Month: August 2006

Cleansing innocent Iraqi blood: He Shows Mercy to the Dead (LA Times) Suspicious behavior forces plane to turn back: was it a legitimate fear of terrorism or simply passenger profiling? Dutch Gov’t: Incident Not Terror-Related (AP/Chicago Tribune) Lack of publicity for journalist captured in Gaza raises question over American media bias: Mysterious Gaza Kidnapping Stirs…

Sarah Swick, Minaret of Freedom Institute, www.minaret.org On Tuesday, I had the opportunity to meet with a group of Saudi women at the Interfaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington. The women are educators in Saudi Arabia and are visiting the U.S. in order to learn more about religion and education in America. During the discussion time,…

Op-ed discusses the many challenges facing Al-Jazeera in its effort to report the news in the Middle East Al-Jazeera’s Tricky Balancing Act (Washington Post) Saad Eddin Ibrahim describes American led “ cold war on Muslim democrats” as increasingly “the Arab people do not respect the ruling regimes, perceiving them to be autocratic, corrupt and inept.”…

In today’s Los Angeles Times, an article appears entitled Muslim Converts in Britain Seen as Among Most Extreme. The article describes the handful of around 50,000 British converts who have been accused of acts associated with terrorism. As one person interviewed for the article explained, “A lot of youth … have had a kind of…

In a new trial of Saddam Hussein, who faces genocide charges, Kurdish survivor testifies about gas attack Kurd Accuses Saddam in Court of Poison Gas Attacks (Reuters/Washington Post) Tuesday night PBS airs a Wide Angle about the success of businesses serving pious Muslims in Turkey Turkey Tigers: Faith and Prosperity in Turkey (PBS) Schwarzenegger finally…

Despite being cleared and released by the Bosnian Supreme Court, six Algerian men delivered to American custody and remain imprisoned at Guantanamo: At Guantanamo, Caught in a Legal Trap (Washington Post) Charges filed against some the accused in the alleged British terrorism plot British Authorities Charge 11 in Bomb Plot (Washington Post) Article exposes the…

A historical analysis of the spread of civil war paints a bleak picture for the future of the “new Middle East” The Mideast Domino Theory: What Next? (Washington Post) Article chronicles life in a divided Baghdad–signs of a impending genocide? Baghdad’s Walls Are Closing In (LA Times) Op-ed gives depth to American-Muslim identity: A Subject…

Marine blames the enemy: “He wanted to make us look bad.” (Guess he succeeded.) Officer Called Haditha Routine: Marine Said Deaths Didn’t Merit Inquiry (Washington Post) Who are the prisoners that Hizbullah and Hamas want the Israelis to release? Among the former prisoners interviewed in this video is a Christian nonviolent activist who was tortured…

Judge rules NSA wiretapping program “violated freedom of speech, protections against unreasonable searches and a constitutional check on the power of the presidency Court Rules Wiretaps Violate Rights (Reuters/NY Times) Panel discusses need for balanced reporting of Muslims in America Panel: Media coverage creating ‘Islamic-phobia’ (AP/Chicago Tribune) Muslim man held for 5 years after 9/11…

Iranian Holocaust cartoon contest “broadened the rules to include any caricature that tests “freedom of expression” but will this include questioning the Iranian regime? Iranian Exhibit Takes On the Holocaust (Reuters/Washington Post) Generation gap is another ingredient in the radicalization of young British Muslims: British Muslim Leaders Facing Generation Gap (LA Times) Congressional candidate calls…