{"id":196,"date":"2007-01-30T10:56:49","date_gmt":"2007-01-30T15:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=196"},"modified":"2007-01-30T10:56:47","modified_gmt":"2007-01-30T15:56:47","slug":"news-and-analysis-13007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=196","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (1\/30\/07)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">Reenacting the martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad&#8217;s grandson, Husayn:<\/font><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0in\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/01\/30\/AR2007013000323.html\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">Bombs Kill Dozens of Ashura Pilgrims<\/font><\/a><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\"> (Washington Post)<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s back to 1979:<\/font><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0in\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/01\/29\/AR2007012902090.html\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">With Iran Ascendant, U.S. Is Seen at Fault<\/font><\/a><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\"> (Washington Post)<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">EU rejects US efforts to impose further economic and diplomatic isolation on Iran:<\/font><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0in\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2007\/01\/30\/washington\/30iran.html?ref=world\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">Europe Resists U.S. Push to Curb Iran Ties<\/font><\/a><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\"> (New York Times)<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">Saudi Arabia\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Shi\u00e2\u20ac\u2122as: Tone down the sectarian talk or else there will be trouble<\/font><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0in\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/news\/world\/articles\/2007\/01\/30\/saudi_shiites_troubled_by_sunni_rhetoric\/\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">Saudi Shi&#8217;ites Troubled by Sunni Rhetoric<\/font><\/a><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\"> (Associated Press)<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">All sects in Lebanon appeal for calm:<\/font><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0in\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/2007\/0129\/p99s01-duts.html\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">Lebanese Parties Try to Find Way to Avoid Civil War<\/font><\/a><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\"> (Christian Science Monitor)<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">While Egypt is cracking down on its press freedom\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/font><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0in\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/2007\/0130\/p04s01-wome.html\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">Egypt Steps on the Press as it Backtracks on Democratic Reform<\/font><\/a><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\"> (Christian Science Monitor)<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6Syrians are finding greater access to information through the internet:<\/font><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0in\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reason.com\/news\/show\/118380.html\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">After the Damascus Spring: Syrians Search for Freedom Online<\/font><\/a><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\"> (Reason Magazine)<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">Private law firms step up their support for habeas corpus and legal representation of Gitmo detainees after Pentagon remarks:<\/font><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0in\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; 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