February 14, 2008 – Ikhwanweb

Other Issues February 14, 2008

Arab charity is blooming – no thanks to America

Oil and conflict. These are the two topics that dominate news coverage of the Middle East.

Human Rights Military Tribunal Prisoners of Conscience February 14, 2008

U.S. peace activist protests Egypt military trials

U.S. peace activist Cindy Sheehan pressed Egypt on Wednesday to free members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood who are on trial in a military court, urging leniency for the sake

Human Rights February 14, 2008

Nominee Backs Human Rights in Egypt

President Bush’s nominee for ambassador to Egypt, brushing aside allegations of interference, vowed on Wednesday to do all in her power to push the most populous Arab country to advance

Human Rights Iran February 14, 2008

Shutting Down Zanan

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran and his hard-line allies rail against the United States and other external “enemies,” but who they really fear are their own citizens.

Iran February 14, 2008

Iran’s Clerical Old Guard Being Pushed Aside

After Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s followers toppled a U.S.-backed autocracy in Iran, he brought to power a coterie of politically engaged clerics who sought to create the world’s first Islamic republic.

Human Rights Islamic Issues February 14, 2008

Turkish Lawmakers Vote on Head Scarves

Parliament voted Saturday to amend the constitution to lift a decades-old ban on Islamic head scarves at Turkey’s universities, despite fierce opposition from the secular establishment.

Islamic Issues Other Opinions February 14, 2008

TURKEY – Veiled Democracy?

THE West doesn’t know quite what to think of Turkey’s Islamic-oriented ruling party: does it envision a liberal, European future for Turkey or an Islamist one? A vote this week

Human Rights Islamic Issues February 14, 2008

Zoning Board Rejects Islamic Center Plan

After months of heated debate, the zoning appeals board in Walkersville has rejected a proposal by a Silver Spring-based Muslim sect to build a mosque and retreat facility on a

Islamic Issues February 14, 2008

Danish Newspapers Republish Prophet Mohammed Cartoon

Five Danish newspapers have republished on Wednesday(Feb. 13, 2008) a caricature satirizing the Prophet Mohammad which sparked huge protests across the Muslim World in 2006.

Human Rights MB News Prisoners of Conscience February 14, 2008

Dozens of MBs Arrested during a Crackdown in 3 governorates

Wide scale sweeps of arrests have been launched today at dawn(Thursday Feb. 14, 2008) by the Egyptian security forces against Muslim Brotherhood members.

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