Quran

U.S. Apologizes for Quran Burnings
By Jackie Wei
February 21, 2012 - 4:11pm
Officials say the books inadvertently given to troops for burning, not out of disrespect towards the religion

"Die, die, foreigners!" shouted the demonstrators, as they watched their holy books burning in a garbage pile on an U.S. army base. Some shot into the air with their rifles, others threw rocks at the gate of the base, as they watched their holy books ablaze.

The top commander of American and NATO forces in Afghanistan, U.S. Gen. John Allen, says that the books were inadvertently given to troops for the burning. The religious books were burned in a pit, along with other books that detainees used during their incarceration at the base.

Groups commemorate 9/11 in statuesque silence
By Keith Edelman
September 11, 2010 - 4:43pm
The Syracuse City Fire Department and the City Meditation Crew remember Sept. 11, 2001, with separate acts of live art, silence and a peaceful reading of the Quran.

Two events commemorating the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks Saturday took culturally different approaches, but both strove for the same result; silent remembrance and inner peace.

Perceptions of Islam
By Victoria Marlin
June 2, 2010 - 10:17pm
Three women share their experiences with Islam at Syracuse University.

On Sept. 11, 2001, Magda Bayoumi tried to reach her husband for more than five hours. He worked near the World Trade Center, and his job often took him inside the Twin Towers. When Bayoumi finally connected to him, she said he was hysterical.

"They’re not there anymore,” he said, screaming. “They are not there. I’m looking at them, and they’re not there.”