“On Sunday, Syrian rebels, including some affiliated with al-Qaeda, swept through Maaloula for the second time in four days, after an assault a few days earlier in which the last of its few thousand residents fled and the specter of unchecked violence threatened to convulse the iconic town”:
- Syrian War Makes Sudden Appearance at Convent in Historic Christian Town (Washington Post)
The result of the NYPD’s illegal spying consists of “reports of casual conversations about political events and information about where Muslim New Yorkers go to play cricket and where to find the best kebabs and Middle Eastern pastries” ..
- Spying on Muslims (NY Times)
… and things are not likely to change:
- Would a Democratic Mayor End the NYPD’s Muslim-Surveillance Program? (New York Magazine)
“The operation seems to be part of an effort to cripple Hamas” which, like the FJP, won a free and fair election but has been been partially ousted from power and only rules Gaza:
Unlike Sudanese law, the Qur’an specifies no punishment for leaving hair uncovered. One woman with no desire “to be like Taliban women” risks the Bashir regime’s cruelty rather than surrender her Islamic rights, saying, “I’m Sudanese. I’m Muslim, and I’m not going to cover my head”:
As Obama launches final push to win congressional support for a strike on Syria, he tangles with a cynical Congress, a skeptical American public, and a weak case:
- Wonkbook: Seven Hard Truths for the White House on Syria (Washington Post)
“Rogue Muslim rebels launched an audacious assault in the southern Philippines on Monday, taking control of several villages and shutting down a major port in the biggest challenge to a peace deal signed by the government last year”:
- Philippine Muslim Rebels Launch Bold Raid on Southern Port (Reuters / Yahoo)
“South African Ambassador Ibrahim Rasool, a Muslim, speaking at the synagogue, said he recalled the moment when he found a verse in the Torah, about God breathing life into the soul of each human, that was nearly identical to a verse he loved in the Koran”:
- Unity Walk Celebrates All Faiths in Remembrance of 9/11 (Washington Post)
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