News and Analysis (9/16/08)

Zoning laws and signs of bigotry:

• Italy’s Right to Curb Islam with Mosque Law (Reuters)

Denied by both the Pakistani and US Military, warning shots supposedly fired at US military in a raid across the Pakistani border:

• Pakistan Allegedly Repulses U.S. Raid (Washington Post)

Sharia courts given power to rule in Muslim civil cases:

• Revealed: UK’s First Official Sharia Courts (Sunday Times/Freedom’s Phoenix)

Prime Minister consolidates power and gains independence from US control:

• Iraq’s Nouri Maliki Breaking Free of U.S. (LA Times)

Iran remains reticent about nuclear research despite pressure from IAEA:

• U.N. Watchdog Reports Growing Frustration with Iran’s Nuclear Push (LA Times)

Anwar Ibrahim says he would prefer negotiating a transition to a new government over a show of force:

• Malaysian PM Calls Opposition Bluff (Al Jazeera)

Imran

Minaret of Freedom Institute Program Assistant