“You cannot impose things by issuing decrees and directives — a choice imposed by force has no value whatsoever…. In some universities, female students are forced to wear the chador (covering the whole body, leaving only the face exposed), but the way they are forced to wear it… it is better not worn since it becomes worthless” — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad:
- Ahmadinejad Slams Pressure To Impose Islamic Values (Huffington Post)
“Egypt’s beleaguered educational system has long been run by Cairo, with poor results. Only Mongolia and Honduras rank lower among comparable economies. Egyptians now demand better” …
- Egyptians Begin to Take Back Their Clunker Classrooms (Christian Science Monitor)
… but the role of religion in that reform is the subject of debate:
- How Much Quran Belongs in the Classroom? (Christian Science Monitor)
He might have a point is the college doesn’t already have at least than 25 books and one DVD on Judeo-Christian culture:
- GOP Congressman Warns That Library Books About Muslim Culture Will Undermine Christianity (Think Progress)
Is France leading the U.S. into yet another quagmire?
- In France, the Mali Intervention Is More Popular than Gay Marriage (Washington Post)
- Mali Rebel Fighters Better Prepared than First Thought: French Officials (Christian Science Monitor)
- French Triple Troops in Mali, Prepare for Assault (AP / Denver Post)
- Its Allies Reluctant, France Goes It Alone In Mali (AP / NPR)
- Al-Qaida-Linked Militants Seize BP Complex in Algeria, Take Hostages over Mali Intervention (AP / Washington Post)
- U.S. Weighs Military Support for France’s Campaign Against Mali Militants (Washington Post)
Amid political and economic consternation over the prime minister;s arrest …
- Pakistan Supreme Court Orders Arrest of Prime Minister on Corruption Charges (Guardian)
- Pakistan’s political crisis: Is democracy endangered? (Christian Science monitor)
- Pakistani stock exchange on edge after court orders prime minister’s arrest (Christian Science Monitor)
… both the military and Qadri, who backed “a military coup in 1999 [and] … is calling for … the installation of a caretaker administration to oversee electoral reforms” deny “that the army, which has a long history of meddling in politics, has tacitly endorsed his campaign in an effort to pile more pressure on a government it sees as inept and corrupt”:
Someone, we don’t know who, found the message “Welcome to Sydney. Love for all, hatred for none” to be intolerable:
- Muslim Group Shocked by Vandalism in Sydney (CBC / Yahoo)
It’s a concession that sanctions have had an affect, but Ahmadinejad’s declaration that Iran must diversify and decentralize the economy, he points the way for the nation to emerge stronger:
- Iran President: Sanctions Fight Requires Oil Shift (AP / abc News)
The U.S. condemns Mursi’s impolitic statements against Zionist aggression made long before his election to the Egptian presidency, but has no comment on Israel’s current all-out frontal attack on Palestinian rights:
- Israeli Troops Kill Teenager near West Bank Barrier, Palestinians Say (Washington Post)
- Watchdog: Israeli West Bank settlement record shows intent to sabotage Palestinian state (AP / Washington Post)
- Flouting Ban Ki-moon’s appeal, Israel demolishes homes in E. Jerusalem and Hebron (Mondoweiss)
“The manuscripts are said to have come from a remote area near the borders of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, wild terrain largely controlled by warlords. Jews probably migrated there in the early Middle Ages to engage in commerce along the Silk Road” and constitute “actual physical evidence of the Jewish life and culture within the Iranian culture of the 11th century”:
- lluminating Jewish Life in a Muslim Empire (NY Times)
Malaysia beats Saudi Arabia on “criteria including the level of safety in a country, the ease of access to halal food and prayer facilities, and whether hotels cater to the needs of Muslim guests”:
- Malaysia Rated Top Muslim-friendly Holiday Destination (Al-Arabiyya)
Leave a Reply