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June 08, 2012 - The Times
The Times: Ghostly sect of Syria’s past haunts its future
When the French ruled Syria after the carve-up of the Middle East that followed the First World War, they needed a local group they could rely on, a favoured minority to keep the rest in check and to help to enforce their mandate.
June 07, 2012 - The Moscow Times
Moscow Times: Orthodox Church destruction fought in Morocco
The Russian Orthodox Church is fighting the demolition of a church in Casablanca after a defrocked priest illegally sold it to a local developer, church officials say.
June 06, 2012 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Israel moves to improve religious freedom – for Jews
Israel has always touted a national respect for freedom of religion in a region where religious intolerance runs high.
June 03, 2012 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: In Lebanon, a worrying sectarian spillover from Syria
Rival Sunni and Alawite factions fought on Saturday some of the heaviest gunbattles seen in Lebanon's second largest city since the dark days of the the civil war which ended more than two decades ago.
June 02, 2012 - The Telegraph
Telegraph: The Shabiha: Inside Assad's death squads
The door to Dr Mousab Azzawi's clinic, on the Mediterranean coast of Syria, was always open to anyone who needed help.
May 31, 2012 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Muslims accuse Ethiopian government of meddling in mosques
Ethiopia's Muslims have been protesting 'state interference' in their affairs for the past six months.
May 31, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Revered Jerusalem church comes alive at night
After the last tourists leave the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem's Old City at nightfall, a little-known but centuries-old tradition unfolds at one of Christianity's holiest sites.
May 29, 2012 - The Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail: Syria ‘at a tipping point,’ Annan declares
As the civil war veers toward what the UN’s peace envoy called a decisive moment, grisly details from the scene of a massacre have prompted Canada and several other countries to expel Syrian diplomats.
May 29, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Egypt: Islamist candidate reassures women, Copts
The presidential candidate for Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood on Tuesday sought to expand his support base ahead of a tight runoff against an ex-regime figure next month, vowing to ensure the full rights of Christians and women if he is elected.
May 29, 2012 - The Irish Times
Irish Times: Egypt further polarised by choice between theocrat and enforcer
EGYPTIAN VOTERS defied pundits, pollsters and the people as a whole by projecting two old regime figures, Muslim fundamentalist Muhammad Mursi and former minister Ahmad Shafiq, into the second round of the presidential election on June 16th-17th.
May 28, 2012 - Newsweek
Newsweek: Afghanistan: The Taliban’s high-tech urban strategy
Qari Jamal has returned safely from a reconnaissance mission in Kabul.
May 28, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Pair of villages in Holy Land teaching Aramaic in effort to revive language that Jesus spoke
Two villages in the Holy Land's tiny Christian community are teaching Aramaic in an ambitious effort to revive the language that Jesus spoke, centuries after it all but disappeared from the Middle East.
May 27, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Christian woman sues boss over Islamic dress code in Jordan
A Christian Jordanian woman said Sunday she is suing her Gulf Arab employer for arbitrary dismissal after she refused a new dress code forcing her to cover her head.
May 25, 2012 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Egypt's next leader won't be a creature of Tahrir Square
The prevalent view that this week's presidential election is Egypt's first experiment with the ballot box is only partly true.
May 24, 2012 - The Daily Star
Daily Star: Homosexuality tests on detainees a violation: HRW
The ongoing practice of performing invasive tests to determine homosexuality on the orders of the Lebanese judiciary is in contravention of international standards on prisoners, Human Rights Watch deputy director for the Middle East said during a debate on the subject Wednesday.
May 24, 2012 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Israelis cling to faith in peace treaty
Israel has watched its cold peace with Egypt turn frigid since the downfall of President Hosni Mubarak, but as Egyptians voted for a new leader this week, some Israeli officials said they believe the peace treaty between them is likely to endure no matter who wins.
May 23, 2012 - The Toronto Star
Toronto Star: Egypt election: Women still face political challenges in post-Tahrir world
For Egyptian women, it was the most revolutionary image of all: male and female protesters spending days and nights together in Tahrir Square, bringing down a hated regime side by side — comrades in a country where women had long been plagued by masculine scorn and harassment.
May 23, 2012 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Opinion: Egypt elections: Sharia can support democracy
The role of Islam in government is a big question in today's presidential election in Egypt.
May 21, 2012 - The Australian
The Australian: Real reform for women a must in Muslim world
In the latest edition of Foreign Policy magazine, Muslim reformer Mona Eltahawy called for a genuine revolution in the Middle East. Unlike the Arab Spring, this one would release women from oppression. "First we stop pretending," she said. "Call out the hate for what it is."
May 21, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Egyptian women feel excluded, despite the promise of the revolution
After Egyptian women stood shoulder to shoulder with men in the protests that toppled Hosni Mubarak, many looked forward to a role in the revolution’s next steps.
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