BREAKING: Alabama executes Muslim inmate who argued state wouldn't let his Islamic spiritual adviser be present in death chamber.
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Execution of Muslim inmate in Alabama blocked over concerns about his religious rightsAlabama may be violating the religious rights of Muslim inmate Dominique Ray by refusing to allow an imam at his execution, the 11th U.S Circuit Court of Appeals said Wednesday.
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Appeals court blocks Alabama execution of Muslim inmateA federal appeals court on Wednesday blocked the planned execution of an Alabama inmate to consider whether the state was violating the Muslim inmate's rights by not allowing an imam to replace a Christian prison chaplain in the death chamber. The 11th U.S Circuit Court of Appeals granted a...
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Court blocks Alabama from executing Muslim inmate without his imam presentFederal appeals court blocks execution of a Muslim inmate in Alabama after the state refused to allow his imam to be at his death instead of a Christian prison chaplain.
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The Latest: Supreme Court says execution can proceedATMORE, Ala. (AP) — The Latest on the possible execution of a Muslim inmate in Alabama (all times local): 8:20 p.m. The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for Alabama to proceed with the execution of a Muslim inmate who had wanted his spiritual adviser to be present in the execution chamber. Justices on Thursday evening vacated a lower court's stay with a 5-4 decision. The Alabama Department of Corrections plans to carry out the execution of Dominique Ray on Thursday night. Ray asked to have his imam replace a prison chaplain in the execution chamber. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals stayed the execution Wednesday to weigh whether Alabama procedures favored Christian inmates. A majority of justices voted to let the execution proceed.
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Alabama asks SCOTUS to allow it to execute a Muslim man without his imam in the roomDomineque Ray was scheduled to be executed at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday before the sentence was halted on Wednesday by a federal appeals court in Atlanta.
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Pope in historic visit to UAE to highlight religious freedomABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Pope Francis is opening his historic visit to the United Arab Emirates by meeting Monday with the federation's leader and a group of Muslim elders before addressing faith leaders in a show of religious tolerance in a Muslim region known for its restrictions on religious freedom. Francis' speech to the gathering later in the evening is the highlight of his brief, 40-hour visit to Abu Dhabi. His trip culminates on Tuesday with the first-ever papal Mass on the Arabian Peninsula — a gathering expected to draw some 135,000 people in a never-before-seen display of public Christian worship here.
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