Observers in Pakistan find that greater civic engagement and power-sharing between “secular†democratic forces and the government will roll back extremism, not the status quo…Â
- Moderate Voices from a Pakistani City (Christian Science Monitor)Â
… meanwhile, for the first time since the controversy began, the nation’s former Chief Justice provides detailed allegations of pressure by government and military officials to resign:Â
- Ousted Pakistani Judge Describes Confrontation (Washington Post)Â
While fighting re-ignites between Lebanese government forces and militants in Nahar Al-Bared, a three-delegation group of religious scholars are attempting to broker a deal with Fatah al-Islam:Â
- Fighting Escalates Between Lebanese Army, Militants (Lebanon Daily Star)Â
State interferes in Malaysian’s conversion to Christianity, refuses have her new religious identity “officially recognizedâ€:Â
- Malaysia: Christian Convert Loses Case (Adnkronos International)Â
CS Monitor columnist opines that while its seems both sides recognize that violence is not productive, Washington and Tehran’s posturing and war of words aren’t helping either:Â
- Psychological Warfare Between the US and Iran (Christian Science Monitor)
Al-Qaeda-allied groups extend their reach into North Africa, with counterterrorism experts noting that militants are learning from the lessons taught in Iraq:Â
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From Iraq to Algeria, Al-Qaeda’s Long Reach (Washington Post)
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