Unless the military removes the state of emergency now, why should we believe their promises?
- Military Moves Quickly to Bring Elections to Egypt (Washington Post)
An “under-reported dimension of the Egyptian revolution … suggests a fascinating moment may be upon us, … when both Islam and Christianity (and, one would hope, other religions as well) can experience a shared reformation … against religious fear, intolerance, hatred, and violence”:
- The Egyptian Revolution and Theological Reformation (Huffington Post)
“If our rulers give [Raymond Davis] to the United States, Pakistan will come out on to the streets and protest as people did in Egypt” — Imdad Sabir, a Lahori schoolteacher:
“Leaders like Frederick Douglass knew that the hedonist couldn’t be freed, just as the good man can never really be enslaved. There was a reason slave owners tried to enslave their ‘property’ to drink and immorality”:
- Liberty, Not Just Freedom, for the Middle East (Washington Post)
In Libya, “protests reportedly began after the arrest of Fathi Terbil, who represents relatives of more than 1,000 prisoners allegedly massacred by security forces in Tripoli’s Abu Salim jail in 1996. He was later said to have been freed”:
Previously “thought to be vanquished in 2009,” the Boko Haram is now blamed for targetted killings:
- Police Blame Muslim Radical Sect for Attempted Church Attack in Troubled Northern Nigeria (AP / Canadian Press)
According to human rights organizations, the Muslim minority group has “been subject to extrajudicial killings, forced labor, restrictions on movement and religious persecution in Burma”:
“God does not remove knowledge by extracting it from [His] servants. Rather He removes knowledge by removing the scholars” — Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him):
- To Really Address the Roots of Muslim Radicalization, First Make Sure You Understand It (Huffington Post)
A first-time dissident suggests why Egyptians have abandoned their passivity:
- I Was Born Again on #Jan25. So Was Egypt (Christian Science Monitor)
