21.   Banners with the Al-Arqam logo and portrait of its detained leader, Ashaari Muhammad were torn down.

22.   Detained Philippines Muslim leader Nur Misuari on Monday won a reprieve of at least a month before he is to face rebellion charges, his lawyer said.

23.   The protest move followed HAMAS accusations on Saturday that Palestinian security forces tortured detained leaders from the group and shaved off the beards in an insult to Islam.

24.   The strikers said they could only take a decision once their detained leaders were freed.

25.   Troops also killed late Tuesday three gunmen loyal to detained Muslim leader Nur Misuari off Basilan.

26.   Launching the campaign in Johannesburg, SSN general secretary Bongani Masuku said the movement was raising awareness of the detained leader locally and internationally.

27.   On Wednesday, the government appeared to try to appease the strikers by offering after a meeting of the national executive council to release their detained leaders.

28.   Palestinian police released the detained leaders of a West Bank teachers strike Wednesday in a bid to find a compromise formula for ending the unprecedented walkout, officials said.

29.   President Gloria Arroyo wants Malaysia to keep detained Muslim leader Nur Misuari over Christmas before handing him back to the Philippines, an Arroyo emissary said Monday.

30.   Several followers of detained renegade Muslim leader Nur Misuari were killed in a clash with troops in the southern Philippines, a military chief said Thursday.