Islam in the Heartland

"Flyover country" is generally thought to be a conservative stronghold. But Ari Kaufman finds that the center of the country is more complicated than that - citing as an example the push in Indiana to accomodate ritual Moslem footwashing in public airports. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Leo Romero - Oct 28, 2007 - 8:29 AM PDT
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by William Wittmeyer - Oct. 28, 2007

This is a well written Blog. It provides links to all sources so the reader can check the veracity and spin the author is providing.

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by Judith Davidsen - Oct. 28, 2007

the first part, concerning misconceptions about flyover country, is spot on, but the second part, about Muslim footbaths in an airport, is such a hate-filled rant that the constitutional issues get lost. In addition, I googled a bit, and I think he's got some of his facts wrong.

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