Both Pope Benedict XVI and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki condemn the siege after the bloodbath meant to free 120 Christian hostages:
- Iraqi PM Says Church Attack Aimed At Re-Igniting Sectarian Fighting, Driving Out Christians (LA Times)
“Turkey can be the West’s conduit to the Muslim world if Washington can bury its pique. The new Turkey won’t abandon NATO or its American alliance: If NATO wants to talk to the Taliban, or the West to Iran, it can help”:
- Turkey Steps Out (New York Times)
Israel Schrenzel pays tribute to the late Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd as “one of the greatest liberal Muslim philosophers of our time”:
“As the international community floods Yemen with millions of counterterrorism dollars, analysts fear the crux of the problem – Yemen’s struggling economy – is not receiving the attention it deserves”:
- Yemen’s Biggest Threat (Al-Jazeera)
Economic liberalization in China now allows Chinese Muslims, who a decade ago had poverty before pilgrimage on their mind, to make hajj to Mecca:
- Chinese Muslims Begin Pilgrimage To Mecca (Xinhuan News)
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