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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- A judge in Malaysia has upheld a court verdict to cane a Muslim woman for drinking beer, news reports said Monday, re-igniting a controversy over Islamic justice in this moderate Muslim-majority country....

Islamic officials in Malaysia unexpectedly free a woman who was due to receive six strokes of the cane for drinking beer.

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President Barack Obama arrived in Saudi Arabia for talks with King Abdullah on Wednesday on the eve of a much-anticipated speech in Cairo intended to repair America's damaged image with the Islamic world.

Many Muslims seem to believe that it is OK to teach hatred and violence in the name of their religion, and at the same time expect the world to respect Islam as "a religion of peace, love and harmony." A recent film, "Fitna", by Dutch parliament member Geert Wilders has shed light on this issue.