geert wilders did not link islam with terrorism, the islamic preachers in his film linked islam withrorism and he reported on it. that is a very crucial distinction. he is explaining how they link islam with terrorism in saying that free people who believe in free speech, free people to believe somebody who changes his religion should not be murdered as a result of that change, free people who believe men and women not to enjoy equality of rights before the law, free people who believe that not muslims ought to enjoy the same rights in a society with muslims, they oppose those 8 preachers. but the whole thing is denied to advance the agenda of imposing islamic law over the west and islamic law forbids not muslims to criticize islam on pain of death. consider that if the organization of the islamic conference is able successfully to shift the focus and pretend that people like geert wilders and others like him who are linking islam with terrorism, that that is an act of bigotry and hatred, what will be the result? obviously the result will be that people like you and me will be afraid

modernity is something linked with time and islam is timeless. >> reporter: that view of islam is the problem today, says gamal al banna, a reformist cleric. he says islamists have a fixed reading of the qu'ran because long ago scholars banned new interpretations of the religious texts. >> ( translated ): the religious institutions tell us that innovation will lead us down the wrong path. anything that has to do with innovation is dangerous. and that's wrong. you can't say that religious opinions made over 1,000 years ago are valid for all times. we must have a revolution in the understanding of islam, a revolution almost like martin luther's. >> reporter: until then, says banna, islam will not be able to accommodate itself to the modn world. the 88-year-old has written dozens of books about the need for the renewal of islam and the importance of the separation of he's even issued a fatwa saying muslim women don't have to cover their hair. banna says muslims must stop relying on scholars to interpret the holy texts. instead, he says, they should read the qu'ran directly keeping in min

but since then they have gone back to islam is the answer. and we have seen in the effort last year of the egyptian muslim brothers to come up with a new platform or statement of use that they circulated a draft which was largely based on the iranian system of a completely nondemocratic, theocratic system. actually, the first time i recall way back here in of laith kubba was when he was in london and he was putting out a newsletter that was seeking a kind of liberal islamism. and i was terribly interested in trying to understand what this was. and i would be happy to write a book, profile people like laith. but i think laith's own take on the world is so distinct that if you say there are fewer secular liberal, there are fewer secular liberals, there are even fewer laith kubba is i'm afraid. so we have a situation in most of the cases, the islamists are not in power. and they are facing regimes that suppress them. and they say we democracy, but that in itself doesn't convince me that they are democrats because it's a very normal for people wh

and the kurdish version of islam can now be a model for the rest of the country. news. >> before we leave you, much of europe has been baking in august's heat plate. people art -- it is not only people try to find release. it is not only humans that like ice cream. keepers have found icy streets -- i see treats -- icy treats beary popular. before we go, a reminder of our top story. president obama has joined the u.k. in condemning in the jubilee return of abdelbaset ali al-megrahi to libya. british foreign ministry said his hero's welcome was deeply disturbing. many more details for you any time on bop's bbc.com -- any time on bbc.com. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. the newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> i'm julia stiles. >> i'm kevin bacon. >> i'm kim cattrall. >> hi, i'm ken burns. >> i'm

to islamic values, then we will start reasserting ourselves. was the the start of the seed, and from there it grew. and general political repression, mosques are the one area where people are allowed to operate and say what they want. there's obviously, you know, parables in the koran that have political content, and so if you talk about overthrowing the fair row, you know, you're reading from the koran, but everybody knows who you're really talking about. it allows a discourse to take place that you would be arrested for if you try to do it in any other venue. so those two factors are sort of what contributed to it building like that. yes, sir. >> thank you. i i want to say, first, that i've read your dispatches in the times with special interest. i'm a semi-retired journalist, and i've often thought here's a man who really knows what he's talking about. >> thank you. >> i think you've done a terrific job reporting from the middle east. >> i appreciate that. >> my question has to do with iran. do you have some sense of who might win the presid

it's more evidence of the political feud that threatens to tear apart the islamic republic, though the government continues to blame foreign enemies. >> enemies should not imagine that the islamic revolution and system can be brought to its knees by such trivial moves. the islamic system is alive and well. >> but by the weekend more than 100 members of the opposition were brought to court in what government opponents immediately denounced as a show trial. those in prison clothes included former ministers, a former government spokesman and a noted filmmaker. a former vice president was forced to remove his turban and make his confession. all the attacks about the confession were made up. but a picture of him before he was arrested shows how much weight he's lost in prison. his daughter told the bbc he might even have been drugged. last week popular demonstrations gathered strength once again and this evening there were reports of more protests in iran. mr. ahmadinejad now faces growing opposition both on the streets and in the very heart of the iranian political establishment. bbc news.

