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Jihadist websites air Al-Qaeda No.2 message
-- in "“Eulogy for the Two Commanders," Ayman al-Zawahiri praises 2 Iraq AQ leaders killed last month "for their character and their actions in jihad"

-- Zawahiri: "It was not only the Americans who killed them, but also the Shias"
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.1.443090695


(U.S.) Houston: Pakistani student didn't want to fight US troops: Attorney
Adnan Babar Mirza never intended to commit 'battlefield Jihad," his attorney David Adler said.
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/16-attorney-pakistani-didnt-want-to-fight-us-troops-02-sa


U.S. Orders Covert Military Action in Mideast
-- FOX News: "Gen. David Petraeus, the head of U.S. Central Command, is said to have signed a directive authorizing Special Operations troops to conduct surveillance missions in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Somalia"

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/05/25/report-orders-covert-military-ops-mideast/
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7135743.ece


Pakistan: Two killed, 15 injured in Quetta bomb explosion -- Shiite minority Muslims targeted
* 7 children, 3 women among those injured
* Shia Ulema Council says main target was Shia scholar Allama Najfi
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\05\25\story_25-5-2010_pg7_1


Pakistan Daily Times: "Widening jihadist appeal"
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\05\25\story_25-5-2010_pg3_1


(Pakistan - Mumbai Attacks) Pakistan Supreme Court: No proof against Hafiz Saeed in 26/11 case
-- Times of India: "Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed appeals filed by authorities challenging the release of JuD chief Hafiz Muhammed Saeed, blamed by India for masterminding the Mumbai attacks, from house arrest."

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/No-proof-against-Hafiz-Saeed-in-26/11-case-Pak-SC/articleshow/5972386.cms


Pakistan: Swat 'Taliban families' expelled by tribal council
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8702432.stm

(Pakistan) Five terrorists surrender, houses of two destroyed

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\05\25\story_25-5-2010_pg7_4

(Pakistan) Thirteen militants killed in Orakzai offensive

http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/12-thirteen+militants+killed+in+orakzai+offensive--bi-06


(Pakistan) 3 bombs planted at Balochistan Excise Headquarters defused
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\05\25\story_25-5-2010_pg7_2


Afghans arrest 7 in NATO deaths
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/national_world/stories/2010/05/25/afghans-arrest-7-in-nato-deaths.html?sid=101


Afghanistan: "Americans outgunned by Taleban's AK47s"
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/afghanistan/article7135496.ece


Iraq: Politician assassinated in ambush
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.1.442521317

Iran: Brother of Sunni 'Islamist militant' executed

http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.1.439706281

Iran's letter to IAEA has 'deficiencies', says Hillary Clinton

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/Irans-letter-to-IAEA-has-deficiencies-says-Hillary-Clinton/articleshow/5973159.cms

-- Iran: 'Sanctions signal evil intentions'
http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?id=176430

(Gaza) Bomb explodes on Gaza border; none hurt, no damage

http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=176431
-- Car bomb explodes in northern Gaza
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2086097&Language=en


Yemen tribe hits pipeline to avenge anti-Qaeda raid
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100525/wl_afp/yemenunrestqaeda

Somalia: Rebels Vow to Capture Somali Presidential Palace

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=10727729

Australia: 'Neo-Nazis' arrested over Perth mosque shooting
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/05/nazis-shoot-at-suleymaniye-mosque-in-australia/


Awlaki: the New Bin Laden?
http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/declassified/archive/2010/05/24/awlaki-the-new-bin-laden.aspx




Women's News:

"Sex and the City 2: First review accuses sequel of being 'anti-Muslim'"
http://www.metro.co.uk/film/827619-sex-and-the-city-2-first-review-accuses-sequel-of-being-anti-muslim

-- Hollywood Reporter: "[Carrie] and her friends run up against the puritanical and misogynistic culture of the Middle East."
-- "The rather scathing portrayal of Muslim society no doubt will stir controversy, especially in a frothy summer entertainment, but there's something bracing about the film's saucy political incorrectness. Or is it politically correct?"

-- "SATC 2 is at once proudly feminist and blatantly anti-Muslim, which means that it might confound liberal viewers."
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/sex-and-the-city-2-film-review-1004093261.story

--- May 10, 2010: United Arab Emirates - Briton jailed for kiss in Dubai condemns Emirate's 'hypocrisy'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/dubai/7700437/Briton-jailed-for-kiss-in-Dubai-condemns-Emirates-hypocrisy.html

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/174187/Blonde-jailed-for-a-kiss-slams-Dubai-hypocrisy-
-- April 21, 2010: (UAE) British woman goes to jail in Dubai kissing case -- Charlotte Adams

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/dubai/7613229/British-woman-goes-to-jail-in-Dubai-kissing-case.html

-- January 2010: "UAE: British Woman Raped, Then Arrested and Put in Jail for 'Illegal Sex'"
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/01/uae-rape-victim-arrested/


