“[Bush] went absolutely ballistic….. There’s no question that the U.S. has cooperated with Israel in intelligence-gathering operations against the Iranians, but this was different. No matter what anyone thinks, we’re not in the business of assassinating Iranian officials or killing Iranian civilians” — unnamed US intelligence officer:
As Iran claims it has evidence of U.S. complicity in the recent assassination of its young scientist and Europe is at a loss on how to deal what it sees as Iranian “dissembling,” evidence emerges of Israeli:
- Iran Sends Rare Letter to U.S. over Killed Scientist (Reuters)
- What’s Behind Europe’s Tough Stance on Iran? (Christian Science Monitor)
THEN, “Different groups — ethnic or religious minorities, the business sector, Islamists and secular activists — were played off against, and ‘protected’ from, each other by the leader who sat atop the pyramid;” NOW, “a secular liberal … just elected to Parliament … and others have begun a quiet discussion with the Islamist parties about how to cooperate on legislation to get Egypt growing again and to show that the new power holders can produce a better Egypt”:
- Getting to Know You … (NY Times)
Hope for Christian-Muslim reconciliation in Nigeria?
- Christians, Muslims Unite At Nigeria Protest (AP / NPR)
- Muslim Group Takes Peace Campaign to Churches in Kano (AllAfrica.com)
Arguing that the ” imam from Trinidad, ‘abandoned the true tenants of his religion’ by participating in the plot, U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch” wins a life sentence:
- Man Sentenced to Life in NYC Airport Terror Plot (AP / abc News)
“The Nobel laureate, regarded as a driving force behind the movement that forced the former president Hosni Mubarak to step down, said the conditions for a fair election were not in place”:
The creator of the Muslimah Media Watch website says, “Islam is about submission to God, an important facet of that is submission to what’s just. Thus, both Islam and feminism guide my outlook and my work” …
… while a former female member of the Muslim Brotherhood “dismisses [its founder’s] dictum that there is no need to invest heavily in girls’ education and that women should be trained only to serve as housewives and mothers … [as] contradictory to true Islam”:
- In Memoir, ex-Muslim Sister Paints an Unflattering Picture (Egypt Independent)
Is Asad’s amnesty offer just another attempt to avoid the increasing impatience of the Arab world:
- Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood Plays Down Assad’s Amnesty Promise (World Bulletin)
- Arab Troops to Syria? Qatar Makes a Bold Proposal (Christian Science Monitor)
Is al-Qaeda making a comeback?
- Kenyan Islamic Group Announces Alliance with al-Shabab in Climate of Nairobi Terror Warnings (Washington Post with Foreign Policy)
- Al-Qaida in Yemen Captures Town South of Capital (AP / abc News)
- Is Al Qaeda Actually Involved in the Syria Uprising? (Christian Science Monitor)
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