Leaps of faith
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The federal, state and local governments in the United States are involved in campaigns to recruit and train religious charities and organizations that provide social services to the needy. Questions are raised about the propriety of using taxpayers' money to fund such faith-based initiatives without any guarantee of their effective outcomes.
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Subject: Education
ISSN: 0011-3131
Year: 2007
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Muslims in America: Feeling the pressure
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Experiences of American Muslims in the United States after the 9/11 terror attacks are presented. They feel the pressure of a sense of suspicion and hatred against them, even as the younger generation of Muslims struggles to make their normal devotion to Islam acceptable to American society.
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Subject: Education
ISSN: 0011-3131
Year: 2007
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