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Yemen
US-born Yemeni cleric says suspect in Christmas airliner attack was his student
AFP 4 February 2010
By Ahmed Al-Haj
SAN'A, Yemen — A radical American-Yemeni Islamic cleric suspected of ties to al-Qaida has said the Nigerian accused in the failed Christmas airliner attack was his student but that he didn't tell him 
Yemen tribe protects fugitive cleric
The Washington Times 3 February 2010
By Lee Keath and Ahmed al-Haj
SAN'A, Yemen | A radical American-Yemeni Islamic cleric suspected of ties to al Qaeda is in hiding in the remote mountains of Yemen under the protection of his tribe as he seeks to elude a manhunt, 
A big question at London conference: What to do about Yemen?
Christian Science Monitor 28 January 2010
By Howard LaFranchi
How to battle Al Qaeda-affiliated extremists in Yemen has been added to a London conference on Afghanistan. The Fort Hood shooting and Christmas Day airline bombing attempt have made Yemen's 
Radical Yemeni Cleric's Extensive American Contacts a Source of Major Concern
Family Security Matters 20 January 2010
By Steve Emerson
U.S. intelligence officials believe there are dozens – perhaps hundreds – of Americans who have been in e-mail contact with the radical Yemeni cleric who is believed to have inspired and directed 
Yemen sentences first female journalist to prison
Khaleej Times 18 January 2010
SANAA - A Yemeni court on Sunday handed out a prison sentence to a female journalist for the first time, ordering her to spend three months in prison for insulting the country’s president. In 
Editor Arrested as Yemen Media Clampdown Intensifies
IPI: International Press Institute 14 January 2010
By Barbara Trionfi
The arrest on 6 January of the editor and publisher of Yemen’s Al-Ayyam newspaper, Hisham Bashraheel, has reinforced concerns that Yemen’s high-profile clampdown on militants is being used as a 
Plane bomb suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab 'joined al-Qaeda in London'
Times Online 7 January 2010
By Jenny Booth
The man charged with trying to bomb a US-bound plane on Christmas Day was recruited by al-Qaeda in London, the Yemeni government claimed today.
Yemen warns U.S. intervention could strengthen al-Qaeda
Washington Post 7 January 2010
By Sudarsan Raghavan
SANAA, Yemen -- In its strongest language yet, Yemen's government declared Thursday that there are limits to its military cooperation with the United States, warning that any direct U.S. action in 
Allah Has Prepared Them a Victory. And We Are Helping
Huffington Post 6 January 2010
Perhaps the American officials who were involved in planning an air strike which targeted Anwar al Awlaki, an American-born journeyman Islamic preacher, now in Yemen, read his blog before they 
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
• Report Summary - EN
• Report Intro - EN
• 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. 
Subduing Women's Sexuality
FrontPage Magazine 30 November 2009
By Hege Storhaug
My first encounter with Pakistan in 1993 took my innocence. I discovered a culture pervaded with sexuality – sexuality in a very negative sense.
Absolutely everything, from the most trivial day-to-day matters to the most earth-shaking issues, had to do with sex – at least where girls and women were concerned. The same fixation on sex has found its way to the West through immigration. 
Fort Hood shooting: Yemeni police hunting for radical American imam
Telegraph.co.uk 12 November 2009
A radical American imam who communicated with the Fort Hood shooting suspect and called him a hero was once arrested in Yemen on suspicion of giving religious approval to militants to conduct 
Saudi concern rises over Al Qaeda activity in Yemen
Christian Science Monitor 23 Oct 2009
The discovery by Saudi police of two Al Qaeda extremists wearing explosive vests in preparation for an "imminent" suicide attack underscores yet again the rising threat to Saudi Arabia from the deteriorating security situation in neighboring Yemen. 
Yemeni Child Bride, 12, Dies in Labor
CBS News 14 September 2009
A 12-year-old Yemeni child-bride died after struggling for three days in labor to give birth, a local human rights organization said. Fawziya Abdullah Youssef died of severe bleeding on Friday while giving birth 
Yemen: Tribes condemn abduction of foreigners
AKI - Adnkronos International 01 July 2009
Sanaa. The elders of 260 Yemeni tribes have signed a document that criminalises the abduction and harming of foreigners in Yemen, the country's state media said on Wednesday. 
Two German Nurses Probably Dead in Yemen
Spiegel Online 17 June 2009
By Matthias Gebauer
The German government now believes that two German nurses were among those found dead in Yemen. The fate of six other missing foreigners -- including an 11-month-old baby -- remains unclear 
Yemen: Jihad against German nurses and a South Korean teacher
Jihad Watch 16 June 2009
By Robert Spencer
An update on this story: Six of the nine Westerners previously reported dead are now reported as missing in the story below 
British hostage feared murdered by al-Qaeda in Yemen
Telegraph.co.uk 15 June 2009
By Duncan Gardham
Officials in Yemen said the bodies of the foreign hostages, including three children and at least three women, were found murdered in the north of the country. They had been seized last Friday 
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". 






