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Indonesian police guard a Shia Muslim boy as he is escorted to safety following attacks in Sampang on 27 August. A mob attack on Shias in Indonesia saw two men killed with sickles and dozens of homes torched, police and a human rights group said Monday, in the latest sign of rising intolerance in the world's largest Muslim country.
Two killed in mob attack on Shias in Indonesia
AFP 27 Aug 2012
A mob attack on Shias in Indonesia saw two men killed with sickles and dozens of homes torched, police and a human...
In this photo released by the office of the Egyptian Presidency, President Mohammed Morsy, second from right, talks with Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, second left, as they attend a military graduation ceremony with Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzoury, left, and military Chief of Staff Sami Anan, right, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, 17 July 2012.
From military to civilian rule, historic experiences
Jahd Khalil 23 Jul 2012
Since the Free Officers coup ended colonial rule in Egypt 60 years ago, civilian groups — both secular and...
The crater of Mount Merapi is seen emitting smoke in this photograph taken from Klaten district, Central Java province on October 25, 2010. Indonesia ordered thousands of people to evacuate from around Mount Merapi as it raised the alert for its most active volcano to red, warning of a possible imminent eruption. Mount Merapi, which lies around 25 kilometres north of the town of Yogyakarta in the centre of Java, last erupted in June 2006 killing two people. Its deadliest eruption occurred in 1930 when more than 1,300 people were killed.
Huge quake strikes off Indonesia, tsunami warning issued
Reuters 11 Apr 2012
JAKARTA — An 8.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia on Wednesday, sending residents around...
Anti-military rule protestors demonstrate at Tahrir square in Cairo, December 2, 2011. Egypt awaited the delayed publication of results for the opening phase of its first elections since the overthrow of veteran president Hosni Mubarak which are expected to confirm an Islamist sweep.
Q&A with Asef Bayat: 'Not yet a full-fledged revolution'
Rana Khazbak 22 Jan 2012
Asef Bayat, a professor of sociology and Middle Eastern studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who...
File photo of deposed President Hosni Mubarak.
For Hosni Mubarak's trial, Egypt can look to historical examples
Heba Hesham 06 Jun 2011
Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak is scheduled to face trial on 3 August on charges of corruption and the...
File picture dated September 29, 2009 shows Iran's Nuclear Chief Ali Akbar Salehi addressing the media during a news conference in Tehran. The official IRNA news agency reported that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has fired Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, without giving reasons, and in a separate directive appointed Salehi as the
Egyptian, Iranian FMs to meet in Indonesia by end of May
MENA 01 May 2011
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said Sunday he will meet his Egyptian counterpart, Nabil al-Arabi, on the...
A man holds placards during a protest against President Barack Obama's upcoming visit to Indonesia, in Jakarta.
Muslims say Obama failing to keep Cairo promises
Reuters 10 Nov 2010
President Barack Obama's pledge on Wednesday to strive for better relations with the Muslim world drew skepticism...
Indonesian Muslims performing evening prayer of Taraweeh, al-Akbar Mosque, Surabaya, Indonesia, August 10, 2010. During Ramadan, mosques are packed with mosque goers who are keen to pray Taraweeh which is a Sunnah after Prophet Mohamed (PBUH) in Ramadan, where prayers stay up late praying and appealing to Allah. Indonesia is the most populous Muslim majority country. Juni Kriswanto / Demotix.
Indonesia: Respect for moderation and tolerance of Al-Azhar
MENA 22 Oct 2010
Alawi Shehab, special envoy to the Middle East for the Indonesian president, said that Egypt has status and respect in...
Pakistani protesters rally in reaction to a small American church's plan to burn copies of the Quran in Multan, Pakistan.
Decision to suspend Quran-burning met with relief
AP 10 Sep 2010
Lhokseumawe, Indonesia-- Religious and political leaders across the Muslim world welcomed a decision by a small...
A villager walks through a forest that was burned to open the land for agriculture in Tojo, Indonesia.
Concerns escalate after deaths of Indonesian environmental journalists
Hoda Baraka 04 Sep 2010
Two environmental journalists have died in suspicious circumstances since late July, following the publication of a...