“The definition of ‘infiltrator’, which exposes a person to a prison term of three to seven years could, in principle, be applied to any person the military commander wishes ill, including Israeli and international citizens.”:
- Israeli Order Raises Eviction Risk (Al Jazeera)
Challenged by “a diverse array of democracy advocates, head-scarf-wearing Muslim women, journalists and others who complain that the military’s grip on power has largely benefited wealthy and secular elites”:
- In Turkey, Military’s Power Over Secular Democracy Slips (Washington Post)
Exercising its unique influence over Iraqi politics, Iran calls on Iraqi to form a coalition government that includes Sunnis:
- Iran Wants Sunnis in Iraqi Politics (NY Times)
Al- Azhar’s acquiescence to the ruling party line is an obstacle to regaining the its lost influence that once covered the Muslim world:
- Cairo’s Revered Al Azhar University Now Overshadowed by TV Imams (Christian Science Monitor)
“This park has been a few minutes of freedom,” says one Afghani woman, pushing her mother on a swing. “That freedom can be addictive.”:
- Kabul Park Offers Afghan Women a Taste of Freedom and Opportunity (Washington Post)
Former IAEA deputy director Bruno Pellaudsay says that although they are “major scientific achievement,” the new centrifuges may little “change the political outlook of the Iranian nuclear issue”:
- Iran Unveils Improved Centrifuges (Al Jazeera)
With the Maryam’s mysterious return, Pakistanis still want Dr. Siddiqui’s repatriation and, together with all Muslims, remain concerned over the fate of her still missing youngest son:
With twelve parties boycotting the elections, nothing can change:
- Bashir: The Only Choice Left in Sudan Elections (Christian Science Monitor)
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