Pakistan moves to monitor Google, Yahoo, and YouTube for blasphemous content, a month after it temporarily blocked Facebook for the “Everyone Draw Muhammad Day” controversy:
- Pakistan Watches Google, Other Sites for Blasphemy (Washington Post)
Jerusalem’s decision to demolish homes for a new shopping center threatens to renew U.S.-Israel tensions, and shows a blatant disrespect for property rights in occupied East Jerusalem:
- Jerusalem City Council OKs Demolition of 22 Palestinian Homes in East Jerusalem (Los Angeles Times)
The Council on American-Islamic Relations blames the dismissal on journalist Steve Emerson, whom they assert is an “islamophobe, fear monger and an Israeli lobbyist”:
“We’re seeing the demonization of Islam in our country and it leads a very vocal minority to take these extremist kinds of actions nationwide. This is caused by a lack of knowledge and lack of interaction with ordinary Muslims”:
- Sign at Future Mosque Site Vandalized Again (Tennessean)
“The most helpful strategic victory in the struggle against Islamist radicalism would be to undermine the narrative that the West is at war with Islam”:
- Debating Non-Violent Islamism (Foreign Policy)
The Obama administration prioritizes foreign relations over promotion of religious freedom, a week after the appointment of an Ambassador at Large of Religious Freedom:
- Obama Administration Sidelines Religious Freedom Policy (Washington Post)
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