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Jay Nixon Vetoes Anti-Sharia Law Bill, Says It Would Hinder Foreign Adoptions In Missouri

Late one evening last month, in one fell swoop at the end of the legislative session, Missouri lawmakers passed three conservative bills that earned the state a bit of national mockery: A bill to block all federal gun control, legislation to restrict a 1992 United Nations green development pledge -- ... More >>

Missouri Legislature Sends Bills to Governor Blocking Federal Gun Control, Sharia Law, U.N.

It's the final countdown of the legislative session and Missouri lawmakers were quite productive last night -- giving final approvals to three controversial GOP-backed bills that liberal critics say are an embarrassment to the state. According to Republican supporters, these bills honor civil liber ... More >>

Photos: Francis Slay Courts Muslim Voters With Weekend Fundraiser For Mayoral Campaign

As the primary election for the mayor of St. Louis nears, Lewis Reed, Board of Aldermen president, and Mayor Francis Slay, are both competing for notable endorsements across the city. This weekend, Slay held a fundraiser with a group of Muslim leaders in St. Louis -- at an event where he touted th ... More >>

Muslim Hunting: David Horowitz has made taunting college students a spectator sport. Sometimes he's actually right.

Ayad Akhtar Talks About American Dervish, The Invisible Hand, Bacon and Seinfeld

Ayad Akhtar is a lucky man. His first novel, American Dervish, came out in January and has received extravagant praise from the likes of the New York Times and NPR; you can hear him read from it this Wednesday, February 29, at Left Bank Books. Next month, for a few days anyway, he will have two play ... More >>

Readers root for Stephen Ellis and argue about Sharia law in Missouri

U.S. Attorney: Feds Could Challenge Missouri Anti-Sharia Legislation

Muslim women take part in the Pledge of Allegiance during last night's event​U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri Richard Callahan visited the Islamic Foundation of Greater St. Louis last night to address the fears and frustrations of Muslim Americans who worry they are being rac ... More >>

UPDATE: Missouri Muslims Oppose Anti-Sharia Legislation

More than a hundred Missouri Muslims visited Jefferson City Wednesday to voice concern over anti-Islam legislation.​Jim Hacking of the St. Louis chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) sent Daily RFT the photo above. Would you look at all those frightening people! Thank God (t ... More >>

Get Answers to Your Questions About Muslims in America

​It's an uneasy time to be Muslim in Missouri. As Chad Garrison reported earlier today, there are no less than three pieces of legislation currently before the state legislature designed to prevent state courts from considering the Islamic religious law of Sharia when making decisions.(We tend to ... More >>

Muslim Leader Heads to St. Louis To Talk Peace, Rebuke Terrorism

Naseem Mahdi​Religions have different traditions, rituals and beliefs, and sometimes they clash. But, says an imam who is heading to St. Louis for an interfaith symposium on peace this weekend, their similarities are striking -- and ultimately promote peace between faiths.Naseem Mahdi is the natio ... More >>

Journey Through the Past

New Music Videos: Rockwell Knuckles "Sorta Invincible" Black Spade "Running and Gunning"

Rockwell and The Force pack heat in "Sorta Invincible"​The Force is out in, um, force today on the ol' Interwebz. Both Black Spade and Rockwell Knuckles unveiled new videos for their respective songs, "Running and Gunning" and "Sorta Invincible," and both projects feature members from the friendly ... More >>

Frozen Vegetables Recalled for Broken Glass

Pictsweet has recalled frozen vegetables sold at Walmart and Kroger. Some products may contain broken glass. CNN has the list of product codes to avoid. Campbell's Soup is facing a boycott over halal soups in Canada. The Washington Post reports that blogger Pamela Geller, who was a vocal part of t ... More >>

Day 31: Food, Glorious Food!

Editor's note: Aspiring photojournalist and Gut Check contributor Kholood Eid is chronicling her Ramadan fast in diary form. Click for all Ramadan Diary entries. Kholood Eid​This past Friday marked the first of two things: the first day of Eid Al-Fitr, the three-day holiday that follows Ramad ... More >>

Americans Eschew Fruits and Vegetables, Find Way to Delivery Sundaes.

Eat your fruits and vegetables, already! A Centers for Disease Control study shows that American adults still aren't eating enough vegetables, and they're decreasing their fruit consumption. Only 34% Americans eat more than two servings of fruit a day. Maybe it's because a Chicago pair has found a ... More >>

Lost Among the Quran Burning Coverage Is This...Iranian Woman About to be Stoned

Image ViaSakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani​We here at Daily RFT certainly don't condone a massive burning of Qurans -- as is being orchestrated by some lunatic preacher down in Florida. That said, among all the coverage of the Rev. Terry Jones' Quran burning planned for September 11, have you also come a ... More >>

Day 5: Let's Hear It for Home Cookin'!

Editor's note: Aspiring photojournalist and Gut Check contributor Kholood Eid is chronicling her Ramadan fast in diary form. Click for all Ramadan Diary entries to date. Kholood Eid​For many, Sunday is a day of rest. For Mama, Sunday is a chance to shovel a ridiculous amount of food onto her ... More >>

Gut Check's Week in Tweets

​Don't you know? Gut Check has a Twitter account. You can follow us @gutcheckstl.Here's some of what you missed on the Twitter feed this week: Chef Licks a Toad, Toad Turns Into Health Department Inspector http://bit.ly/bRnCke Pork belly shortage! Pork belly shortage! Everyone panic! http://bi ... More >>

Don't Panic Over Halal Food Carts Near Ground Zero.