such then they've gone back to islam is the answer.e've seen in the effort last year of the egyptian muslim brothers of a platform or a statement of views which they circulated a draft which was largely based on a iranian system which is a completely nondemocratic theocratic system. actually, the first time i recall way back hearing of leif cuba and he was putting out a newsletter that was seeking a kind of liberal islamism. and i was terribly interested in trying to understand what this was. and if i'd be happy to write a book of profiles of people like leif but i think his own take on the world is so distinct that if you say there are fewer secular liberals -- there are fewer secular liberals, there's even fewer leif cuba's, i'm afraid. i mean, we have a situation where in most of the cases the islamists are not in power. and they're facing regimes that suppress them and they say we want democracy but that in itself doesn't convince me that they're democrats because it's very normal for people who are suppressed and out of power to s

it appears to be attracting support from islamic extremists. several young men were arrested in australia accused of plotting terrorist attacks. in the early 1990's under bill clinton's presidency, american troops tried to intervene in somalia. when helicopters were shot down and american soldiers killed, the americans pulled out. reluctant to send troops again, the united states is attracting forces loyal to the somali government. in nairobi, hillary clinton met with the somali president with a clear message. we're with you and we will help you to stay in power. we will support you with training and weapons. >> if they want to obtain a haven in somalia which would then attract al qaeda and other terrorist actors, it would be a threat to the united states. >> this was a very public show of american support for the president. some analysts would argue that it could possibly play into the hands of the insurgents, who long portrayed his government as a puppet administration. >> 13 years after the democrats -- the democratic republic of congo in rw

[inaudible] it is not islamic it is surely a. it is something else. [inaudible] thank you. >> i am and from chad and member of the democratic center. [inaudible] middle eastern countries i would like to know what is the lessons learned from the middle east countries that should be used in africa? that is my question. >> when you said we shouldn't be afraid of bad results but how should the country's react that promote when the elections do not go their way like when hamas one in gaza out or i ran with the iranian election but there is still a probability that some voted for ahmadinejad although not with the high a margin. so i would like to know what makes you so positive, a laith kubba of your future? >> speaking in a purely personal capacity is came back from one hearing so my question comes from that angle. the i raki in your group and why did he go to israel? of these things you talk about looking as a patriot, he was on the west bank with the way that it is but an b. goes to israel just seems to complete discredit himself? why did he go? and what

we are and injuring people. -- their faith allows them. >> the kurdish version of islam is now a model the rest of the country. bbc news. >> just before we leave you -- much of europe has been baking in august's heat with. and they did not know people who were trying to find relief from the heat. it is not just humans like ice cream. keepers have found icy streets are very popular to keep animals from overheating. itemperatures have been, in many places, over 35 degrees celsius, which is 95 degrees fahrenheit. showers do seem to be the favorites for beating the heat. a reminder of our top story. britain has during the united states in strongly criticizing the reception for abdelbaset ali al-megrahi. was released from scotland that for the -- he was released from scotland on compassionate grounds. thank you for being with us on "bbc world news." much more anytime you want it on bbc.com. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. the newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union

chris gordon, news4 in fairfax county. >> the islamic academy is located inlexandria, virginia.t was founded back in 1984. >>> peggy cooper is now talking about the fire that completely burned her mansion to the ground. her house and the art collection it contained both recently featured in oprah's magazine. with everything gone, she hopes to start a new art collection but first, she has some otr priorities. >> will i continue to collect art? well, right now i have to think about getting my kids some shoes for school. but when my head is calm and -- and when i can, you know, again embrace the beauty of that, i'm sure i will attend to it. >> she did not want to address the water pressure problems that firefighters said hindered their abily to put out that fire. >>> in fairfax county, a man got a ngywnkialkeicor tki ft some geese cross a f some geese cross a nepeap bdee back inun j bhen t ywarky nthr e daesdu toll road. n to tt man went before a judge. jane watrel has our report. >> reporter: they're a potential road hazard for torists. every day, gaggles of geese try to cross bus

somaliasbattling islamic exemists thinks -- thought to be linked al qaeda. she met somia's president today in kenya. from there, our eastfrica correspondent. >> anmark of respect for those killed duri a terrorism attk 12 years ago in central nrobi. the american embassy was bombed. the ctims wereostly canyons. -- kenyans. the.s. secretary of state believes tt the threat remains. >> it an oprtunity to rew our resolve to do all we can to ensure that these attacks do not kemore innocent lives inhe future. >> america sa tt the insurgen tryingo topp somalia' government islinked to qaeda. the gro wants to impose strict islamic law acro the country. it portrays this as a hol war. it appears to be attracting suort from iamic extremists. several young men were arrested in australia accused of plotting terrorist attacks. in th early 1990's under bill clint's predency, american troops tried to intervene in somalia. when helicopters were shot down and american soldiers killed, the americanpulled out. reluctant to send tops again, the uned states is attracting forces loya

