Elections for the upper house of parliament begin as the Muslim Brotherhood insists its cause is one with that of the young revolutionaries, but is withdrawing from Tahrir Square after they were pelted with plastic bottles both for endorsing the military’s timetables and for trying to dominate the demonstration with a sound system and a giant stage:
- Muslim Brotherhood Withdraws from Tahrir, Others to Decide by End of Day (AlAhram)
- Some in Egypt Turn Their Anger on Islamists, and the Syrian Embassy Is Attacked (NY Times)
Only about 100-400 Muslim women will be confined a virtual house arrest by Geert Wilders’ anti-Freedom Party:
Desite the concession to female aficionados of the sport, segregation will be maintained and men unaccompanied by female family members will still be restricted to the men only sections:
- Report: Saudi Women Will Be Allowed to Attend Soccer Matches in 2014 in New Stadium (AP / Washington Post with Foreign Policy)
That the struggle in Egypt is between the young and the military establishment rather than the religious and the secular is demonstrated by the graffiti war:
- Egypt’s Youth Move to Reclaim Streets in Creative Ways Through Graffiti and Street Art (AP / Washington Post with Foreign Policy)
Iran’s foreign minister says, “We have nothing to hide and Iran has no clandestine (nuclear) activities,” and the state media calls the inspection “a test for the IAEA” to see “if the team carries out its duties professionally”:
Speaking from a script that could have been written by Islamphobe Robert Spencer:
In Libya, human rights groups charge that “torture is being carried out by officially recognised military and security entities as well as by a multitude of armed militias operating outside any legal framework”:
The Syrian opposition is concerned over the fragmentation of militias while the U.N. is fragmented over Russian “interests” in Syria and the Arab League gives up for now:
- Syria’s Opposition Concerned About Independent Armed Rebel Groups (Christian Science Monitor)
- Arab League Suspends Syria Mission as Violence Rages (Reuters)
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