51.  Returning home, he formed his own Muslim group and began preaching a message of black self-determination that allowed for some cooperation with whites of good will.

52.  Since the start of the month, two militant Muslim groups have attacked discos, pubs, and restaurants that they consider sinful.

53.  Some leaders of a third Muslim separatist group, the Abu Sayyaf, are former MNLF guerrillas who have turned to kidnapping for ransom.

54.  Some of them, sources said, may be affiliated with a Muslim extremist group responsible for a string of kidnappings in the southern Philippines.

55.  Specifically, he is opposed to giving federal money to Muslim groups.

56.  Some Muslim group may retaliate, perhaps with a bomb.

57.  Suspicion is now focused on the cleric, Sheik Mubarik Ali Shah Gilani who had ties with Muslim groups in the United States and who has disappeared from sight.

58.  Tempers in India and Pakistan have since cooled, especially after the Pakistani government pledged to crack down on anti-Indian Muslim terrorist groups operating within its borders.

59.  The attack also seemed to underscore questions about how effective Musharraf has been in his declared war on violent Muslim groups here.

60.  The announcement came as Muslim groups protested the issuance of the travel papers.