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Obama's Islamic America
Written by EDITORIAL   

The Washington Times
12 August 2010

What country is he talking about?

President Obama says Islam has always been part of America, which raises the question, does the president know something about American history that we don't?

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What the Head Scarf Means, When Everyone Wears One
Written by MONA EL-NAGGAR   

The New York Times
10 August 2010

CAIRO — As far as wardrobes go, the head scarf worn by a Muslim woman to cover her hair has become the most loaded political and religious symbol today. And while the West wrestles to accept it, Muslim societies where the majority of women now wear the veil are wrestling to understand what it means beyond its standard function.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 10 August 2010 )
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Rochdale shopping centre abandons 'Muslim-friendly lavatories'
Written by Daly Telegraph, London   

10 August 2010

Plans to install Muslim-friendly squatting lavatories in a British shopping centre have been dropped.


Councillor Farooq Ahmed called the lavatories 'an embarrassment to
Rochdale' which had stirred up racial tension.

Last month the Exchange Shopping Centre in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, disclosed plans to build two "Nile squatting pans" alongside the traditional western lavatories in its newly refurbished lavatory blocks.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 10 August 2010 )
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Richard Dawkins sparks outcry after likening the burka to a bin liner
Written by Daily Mail, London   

10 August 2010

Richard Dawkins tells of his 'visceral revulsion' at Muslim dress

The outspoken atheist Professor Richard Dawkins has re-ignited the furore over the burka, describing it as a ‘full bin-liner thing’.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 10 August 2010 )
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Facebook, YouTube and Twitter are the new tools of protest in the Arab world
Written by Mona Eltahawy   

The Washington Post
9 August 2010

Khaled Said is not the first Egyptian whom police allegedly beat to death.

Khaled Said is not the first Egyptian whom police allegedly beat to death. But his death has sparked a virtual revolution that is affecting Egypt's tightly controlled society.

Last Updated ( Monday, 09 August 2010 )
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Egyptian woman alleges rape by police on TV
Written by BBC News   

5 August 2010


The alleged rape victim was upset by press coverage
following her TV appearance

Human rights activists in Egypt have expressed concern following allegations that a woman was raped by two police officers.

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US-Egyptian dissident returns to Egypt
Written by SARAH EL DEEB   

The Washington Post
4 August 2010


Egyptian-American academic, political opposition and human rights
activist Saad Eddin Ibrahim, arrives at Cairo airport late on Aug. 4

CAIRO -- An Egyptian-American academic and vocal government critic returned to Egypt late Wednesday for his first visit after a three year exile despite outstanding complaints filed against him for damaging Egyptian interests.

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In Saudi Arabia, a landmark welcome of a Christian scholar
Written by Caryle Murphy   

The Christian Science Monitor
3 August 2010


Leonard Swidler, a professor of religion at
Temple University in Philadelphia

In a country that endorses Islam as the official religion, bans conversion to other religions, and punishes Christian proselytizing by death, Saudi Arabia's recent welcome of an American Christian scholar is a landmark.

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Thoughts on the President’s Health
Written by Alaa Al Aswany   

3 August 2010


In the 1980s I was studying in the United States for a master’s degree in dentistry and at the same time interning as a doctor in the University of Illinois hospital in Chicago. The patients who came to the hospital were poor Americans, most of them black. Every patient had an accurate medical file which contained his medical history, details of his health and the results of any tests the patient had had.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 03 August 2010 )
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Three-quarters of non-Muslims believe Islam negative for Britain
Written by Haroon Siddique   

The Guardian, London
2 August 2010

Three-quarters of non-Muslims believe Islam has provided a negative contribution to British society, according to a new poll, which has prompted calls for Muslims to help improve the perception of their faith.

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