While Fareed Zakaria quotes Abdullah Gul asking if his party’s harmonization of Turkish law with European standards of human rights is the “sharia” feared by the Turkish secularists …
- A Quiet Prayer for Democracy (Washington Post)
… Daniel Hummel compares tensions between Secularism and Islam in Turkey with those in Indonesia:
- Turkey, Indonesia’s Uneasy Ties with Secularism (Jakarta Post)
One of the few civic institutions functioning and holding the nation accountable, Afghani media faces severe threats from authoritarian measures of the government and violence from tribal extremists:
- Afghan News Media Find Foes on All Sides (Washington Post)
Pakistan’s Supreme Court suspends politically motivated probe into outspoken former Chief Justice:
- Pakistan Court Halts Judge Probe (BBC News)
France’s newly elected Prime Minister has French Muslim groups worried, calling for “reassurance†and policies that “serve the interests of the whole of French societyâ€:
- France: Sarkozy Must Reassure Muslims Says Top Islamic Group Chief (Adnkronos International)
Security experts argue why the security and privacy flaws of a national identification card and other post 9/11 big brother measures need to be debated:
- Perspective: National ID Card a Disaster in the Making (Cnet News.com)
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