“[C]onflicting reports emerged about whether the country’s embattled president will resign”:
Terms of the U.S. aid to Egypt have allowed “funds labeled by Washington as promoting democracy often ended up being used for other projects, such as sludge removal or to bolster the very judicial institutions used to jail democracy advocates”:
- Follow the Egyptian Money (Washington Post)
Karroubi’s call “for a rally on Monday to support the popular uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia”hits a raw nerve for the Iranian regime; a virtual admission of its similarity to the secular dictatorships:
“The names [of the ministers] do not make any difference to us, what makes a difference is what’s going to be done on the ground by the way of reforms.” — former Islamic Action Front deputy general secretary Nimer Al-Assaf:
- Jordan’s New Cabinet Looks Oddly Familiar (Christian Science Monitor)
A Muslim Brother speaks directly to Americans:
- Democracy Supporters Should Not Fear the Muslim Brotherhood (Washington Post)
“We are the first to admit we are not deterring piracy.” — Navfor spokesman Wing Commander Paddy O’Kennedy:
- Pirates Seize Oil Tankers, Putting Oil Supply Routes at Risk (Christian Science Monitor)
“Five deans are among the 100 faculty members who signed a letter asking the Orange County District Attorney’s Office to drop the charges filed last week against” eleven Muslim students already punished for disrupting “a speech by Israel’s U.S. ambassador”:
- Irvine Faculty Members Seek Dropping of Student Charges (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
In British schools using “the … national curriculum” of our Saudi ally:
- Muslim Pupils Learn to Cut off Hands of Thieves (Telegraph)
In 1991, the veteran of the war against the Soviets in Afghanistan “along with his brother, was convicted of robbing a bank in Pakistan in 1991, but a sentence that included amputations of a hand and foot was overturned”:
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