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  • April 2008

    • Court Could Outlaw Turkey's 'Islamist Government'

      Reuters  |  Apr 1, 08 3:35 AM CDT

      Court Could Outlaw Turkey's 'Islamist Government'

      (Newser) - Turkey's top court has agreed to hear a case that could outlaw the nation's ruling party and bar its president and prime minister from politics, Reuters reports. The AK Party is accused of trying to undermine Turkey's secular constitution and establish an Iran-style Islamic state. The case pits Turkey's popularly elected government against the country's secular elite, including army generals. More »

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      European Union  • Turkey  • Recep Tayyip Erdogan  • secularism  • Abdullah Gul  • Islamist  • political party

  • March 2008

    • 10 Killed as Somalia Forces Battle Insurgents

      New York Times  |  Mar 30, 08 9:19 AM CDT

      10 Killed as Somalia Forces Battle Insurgents

      (Newser) - At least 10 people were killed and 35 seriously injured in Somalia’s capital yesterday as insurgents fired mortars at the presidential palace, where Somalia’s president and Ethiopia’s foreign minister were meeting. The government responded by firing artillery shells and mortar in the direction of the attack, a crowded Bakara market that has served as a rebel base, reports the New York Times . More »

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      insurgents  • Somalia  • Ethiopia  • attack  • Islamist  • civil affairs

    • Host Blocks Anti-Koran Film's Website

      Associated Press  |  Mar 24, 08 5:43 AM CDT

      Host Blocks Anti-Koran Film's Website

      (Newser) - Amid public outrage, a right-wing Dutch lawmaker has run into a new problem in his relentless quest to market his anti-Koran film: His US-based network provider has suspended service, AP reports. Network Solutions pulled the plug on Geert Wilders, who insists his 15-minute film will expose Islam's holy book as "fascist," saying the site may violate its terms of service. More »

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      Islam  • Muslims  • Muslim  • Koran  • Danish Mohammed cartoons  • Geert Wilders  • Islamist  • Network Solutions

    • Malaysian PM Won't Quit After Election Rout

      BBC  |  Mar 9, 08 12:28 PM CDT

      Malaysian PM Won't Quit After Election Rout

      (Newser) - Yesterday's elections in Malaysia dealt a stunning blow to the coalition that has effectively ruled the country since 1957. Despite the worst-ever showing, the National Front clung to a bare majority in parliament, and the prime minister refused calls for his resignation, BBC reports. Outside observers fear unrest and financial instability in the wake of the upset. More »

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      election  • Malaysia  • racial tension  • Islamist

  • November 2007

    • US Sweats Sharif's Return

      Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 27, 07 2:36 PM CST

      US Sweats Sharif's Return

      (Newser) - Even as Nawaz Sharif paints his return to Pakistan as a watershed moment, Washington is fretting over the implications of the Islamist-linked ex-PM's resurgence. Sharif has a reputation for being hostile to women’s rights and slow on social and economic expansion, the Wall Street Journal reports, but the US is more concerned about his perceived softness on terror. More »

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      Pakistan  • Pervez Musharraf  • Nawaz Sharif  • democracy  • Islamist  • civil society

  • September 2007

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