Let noble thoughts come from all quarters
An understanding, not judgement
Minorities in the News
1. Iraq Shias
"Iraqi Shiites see the mediocrity of their own leaders" comments Abd Al-Hussein Shaaban in The Daily Star, February 07, 2008, http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=5&article_id=88760
2. Bahais in Egypt
'A question of faith" by Gamal Nkrumah in Al-Ahram Weekly, Jan 31, 2008, http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/882/fr2.htm
3. Armenians and Turkey
On Feb 6, 2008, The Daily Star reports about a legal against in the US against insurance companies for claims dating back to the final stages of the Ottoman Empire. http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=88729.
4. Muslims in UK
Text of the Feb 7 speech of The Archibishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams where he observed that the introducation of sharia laws in UK "seems unavoidable" is availabel at: http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1575 and a BBC survey of Sharia laws in different parts of the world see, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7235357.stm.
5. Arabs in Israel
Interior Minister Meir Sheetrit announced that his ministry will submit a proposal to build a new Arab city with the Galilee region as the possible location, report Ha'aretz, Feb 13, 2008, http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/953649.html
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