17 February 2011 According to a video from Al-Jazeera, Taliban fighters in Afghanistan are viewing negotiations with the United States and NATO as a victory.
11 February 2012 According to an article in the Guardian, dated 10 February 2012, the government of Saudi Arabia used the Interpol system to arrest a journalist. Twenty-three year old, Hamza Kashgari, was arrested in Malaysia. Here are some brief excerpts from the article: Kashgari, a newspaper columnist, fled Saudi Arabia after posting a tweet [...]
Dec 142011
14 December 2011 The BBC reports that the Canadian government has banned the wearing of veils for individuals wishing to take the oath of citizenship. One of the reasons given by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration-according to the article-appears to be that question of whether or not the applicant was actually reciting the oath. [...]
May 022011
01 May 2011 An article in the Associated Press (01 May 2011) reports that US President Barak Obama has announced that Osama Bin Laden was killed by U.S. troops near the capital of Pakistan. Here are some brief excerpts from the article: Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror [...]
28 April 2011 A report from Al-Jazeera, translated and published by the folks at MEMRI (17 April 2011) shows Yemeni Women Demonstrate against President Ali Saleh. Here is the video clip (be aware, MEMRI servers can be a little slow): Links to more articles, on this story, can be found below. —————————– [...]
22 April 2011 According to an article from Fox News (22 April 2011), Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Malaki has told the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff that Iraq’s Military can handle its own security. Al-Malaki informed Adm. Mike Mullen of this last night, according to the article. Here are some [...]
Apr 162011
16 April 2011 According to a report by the Assyrian International News Agency, in an article dated 16 April 2011, thousands of Muslims protested against the appointment of a Christian governor in the Egyptian province of Qina. According to the article, this province has been the scene of much inter-religious conflict in the last year. [...]
More TV News Commentators Slug it Out
28 April 2011 According to a video published by MEMRI (13 April 2011), guests on Iraqi TV come to blows when discussing the topic of Saddam Hussein. This display comes on the heels of another display which took place recently on Egyptian TV (Shoes Fly on Egyptian TV – Literally). Here is the [...]