Iraqi political leaders now see national reconciliation not as goal, but as end result of more limited and efficient government run by the best people for the job, not political and sectarian cronyism:
- Top Iraqis Pull Back From Key U.S. Goal (Washington Post)
Play written by local rights activist lampooning state officials for distorting so-called shari’a law to steal public funds is censored:
- Nigerian Sharia Court Bans Play (BBC News)
Seeking to impose its version of Islamic orthodoxy, the hardline Indonesian Ulema Council prods local police into conducting a raid on a tiny local heterodox movement, prompting criticism from civil society and government rights organizations:
- Crackdown On Islamic Sect Criticised (Adnkronos International)
Increasing grassroots influence of American Muslims grows as more school districts in the New Jersey/New York area close for Eid holidays:
- More Districts Closing on Muslim Holidays (New York Times)
New York University international relations professor Tony Judt slams “liberal hawks†for supporting the Iraq war by falsely arguing that the United States had the moral high ground to invade:
- From Military Disaster to Moral High Ground (New York Times)
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