Recently added articles from The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs:
Young Egyptian Bloggers Seek a More Democratic Muslim Brotherhood
Nov 01, 2009; ... Twenty-one-year-old Egyptian Abdel Rahman Mansour is one of many young Muslim Brotherhood bloggers who have taken it upon themselves to speak out for new ideas within one of the country's oldest and most powerful organizations. Dispelling the Hollywood myth that Islamists all wear long beards, ...
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Nov 01, 2009; ... Obama Calls for Cooperation. In his first address to the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 23, President Barack Obama signaled an end to the unilateralism that characterized the George W. Bush administration, and asked other nations for help in solving world crises. "Those who ...
Islamic Art and Calligraphy Showcased at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art
Nov 01, 2009; ... Elegant calligraphy has been one of the most celebrated forms of Islamic culture since Islam's founding in the seventh century. Over this past summer, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art honored the artistic form with a special showing on the Great Hall Balcony of selected masterpieces from ...
Muslim-American Activism: President Obama Hosts Iftar Dinner
Nov 01, 2009; ... President Barack Obama praised the contributions of American Muslims at a White House iftar dinner on Sept. 1, 2009 celebrating the holy month of Ramadan. Iftar is carried out at kitchen tables and mosques in all 50 states, Obama told his guests, among whom were American Muslims, ...
Israeli Organ Trafficking and Theft: From Moldova to Palestine
Nov 01, 2009; ... In August Sweden's largest daily newspaper published an article containing grisly evidence suggesting that Israel had been taking Palestinian internal organs. The article, by veteran photojournalist Donald Bostrom, called for an international investigation to discover the facts.1 Israel ...