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Egyptian and Saudi officials carry the coffin of Sheik Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, grand sheik of Al-Azhar
Egypt   Islam   Liberal   Photos   Sunni  
 BBC News 
Was Egypt's Sheikh Tantawi a liberal or a stooge?
Wed 10 Mar 2010
| By Roger Hardy | BBC Middle East analyst | For some, Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, the head of Sunni Islam's most prestigious seat of learning, was a bravely outspoken liberal; for others, a mouthp... (photo: AP / AP)
Sheik Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, grand sheik of Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam's pre-eminent theological institute, waves to Palestinian authority President Mahmoud Abbas, not in picture, at the Azhar headquarters, in Cairo, Egypt
Death   Education   Egypt   Islam   Photos  
 Independent online 
 Head of al-Azhar dies
Wed 10 Mar 2010
| Cairo - Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, the head of Egypt's most prestigious seat of Islamic learning al-Azhar, died of a heart attack on Wednesday during a visit to Saudi Arabia, religious officials ... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil)
Main sea beach of New Digha.  The Daily Beast  Mon 8 Mar 2010
Take Action!
| Has Women in the World inspired you to help empower women and girls throughout the world? To end child marriage, sex slavery, genital mutilation, and mass rape? Here’s our list of NGOs feature... (photo: GFDL / gangulybiswarup)
Empowerment   Equality   Human Rights   Photos   Women  
 Kuwaiti women demonstrate for their political rights in front of the Parliament building in Kuwait City on March 7, 2005. Signs in the foreground read: "Women rights now".Some 51 percent of Kuwaitis support women´s rights to vote and run  Middle East Online  Mon 8 Mar 2010
Kuwaiti women complain of discrimination
| Women in Kuwait complained on Monday of gender discrimination in employment and other sectors despite making key strides in politics after four females were elected to parliament. | Marking Internat... (photo: AP Photo/Gustavo Ferrari)
Election   Kuwait   Photos   Political   Women  
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy gestures during his New Year's speech to education and research workers, at the higher education school of Energy and Information Science in Sarclay, 20km south west of Paris, Monday Jan. 11, 2010French President Nicolas Sarkozy gestures during his New Year's speech to education and research workers, at the higher education school of Energy and Information Science in Sarclay, 20km south west of Paris, Monday Jan. 11, 2010 m&c Mon 8 Mar 2010
Sarkozy ready to "welcome" beaten Moroccan woman who was expelled
| Paris - French President Nicolas Sarkozy is prepared to welcome back to France a young Moroccan woman who was kicked out of the country after complaining to police that... (photo: AP / Michel Euler)
France   Paris   Photos   President   Sarkozy  
Queen Rania of Jordan speaks to reporters during a meeting of U.N. regional chiefs in Amman, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. Queen Rania called for emergency financial aid to U.N. agencies assisting the 1.5 million Palestinian refugees in Gaza. The Daily Beast Mon 8 Mar 2010
Women in the World Speakers
| From Queen Rania to Hillary Clinton, Meryl Streep, and dozens of activists from around the world, see our complete list of summit speakers and perfomers. Bios written b... (photo: AP / Nader Daoud))
Activists   Empowerment   Photos   Summit   Women  
An Afghan woman wearing a burka drives to a wedding outside Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 2, 2010. Al Jazeera Mon 8 Mar 2010
Rights chief challenges veil ban
| A leading European human rights official has said banning the full Islamic veil would not liberate oppressed women and could backfire. | Thomsas Hammarberg, the Council... (photo: USAF / Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez)
Culture   Human Rights   Photos   Religion   Women  
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva receives US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Brasilia, Brazil, 3 March, 2010. WorldNews.com Sun 7 Mar 2010
Hillary's Wrong Turn?
Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. | When Hillary-Rodham Clinton became First Lady of the United States in 1992, I can still recall the joy and hope s... (photo: ABr / Fabio Rodrigues Pozzebom)
Iran   Nuclear   Peace   Photos   Politics   US  
President Barack Obama returns to the White House from the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., following a medical exam Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010, in Washington. The 48-year-old commander-in-chief signaled a thumbs-up when asked about his health The New York Times Sun 7 Mar 2010
Arabia: Inshallah, Obama
| RIYADH, Saudi Arabia | With two little words, Barack Hussein Obama thrilled the Muslim world. | "Salaam aleikum," he said, offering the traditional Arabic greeting "Pea... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite)
Government   Obama   Photos   Politics   President  


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