Koran
US: First Muslim congressman takes oath of office on Koran
January 04, 2007Washington (dpa) - Keith Ellison became the first Muslim congressman in US history on Thursday, taking the oath of office on a Koran that belonged to one of America's most revered founding fathers. Ellison, a Democrat from Minnesota, was among ...
Saddam Hussein brings Koran to hanging with "fear in his face"
December 30, 2006By Joerg Fischer, dpa Baghdad/Cairo -- Shortly before dawn ushered in the most important Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, ex-Iraqi president Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti was refusing the hood as he faced the gallows. With dishevelled hair, the downcast...