The unconfirmed report of the circumstances of “Hart’s death comes amid escalating chaos that has engulfed Guantanamo over the past three months—from a mass hunger strike to military commissions and renewed pressure on the White House to shut down the prison facility”:
- Guantanamo Attorney Found Dead in Apparent Suicide  (Truthout)
Reportedly, “the bombs used at the Boston Marathon — and the pipe bombs allegedly thrown at police from the Tsarnaevs’ car during a gunfight four days later — show striking similarities to instructions from Inspire magazine[,]” an al-Qaeda magazine allegedly found on Katherine Russell’s computer:
- Investigators Sharpen Focus on Boston Bombing Suspect’s Widow (Washington Post)
PM “Sheikh Hasina’s government established the tribunal in March 2010 to try the collaborators, but it has been hit by a series of controversies. A presiding judge resigned in December last year after his leaked internet calls showed he was under pressure from the government to deliver a quick judgement”
- Bangladesh Tribunal Indicts UK Muslim Leader (Al-Jazeera)
“On May 11, voters in Pakistan go to the polls in what could be a historic transition – the first democratic transfer of civilian power[,]” while in the campaign in “Asian tiger” Malaysia, “Muslims mostly debated which party would best continue” its economic progress” …
- Despite Stalled Arab Spring, Muslim Nations Grasp for Democracy (Christian Science Monitor)
… in both cases the underdog may win:
- Imran Khan Reaches Out to Young Voters with ‘Third-way’ in Pakistan’s General Election (Guardian)
- Malaysia Opposition Has Narrow Lead Ahead of Election (Reuters)
- Malaysia Prepares for Its Closest Election in 50 Years (Christian Science Monitor)
“Sally has been an outspoken critic of a Buddhist group, Bodu Bala Sena, which has since February allegedly attacked Muslim and Christian religious establishments” and Amnesty International is demanding his captors either charge him or release him”
- Sri Lankan Muslim Politician Arrested (Indo-Asian News / Yahoo)
If you want o take a final exam in Tunisia, be prepared to show some skin:
- Tunisia Court Convicts 2 Veiled Women in Standoff (AP / abc News)
“A sweeping, 226-page report from the Pew Forum … turns up some fascinating insights into not just the views held in the ‘Muslim world’ but the wide diversity of those views between Muslim communities”:
- What the Muslim World Believes, on Everything from Alcohol to Honor Killings, in 8 Maps, 5 Charts (Washington Post)
“[T]his community settled by Germans and Scandinavians, its religious life built around Catholic and Lutheran churches, bears the name of a Muslim hero …  renowned in the 19th century for leading Algeria’s fight for independence and protecting non-Muslims from persecution. Even Abraham Lincoln extolled him”:
Israel has apologized (sort-of) for its piracy against Turkey, but its on going piracy against Palestinian fisherman continues unchallenged by the international community and unnoticed by the media:
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