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May 16, 2012 - The Daily Star
Daily Star: Palestinians peacefully mark Nakba Day across Lebanon
Palestinians and their supporters peacefully commemorated the 64th anniversary of Nakba, or the catastrophe, Tuesday with a series of protests across the country, in stark contrast to the deadly events of last year.
May 15, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: In presidential bid, Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood moves to harder line on Islamic law
At a campaign rally for the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate for president, a hardline cleric and TV preacher sang Mohammed Morsi’s praises before thousands massed in the stadium of an industrial city in Egypt’s Nile Delta.
May 12, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Coptic Christians fear rise of Islamists on eve of presidential elections
A year after an attack by ultraconservative Muslims raised the spectre of a wave of religious strife in Egypt, the Christian churches in Cairo’s Imbaba district have been repaired, with sturdy wooden rafters, fresh paint and portraits of the Virgin Mary and Jesus ready to be hung anew.
May 11, 2012 - USA Today
USA Today: Christians in Syria live in uneasy alliance with Assad, Alawites
Hani Sarhan is a Christian who says none of his relatives works with the regime of Bashar Assad or has anything to do with it.
May 11, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Culture war looms as Israel pledges to end ultra-Orthodox military exemptions
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dramatically bolstered his ruling coalition this week with a unity deal meant to help him thwart challenges from fringe factions.
May 09, 2012 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Islamists expected to boost share in Algeria elections
Islamist parties are widely expected to extend their influence over North African politics on Thursday, when Algeria holds its first parliamentary elections since the Arab Spring uprisings.
May 09, 2012 - The Daily Star
Daily Star: Geagea: Christians must spearhead change
The Christians of the Middle East should not view with trepidation the turmoil engulfing the region over the past 18 months, Syria especially, but should instead seize the initiative to advance change and ensure communal survival, says Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea.
May 06, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Islamist attacks saint’s tomb in Timbuktu
A new member of an Islamist group in north Mali attacked and burned a saint’s tomb classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Timbuktu, the spokesman for the group said Sunday.
May 05, 2012 - The Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail: Opinion: How competition helped fuel the Arab Spring
As we pass the first anniversary of the Arab Spring, we still have questions about these historic convulsions.
May 05, 2012 - The Guardian
Guardian: Egypt's generals wait in the wings as battle for democracy sours
There is a narrow footbridge overlooking the entrance to the ministry of defence in the Abbasiya district of Cairo. On Friday afternoon, this crowded bridge provided the best view of the frontline in the latest round of violent clashes between the army and demonstrators who suspect the country's ruling generals of wanting to hold on to power.
May 05, 2012 - Los Angeles Times
LA Times: Dynamic pragmatist becomes top Islamist contender in Egypt
The stage along the sea was a politically crafted advertisement for Egypt's diversity: An unveiled woman chatted with a bearded Islamist and a retired soccer star shared the spotlight with a young hero from last year's revolution.
May 03, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Trial postponed for fugitive Iraqi VP
The terror trial of Iraq's fugitive Sunni vice president was postponed Thursday as his lawyers appealed to have parliament create a special court to hear the case that has touched off a political crisis and could deepen the nation's sectarian divide.
May 02, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Tunisian court case exposes rift over free speech in new democracy
Outside the courthouse, 16 armed police officers screen all comers, including hundreds of lawyers in flowing black robes.
May 02, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Methodists vote against ending investments tied to Israel
The United Methodist Church, the nation’s largest mainline Protestant denomination, voted against two proposals on Wednesday to divest from companies that provide equipment used by Israel to enforce its control in the occupied territories.
May 01, 2012 - The Irish Times
Irish Times: West looks to the East for growth as Islamic finance comes centre stage
WITH WESTERN financial markets still suffering the after-shock of the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the resulting credit crunch and Eurozone sovereign debt crisis, attention is now turning to the Middle East.
April 30, 2012 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Syria attacks seen as sign of extremists' rise
Suicide blasts on Monday and a series of other bombings across Syria have renewed concerns that unrest there is giving extremist Islamist groups room to grow, a scenario Western officials fear will make it more difficult to contain the crisis.
April 29, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: In Egypt, Salafist vote could prove decisive
After Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was ousted last year, ultraconservative Muslims known as Salafists emerged from the shadows and quickly became a surprising political force.
April 28, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Montague and Capulet as Shiite and Sunni
It is not poison or a dagger that takes the lives of the young lovers, but a suicide bomb.
April 27, 2012 - The Guardian
Guardian: After the Arab spring, the sexual revolution?
An explosive call for a sexual revolution across the Arab world in which the author argues that Arab men "hate" Arab women has provoked a fierce debate about the subjugation of women in countries such as Egypt, Morocco and Saudi Arabia.
April 25, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Egypt Islamic body backs Brotherhood candidate
A panel of fundamentalist Islamic clerics has endorsed the candidate of the Muslim Brotherhood for president of Egypt, an attempt to prevent a split among conservative Muslim voters.
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