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		<title>The Daily Show with Jehan Sadat</title>
		<link>http://blachan.com/blog/the-daily-show-with-jehan-sadat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kareem</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Egypt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sadat]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blachan.com/?p=196</guid>
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A couple of days ago Egypt&#8217;s former first lady appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
The full episode is available here.
Jehan Sadat was promoting her new book My Hope for Peace, and the interview wasn&#8217;t particularly hard-hitting. But what struck me was the simple clarity with which Jehan explained her late husband&#8217;s motive for pursuing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seeds of Discord?</title>
		<link>http://blachan.com/blog/seeds-of-discord/</link>
		<comments>http://blachan.com/blog/seeds-of-discord/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kareem</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[That the new Israeli right-wing coalition government will most likely be obstructionist has long been a foregone conclusion, although the fact that they&#8217;ve come out swinging right from the outset has made the abrasiveness of madmen like Avigdor Lieberman all the more unnerving.
And just so as not to leave anyone not alienated, the freshly minted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Torture Report</title>
		<link>http://blachan.com/blog/the-torture-report/</link>
		<comments>http://blachan.com/blog/the-torture-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kareem</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Torture]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The ICRC&#8217;s confidential report on the treatment of detainees by the Bush administration is now available here.
The report&#8217;s myriad sections are a who&#8217;s who of infringements upon human dignity, with such gems as &#8220;Suffocation by water&#8221;, &#8220;Beating and kicking&#8221;, &#8220;Beatings by use of a collar&#8221;, &#8220;Prolonged nudity&#8221; and &#8220;Sleep deprivation&#8221;.
An excellent summary of some of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Egypt Witch Trials</title>
		<link>http://blachan.com/blog/the-egypt-witch-trials/</link>
		<comments>http://blachan.com/blog/the-egypt-witch-trials/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kareem</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baha'i]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Egypt]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, a TV row on Egyptian television between a columnist for the state-run Al Gomhouriya newspaper and a leader of Egypt&#8217;s Baha&#8217;i movement turned ugly, after the columnist apparently said the leader &#8220;should be killed&#8221;.  Several residents at the village of Al Shuraniya, which was dubbed by one of the show&#8217;s guests as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Visiting Turkey, Ctd.</title>
		<link>http://blachan.com/blog/visiting-turkey-ctd/</link>
		<comments>http://blachan.com/blog/visiting-turkey-ctd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kareem</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Islam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Turkey]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[More from Obama&#8217;s Turkey statements, as posted on The Atlantic:
But I also want to be clear that America&#8217;s relationship with the Muslim world cannot and will not be based on opposition to al Qaeda. Far from it. We seek broad engagement based upon mutual interests and mutual respect. We will listen carefully, bridge misunderstanding, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Danish PM to Head NATO</title>
		<link>http://blachan.com/blog/danish-pm-to-head-nato/</link>
		<comments>http://blachan.com/blog/danish-pm-to-head-nato/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:47:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kareem</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NATO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Turkey]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
NATO agreed to appoint Anders Rasmussen, the Danish Prime Minister, as secretary general, replacing the outgoing, splendidly named Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.
Here&#8217;s the AP&#8217;s story.
You might remember Mr. Rasmussen as being Denmark&#8217;s PM who refused to apologize on behalf of media outlets that published the infamous cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
I&#8217;m still at a loss [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Visiting Turkey</title>
		<link>http://blachan.com/blog/visiting-turkey/</link>
		<comments>http://blachan.com/blog/visiting-turkey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kareem</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Obama]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blachan.com/?p=139</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[President Obama&#8217;s charm offensive continues as he attempts to woo the Muslim world in a visit to Ankara:
“Let me say this as clearly as I can: the United States is not – and will never be — at war with Islam,” Obama said in remarks delivered in Ankara. “In fact, our partnership with the Muslim [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coalition Pushback, Ctd.</title>
		<link>http://blachan.com/blog/coalition-pushback-ctd/</link>
		<comments>http://blachan.com/blog/coalition-pushback-ctd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kareem</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blachan.com/?p=135</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[More from Haaretz, by journalist Wafa Amr, pointing out Arab fears about a worsening refugee situation, and how the ultimate solution might be one monolithic state:
Jordan, where some 60 percent of the population is of Palestinian origin, is worried about the prospects of internal instability if Netanyahu fails to restart a political process with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coalition Pushback</title>
		<link>http://blachan.com/blog/coalition-pushback/</link>
		<comments>http://blachan.com/blog/coalition-pushback/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kareem</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blachan.com/?p=132</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Insane foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman&#8217;s appointment by Benjamin Netanyahu didn&#8217;t take long to spark controversy. His remarks at his swearing in ceremony set the tone of what will probably be an obstructionist stance in terms of peace with the Palestinians. Lieberman kicked off by rejecting last year&#8217;s Annapolis peace process in favor of 2002&#8217;s Road [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Egypt on Strike</title>
		<link>http://blachan.com/blog/egypt-in-strike/</link>
		<comments>http://blachan.com/blog/egypt-in-strike/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 06:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kareem</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Egypt]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak

Egypt&#8217;s state-run media is continuing to ignore today&#8217;s looming strike and protest called by the April 6 Youth movement and opposition groups Kefaya, the Muslim Brotherhood and Al Ghad, led by the regime&#8217;s ex-political prisoner Ayman Nour.

The protest falls on the anniversary of last year&#8217;s demonstrations, which featured hundreds of arrests, 100 [...]]]></description>
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