 Muslim detainees (who are of Uighur ethnicity but citizens of China) held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. It was one of the strongest judicial challenges yet to the Administration's claim of executive authority to bypass U.S. courts to hold and try suspected terrorists in special tribunals. The Justice Department has so far successfully resisted that order, and the case remains unresolved. Since the ruling, the Bush Administration has been working to find a country willing to accept the Uighurs, who cannot be handed...