When Conor Grennan went to Nepal in 2006, he thought he was just going to volunteer in an orphanage for a couple of months.
Instead, as he recounts in his book "Little Princes" he found a new calling, searching for victims of child trafficking in a war-ravaged country.
Some in Minnesota's Muslim community worry that yesterday's congressional hearing on homegrown Islamic radicalization will further divide them from the broader community.
A congressional panel investigating homegrown
terrorism in America displayed sharp divisions Thursday over how to
frame the discussion, reflecting a country still struggling with
how best to combat terrorism nearly a decade after the Sept. 11
attacks.
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In an emotional testimony before a House hearing on Islamic radicalization today, Rep. Keith Ellison said Muslims also died in the 2001 terror attacks, and he tearfully mentioned one man who perished when the Trade Center collapse in New York.
Midday presents "Alms in the Name of Allah", a new documentary from America Abroad that looks at the growth of Muslim aid organizations across the globe as well as the the care they provide and the concerns they raise.
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Minnesota saw a 55 percent increase in sex trafficking in 2010, and people fighting the problem say Minnesota's legal system penalizes the very victims it's seeking to protect. A bill currently in Minnesota's legislature seeks to correct that.
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Millions of people nationally and thousands in Minnesota live and work in the country illegally, but nevertheless participate in the nation's annual tax-filing ritual.