ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - As the only Muslim member of NATO and a candidate to join the EU, Turkey has come to be seen as a bridge between East and West - held up by Washington as a shining example of how Islam is compatible with modern democracy. But as U.S. President Barack Obama prepares to come here next week in a trip some herald as a milestone in ties,…

Jakarta - About 100 Indonesian Muslims rallied outside the US embassy in Jakarta Monday to protest a planned visit this week by US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. The protestors from the conservative Islamic group Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia waved placards denouncing Clinton as a "Zionist agent" in reference to Israel. "Hillary, you are not welcome here," read a poster held by a woman wearing a white headscarf."Hillary is not…

Makassar, South Sulawesi (ANTARA News) - Muslimah (female Muslims) grouped in Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) rejected capitalism which was identical to colonialism, according of a spokeswoman of HTI Muslimah."Capitalism facilitate the greed of capitalists to build wealth for economic growth. The greatness of a capitalist country is achieved at the expense of other countries whose natural resources have been exploited by the capitalist countries," said Febrianti Abassuni here on Tuesday.The…

BISHKEK (Reuters) -- The Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan has jailed a group of suspected Islamists for organising a protest last month, officials said on November 28.A group of 150 protesters in southern Kyrgyzstan clashed with riot police on October 1 during celebrations to mark the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. Dozens were arrested.The Prosecutor-General's Office said 32 of them, including two women and a teenager, received…