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Human Rights Situation in Arab World Getting Worse
AllGov 16 December 2009
Efforts to improve the human rights situation in Arab countries have amounted to little more than broken promises since Sept. 11, according to the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies. 
Arab countries fail on human rights—report
The INQUIRER 10 December 2009
By Samer al-Atrush
• Report Summary - EN
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• Annual Report - Arabic
Human rights deteriorated across the Arab world in 2009 with torture widely practiced in several countries, an Arab watchdog said in a report released on Tuesday
CAIRO - The report by the independent Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies surveyed 12 countries and said that most of them repressed human rights activists, press freedoms, and discriminated against religious minorities. The state of human rights in the 12 countries—Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen—"has worsened compared to 2008," the report said.
Slavery, Rape & Abuse - Modern Day Realities for Middle East Maids
TheOPINIONATOR 14 May 2009
While browsing the web, yesterday, I viewed the Arab Times online site and came across several news articles about the rape and abuse of maids in Kuwait.
I was surprised at the cluster of cases so I searched the web for more information and was nearly knocked off my chair when I realized the enormous extent of the huge numbers of foreign maids suffering abuse at the hands of their Middle East "sponsors".
Scotland urged to create an Islamic finance house
Scotsman 16 March 2009
By Jane Bradley
Scots banking veteran John Wright has called for the creation of a dedicated Islamic finance house in Scotland to attract more investment from the Middle East.
Islamic market index to include Turkey
Turkish Daily News (subscription), Turkey November 05 2008
Islamic market index to include Turkey
Arab delegations in Kuwait discuss women as judges
Kuwait Times, Kuwait October 28 2008
Kuwait. Arab delegations participating in a conference held here by the "Organization for Outstanding Parliamentary Performance" discussed the issue of assigning women as judges and Islamic views in this regard.
Islamic states draw new battle lines over Freedom of Expression
International Humanist and Ethical Union October 06 2008
On 2/3 October, over 200 national delegates and NGO representatives attended a unique two-day expert seminar at the UN Geneva to discuss limits to Freedom of Expression.
Convened by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights at the request of the Islamic States, a dozen experts and many other speakers took the floor to explore the links between Freedom of Expression and incitement to religious hatred.
Parliaments, Kings and Tribal Councils: Does 'Islamic Democracy' Exist?
Spiegel Online, Germany September 12 2008
By Daniel Steinvorth & Bernhard Zand
For 1,300 years Muslims have been engaged in a search for a form of government that is right for them. There are parliaments and sometimes even political opposition groups in many Muslim countries, but as a general rule political decisions are based on agreements reached between tribal groups and families.
Why the West is the Best
City Journal March 10 2008
By Ibn Warraq
Last October, I participated in a debate in London, hosted by Intelligence Squared, to consider the motion, “We should not be reluctant to assert the superiority of Western values.”
Muslim intellectual Tariq Ramadan, among others, spoke against the motion; I spoke in favor, focusing on the vast disparities in freedom, human rights, and tolerance between Western and Islamic societies. Here, condensed somewhat, is the case that I made.
Sultanate of Oman: Discrimination of Migrants, Abuse of Woman, Domestic Workers & Trafficking in Human Beings
Amnesty International Annual Report 2007
This report documents human rights issues of concern
to Amnesty International during 2006
Important improvements were made to the labour law but these did not apply to domestic workers, who were mostly foreign migrants and who continued to be subject to exploitation and abuse by employers. A possible prisoner of conscience was released after completing her prison sentence. At least one prisoner remained under sentence of death ...
