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- President Obama's response to my email. (75 comments)
- Free Syrian Army puts up stiff resistance in Al Rastan. (49 comments)
- State Department's new Middle East fund in trouble on Capitol Hill (8 comments)
- The Nigerian jihad in historical perspective (the Sokoto Caliphate and Boko Haram) (21 comments)
- Stable Africa attracts Middle East money (6 comments)
State Department's new Middle East fund in trouble on Capitol Hill
Seeded on Sat May 19, 2012 4:42 PM EDT ()
The biggest single new initiative in the State Department's $51.6 billion budget proposal for next year was a Middle East Incentive Fund -- $770 million in mostly new money to help State respond to the Arab Spring by supporting emerging democracies and their c …
Let's stop celebrating mass murderers — The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper
Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 9:48 AM EDT (The Punch )
The Acting Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, reacted to the recent terror attacks on the media in a way that can be interpreted in more ways than one. After the attacks on the offices of ThisDay, The Sun and The Moment newspapers, Abubakar refused to call the …
President Obama's response to my email.
Tue May 15, 2012 2:10 PM EDT
I was pleasantly surprised when I checked my email this morning. I have written the White House on numerous occasions regarding the situation in Syria. I never really expected a response to my emails. This morning I was both flattered and humbled as I opened it. Here is …
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The Nigerian jihad in historical perspective (the Sokoto Caliphate and Boko Haram)
Tue May 15, 2012 2:41 AM EDT
The Islamization of Nigeria, a case study.(or more than you ever wanted to know about the Falani and Igbo people of Nigeria) The Fulani, were, and are, a nomadic people who have been influential throughout the history of North West Africa for …
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Free Syrian Army puts up stiff resistance in Al Rastan.
Mon May 14, 2012 5:15 PM EDT
The Syrian military shelled the town of Al Rastan today killing nine of its citizens. An all out battle ensued early this morning as mukhabarat security forces clashed with members of the Free Syrian Army. Casualties were in the dozens amongst the Syrian military, …
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Stable Africa attracts Middle East money
Seeded on Mon May 14, 2012 5:57 AM EDT (Times Live)
Flush with cash from oil but stuck with few options for growth in developed markets, Middle East investors are increasingly looking to Africa. Though the fast-growing continent offers plenty of opportunities, bankers say there are also a raft of problems for Middle East investor …
UN refugees chief: Africa sinks deeper into crisis
Fri May 11, 2012 2:28 PM EDT
The head of the U.N. refugee agency says deepening humanitarian crises across the Middle East and North Africa combined with persistent global economic woes have created a "nightmare scenario."
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Nigeria's rape survivors: Sarah's story, part 1 | Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Seeded on Fri May 11, 2012 1:57 PM EDT (Radio Netherlands Worldwide | RNW - NEWS, ANALYSIS AND BACKGROUND IN 10 LANGUAGES, WORLDWIDE 24 HOURS A DAY, ON RADIO, TELEVISION AND THE INTERNET.)
Violent clashes between Muslim Hausa-Fulani and the predominantly Christian Taroh ethnic groups in Wase, Nigeria, left over five thousand people dead and a hundred thousand others displaced in July 2002. As women and children of the worst-hit Kadarko district fled their homes, …
Sudan: Islamists' Demand for an Islamic Constitution Stirs Ripples of Controversies | Islam Online English
Seeded on Wed May 9, 2012 4:13 PM EDT (islam online)
A coalition of Islamist parties and Muslim organizations in Sudan, have launched a vigorous campaign advocating the adoption of a Sharia-compliant constitution in the Muslim-dominated state – an agitation which has sparked furious controversies
Islam in Africa: The Invisible Genocide of ChristiansÂ
Seeded on Wed May 9, 2012 11:34 AM EDT (Voice of the Copts)
The UN does nothing, the world is silent, and most Western citizens, who know little about Africa, do not know it is happening. The goal is creating a big African-Islamic continent. Christians must be killed or expelled.Fom Nigeria to Sudan, it is raging, the “Odium Fidei …
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