Mullahs

Mullahs Distribute Condoms, Use Quran To Promote Birth Control In Afghanistan

AP | MARGIE MASON | Posted 05.25.2011

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Some mullahs in Afghanistan are distributing condoms. Others are quoting the Quran to encourage longer breaks between births. Health experts say contr...

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The President's Narrowing Options on Iran

Norm Kurz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sanctions, Iran, Regime Change, Middle East, Tehran, Iran Sanctions, Obama, Mullahs, Biden, World News
Norm Kurz

What can we do while a ruthless Iran intensifies the pace of its efforts to acquire nukes and to silence internal opposition?

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Neda, a Shahida (Martyr) for Freedom

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yvonne R. Davis

Neda, I met you on video like the millions of people around the world this past weekend. In your silence, you have spoken to me louder than any voice ever has screaming for liberty and justice.

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The Real Lesson Of Iran -- Beware America's Republican Mullahs

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Frank Schaeffer

The Religious Right has been awash in anti-democratic (even anti-American) religious ideologues for the better part of 40 years.

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Afghan Mullahs Key To American Success: Analysis

Huffington Post Contributors | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Isobel Coleman and Masuda Sultan The war in Afghanistan will never be won by military power alone. Ultimately, success depends on gaining the supp...

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Saudi Clerics Push To Ban Women From The Media

Breitbart | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hardline Saudi clerics have called on the government to ban women from appearing on television and to prohibit their images in print media, which they...

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Iran's Women Are Taking On The Mullahs

The Independent | Katherine Butler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alieh Egham Doost, Women's Rights, Iranian Women, Iran Headscarf, Evin Prison, Shirin Ebadi, Iran, Iran Islamic Revolution, Mullahs, Sharia Law, Ayatollah Khomeini, Iran Women's Movement, Women's Lives in Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, World News

Zohreh Vatankhah slides into the driving seat of her BMW X3, flicks a switch to some pulsating Persian pop and we're soon zipping along the narrow lan...

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Pakistan Under Pressure

The Real News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: India, Al-Qaeda, Punjab, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Mcclatchy, Mumbai Attacks, Mullahs, Kashmir, Faridkot, Qasab, World News
The Real News

Saeed Shah investigates the origin of Ajmal Amir Qasab; the only gunman caught in Mumbai attacks.

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The U.S. Attack on Syria: Implications for the Next Administration

Stephen Zunes | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stephen Zunes

Obama's refusal to criticize the U.S. attack on Syria raises the prospect that rather than pursue the diplomatic route, he will instead "pick up where the Bush Administration has now ended."

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Diplomacy as a Last Resort

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israel, Iran, Ahmadinejad, US Iraq Invasion, War With Iran, Tehran, Mullahs, War in Iraq, Politics News
MJ Rosenberg

The US will do everything in its power to prevent an attack by Iran or to respond militarily should an attack take place. In dealing with the likes of Ahmadinejad, there is nothing wrong with being vocal about that fact.

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