Archive for January 31st, 2010
Egypt’s Copts send 4,000 letters to Obama
Bikya Masr reports: “The American Coptic Assembly said in a statement last week that the Coptic community in the United States and across the world had sent 4,350 letters to American President Barack Obama in the past week, asking him to take a stand to protect the Copts in Egypt. According to a statement
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Egypt: “In Egypt, Religious Clashes Are Off the Record”
NYT reports on the continuing issues with Copts in Egypt: – NYT: “In Egypt, Religious Clashes Are Off the Record” – “A few weeks ago, on the day that Coptic Christians celebrate Christmas Eve,
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West Bank: 2 West Bank mosque arson suspects released to house arrest
West Bank: 2 West Bank mosque arson suspects released to house arrest – Jerusalem Post reports: “Two men arrested earlier this month in connection with the arson attack on a mosque in the West Bank village of Yassuf were
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Turkey: Bliss: Turkish hit ducks hot issues of honor killings
Turkey: Bliss: Turkish hit ducks hot issues of honour killings – Toronto Star: rape victim in film told to be murdered by her family for “shaming her kin” AKPC_IDS
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Jordanian’s Sentence Reduced for “Honor Killing” of Sister
– AFP reports: “Jordanian jailed for sister’s ‘honour killing’” – “A Jordanian court sentenced a 19-year-old man to 10 years in jail for stabbing his sister to
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