North Africa – Sudan teen lashed for ‘indecent’ skirt
Sudan teen lashed for ‘indecent’ skirt
The lawyer and family of a 16-year-old southern Sudanese girl have said that she was lashed 50 times after a judge ruled that her knee-length skirt was indecent.
Press Releases: Interview With Fouad Arif of Al-Aoula Television (U.S. Department of State)
Interview With Fouad Arif of Al-Aoula Television Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Marakech, Morocco November 3, 2009 QUESTION: First of all, on behalf of the Moroccan viewers, Madame Secretary of State, I would like to thank you very much, despite a busy week and a very heavy schedule. My first question is during the past 10 years, His Majesty the King Mohammed VI has initiated reforms …
Egypt Muslims burn Christian shops: police
Hundreds of Muslim protesters burnt Christian-owned shops in southern Egypt, a police official said.
New approach (AllAfrica.com)
Recent moves by some major powers away from a narrowly militaristic response has now created space for a new approach, noted a group of experts on terrorism convened by the United Nations.
Swine flu kills three in Algeria
The Algerian health ministry has said that swine flu has killed three people, the first deaths linked to the disease in a country where 274 cases have been reported.
Algerian judge frees Guantanamo pair
An Algerian court has acquitted two men who had been held for seven years at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay on suspicion of belonging to an extremist group.
Effort Against Trans-Sahara Terrorists (Scoop.co.nz)
Washington – The North Africa-based terrorist group al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) continues to be a menace to parts of the Maghreb and the Sahel, but the Muslim populations there generally reject AQIM, and the group is less likely to expand operations …
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