When a woman quoted Qur’an to a man to prove that a woman could be president of Egypt, his rebuttal was to grope her:
- In Egypt’s Tahrir Square, Women Attacked at Rally on International Women’s Day (Christian Science Monitor)
The violence between Muslims and Copts that started with a church-burning over an interfaith romance accelerates as an estimated 140 are wounded:
- 13 Die in Sectarian Violence in Cairo (Washington Post)
Westerners know them as “salons” from the French word, but they started thousands of years ago in Egypt and were adopted by the Muslim middle class in 9th century Baghdad under the name of “mujalasat (“sitting down together”):
- At the Salon, Egyptians Plan Their Future (Christian Science Monitor)
As the fighting intensifies, deaths are reported; Gaddafi continues to blame foreigners …
- New Air Raids Hit Libyan Oil City (Al-Jazeera)
… and Defense Secretary Robert Gates wanrs of the ramifications of implementing a no-fly zone:
- What Are Pros and Cons of a No-fly Zone over Libya? (Christian Spence Monitor)
One witness considers the founding documents of Islam to be intolerant, but at least three others question the premise that Muslims are uncooperative in the fight against terrorism, a fifth counsels Somali-American youth against radicalization, and a sixth “is critical of the FBI for ignoring what he says were signs his son was potentially dangerous”:
- Witnesses for King’s Muslim Hearings (Washington Post)
Not surprisingly, the promoters of [Oklahoma’s] legislative campaign know next to nothing about sharia”:
- Extremists on Extremism: Peter King and the Sharia Scam (Huffington Post)
As the Tunisians undemocratically ban the old regime from future political involvment …
… the democratic uprising spreads:
- UAE Activists Demand Right to Elect Parliament (Washington Post)
