Tehran and Washington up the ante–with warships, military exercises, detained Iranian-Americans and the latest IAEA report–before talks begin on Iraq’s security:
- Stakes Rise in US-Iran Standoff (Christian Science Monitor)
Editorial in the Washington Post urges the Bush administration to press Musharraf on strengthening Pakistan’s democratic institutions as an alternative to religious extremists coming to power:
- Pakistan’s Peril (Washington Post)
Sadr makes public appearance after laying low for a while and publicly reasserts himself over his own organization in the midst of internal purging of rogue elements and renewed overtures to Sunni groups:
- Sadr Back in Iraq, U.S. Generals Say (Washington Post)
Ruling in North Carolina keep the doors of religious liberty open to Muslims, allowing them to publicly swear oaths on the Qur’an:
- Islam: U.S. Court Allows Oath Taking on the Koran (Adnkronos International)
After PBS rejects controversial film on Islam based on “filmmaking and documentary standards†film is resurrected by CPB, suggesting political motivations and pressure were involved:
- Rejected by PBS, Film on Islam Revived by CPB (Washington Post)
