Leadership Council member says Muslims are not doing enough in “educating the public and allaying their fears of Muslims in the mosque, what goes on in the mosque”:
- US Muslims Invite Dialogue to Counter Anti-Islamic Tensions (Voice of America)
Ratings of the ruling Christian Democratic (CDU) and Free Democratic parties “have slumped so badly this year because of economic problems that their opponents accuse them of using Islam as a scapegoat”:
Turkey’s “Higher Education Board has instructed Istanbul University that it can no longer expel students for violating the dress code”:
Are the abuses of the Suharto days over? “”I promise you, if it does turn out these abuses were carried out recently, we’ll find out who was responsible and we’ll come down hard” — Lt. Col. Susilo, provincial military spokesman:
- Outrage Follows Video Showing Torture of Papuans (Miami Herald)
A soldier’s testimony “that he was ordered to erase two cell phone videos of the massacre scene” has many wondering:
- Will Fort Hood Shooting Trial Find Motive – or Link to Terrorism? (Christian Science Monitor)
Late in the game, Sudan’s defense minister objects to a secession vote before deciding what are the borders or how oil revenues will be decided:
- Sudan Repeats Warning of Possible Referendum Delay (AP / Washington Post)
A violent daylight assault on Chechnya’s parliament …Â has shattered the Kremlin narrative that peace and order are being restored” under Ramzan Kadyrov’s leadership:
- Chechen Parliament Attack a Threat to Kremlin Strongman (Christian Science Monitor)
