1 in 3 Muslim students approve killing for Islam (WorldNet Daily)
If ignorance and poverty are responsible for the growth of extremist views in the Islamic world, someone needs ask Muslim students, privileged enough and bright enough to attend some of the United Kingdom's best universities, why one-in-three of them endorses killing in the name of Islam.

Saudi king cites Islam's tolerance (JTA)
The king of Saudi Arabia opened an interfaith conference by calling Islam a religion of tolerance and moderation. King Abdullah organized the conference, which runs Wednesday to Friday, in Madrid.

PAS Invites Umno To Set Up New Islam-based Party To Unite Malays (Bernama)
MACHANG, July 26 (Bernama) -- PAS Spiritual Leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat Saturday proposed the dissolution of both PAS and Umno and the setting up of a new Islam-based political party to unite the Malays and enable Islam to be the protective umbrella for all the people, including non-Muslims.

Israel-Iran problem has nothing to do with Islam: envoy (New Kerala)
New Delhi, July 25 : Israel's problem with Iran has nothing to do with religion and it should not be seen as a fight against Islam, Israeli ambassador to India Mark Sofer said here Friday.

Radical Islam gains ground in campuses (Guardian Unlimited)
Controversial study by think-tank reveals extent of homophobia, misogyny and commitment to religious war

Soumaya Ghannoushi: Islam cannot be controlled by the state (Guardian Unlimited)
Soumaya Ghannoushi: Just as in Muslim countries, government-backed theologians will lack legitimacy. A reform-minded UK Islam must be independent

U.S.: Iraq militants imposed Islam justice on fellow inmates (Houston Chronicle)
For years, extremist Iraqi detainees in U.S. custody held self-styled Islamic courts and tortured or killed inmates who refused to join them, military officials said, disclosing new details about the use of American prisons to recruit for the insurgency.

Muslim students back Islamic killings (Times Online)
ALMOST a third of British Muslim students believe killing in the name of Islam can be justified, according to a poll.

To beat extremism we must dissolve religious groups (Times Online)
According to conventional wisdom, Islam is a religion of peace and compassion. But even if it is not – such is the woolliness of received ideas – only a tiny minority of Muslims in this country hold extreme fundamentalist opinions. Actually, like most conventional wisdom, it is not really true.

Nik Aziz: Dissolve and form single party to unite Malays (The New Straits Times)
MACHANG: Pas spiritual adviser Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat has suggested that Umno and Pas be dissolved and a new party formed to unite all Malays. However, he said, the new party must be based on Islam and acceptable to members of both parties.