Religion News on the Web
Selected religion-related news from around the Web
December 20, 2011
- The New York Times
NY Times: Mass march by Cairo women in protest over abuse by soldiers
CAIRO — Several thousand women demanding the end of military rule
marched through downtown Cairo on Tuesday evening in an extraordinary
expression of anger over images of soldiers beating, stripping and
kicking female demonstrators in Tahrir Square.
December 13, 2011
- The Associated Press
AP: Algeria's Islamists hope for election victory
Algeria's
Islamists, buoyed by election victories of their brethren across North
Africa over the past two months, are looking to triumph themselves next
spring in nationwide polls.
December 13, 2011
- The New York
NYT: U.S. leaving Iraqi comrades-in-arms in limbo
Meeting various neighbors and supplicants on a recent evening, America’s staunchest ally in Iraq, Sheik Ahmed Abu Risha, sat in a tent sipping tea from an implausibly tiny glass cup. He greeted each new visitor with a hearty outburst of “dear one” and a kiss on the cheek.
December 12, 2011
- The Korea Herald
Korea Herald: Opinion: Palestinians’ next ‘invention’ will be a state
In November 1947, shortly after the United Nations voted for partition
of the Holy Land into separate Arab and Jewish states, Chaim Weizmann
was cited by the New York Times as saying that “the most important work
now was to build Palestine.”
December 10, 2011
- The Economist
Economist: Everywhere on the rise
REVOLUTION sweeps away a hated tyrant, unleashing a joyous jumble of
hopes. Amid the cacophony a faint but steady drumbeat grows louder.
December 10, 2011
- The Economist
Economist: It’s on the rise too
WHEN revolutionary Zionist pioneers first pitched up in Palestine,
they tended to look askance at the existing Orthodox Jews as dusty
museum pieces.
December 10, 2011
- The New York Times
NYT: In Egypt, a conservative appeal transcends religion
Voters attending a political rally by
ultraconservative Islamist sheiks might expect a pious call for strict
religious rule — banning alcohol, restricting women’s dress, cutting off
the hands of thieves.
December 09, 2011
- Bloomberg
Bloomberg: Jerusalem orders Mosque ramp shut
Jerusalem's city engineer has ordered the closing within a week of
the Old City's Mughrabi ramp, which leads to the hilltop compound that
contains the al-Aqsa Mosque, saying it is "a threat to public safety."
December 08, 2011
- The Associated Press
AP: Palestinians' statehood bid part of Christmas
At Christmas time the world looks to Jesus' traditional birthplace of Bethlehem, and this year the Palestinians hope to use some of that attention to boost their quest for independence.
December 05, 2011
- Reuters
Reuters: Islamist rivals battle for votes on Egypt’s streets
Both want Egypt
run along Islamic lines but on Monday election campaigners for
the party of the well-established Muslim Brotherhood and backers
of an ultra-conservative Salafi group showed their rivalry runs
deep.
December 04, 2011
- Reuters
Reuters: Iran calls for calm in crisis with Britain
Iran called on the West to avoid a deepening diplomatic
crisis following the storming of the British embassy in Tehran, saying
it was an issue between Tehran and London alone, Iranian media reported
on Saturday.
December 04, 2011
- The Associated Press
AP: Candy, cash _ al-Qaida implants itself in Africa
The first time the members of al-Qaida emerged from the forest,
they politely said hello. Then the men carrying automatic weapons asked
the frightened villagers if they could please take water from the well.