Friday, 19 November 2010


MEMRI - The Middle East Media Research Institute

MEMRI Daily: November 19, 2010


The following is research published today, from MEMRI’s Special Dispatch Series the MEMRI TV Project, and the MEMRI Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor.

*Special Dispatch Series

Special Dispatch No. 3389—Saudi Arabia/Women's Topics/Democratization and Reform in the Arab & Muslim World

Saudi Women's Rights Activist Wajeha Al-Huweidar: For the Authorities, Saudi Women Are a Pair of Breasts, Not People with Feelings and Souls

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In an article titled "Women's Breasts and Their Importance," posted on the liberal website Aafaq, Saudi reformist and women's rights activist Wajeha Al-Huweidar mocked the breast cancer awareness campaign recently conducted in Saudi Arabia. She said it is ironic that the Saudi authorities are so concerned for the health of the women's breasts, when they fail to regard them as full human beings with rights in the domains of education, family, housing, and employment. She added that women cannot be physically healthy when they suffer social and political repression.

To read in full, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4778.htm.

Special Dispatch No. 3388—South Asia Studies Project/Punjab/Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor

Pakistani Daily: Al-Qaeda-Linked Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Branches Out Into Eight Terror Organizations

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Note to media and government: For the full version of this report, send an email with "Al-Qaeda-Linked Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Branches Out Into Eight Terror Organizations" in the subject line to media@memri.org.

A leading Pakistani newspaper reports that Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, an Al-Qaeda-linked Sunni jihadist organization traditionally based in Pakistan's Punjab province, has branched out into at least eight terrorist organizations.

To read in full, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4777.htm.

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*From the MEMRI TV Project

Israeli MK Hanin Zoabi: Israeli President Shimon Peres Is Not My President, While with PA President Mahmoud Abbas I Have Political Disagreements

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Following are excerpts from an interview with Israeli Knesset Member Hanin Zoabi, which aired on Al-Hiwar TV on October 9, 2010:

To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2685.htm.

Lebanese MP Dori Chamoun: Former Lebanese PM Michel Aoun Belongs in a Mental Hospital

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Following are excerpts from an interview with Lebanese MP Dori Chamoun, which aired on Future News on October 10, 2010:

To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2684.htm.

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