A German entrepreneur’sÂ message is “Islam isn’t just compatible with Western values of tolerance and free expression – it can be hip, too”:

Muslim Fashion Label Conquers Streets of Europe (Washington Post)

With the turnout down from 76% in the December 2005, the true test for Iraqi democracy will be its ability to form governing coalitions between the divided political parties:

Iraqi Voter Turnout Estimated at 62% (LA Times)
Region Unimpressed by Balloting in Iraq (NY Times)
Iraq Election Turnout Down, Likely Months Before New Government (Christian Science Monitor)

Despite a population of 300,000 and being considered the “main gateway for the Taliban,” Zabul is now defended by less than 1,000 NATO troops:

Zabul Province Seeks U.S. Troops, but is Caught in Afghan Numbers Game (Washington Post)

Pres. Saleh’ s new strategy is “to form local committees to talk to these forces, if they accept dialogue,” welcoming “‘real demands,” and rejecting “the spreading of the culture of hate, racism, and regionalism’”:

Yemeni Leader in Dialogue Call (Al Jazeera)

Achieving the levels needed for medical purposes makes the next step to weapons grade much shorter, which the U.S. insists on seeing as a “provocation”: