Diplomatic opening emerges between Tehran and Washington, both will meet in Baghdad to discuss Iraqi, regional security:
- Iran Will Hold Talks With U.S. on Iraq (Reuters/New York Times)
International, regional politics destroying long-standing interfaith harmony between Muslims and Christians in Ethiopia:
- Ethiopians Fear for Their Interfaith Oasis (Washington Post)
Iraqi PM Al-Maliki staves off walkout by reaching political compromise with Sunni parliamentary bloc:
- Iraqi PM Agrees to Bigger Sunni Role (Reuters/Washington Post)
34 people killed in Pakistan after disputes between opposition and pro-Musharraf organizations turn violent:
- Fresh Clashes on Karachi Streets (BBC News)
Two Syrian political reform activists each receive three-year jail sentences:
- Syrian Democracy Activists Jailed (BBC News)
Prominent Sunni and Shi’a American Muslim leaders in Detroit sign pact establishing a series of guidelines stressing commonality and mutual respect for one another:
- Sunni and Shi’a Leaders in Michigan to Sign Historic Muslim Code of Honor Today (Muslim American Society)
