TAMPA - The benching of a teenage Muslim athlete from a soccer match over the weekend in Palm Harbor was the latest local incident involving female athletes who have been prohibited from playing sports while wearing traditional Islamic dress. Iman Khalil, 15, booted from a match Saturday, returned to the field Sunday to play after the referee's decision was overturned by the league. ...more

October 15, 2007

Hoping to give students an additional break during the second semester, Hillsborough County parents want to squeeze a long weekend into next year's school calendar. ...more

October 12, 2007

TAMPA - What did the televangelist say to the strip-club owner who talked to the Islamic activist? TV watchers can find out when "Live Prayer" host Bill Keller, Mons Venus owner Joe Redner and Ahmed Bedier, executive director of the Tampa chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations, talk about Christianity and Islam in a live debate on the Tampa Bay Community Network. The three will be featured on "The Bleepin Truth," which airs at 10 p.m. Tuesday on Bright House Channel 20. Check local listings for other times and channels. ...more

October 2, 2007

The Tampa chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is asking law enforcement officials to investigate vandalism at a St. Petersburg mosque as a hate crime. ...more

September 19, 2007

The Tampa chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is asking law enforcement officials to investigate vandalism at a St. Petersburg mosque as a hate crime. ...more

September 18, 2007

TAMPA - Federal prosecutors plan to use a laptop computer to present evidence at a bail hearing Friday for two University of South Florida students recently indicted on federal explosives charges. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jay Hoffer filed a motion this morning asking for court permission to bring a portable computer into the federal courthouse, where most electronic devices are allowed only with a court order. ...more

September 13, 2007

The Yacoub family is intact - well, mostly. Six of seven children were home in Lakeland on Friday after being prohibited from boarding an airplane in Tel Aviv, Israel, more than two weeks ago because of their Palestinian heritage. ...more

September 8, 2007

TAMPA - The Yacoub family is intact - well, mostly. Six of the seven children who were prohibited from boarding an airplane in Tel Aviv more than two weeks ago because of their Palestinian heritage are home in Lakeland. ...more

September 7, 2007