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DEATH PENALTY: Not in the Name of the Quran
- Inter Press Service
Islamic regimes look for provisions and precedents to carry out the death sentence in the name of Islam. But, says Dr. Mohammad Al-Habash, director of the Islamic Studies Centre in Damascus, they are not looking enough at 13 provisions within the Quran to commute the death sentence to a lesser punishment.
'Identities Do Not Have Borders'
- Inter Press Service
Sep. 11, 2001 deeply affected the relations between the United States and Europe on one hand and North Africa and the Middle East on the other.
Post-War Libya Urged to Create New Human Rights Regime
- Inter Press Service
As the United Nations celebrated the birth of a new democratic Libya, the National Transitional Council (NTC), which has been duly recognised as the legitimate government, is faced with new political demands - even before it could get off the ground.
Ship of State Needs More Women at the Helm
- Inter Press Service
Less than 10 percent of the world's political leaders are female, according to United Nations figures, but many of them were present Monday at U.N. headquarters in New York, where they reiterated calls for increased participation for women as critical to both economic development and democracy.
Street Clashes Resume in Yemeni Capital
- Inter Press Service
At least 21 people have been killed and over 100 injured in fresh clashes on the streets of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, a day after 26 anti-government protesters were shot dead and hundreds wounded by troops and gunmen loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
U.N. Security Council Fiddles While Syria Burns
- Inter Press Service
'Syria is on fire,' says one exasperated U.N. diplomat, 'while the Security Council fiddles.'
Europe Confronts Its Borders
- Inter Press Service
The influx of Tunisian migrants into Europe following the country’s ‘Jasmine Revolt’ has sparked a debate over the application of the passport-free Schengen Agreement.
U.S.-SAUDI ARABIA: Agreeing on Less and Less
- Inter Press Service
Accumulating strains between the United States and Saudi Arabia are steadily weakening one of the world's longest lasting and most effective bilateral alliances, according to observers here.
MOROCCO: Demands for Autonomy Spread
- Inter Press Service
Morocco’s offer of autonomy to Western Sahara to stave off demands for full independence is boomeranging on the kingdom with other regions now demanding similar freedom.
U.S. in a Bind Over Palestine's Bid for U.N. Recognition
- Inter Press Service
The Palestinian drive for statehood status at the United Nations injects new uncertainty into an already volatile Middle East, threatening to further isolate Israel and diminish already dwindling U.S. influence in the region.
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