Amid reports of the alleged death of Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Ayyub Al-Masri, US National Counterterrorism Center releases annual report showing a 91% increase in terrorist attacks inside Iraq:
- Al-Qaeda in Iraq Leader ‘Killed’ (BBC News)
- U.S. Cites 91 Percent Rise In Terrorist Acts in Iraq (Washington Post)
While the legal standoff over the Turkish Presidential goes directly to the courts, a CSM editorial argues that secularist should be pushing for greater checks and balances in government and electoral reforms, not banning public religious practice and the Washington Post argues that “the principal threat to democracy in Turkey comes not from the AK party but from its opponentsâ€:
- Judgment Day Cometh (Turkish Daily News)
- Untying Turkey’s Head-Scarf Knot (Christian Science Monitor)
- Turkey’s Democracy Crisis (Washington Post)
Issues of religious freedom and profiling, competing with the need for security are at the heart of discrimination case brought by Imams to US Federal court:
- In Imams’ Airline Case, a Clash of Rights, Prejudice, Security (Christian Science Monitor)
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