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False progressives in the Muslim world
Jerusalem Post 3 February 2010
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
The November 1958 edition of National Geographic included an article "The Arab World: A Story in Pictures.” Among pictures of Palestinian refugees and UN workers helping them 
Mohamed Ali Harrath, Islamic TV chief, is held over terror claims
Times Online 27 January 2010
By Jonathan Clayton, Dominic Kennedy
The head of the Islam Channel, Britain’s most popular Muslim television station, has been arrested in South Africa and faces deportation to Tunisia over terrorism allegations. The Times disclosed
Austria: Tunisian confesses to slicing off man's nose
Austrian Times 20 January 2010
By Lisa Chapman
A 25-year-old Tunisian has confessed to slicing off another man’s nose with a broken bottle at a Styrian nightclub. He was arrested after a 49-year-old Afghan was found covered in blood in a
Al-Qaeda killing mostly Muslims: 85% of casualties non-Westerners, report says
National Post 15 December 2009
By Peter Goodspeed
Most victims of al-Qaeda terrorist attacks are Muslims living in Muslim countries, says a new report from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The study, by the academy's Combatting Terrorism
Arab countries fail on human rights—report
The INQUIRER 10 December 2009
By Samer al-Atrush
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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.
Mediterranean Union "blocked" due to the Israel-Palestine conflict
ANSAmed 20 May 2009
According to French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, the Mediterranean Union, the ambitious project set up by the rotating presidency of the EU in Paris a year ago, has been "blocked" due to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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".
Italy: Two deported for planning to blow up dam
Islam in Europe 27 March 2009
Moroccan Mohamed Essadeck, from Gaiarine (Treviso), and Tunisian Miri Sghaier, from Manzano (Udine), were deported this week by Minister of the Interior Roberto Maroni for being a danger
Italy expels 2 over terror links
News24.com 23 March 2009
Two North Africans suspected of links to the al-Qaeda network have been expelled from Italy, the ANSA news agency reported on Sunday, citing officials close to the inquiry.
Leaders of the Salafist group (GSPC), “Why we fought the system and why we put down weapons”
Ennahar 16 March 2009
“The regime has changed, so we changed.” With this expression Hattab, the founder of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) group which has now become a branch of El Qaeda in the Maghreb
Headscarf torn between faith and politics
The National 02 March 2009
TUNIS. One evening last year, a computer technician called Afef switched on her television, tuned to an Islamic programme and felt her world suddenly change.
Polish-Born Muslim Convert Sentenced for Leading Role in Tunisian Synagogue Bombing
Jamestown Foundation 26 February 2009
By Raffaello Pantucci
A French court has sentenced Christian Ganczarski, a Polish-born German national and convert to Islam, to 18 years in prison for his role in the 2002 bombing of a synagogue in Tunisia. Though Ganczarski has been
Analysis: Tunisian media is becoming more “Islamized”
Menassat, Lebanon 25 February 2009
By Sofiene Chourabi
A survey in Tunisia showed a record increase in the number of listeners that tune in to the Islamic “Zaytouna” radio station, rating it as the most listened to station in Tunisia.
Slavery: Still a painful reality in Mauretania
ANSAmed, Italy 11 February 2009
Tunis. "Slavery is a painful reality in Mauritania" said President of the Mauritanian organisation SOS Slaves Bairam Ould Messaoud, at a debate in Tunis.
Belgian 'al Qaeda cell' linked to 2006 airline plot
CNN International 11 February 2009
By Nic Robertson and Paul Cruickshank
Brussels. Last December 11, fourteen individuals were arrested in the early hours of the morning in one of the largest counterterrorism operations in Belgian history.
Crisis: Tunisia Froum, Appeal to Mediterranean Union
ANSAmed February 09 2009
The countries taking part in the Union for the Mediterranean must be aware of the seriousness of the situation as concerns the world economy.
German man jailed for Djerba bombing
Deutsche Welle, Germany 06 February 2009
A Paris court has sentenced German terror suspect Christian Ganczarski to 18 years in prison for his involvement in the 2002 bombing of a synagogue
France: Trial of synagogue terror suspects begins in Paris
Adnkronos International Italia, Italy January 5 2009
Paris. Three men suspected of the 2002 bombing of a synagogue in Tunisia that killed 21 people, including two French nationals, went on trial in Paris on Monday.
Trial of three suspects in Tunisian synagogue bombing opens
Deutsche Welle, Germany January 5 2009
Three men suspected of being behind the bombing of a synagogue in Tunisia almost seven years ago have gone on trial in Paris. Among those on trial is Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
Former Tunisian Diplomat Sentenced to 8 Years by French Court
Global Voices December 22 2008
By Suzanne Lehn
Khaled Ben Said, an ex-vice-consul in Strasbourg, was convicted of having ordered acts of torture and barbary upon fellow countrywoman
