{"id":284,"date":"2007-04-25T10:36:15","date_gmt":"2007-04-25T15:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=284"},"modified":"2007-04-25T10:55:46","modified_gmt":"2007-04-25T15:55:46","slug":"news-and-analysis-42507","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=284","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (4\/25\/07)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\">In the wake of publicized abuses and appointment of new Undersecretary of Intelligence, Department of Defense announces end to obscure and intrusive domestic intelligence program:\u00c2\u00a0<\/font><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\"> <\/font><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0<\/font><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0<font size=\"2\"><\/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\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/04\/24\/AR2007042402540_pf.html\"><font size=\"2\">Pentagon to End Talon Data-Gathering Program<\/font><\/a><font size=\"2\"> (Washington Post)\u00c2\u00a0<\/font><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\">Extremist secular nationalism and the interference of the secular military establishment foment religious intolerance toward faith-based activism\u00c2\u00a0and religious minorities in Turkey:\u00c2\u00a0<\/font><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\"> <\/font><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0<\/font><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0<font size=\"2\"><\/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\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/2007\/0425\/p07s02-woeu.htm\"><font size=\"2\">Turkey&#8217;s Christians Face Backlash<\/font><\/a><font size=\"2\"> (Christian Science Monitor)\u00c2\u00a0<\/font><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\">Clobbering bad guys and negative stereotypes, Kuwaiti psychologist Naif al-Mutawa develops the Islamic comic book series \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The 99\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in order to provide culturally relevant heroes for Muslim youth:\u00c2\u00a0<\/font><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\"> <\/font><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0<\/font><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0<font size=\"2\"><\/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\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/2007\/0425\/p13s01-algn.htm\"><font size=\"2\">A Comic About Truth, Justice, and the Islamic Way<\/font><\/a><font size=\"2\"> (Christian Science Monitor)\u00c2\u00a0<\/font><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\">Under moderate Islamist party leadership, free market economic reforms have led to greater national prosperity, creating a growing Muslim religious middle class in Turkey:\u00c2\u00a0<\/font><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\"> <\/font><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0<\/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\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2007\/04\/25\/world\/europe\/25turkey.html?ref=world&#038;pagewanted=print\"><font size=\"2\">Presidential Pick in Turkey Is Sign of a Rising Islamic Middle Class<\/font><\/a><font size=\"2\"> (New York Times)\u00c2\u00a0<\/font><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\">Polling of Muslim-majority countries show highlights complexities of Muslims\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 sentiments toward Al-Qaeda and American militarism, the public role of Islamic values and laws and democratic governance:\u00c2\u00a0<\/font><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\"> <\/font><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0<\/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\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/2007\/0425\/p01s04-wome.htm\"><font size=\"2\">Poll: Muslims Show Only Partial Support for Al Qaeda&#8217;s Agenda<\/font><\/a><font size=\"2\"> (Christian Science Monitor)\u00c2\u00a0<\/font><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; 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