Shortly after arriving back in Pakistan, former PM Nawaz Sharif is arrested and re-exiled to Saudi Arabia, however this latest incident is typical a long tradition of military interference in civilian politics:
- Pakistan Deports Sharif On Return (Al-Jazeera International)
- 3 Centers Of Influence Maneuver In Pakistan (Washington Post)
Latest poll shows that religious, racial and gender biases still play a key factor in Americans’ voting behaviors:
- Atheist, Muslim Candidates Worry Voters (Associated Press/Washington Post)
Morocco’s Justice and Development Party’s lackluster performance is viewed by some observers as tied to the country’s authoritarian political structure, and has other worried it might further discourage other Islamists from participating in the political system:
- Islamists Slip in Moroccan Elections (Christian Science Monitor)
“They can prevent the demonstrations, but not the right of journalists to cover them. We are under self-censorship because we don’t know what is allowed, what isn’t. There is no clear policy. All the journalists are worried, scared.†– Sakher Abu El Oun, reporter for Agence France Presse and head of Gaza branch of Palestinian Journalists Syndicate
- Promising Freedom, Hamas Pressures Journalists (New York Times)
Devout President Gul and Arch-Secularist General Buyukanit meet in what some analysts describe as a reluctant recognition of Gul’s staying power:
- Turkish General Sees President In Conciliatory Move (Reuters/New York Times)
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