Archive for December, 2011
Libyan rebel chief warns Egypt over pro-Qaddafi TV
Abdullah Naker, the commander of Tripoli’s Revolutionist Council, said Egypt’s Nilesat satellite broadcaster had allowed Muammar Qaddafi's official Al Jamahiriya station to broadcast last week. [Read More]
Egypt risks losing military Aid
The raids fell under a wider campaign by Egypt’s military rulers to silence dissent after months of criticism of its human rights record, according to analysts. [Read More]
Egypt Muslims, Christians clash over cartoon
a group of Muslims set fire to a shop owned by the student’s father in a nearby village and another group burned Christian homes in another neighboring village and clashed with its residents. [Read More]
Fifteen killed in car bomb in southwest Pakistan
A car bomb exploded in front of the house of the son of a former federal minister, Naseer Mengal, on Friday [Read More]
Thousands of Islamists demonstrate in Jordan calling for reform
Islamists, youths and tribesmen, marched from al-Husseini mosque in central Amman to the nearby city hall [Read More]
Egypt’s democracy activists fear wider clampdown
Military and judiciary officials said the groups were suspected of funneling foreign funds to foment protests and instability and “influence public opinion in non-peaceful ways.” The groups and other rights organizations dismissed the accusations as an attempt to taint [Read More]
Egypt’s military rulers vow to protect churches in Coptic celebrations
Dozens of Coptic youth staged a protest inside Saint Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral on Friday against Pope Shenouda’s invitation to Salafis and the Muslim Brotherhood to attend the Christmas Eve Mass on Jan. 7, Egypt’s state-run al-Ahram daily said on its website [Read More]
Al-Qaeda trying to recruit fighters in Libya
Following the collapse of Qaddafi’s regime in the face of an armed rebellion and a NATO-led air campaign, Western governments have voiced concern about violent extremists trying to exploit instability in the country or getting their hands on surface-to-air missiles. [Read More]
Afghan Child Bride Tortured
Child bride is normal in Islamic society and allowed by Islamic law. [Read More]
Islam and the Enemies of America: Interview with Clare M. Lopez
Unfortunately, the United States has failed over a period of many decades to extend meaningful support to the voices of democracy in the Muslim world, and especially in the Muslim Middle East. [Read More]