On Libya, Ivory Coast, theological dissent, and Opening Day
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: There’s a pariah state someplace known for brutalizing its people and destabilizing its region. As cracks start to appear, the West turns up the heat in favor of regime change.
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The Muslim Sisterhood – Visions Of Female Identity In The New Egypt
The women of the Muslim Brotherhood played a supporting role in Egypt’s revolution, and now they want to have a hand in shaping its democratic future.
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Iranian Baha’i leaders hit by ‘vindictive’ sentence extension
The reimposition of 20-year jail terms on seven leaders of Iran’s Baha’i religious minority is “outrageous”, Amnesty International said today as it made a renewed call for their immediate release
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