Islamic Law analyst Noah Feldman gives an overview of Shari’a and its potential mix with democracy:
- Why Shariah? (New York Times)
Despite having an electoral mandate of the Palestinian people, and 64 percent of the Israeli public and a former Mossad head in favor direct talks, the US and Israeli government continue to snub Hamas:
- Mideast Players Differ On Approach to Hamas (Washington Post)
Fueled by a black market of siphoned oil profits, lack of economic opportunity under the occupation, not ideology drives the insurgency:
- Iraq’s Insurgency Is Running on Stolen Oil Profits (New York Times)
PM Erdogan slams anti-democratic move by secular fundamentalists to shut down the AK party:
- Turkish PM Condemns Bid to Shut Down His Party (Reuters/Washington Post)
Major Wahhabi religious figure declares takfir on two writers, who, supported by mainstream scholars, argued that Islam allows Muslims to leave their faith without fear of capital punishment:
- Top Saudi Cleric Calls for Writers’ Deaths (Reuters/Washington Post)
As Washington Post editorial asks whether Musharraf will allow the new democratic majority to go ahead with its reform program, the US has increasingly silenced its support for the embattled dictator-in-chief:
- A New Pakistan (Washington Post)
- US Tones Down Praise for Musharraf (Associated Press/Wiredispatch)
Arrested at a brothel, Iran’s iron enforcer of state morality gets caught in a major act of personal hypocrisy:
- Brothel Shame of Moral Enforcer (The Times of London)
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