Good God, no! They're selling Halal food at Ground Zero! The Washington Post sensibly explains to a concerned reader why selling food that adheres to Islamic law in Lower Manhattan isn't threatening.An English professor was forcibly removed from a Manhattan Starbucks because she refused to participa ... More >>

Day 3: Dinner Theater at Kobe Steak House in Westport

Editor's note: Aspiring photojournalist and Gut Check contributor Kholood Eid is chronicling her Ramadan fast in diary form. Click for all Ramadan Diary entries to date. Kholood Eid​Choosing to go to a teppanyaki restaurant has the potential to be disastrous if you're fasting and haven't eate ... More >>

Day 1: Light's Just Right

Editor's note: Aspiring photojournalist and Gut Check contributor Kholood Eid is chronicling her Ramadan fast in diary form. Kholood Eid​Every year my non-Muslim friends groan, "Not that again! Already?" Yes, it's here -- again. Ramadan. For 30 days Muslims around the world fast from just b ... More >>

A True Love Story in the Video for "Her" by Nato Caliph feat. Bryant Stewart

Bryant Stewart in the foreground, Nato and his significant other in the background.​Nato Caliph debuted the video for his sentimental slow-jam, "Her," yesterday. The track features a syrupy R&B chorus provided by his Force cohort Bryant Stewart and enough proclamations of love for his wife to ... More >>

Nato Caliph Taps the Force, St. Lunatics for a New Single

A Cardinals fitted cap, a St. Louis hip-hop wardrobe staple.​Head over to the Smoking Section today to listen to and download Nato Caliph's new single, "Anomaly." The tune features a veritable all-star team of St. Louis hip-hop: Besides fellow Force members Tef Poe and Rockwell Knuckles, "Anom ... More >>

New (Local) Music Thursday: Nato Caliph Goes Retro, Metal Soldiers Anacrusis Get Reissued

Anacrusis: Now​In this week's paper, D.X. Ferris caught up with local metal soldiers Anacrusis, who will be playing live this weekend for the first time since the early '90s. The free, all-ages show is at T. Billy Buffett's (9004 Overland Plaza, Overland; 314-427-1616) and starts at 8 p.m. Rea ... More >>

St. Louis Video: Nato Caliph, "Rules"

Yesterday, Nato Caliph released a video for the song "Rules," which is taken from his 2009 Power EP. Check it out below. RULES from Nato Caliph on Vimeo.

Louis Farrakhan's Nation of Islam To Build Mosque in St. Louis

An outpost of Louis Farrakhan's Nation of Islam has plans to build its first mosque in St. Louis. The group, known as Mosque #28, held a fundraiser last Sunday to raise the monies needed to renovate an existing building in the Walnut Park neighborhood of north St. Louis.A rendering of the proposed N ... More >>

Guantánamo's Final Days: America prepares to shutter the infamous prison camp, and jihad looms

Nato Caliph Releases Power EP in March Preview MP3

Nato Caliph dropped me a line to let me know he's going to be releasing an EP called Power in March. The EP will be available at Vintage Vinyl, the website stlonfire.com and in person from Caliph and producer Kenautis Smith. Caliph will be at the Gargoyle on Friday, February 20 (that's tomorrow nigh ... More >>

F5 Records Celebrates Its Tenth Anniversary on Saturday, February 21

Details are still being worked out, but local label F5 Records is set to celebrate the tenth anniversary of its first release (a twelve-inch single from Hi Fidel and DJ Crucial called "Madeira") on Saturday, February 21 at the Gramophone. Confirmed performers for the party so far include Earthworms, ... More >>

Ted Nugent: "“I’m Dirty Harry with a ponytail, and I’m at Paul [McCartney]’s service."

Turn It Up!

It's time to get loud

Exclusive MP3: Kidz in the Hall featuring Nato Caliph, Talib Kweli, Bun B, "Work To Do" (remix)

Chris Scruggs

Clue To Kalo

9 p.m. Wednesday, April 2. The Bluebird, 2706 Olive Street

Ludo, Earthworms, Nato Caliph Playing SXSW

The Islamic revolution, and puberty, through the 2-D eyes of Marjane Satrapi.

Persepolis

Nato Caliph

Cipher Inside (F5 Records)

War: What Is It Good For?

In Ridley Scott's latest epic, it's good for one really stunning siege

Series/Festivals

Revolver!

Sufi mystics spin through town

City Hall Taliban

Week of April 10, 2002

MacroFun

Afghan arts and culture get a day in the spotlight at local importer MacroSun

All Work and No Pray

A Muslim worker at the Ford plant faces a difficult choice

Cleaning House

The reasons we're resented aren't as simple as President Bush would have you believe

Is It Safe Yet?

For Muslims in St. Louis, politics gets personal as fear dominates their lives

Pledging Allegiance

All of a sudden, some immigrants are compelled to show their patriotism

Knowledge Gained the Hard Way

Just a week ago, we were so very different

Letters to the Editor

Published the week of August 16-22, 2000

The Official Story

U.S. policy boosted the Taliban into power, and reluctance to anger Afghan ally Pakistan helps keep them there

The Torture Place

He was a godless communist journalist in Afghanistan -- so they took his eye, cut his ear and splashed acid all over his body. Now he is safe in St. Louis. But still burning.