Is a ruling that government transit agencies must accept an advertisement saying “Support Israel; Defeat Jihad” consistent with a ruling that they may reject an advertisement saying “Boycott Israel; Boycott Apartheid”?
- Another Federal Judge—Another Billboard Lawsuit (Uprooted Palestinians)
“The motive of the attacks appeared to be efforts by the two Muslim leaders to combat the spread of radical Islam in the region”:
- Claim of Responsibility in Russia Attack (NY Times)
“The government can take down anybody at any time they want to…. As long as they’re willing to lie, and cheat, and manufacture evidence as they do here in these cases, all of us are at risk” — said Stephen Downs, executive director of Project Salam:
“[N]o one could make her believe churning her legs as fast as she could possibly make them go was against Allah and the Muslim faith, which she remains so devoted to she refused to compete without the hijab, especially during the holy season of Ramadan”:
A parliamentary vote of no confidence in Western friendly ministers and the success of Taliban propaganda that the Afghan troops are not Muslims are omens of what’s ahead in Afghanistan:
- President Karzai Sacks Security Chiefs Ahead of NATO Exit (Christian Science Monitor)
- Afghan Army’s Future Filled with Unknowns (AP / Army Times)
“Tensions have been running high between the Sunni-dominated kingdom and Shiite Iran as both regional powers had taken opposite stances on the uprisings in Bahrain and Syria”:
- Saudi Invites Iran for Extraordinary Muslim Summit (AFP / Yahoo)
An astronaut defects, historic sites are blasted, and pilgrims are abducted, but not to worry, and Hilary Clinton makes plans to discuss the deteriorating situation with the Turks:
- Rebel Astronaut? Syria’s First Man in Space Defects, Says Turkish Report (Christian Science Monitor)
- Robert Fisk: Syria’s Ancient Treasures Pulverised (Independent)
- Gunmen Kidnap 47 Iranian Pilgrims In Syria (NPR)
- Clinton to Hold Syria Talks in Turkey on August 11 (Reuters)
“Erdogan’s government recently announced plans to introduce elective Kurdish classes in schools” but not “full education in the Kurdish language, fearing it would divide Turkey along ethnic lines”:
- Turkey: 115 Kurdish Rebels Killed in Offensive (AP / Washington Post)
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