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Special Dispatch No. 3232 - Reactions in the Islamic World to the Plan to Build Islamic Center Near Ground Zero - 09/15/10

The issue of the planned Islamic center near Ground Zero, which has sparked a political and media storm in the U.S., has not featured prominently in the Arab press. Nevertheless, a variety of reactions have been published, most of them opposed to it. Some writers called for the Cordoba Initiative, the NGO behind the project, to cancel it, on the grounds that it generates tension between Muslims and non-Muslims. Others pointed to the gap between the tolerance in the West, which allows Muslims to ...

Special Dispatch No. 3199 - Saudi Liberal: Religious Supremacy is at the Root of All Conflicts - 08/31/10

In an article titled "Religious Supremacy is the Root of the Problem," Saudi writer Mamduh Fulatah pointed out that each religion claims to be the only true faith and the only path to Paradise, and its followers consider themselves to be God's chosen and superior to all other people. This sense of superiority, he argued, is the chief source of conflict in the world, and must be done away with. The following are translated excerpts from his article, which appeared on the liberal Arab website ...

Special Dispatch No. 3151 - Article in Saudi Daily Accuses U.S. Ambassadors in Arab States - 08/06/10

Maysar Al-Shamari, a columnist for the daily Al-Hayat , wrote an article in the paper's Saudi edition lambasting U.S. ambassadors in Arab countries for "defying the sovereignty of the countries where they serve" and interfering in their affairs. He was especially critical of the U.S. Ambassador in Egypt, Margaret Scobey, whom he called an "old bag." He urged the Arab states, starting with Egypt, to put the ambassadors in their place. Following are excerpts from the article: 1 "Why are the U.S. ...

Special Dispatch No. 3142 - Pakistani Writers Question Nuclear Deals with China, Note: 'Pakistan is Simply a... Disposal Ground for... [China's] Small and Unwanted Reactors'; 'Why Not Invest in [Pakistan's Oil] Sector?' - 08/03/10

In April, the Chinese government agreed to a deal to build two nuclear reactors for Pakistan, to be financed by a 20-year loan from China. The move to build the Chashma-3 and Chashma-4 nuclear reactors is not permitted under the rules of the Nuclear Suppliers Groups (NSG), the international body that regulates trade in nuclear materials. China has said that the two nuclear reactors are part of the series of Chashma-1 and Chashma-2 nuclear reactors built by it before 2004. The Chinese argument ...

Special Dispatch No. 3081 - The Death of Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah; Interviews and Sermons From the MEMRI TV Archives - 07/06/10

This weekend, Lebanese Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah died at the age of 75. The following are excerpts from his obituary in the New York Times, followed by a list of reports from the MEMRI TV archives of his interviews and sermons: "Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, the top Shiite cleric in Lebanon, whose writings and preachings inspired the Dawa Party of Iraq and a generation of militants, including the founders of Hezbollah, died Sunday morning in Beirut. He was 75. " ...

Special Dispatch No. 3058 - Turkish Columnist Ridicules Turkish PM Erdogan's Claim That There Is No Islamic Terror, Says 'There Is No Connection Between [Gaza Flotilla] Activists And [Turkish] Government - And Yes, I Am a Ballerina,' Asks 'Why Do The Turks Have the Palestine Fetish Even Though Most Of Them Can't Point the Palestinian Territories Out on a Map?' - 06/25/10

MEMRI'S TURKISH STUDIES PROJECT IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS/INTERNS *Must be familiar with Turkish media/politics and be fluent in Turkish and English; Ideal candidate can telecommute; Small stipend may be available Please submit CV and cover letter. Include Turkish Project Intern in subject line of email. No phone calls please. Send CV to turkishmediaproject@memri.org In his June 17, 2010 column in the Turkish Hurriyet Daily News , titled "With Love from Hamas," Burak Bekdil writes that when ...

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