Hajj: “This is a time of unity for all Muslims, Shi’ites and Sunnis.â€
- Muslim Pilgrims Say Safety in God’s Hands at Haj (Reuters/Washington Post)
Former Guantanamo detainee who wrote book criticizing Pakistani intelligence agency (ISI) disappears—allegedly taken by ISI:
- AP: Ex – Guantanamo Detainee Held Again (AP/NY Times)
“The technology used to identify a terrorist in a safe house in Iraq is the exact same technology that can be used to identify a war protester in a Quaker meeting house in southern Florida.”
- US Creates Terrorist Fingerprint Database (The Christian Science Monitor)
With the seeming defeat of the Islamists, Mogadishu returns to the warlord chaos of the past: “bands of armed thugs swept through the markets, smashing and stealing at willâ€
- Islamist Forces in Somali City Vanish (NY Times)
Are polygamous men really following Islamic law? Study of social and economic effects of polygamy to begin in Malaysia:
- Malaysian Activists to Study Polygamy (AP/NY Times)
Minefield on Pakistan-Afghanistan border will separate families and “add to civilian casualties:â€
- Pakistan Border Mines Worry UN (Al Jazeera)
US criticizes Israeli plan to build new settlement in the West Bank
- Israel Settlement Plan Angers US (BBC News)
Façade of democracy: “Election chief Murad Kariyev said on Tuesday he would “do everything” he could to ensure Mr Berdymukhamedov won “because he is a worthy candidate”:â€
- Turkmen ‘Heir Apparent’ Emerges (BBC News)
BBC reporter investigates secret CIA flights and interrogation centers:
- Hunt for CIA ‘Black Site’ in Poland (BBC News)
Closed borders led to 6,000 deaths in Canary Islands, alone, in 2006:
- Spain Reveals Perils of Migration (Al Jazeera)
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