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Pakistan: Taliban attacking US forces in Afghanistan from FATA
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\04\22\story_22-4-2010_pg7_19

Pakistan: On the run, Pakistan militants find new haven - in North Waziristan
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100421/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan_new_militant_haven

(Pakistan) Taliban still powerful in Swat
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/7615207/Taliban-still-powerful-in-Swat-Valley-one-year-after-Pakistani-army-offensive.html

(Pakistan) Now, Islamic terror strikes Pakistan’s top university
— Professor attacked by Islami Jamiat Talaba, which is allied alliances with its parent organization, Jamaat-e-Islami
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Now-Islamic-terror-strikes-Pakistans-top-university/articleshow/5841852.cms
— U.S. representative Holbrooke met with Jamaat-e-Islami in February 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE57I0LO20090819

(India) US warns of possible attacks in New Delhi
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\04\22\story_22-4-2010_pg7_17
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/04/21/americans-warned-about-possible-terror-attacks-in-india/

(India) Bomb-hit India fights to secure major sports events
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63K4B920100421

Indian Kashmir: Police scuttle ‘militant’ seminar in IHK
— Pakistan militant leader accused of Mumbai attacks was to address
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\04\22\story_22-4-2010_pg7_7

Bangladesh detains head of outlawed Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir — Mohiuddin Ahmed
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SGE63J0J3.htm
— Hizbut-Tahrir chief arrested, placed on 2-day remand
— THe New Nation: “he two cases were filed against Mahiuddin with Uttara Police Station—one for possessing explosives and another for his alleged attempt to conduct subversive activities”
http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2010/04/21/news0138.htm

(Afghanistan) Former UN officials say Afghan police were involved in killing of American soldier
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36693905/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/

(Afghanistan) US directly interrogating Taliban Mullah Baradar
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\04\22\story_22-4-2010_pg1_3

(Afghanistan) NATO Apologizes for Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/NATO-Apologizes-for-Civilian-Deaths-in-Afghanistan-91699209.html

Iraq claims key gains in dismantling Al Qaeda in Iraq
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2010/0421/Iraq-claims-key-gains-in-dismantling-Al-Qaeda-in-Iraq
— Dead? Again?
http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/21/dead-again/

(U.S.) Detroit: Let U.S. pay cost of Flight 253 terror trial security, Miller asks
http://www.freep.com/article/20100421/NEWS15/100421072/1285/news15/Let-U.S.-pay-cost-of-Flight-253-terror-trial-security-Miller-asks

(U.S.) Al-Qaeda Expert Philip Mudd Retires From FBI
http://washingtonindependent.com/82879/al-qaeda-expert-philip-mudd-retires-from-fbi

Iran Revolutionary Guard Announces Military Maneuver in Persian Gulf
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/middle-east/Iran-Revolutionary-Guard-Announces-Military-Maneuver-in-Persian-Gulf-91714459.html

(Iran) Pentagon: Iranian Missiles No Match for U.S. Missiles
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/04/21/pentagon-confident-intercept-iranian-missile/

(Iran) US: Iran strike ‘off table’ for now
http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?id=173602

Iran’s “Plausibly Deniable” Terror Network
http://www.investigativeproject.org/blog/#1911

‘Hizbullah arms real danger to Israel’
http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=173584

Gaza: Palestinian Islamic Jihad: Hamas Foiled Our Ambush
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/137143

Hamas executions in Gaza go unscrutinized
http://hurryupharry.org/2010/04/21/hamas-executions-in-gaza-go-unscrutinised/

(Somalia) 5 headless bodies found in Somalia, 11 killed
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\04\22\story_22-4-2010_pg4_4

4 Saharan Nations Establish Joint Anti-Terror Command
— Algeria, Mali, Mauritania and Niger
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/africa/4-Saharan-Nations-Establish-Joint-Anti-Terror-Command——91703379.html

Yemen police arrest three Qaeda suspects
http://bit.ly/b5SLW6

Egypt: Leading Islamists, including Saudi, charged
http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=173608
http://www.zeenews.com/news621053.html

