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• In Iraq, 2 Attacks Raise Fears of Sectarianism

  
  NYT > Global Home — Authority: 151
  In the past week, attacks by men wearing Iraqi Army uniforms have revived the specter of the death squads, stirring concern at the highest levels of the Iraqi and American commands.
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• Saudi Arabia seeks to curb flu and stop protest at haj

  
  FaithWorld — Authority: 631
  More than two million Muslims gather this week for the annual haj pilgrimage to Islam’s holy city of Mecca, where Saudi authorities hope to minimize spread of the H1N1 virus and prevent any political demonstration. (Photo: Saudi security official at a checkpoint between  Jeddah and Mecca, 21 Nov 2009/Caren ...
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• What happened today?

  
  Roads to Iraq — Authority: 474
  What happened today is a dramatic twist in the events, the Kurds and the Shiites are in one front to face the Sunnis. seats from Nineveh, Salahuddin and Tamim provinces are given to the Kurds. We don’t know what is Hashimi’s reacion because his website is blocked (see previous post) but there are some reports say ...
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• Yemen On The Brink

  
  Muslims Against Sharia — Authority: 624
  by Stephen Brown While the fighting in Afghanistan continues to dominate news coverage, one Middle Eastern country has emerged as a leading flashpoint of Islamic terrorism. Yemen, most recently in the headlines as the home of Anwar al Awlaki , the exiled imam who fled to the country after inspiring Fort ...
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• Reality Check: The Hajj

  
  Muslims Against Sharia — Authority: 624
  This month, hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims from around the globe are converging upon the Saudi Arabian holy cities of Mecca and Medina to perform the hajj, the pilgrimage that believers are supposed to make at least once in their lives as long as they have the health and the means to manage it. The ...
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• Bridging the Gap: Somalias Harakat al-Shabab Smartly Publicizes its Public Sector Social Service Work

  
  ?????? ?? ????? Views from the Occident — Authority: 409
  The Somali insurgent- jihadi group Harakat al-Shabab al-Mujahideen ["Movement of the Warrior-Youth"] is publicizing its public sector social service work, such as distributing materials and monetary aid to those in need and building bridges, literally. This is a smart decision from a strategic point of view, since ...
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• Iraq PM ramps up attacks on Baathists before vote (AP)

  
  Blogger — Authority: 167
  AP – A stepped-up campaign by Iraq’s prime minister against Saddam Hussein loyalists is alienating Sunni Muslims and stoking tensions between them and the majority Shiites ahead of key national elections. See more here: (AP)"> (AP)">Iraq PM ramps up attacks on Baathists before vote (AP)
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• Gulf arms race triggered by Iranian aggression

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 973
  Tensions over Irans nuclear programme have spurred an arms race in the Gulf with record defence deals being negotiated.
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• Suicide bomber kills Iraqi policeman, injures eight

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 719
  Baghdad, Nov 22 (DPA) A man detonated explosives packed into his car as he approached a police checkpoint north of the western Iraqi city of Falluja Sunday, killing a policeman, authorities said.Health officials said five policemen and three civilian bystanders were injured.Police said many military vehicles were been ...
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• Bringing al-Zabîdî to Light and to Life

  
  tabsir.net — Authority: 121
  19th century Cairo mosque illustration from Henry Van-Lennep’s Bible Customs . Those of us who spend hours using Arabic lexicons would be at a loss without the massive Tâj al-‘Arûs min jawâhir al-qâmûs of Muhammad Murtadâ al-Zabîdî. Completed by this consummate Muslim scholar in 1188/1774 after ...
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• Is imam a terror recruiter or just an incendiary preacher?

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 173
  The Yemeni-American imam whos been under renewed scrutiny after the deadly shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, preaches against alcohol, birthday parties, black magic and extramarital sex. He also supports armed struggle — jihad — against the U.S. military in Afghanistan and Iraq, and has encouraged extremist insurgents ...
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• Maliki has succeeded to achieve the required votes

  
  Roads to Iraq — Authority: 474
  Confidential information, available from Friday and Saturday’s meetings among political Blocs and parties, reveal that the Parliament is going to veto Al-Hashemi’s veto despite the call of Jalal Talabani to discuss the veto positively. Shiite parties will use the Federal Court opinion and Sistani’s concerns to ...
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• Iraq Clerics Aide Urges End to Political Crisis

  
  Muslims Against Sharia — Authority: 624
  BAGHDAD — A top aide to Iraqs Shiite spiritual leader on Friday urged the countrys fractious political blocs to solve a crisis over a key election law that threatens to delay national polls planned for January. Sheik Abdul-Mahdi al-Karbalaie , the representative of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in the ...
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• Iran and Plutonium

  
  Muslims Against Sharia — Authority: 624
  Debka is reporting that IAEA inspectors turned up evidence that Iran has a plutonium program in addition to its uranium program fro making nuclear weapons. The IAEA experts discovered 30 metric tons-IS of heavy water hidden in 600 tanks, each holding 13 gallons, according to the report they handed in last ...
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• Jundullah Leader Abdul Malik Rigi Writes Letters to Obama, U.N. Secretary General, & Turkish Prime Minister; Morgue Photo of IRGC General Published

  
  ?????? ?? ????? Views from the Occident — Authority: 409
  Abdul Malik Rigi, the leader of the Iranian Baluchi (Balochi) jihadi -insurgent group Jundullah ["Gods soldiers"], has written letters to United States president Barack Obama, United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon, and Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. All three letters are dated November 15, and ...
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• Fitzgerald: Yemen, and What to Think About It

  
  Jihad Watch — Authority: 757
  If you have been paying attention - and even if you have not - by now you know that something is going on in Yemen. You have heard about the "Houthis" - that is, a group of Shia, who have named themselves after a leader of one of their tribes, and who live in the northern part of Yemen, where they constitute a ...
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• Editorial: Iraq’s Election Law Morass

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 912
  American officials need to help resolve the impasse over election laws in Iraq, and Iraqis must learn how to forge reliable compromises.
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• Current situation and the three options

  
  Roads to Iraq — Authority: 474
  The crisis - The absence of a constitutional provision allowing the extension of the Parliament term until the elections, which means that the country will be without a parliament and Maliki’s government will turn into caretaker government until elections are held. The constitutional crisis may extend beyond that ...
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• Iraq struggles over election law dispute (AP)

  
  Relevant News — Authority: 473
  AP – Iraqi lawmakers will vote Saturday on how to break a deadlock over a key election law after a vice president vetoed the legislation, causing a crisis that could delay a national vote scheduled for January and affect the timetable for an American troop withdrawal. See more here:  (AP)"> ...
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• Iraq Sentences Sunni Leader to Death

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 912
  A leader of the Sunni Awakening Council was sentenced to death for the murder of a girl, sparking charges that the Shiite-dominated government was targeting Sunnis.
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