Saudi Arabia: Women driving issue needs no fatwa: Saudi cleric Sheikh Ahmed bin Baz
http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2010/05/25/109562.html

-- January 25, 2009: Saudi bumper stickers say no to women driving
http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/01/25/64986.html

Indonesia: 'Islamic' skirts for women

-- Strait Times: "Islamic police in Indonesia's Aceh province have been issued with 20,000 long skirts and ordered to cover up women deemed to have broken Muslim dress codes, an official said on Tuesday."

http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/SEAsia/Story/STIStory_531136.html

Pakistan: An Honor Killing by Proxy: Another Kind of Tragedy in Pakistan

http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/an-honor-killing-by-proxy-another-kind-of-tragedy-in-pakistan/

Pakistan: Gilani urges parliamentarians to work for women’s rights

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\05\25\story_25-5-2010_pg7_17

India: 5 sentenced to death in honor killing of Indian couple from same clan

-- appears to be Hindu-related
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/24/AR2010052404075.html?wprss=rss_world



Other News:

Indonesia - West Java: Islamic authorities shut down church, Christians celebrate in the street
-- AsiaNews: " Bogor authorities (West Java province) ordered the closure of a local church building that belongs to Gereja Kristen Indonesia (GKI), a Christian group also known as Gereja Kristen Yasmin Bogor."

http://www.asianews.it/news-en/West-Java:-Islamic-authorities-shut-down-church,-Christians-celebrate-in-the-street-18489.html


Kenya court rules Islamic courts are illegal
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/africa/10150615.stm

Iran: Maryam & Marzieh: Acquitted and free

-- Elam: "Fourteen months after they were arrested for their Christian faith and activities, Maryam Rostampour and Marzieh Amirizadeh have been acquitted of all charges by the Iranian judicial authorities. However, they were warned that any future Christian activity in Iran will be seriously dealt with."

http://www.elam.com/articles/Maryam-and-Marzieh--Acquitted-and-Free/
-- ICC reports Maryan and Marzieh are free
http://www.persecution.org/suffering/newssummpopup.php?newscode=12408&PHPSESSID=9437919b41f25519a4e01d3c2ed177e2

-- April 12, 2010: Iran: Two Christian converts from Islam to face trial April 13
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/04/iran-two-christian-converts-from-islam-to-face-trial-april-13/

-– October 2009: Iran: Judge Charges Christian Converts with "Apostasy and Propagation of Christian Faith"
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/10/iran-judge-charges-christian-converts-with-apostasy-and-propagation-of-christian-faith/


Iran: Conditional Release of a Christian Couple after posting a $100,000 Bail
http://www.fcnn.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1419&Itemid=1500


Lebanon: Calls for Separation of Religion and State at Secular Demonstration in Lebanon
http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4204.htm

(U.S.) Many disillusioned Pakistanis look beyond US for work, education

-- Pakistanis now seeking jobs in Britain, Australia, Canada and UAE
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\05\25\story_25-5-2010_pg7_13


US may not oppose Sino-Pak nuclear deal
-- Communist China / Pakistan nuclear deal
-- TOI: "US officials have avoided pressing China against moving forward with a deal to supply two new nuclear reactors to Pakistan"

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/US-may-not-oppose-Sino-Pak-nuclear-deal/articleshow/5972332.cms

-- Lisa Curtis and Nicholas Hamisevicz of the Heritage Foundation: "Given the widespread proliferation that resulted from the Pakistan-based AQ Khan network as well as continued concerns about the existence of terrorist networks in Pakistan that seek access to nuclear weapons technology - a nod from Washington to further Chinese-Pakistani nuclear cooperation is short-sighted"

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/US-may-not-oppose-Sino-Pak-nuclear-deal/articleshow/5972332.cms


Pakistani Christian lawyers Conference in Lahore
http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/headlinenewsd.php?hnewsid=1997

Pakistan: Allegedly Raped Girl, Family in Pakistan Forced to Flee Town

http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/pakistan/20717/

"UN forum seeks to bridge West-Muslim divide"
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=39173


(Sudan) UN Emergency Relief Coordinator to visit Sudan on Wednesday
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2086109&Language=en


(U.S.) Alaska soldier ordered to remove Facebook video showing Iraqi children being taunted
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/05/24/alaska-soldier-ordered-remove-facebook-video-showing-iraqi-children-taunted/


(U.S.) Barack Obama overruled 'no-spying' pact with France
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/7760426/Barack-Obama-overruled-no-spying-pact-with-France.html



Thailand Civil War:

Thailand Issues Terrorism Arrest Warrant for Thaksin
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Thailand-Issues-Terrorism-Arrest-Warrant-for-Thaksin-94809884.html

-- Court issues Thaksin terror warrant
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/179137/court-approves-warrant-for-thaksin



Against Totalitarianism News:

N. Korea leader to Army: Prepare for war
http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=176418


North Korea: Kim Jong-il's troops 'combat ready'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/7762383/North-Korea-troops-combat-ready-as-tensions-with-South-rise.html

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