(Canada) Terrorism victims could sue under bill
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/04/21/terrorism-lawsuits-bill.html

(Thailand) Pattani: Two killed, 42 injured in blast at police station in Thailand
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2077618&Language=en

War on Women News:

Afghanistan: Girls inhale ‘poison’ at Kunduz school
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.1.281862305

(UK) Save Bita Ghaedi from Deportation and honour killing
http://www.onlydemocracy4iran.com/2010/04/21/save-bita-ghaedi-from-deportation-and-honour-killing/

Saudi Cleric Fired for Rejecting Segregation of Sexes – Ahmed Qassim Al-Ghamdi
— Additional report with further background from Saudi Gazette
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/04/saudi-cleric-fired-for-rejecting-segregation/

(Egypt/U.S.) House Members Press White House to Confront Egypt on Forced Marriages
— “Seventeen members of Congress are pressing the State Department to act on the “grim reality” faced by Coptic Christian women in Egypt, who frequently are coerced into violent forced marriages that leave them victim to rape and captive slavery.”
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/04/21/house-members-press-white-house-confront-egypt-forced-marriages/

Pakistan: 10-year-old raped, strangled
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\04\22\story_22-4-2010_pg12_1

(UAE) British woman goes to jail in Dubai kissing case — Charlotte Adams
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/dubai/7613229/British-woman-goes-to-jail-in-Dubai-kissing-case.html
— Hollywood glamour could boost tourism in Abu Dhabi
http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100404/BUSINESS/704049938/1001/1.3
— Sex in the City 2 film tells story in UAE - but “was banned from being filmed in Abu Dhabi and Dubai despite writers basing the story in the region”
http://www.ahlanlive.com/20681-abu-dhabi-to-benefit-from-sex-and-the-city-2
— see also January 2010: “UAE: British Woman Raped, Then Arrested and Put in Jail for ‘Illegal Sex’”
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/01/uae-rape-victim-arrested/

Other News:

Pakistan: Hindu (Dalits) demand their rights in Sindh , Pakistan
— Pakistan Hindu Post reports: “Pakistan has nearly 4m Hindus, 75% of whom are Dalits. About 70 Dalit families have moved from Aakli to the plains near Mithi, where they are protesting the abduction of their women and demanding security”
http://pakistanhindupost.blogspot.com/2010/04/hindu-dalits-demand-their-rights-in.html

Plight of Hindus in Pakistan & Bangladesh
http://pakistanhindupost.blogspot.com/2010/04/plight-of-hindus-in-pakistan-bangladesh.html

Pakistan: Young Christian Woman Allegedly Abducted in Pakistan — Sonia Mohan
http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/pakistan/17318/

Egypt: Trial for Suspects in Terror Attack on Christian Copts Postponed Again
— additional report with links to further background
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/04/naga-hammadi-trial-delay/

Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood seeking deals with regime
http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/news/democratic-front-brotherhood-seeking-deals-regime-dina

Egypt: “Sports Commentator on Egyptian TV Turns His Show Into Platform for Spreading Antisemitism, Conspiracy Theories, and Anti-Americanism, Features Producer of Notorious 2002 Antisemitic Series ‘Knight Without a Horse’”
http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4112.htm

(Iran) Ongoing detention of a Christian couple in Isfahan with no charges filed ye
http://www.fcnn.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1152:ongoing-detention-of-a-christian-couple-in-isfahan-with-no-charges-filed-yet&catid=127:iranian-christian&Itemid=593

Google hackers duped system administrators to penetrate networks, experts say
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/20/AR2010042005300.html

Indonesia: Kelly Clarkson concert banned in Jakarta — due to “fatwa”
http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2010/04/21/kelly-clarkson-concert-banned-in-jakarta/?hpt=Sbin

(Malaysia) Should Christians be allowed to say ‘Allah’ in Malaysia?
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2010/0420/Should-Christians-be-allowed-to-say-Allah-in-Malaysia

Macedonia: Islamic community accuses gov’t of Islamophobia
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2010/04/macedonia-islamic-community-accuses.html

