Minaret of Freedom Weblog

A “TV journalist, filmmaker and Muslim, set[s] out to capture a different story:”

• Filmmakers Focused on Faith: Movie Festival Challenges Muslim Stereotypes and Puts Spotlight on Diversity (Washington Post)

House members raise privacy concerns after unclassified details of classified cyber-security program go public:

• House Lawmakers Question Privacy in Cyber-Security Plan (Washington Post)

Iraq’s Presidency Council approves executing “Chemical Ali”, but can’t agree on major legislation to facilitate national reconciliation, meanwhile Turkey finally withdraws its troops from northern Iraq and extremists kidnap a prominent Christian cleric in Mosul:

• Execution of ‘Chemical Ali’ Approved (Los Angeles Times)

• Turkey Withdraws Troops From Northern Iraq (New York Times)

• Iraqi Chaldean Archbishop Seized (BBC News)

Despite Pakistan’s electoral mandate against Musharraf, Bush continues his failed policy of supporting the dictator:

• U.S. Embrace of Musharraf Irks Pakistanis (New York Times)

For the first time in centuries, Egypt breaks with tradition to appoint a woman to authorize marriage and divorce contracts:

• Woman to Conduct Egypt Marriages (BBC News)

Declassified FBI documents timelining the 9/11 attacks reveal possible official Saudi connections to the hijackers:

• FBI Documents Contradict 9/11 Commission Report (Raw Story)