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March 03, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: At al-Azhar mosque, struggle over Islam roils a revered Egyptian institution
They came by the thousands, pouring through the ancient stone archways and into the gleaming white marble courtyard of al-Azhar mosque.
March 01, 2012 - Reuters
Reuters: Insight: "Rock star" scholars a risk for Islamic finance
Decades of parsing turgid legal documents have not dampened the enthusiasm of octogenarian Islamic scholar Sheikh Hussein Hamed Hassan.
February 29, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Dubai bank cuts off business with Iranian lenders
A Dubai Islamic bank with ties to the emirate's ruling family said Wednesday it stopped doing business with Iranian banks in December, shortly before the United States approved new sanctions targeting the country's financial system.
February 29, 2012 - The Irish Times
Irish Times: Young Israelis on mission to improve their country's image
A GROUP of eight young Israeli people have come to Ireland to tell their stories in a bid to improve their country’s image.
February 29, 2012 - The Daily Star
Daily Star: Under Israel’s ‘enlightened’ occupation, apartheid has a face
Last month, in the early evening, as I drove on Jerusalem’s Route 1 in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, I was attacked by several Israeli boys.
February 28, 2012 - The Australian
Australian: Somalia's so-called peace does not spare its children's suffering
IN A basic military clinic filled with wounded children, the sour smell of infection hung heavily in the still air.
February 28, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Syria's sectarian fears keep region on edge
Abu Ali fled his life as a Shiite cleric and student in Homs, the besieged Syrian city at the center of an increasingly bloody uprising, but it was not the government he feared.
February 27, 2012 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: In Nigeria, Somalia, and Afghanistan: what is a foreign fighter?
As yet another suicide blast strikes yet another church in northern Nigeria, immigration officials have announced that they are cracking down on the flow of foreigners into northern Nigeria who may be adding to the growing numbers of the shadowy Islamist militia Boko Haram.
February 26, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Algeria’s Islamist parties agree to form an alliance for upcoming elections, party leader says
Algeria’s main Islamist parties have agreed to run as an alliance in May’s parliamentary elections, boosting their chances of taking the largest number of seats, a party leader announced Sunday.
February 25, 2012 - The Economist
Economist: Trying to reconnect
NAZARETH, the largest Arab city in Israel, and Ramallah, seat of the Palestinian government in the West Bank, recently signed the first agreement twinning towns in the two places.
February 24, 2012 - The Daily Star
Daily Star: Women’s spring: Is Lebanon ready for a feminist political party?
For all its virtues, Lebanese society continues to be heavily influenced by patriarchal culture, making it a daunting challenge for women to achieve political influence and power. Yet change may be in the offing.
February 22, 2012 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Will a London conference help set Somalia on path to peace?
After two decades of despair, there are tangible signs of progress in Somalia.
February 22, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Israeli Court invalidates a military exemption
The Israeli Supreme Court has invalidated a law that exempted from military service ultra-Orthodox Jews engaged in religious studies, adding a new urgency to the government’s negotiations with religious parties over a more equitable distribution of the burdens of citizenship.
February 21, 2012 - The Daily Star
Daily Star: The Maghreb’s modern Islamists must look West
Just over a year ago, the Arab Spring sparked dramatic change throughout the region.
February 21, 2012 - The Daily Star
Daily Star: Qabbani, Hezbollah call for boosting of national, Islamic unity
Grand Mufti Mohammad Rashid Qabbani and Hezbollah officials called Monday for boosting Islamic and national unity in Lebanon, amid fears of ongoing strife in Syria spilling over into Lebanon.
February 20, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Israelis flock to sages' tombs seeking miracles
One man prays to heal the legs he broke in a car accident. An older woman pleads for grandchildren.
February 18, 2012 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Syrian conflict spills to neighbors
Syria's civil conflict is rapidly expanding into a regional proxy battle that threatens to cleave neighboring countries, including Lebanon and Iraq, as their populations harden along sectarian lines.
February 13, 2012 - The Independent
Independent: Lesson in extremism at Israel 'peace' school
A school set up to promote peace and understanding between Arab and Jewish communities in Jerusalem has been hit by vandals who have daubed racist threats on its playground walls, including "Death to Arabs".
February 12, 2012 - The Korea Times
Korea Times: Envoy vows Pakistan will stand with Kashmir
Pakistan’s Kashmir Solidarity Day was observed with “solemnity and fervor” by the Pakistani Embassy in Seoul and Friends of Kashmir Association, a Korean support group, and with support from the Pakistani expatriate community at a local restaurant, Feb. 5.
February 11, 2012 - The Economist
Economist: In the shadow of the mosque
THE CLEAN-SHAVEN, middle-aged academic in Lahore is under fire from his wife and his bushy-bearded 20-year-old son, a student.
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