Minority Watch # 02 August 1, 2007

Let noble thoughts come from all quarters.
An understanding not judgement.

Minorities in the News

1. Bedouins in Israel

Bedouins in Israel protest over land rights. Ha'aretz, 16 July 2007, http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/882365.html

2. Bedouins in Israel

House demolitions to be delayed, Ha'aretz, 20 July 2007, http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/883846.html

3. Arabs in Israel

Criticims of the Jewish National Fund Law, editorial in Ha'aretz, 20 July 2007, http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/884358.html

4. Christians in Iraq

"The destruction of Iraq's Christians" by Rayyan al-Shawaf in The Daily Star (Beirut), 20 July 2007, http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=5&article_id=83937

5. Non-Muslims in Egypt

Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa says Muslims can convert into other religions, The Daily Star, 25 July 2007, http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=84053

Articles, Reports etc.,

1. Kurds in Turkey

"Turkish nationalism and the Kurdish question" by Mesut Yegen in Ethnic and Racial Studies, January 2007, pp.119-151

2. Arabs in Israel

Commentary by Rami G Khouri on the inclusion of Nakba in Israeli school text books, The Daily Star, July 28, 2007, http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=5&article_id=84138

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