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Bahrain steps up pressure on Shiite ‘plotters’

Mideast tour for imam of proposed mosque near ground zero to cost taxpayers $16,000

US spending $16,000 for imam’s Mideast tour

Qatar forces out moderates from IslamOnline, plans more conservative approach

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