A “TV journalist, filmmaker and Muslim, set[s] out to capture a different story:”
- Filmmakers Focused on Faith: Movie Festival Challenges Muslim Stereotypes and Puts Spotlight on Diversity (Washington Post)
House members raise privacy concerns after unclassified details of classified cyber-security program go public:
- House Lawmakers Question Privacy in Cyber-Security Plan (Washington Post)
Iraq’s Presidency Council approves executing “Chemical Aliâ€, but can’t agree on major legislation to facilitate national reconciliation, meanwhile Turkey finally withdraws its troops from northern Iraq and extremists kidnap a prominent Christian cleric in Mosul:
- Execution of ‘Chemical Ali’ Approved (Los Angeles Times)
- Turkey Withdraws Troops From Northern Iraq (New York Times)
- Iraqi Chaldean Archbishop Seized (BBC News)
Despite Pakistan’s electoral mandate against Musharraf, Bush continues his failed policy of supporting the dictator:
- U.S. Embrace of Musharraf Irks Pakistanis (New York Times)
For the first time in centuries, Egypt breaks with tradition to appoint a woman to authorize marriage and divorce contracts:
- Woman to Conduct Egypt Marriages (BBC News)
Declassified FBI documents timelining the 9/11 attacks reveal possible official Saudi connections to the hijackers:
- FBI Documents Contradict 9/11 Commission Report (Raw Story)
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