Georgia confirms highly enriched uranium seizure — most have come from Russia
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/04/21/georgia-confirms-highly-enriched-uranium-seizure/

Netherlands: Parliament wants debate on Islamic conference — involving Muslim Brotherhood
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2010/04/netherlands-parliament-wants-debate-on.html

(France) Sarkozy to submit bill banning Islamic face veils
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hK82ydQcO5FBaL5caQTmftPnyNLwD9F7HHPG3

“French Comedian Dieudonne M’bala M’bala Promotes His New Song ‘Shoahnanas’ (’Holocaust Pineapples’), Claims: Greater Freedom of Speech in Iran Than in France; Most Slave Traders Were Jews”
http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4113.htm

Belgium lawmakers to ban Islamic burqa Thursday
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/-Belgium-lawmakers-to-ban-Islamic-burqa-Thursday-/articleshow/5842254.cms

(UK) Radio Ramadan team loses access to the airwaves
http://www.guardian.co.uk/edinburgh/2010/apr/21/radio-ramadan-edinburgh-ofcom-licence-lost

(U.S.) Islamic group: ‘South Park’ post a call to protest, not violence
http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/21/south.park.islamic.reaction/index.html
— RevolutionMuslim.com: “We have to warn Matt and Trey that what they are doing is stupid and they will probably wind up like Theo Van Gogh for airing this show.”
— then provides addresses
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/04/19/security-brief-radical-islamic-web-site-takes-on-south-park/

(U.S.) Jacksonville panel votes again to recommend Parvez Ahmed for human rights commission
http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2010-04-19/story/council-panel-again-backs-unf-professor-jacksonville-commission
— Muslim UNF Professor’s Nomination Sparks National Opposition
— “Ahmed served as both the Florida chair and national chairman for CAIR, the Council on American-Islamic Relations from 2002-2008.”
http://wokv.com/localnews/2010/04/muslim-professors-nomination-s.html
— no mention of CAIR role as unindicted co-conspirator in terror trial - in United States of America vs. Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development CR NO. 3:04-CR-240-G, List of Unindicted Co-conspirators and/or Joint Venturers, Attachment A, page 5, Section III, item 11
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/documents/Attachment+A+(List+of+Unindicted+Co-conspirators).pdf
— see also March 12, 2010: IPT: “DOJ: CAIR’s Unindicted Co-Conspirator Status Legit”
http://www.investigativeproject.org/1854/doj-cairs-unindicted-co-conspirator-status-legit

(U.S.) Westboro Baptist Church Hate Group Cheers on Oil Rig Explosion in Louisiana
— 17 injured, 7 critically injured
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/04/westboro-baptist-church-cheers-explosion/
— see also:
-– Hate Group “Westboro Baptist Church” Cheers on Shooting of NYC Police Officer
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/03/westboro-hate-group-cheers-police-shooting/
— Westboro Baptist Church Hate Group Finds Ally in Dove World Outreach
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/04/westboro-baptist-church-hate-group-finds-ally-in-dove-world-outreach/

The Palestine Telegraph and David Duke
— David Duke is former leader of the Ku Klux Klan and a supporter of numerous “white nationalist” groups
http://hurryupharry.org/2010/04/21/the-palestine-telegraph-and-david-duke/

Against Racial Supremacism News:

(Missouri) Federal judge in KC temporarily blocks Missouri’s decision to deny Klan group a picnic permit
http://www.kansascity.com/2010/04/20/1890838/klan-group-challenges-denial-of.html

Against Nazi News:

Neo-Nazi’s defame Chabad school in Kiev
— with vandalism graffiti reading “Death to the Jews” and “Death to Israel,” as well as white supremacist slogans
http://www.chabad.info/index.php?url=article_en&id=18476

Against Totalitarianism News:

North Korean spies arrested on kill mission
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7103410.ece
-— South Korea says it arrested 2 N. Koreans linked to plot to kill a defector
http://www.mercurynews.com/nation-world/ci_14931613

North Korea promises limited nuclear bomb production
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/21/2879392.htm

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