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?

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.

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.

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’.

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.

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.

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.

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.