GAO fails to fulfill its oversight role at the spy agency responsible for conducting warrantless wiretapping:
Iranian students hit the pavement to protest against government interference and mismanagement of university education and campus life:
- Protests Flare at 2 Iranian Campuses (Washington Post)
After slapping Tehran with more sanctions, some countries halt further “politically motivated†resolution against Iranian officials:
- Anti-Iran Nuclear Move ‘Dropped’ (BBC News)
Local activist Wazhma Frogh uses familiar Islamic values, not the secular language of universal human rights, to persuade fellow Afghans to push for greater women’s rights in Afghanistan:
- Inside Islam, A Woman’s Roar (Christian Science Monitor)
While sustained Taliban violence keeps ordinary Pakistani citizens unsettled, opposition parties and movements remained focused on undoing Musharraf’s authoritarian measures reducing his power:
- String of Suicide Bombings Unsettles Pakistan (Christian Science Monitor)
- Musharraf Is Still Focus in Pakistan (New York Times)
Muslim and Catholic leaders meet at the Vatican to set up permanent forum for discussing ways of solving violence in the name of religion:
- Vatican and Muslims to Establish Permanent Dialogue (Reuters/Washington Post).
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