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Reporting from Cairo — Egyptians are cautiously rejoicing over the recent appointment of a veiled Egyptian American Muslim woman as an advisor to President Obama. Dalia Mogahed, senior analyst and executive director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, was appointed this month to Obama’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. · Judge to review …
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Olmert’s Nightmare – The Growing Belief in a One-State Solution – By NADIA HIJAB
Ehud Olmert’s nightmare is at hand. Not only does the former Israeli prime minister now really have to fight those corruption charges. He also faces the realization of his fears that the Palestinians might give up on a two-state solution in favor of a struggle for equal rights that would mean, as he put it, the “end of the Jewish …
Read More »Under the Growing Washington-Tel Aviv –New Delhi Axis, Pakistan Next? After Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sir Allama Muhammed Iqbal, one of the greatest poets and thinkers of the last century, once said that “ there would be no peace in the world if there was no peace in Afghanistan”- a deeply entrenched tribal society known for sacrificing precious lives to preserve their rights and dignity . Those in and around Afghanistan understand the extremely complex …
Read More »Let’s Skip Gaza: Pope’s PR Blunder By Stuart Littlewood – London
So the Pope won’t be visiting Gaza on his trip to the Holy Land next month. The Holy Father’s spokesman has told the Israeli press that he’ll refrain from visiting Gaza regardless of attempts to persuade him otherwise. ‘Refrain’ is a telling choice of words: “the Pope will refrain from visiting Gaza….” It smacks of abstinence, as in abstaining from …
Read More »TURKEY: Obama Offers Islam a Handshake By Hilmi Toros
ISTANBUL, Apr 7 (IPS) – On his first visit to a Muslim country this week, U.S. President Barack Obama proposed “a new chapter” in U.S. engagement with the Islamic world. He drew much praise, while some remain skeptical. “The United States is not, and never will be, at war with Islam,” he told the Turkish Parliament in capital Ankara Monday. …
Read More »A Dutch TV jury has found Osama bin Laden not guilty of the September 11 attacks.
Dutch TV show exonerates Osama bin Laden ‘Devil’s Advocate’ jury finds no proof he was behind Sept. 11 By Scott Roxborough April 9, 2009, 12:37 PM ET Hollywoodreporter.com In the conclusion Wednesday night to the show “Devil’s Advocate” on Dutch public broadcaster Nederland 2, the jury of two men and three women, along with the studio audience, ruled that there …
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