“Our problem here is what? It’s how to eat, how to drink, and how to forget about our problems. We can’t do anything else…That cultivates hatred. It’s the hatred of not being able to do anything.” – Ibrahim Moussa
- In Jordanian Camps, A Sense of Nihilism (Washington Post)
Fed up with bad image in the US media and Musharraf’s erosion of the rule of law, Pakistani-Americans embrace a pro-active role:
- Pakistani Political Strife Prompts Action Among Emigres (Washington Post)
Everyone is suffering from the Sudanese government’s ham-fisted tactics:
- Arab Nomads, ‘Not Pro-Anything,’ Also Suffer in Darfur (Washington Post)
Shi’ite religious scholars from around the world embrace the communicative power of internet to provide opinions on a variety of social, spiritual and political issues:
- In Iran, Web-Savvy Clerics Reach Out to Shiite Faithful (Los Angeles Times)
Now that Sadr has allegedly ordered Shi’as to re-arm themselves against the occupation, US forces are re-engaged in a bloody battle with Mahdi Army units:
- U.S. Fights Iraqi Militia in South (Washington Post)
- Sadr Calls on Iraqis to End Cooperation With U.S. (Washington Post)
“The Muslims [of Europe] … feel threatened not by the foundations of our Christian morality but by the cynicism of a secularized culture that denies its own foundations.†– Pope Benedict XVI
- Keeping the Faith (New York Times)
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