News and Analysis (4/18-19/09)

Iranian-American receives 8 years after a secret trail that lasted one day:

• Iran Jails US Journalist Roxana Saberi as Spy (Guardian)

Reflecting views after the terrorist attacks in Mumbai,

• India’s Muslims See Bias in Housing (Washington Post)

Prostitution has once again embedded itself into Iraqi society:

• Secure Enough to Sin, Baghdad Is Back to Old Ways (NY Times)

Remaining immune to the economic crisis, Islamic banking continues to enjoy an upward trend in popularity:

• Bankers Say New Islamic Bank to Launch $3 Billion IPO (Reuters / Washington Post)

King Mohammed VI claims almost half of the urban shanty dwellers have been rehoused, but remaining targets are suspicious of the program:

• Morocco Strives to Eliminate Slums (AP / Washington Post)

Regardless of how third parties handle negotiations, Palestinian unity is essential to the peace process:

• Mitchell Cites ’02 Arab Plan For Peace (Washington Post)

Imran

Minaret of Freedom Institute Program Assistant