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An "X, cut
deep into the gray metal of
the gate,... [evoked] a
memory ... of 1944," when
Stalin's police tagged the
houses of ... the native
Muslim residents of the
peninsula ... and all of
them—almost two hundred
thousand people—were evicted
from their homes, loaded onto
trains, and sent to Central
Asia":
"Turkey banned YouTube for more than
two years until 2010 after users
posted videos the government deemed
insulting to the republic's founder,
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk"." Now Erdogan
threatens to bring back the bad old
days, with himself in the role of
Ataturk ...
... "Erdogan is still going to
remain as a central figure.... But
he’s no longer going to be seen as
the transformative leader he had
aimed to be. The United States no
longer looks at him this way, but …
sees him as creating uncertainty and
potential instability" -- Turkey
specialist Henri Barkey:
"President
Hassan Rouhani told reporters
Saturday that it was wrong to
close down a newspaper on its
first offense just because one
writer was seen as inappropriate.
His comments were broadcast live
on state TV. Rouhani said his
opponents were free to attack
him":
Subjecting members and sympathizers
to prison for up to 20 years, the
ban escalates "a new campaign
against the group across the region
with a sweeping ban that imposes
lengthy prison sentences for even
expressing sympathy with" the
non-violent and unarmed
pro-democracy group:
A Malaysian court on Friday
sentenced opposition leader Anwar
Ibrahim to five years in jail on
sodomy charges, overturning an
earlier acquittal and ending his
hopes of contesting a local election
this month.... International
human rights groups say the legal
moves ... are politically
motivated":
"UN chief Ban Ki Moon wants 12,000
peacekeepers for conflict-riven CAR.
Muslims say they may be killed or
driven out by the time the blue
helmets arrive":
"There is ample scientific evidence
that religious slaughter is at least
as humane as conventional mechanical
slaughter.... By contrast, many of
the studies that suggest that
religious slaughter causes
unnecessary pain have been
agenda-driven and methodologically
flawed":
"The International
Criminal Court (ICC) in the
Hague has said that
after decades of Muammar
Qaddafi's corrosive and capricious
rule, Libya remains too insecure and
its court system too weak to
guarantee that big fish suspects are
properly investigated and tried":
"The statement by the Islamic State
of Iraq and the Levant came a week
after the leader of the powerful
al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front gave the
breakaway faction a five-day
ultimatum to accept mediation by
leading clerics to end infighting or
be "expelled" from the region":
"The Islamic
Jihad denied involvement on
Friday. Khalid al-Baths, an
Islamic Jihad leader, said his
group has 'nothing to do with" the
ship seized by Israel:
[3/2/14] A recording of Dr.
Ahmad's interview on "Sharia
and Intellectual Property"
with copanelist Dr. Michael
Greenberg (RAND Center for Corporate
Ethics and Governance) and moderator
Jonathan Salem Baskin delivered in a
webinar for the Intangible Asset
Finance Society is now available on
online.
[2/28/14] Dr. Ahmad's notes from
the presentation on "The
Current Situation in Syria:
Problems and Prospects" made
by Amb. Mark G. Hambley &
William Morris (Next Century
Foundation) in a round table
discussion at the 2014 Dialogue on
Middle East Strategies sponsored by
the Policy Studies Organization are
now available on our blog.
[1/27/14] Our activity
page has been updated to include
events through October 2013.
[1/23/14]Dr. Emad Shahin is a
highly respected scholar of Islam
and politics in the modern Muslim
world, an advocate of freedom in
Egypt, and a friend to the
Minaret of Freedom Institute. His
indictment under the Egyptian
military junta is actually
shameful self-indictment of
the regime itself and we are pleased
to be able to print his statement as
a guest
blog.
[11/27/13] Dr. Ahmad's series of
notes on the International Institute
of Islamic Thought conference on
Good Governance in Islam: Classical
and Contemporary Approaches
summarizes the presentation and
discussion of Professor Ali Mazrui's
paper “Global
Governance & the Challenges to
Good Governance” on our blog.
[11/25/13] Dr. Ahmad's series of
notes on the International Institute
of Islamic Thought conference on
Good Governance in Islam: Classical
and Contemporary Approaches
summarizes the presentation and
discussion of Dr. Mohamed Nimer's
paper "Global
Governance and Good Governance in
the Wake of the Arab Spring"
on our blog.
[11/6/13] Our Activity
page has been updated to show we are
cosponsoring the next meeting of the
Istanbul Liberty Network in March
2014.
[11/6/13] Our Activity
has been updated to include events
through July 2013.
[11/4/13] Dr. Ahmad's series of
notes on the International Institute
of Islamic Thought conference on
Good Governance in Islam: Classical
and Contemporary Approaches
summarizes the panel discussion on “Challenges of Educational Reform
in Muslim Societies” featuring
Drs. Jamal Barzinji, Ali Mazrui, and
Abdalla al Sheikh Sidahmad on our blog.
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