islamic law, or a form of it. we've often seen discussions of this particularly as it relates to the women's issue. it's about that which is allowed and not allowed in the culture. i want to point out this very important when discussing homosexuality. it's something that's very important for the culture is the notion of privacy and witnesses. witnesses is a component of the islamic law. we know this from a very bad point of view from women's issue. is a woman is raped and there are no witnesses, it's as if it never happened. it's a bad component if i'm going to judge and say it's bad. if there were witnesses that would mean that she's a whore. that's a problem as i interrupt it. however, as it might relate to certain behaviors like homosexuality. if two men have sex and there are no witnesses, it would mean that inspite of the fact that something is forbidden, it never really happened at all because there were no witnesses. so that's how something can also exist within the culture as a bit of a work around. this a

it's war on islam.entify the objectives and what we have to do, then we will have a difficult time implementing the strategy. we can't just kill our way through the problem. >> eric: the administration is talking about what you suggest, changing their strategy, dealing with long-term security for example. economic projects. how can you do that in this type of country? how successful will that be when you have the taliban trying to kill us? >> exactly. the taliban are indigenous to afghanistan. they're indigenous to pakistan. they call it the afghan-pakistan theater of war. they're both directly related. the prime objective is pakistan. the instability they create in afghanistan is causing instability in pakistan. getting back on point, the increase in troops over there will bring the greater casualties in provinces because we're going places we haven't been before. to secure it, they talk about the long-term security will involve more troops. the troops need to know why they're fighting. they're killed

there's certainly a wg of islam which i describe as the reconcilable wing of islam which not capable of living in the modern world and i think we will have to have a vastly more powerful strategy to help moderate muslims and to defeat an irreconcilable islam before this process is over. >> host: or e-mail address is www.cspan.org and we will get through a few we're getting here. would you like to repeat your offer? >> guest: anyone who wants to call in i will personally make sure we answer all of your e-mail's so if you send them in during the course of the day c-span will t them to me and i will send you an answer back. >> host: that is book tv at www.cspan.org. we have an hour-and-a-half to go in our conversation with newt gingrich about his books. the next call is from springfield, illinois. welcome. >> caller: mr. gingrich, it is an honor to speak with you. you're one of the few republicans i respect because i don't feel you are an ideologue but you are doing what is right for the american people. you talked about some other issues being explosive. i think health care for middle

she will be killed " for abandoning islam for christianity. -- she will be killed for abandoning islam for christianity. we will have what the florida department will determine and investigators discover over the next few weeks, evidence either supporting or dismissing the girls claims. keep in mind, they already investigated this, finding no evidence of any previous abuse or that herk threats of death are valid. recurring threats. jon: there was the hearing today -- her threats. >> she said she loves her family. she has been a christian for four years of her life. most of that has been secret, but she does now fear for her life right now because of what she calls previous abuse. no evidence given to support this at the time. the mother then it took the stand. -- her mother then took the stand, and they have said that she is in no danger whatsoever. jon: what do we know about them and their church? >> yes, some people started a church, the global revolution church, just recently. i spoke with the pastor today, and they said they only have about 100 or 150 people associated with the chu

islam founded a multinational empire.time and time again religion has played a role in expanding the social system, in bringing people who are previously not in the same tribe into the same tribe. i mean the story of history at one level is the story of expanding social organizations. i'm arguing that that expansion entail it is kind of moral progress as people haveto expand that i recall moral circle and say, yeah, okay, those people are... they're one of us, too. different nation, but we're in the same empire, they're one of us, too. i'm saying the world is at a point where we're all going to have to get better about saying that to everyone in the world and just that traditionally religions have played a role in expanding this kind of moral imagination and i try to show that christianity, islam and judaism are all capable of playing that. they've done it before. they've adapted their doctrines. >> rose: do they play it the same way? >> there are differences.t thate same thing but their impact is the same. the consequenc

. >> islamic parties are united in campaign as one. >> we are all on the same common ground. >> aer thenvasion of ira anin 2003, iraqi christians were attacke at churche throughout iraq. ♪ many christians escape the violence and und refuge here, inurdistan. >> jusa year agothis church was built to accmodate christians to esca persecution from cities like baghd and mosul. ristians from all over iraq have found peace and comfort here. >> i am from baghdad. i came here. i am worngn in this restaunt. >> he cristian quarter in the capital ty -- th business i thriving. ths jack niels. this costs almost 7. wait ceaper than in london. the majority of iraqi kurds are slim. the muslim faith does not me sell alcohol, saithe christians control thi lucrative tre. -- sohe christians control this lucrative trade. >> i am kurdish andave faith in islam. bui am also at the he where bars an mosques can coexi freely. >> come with me d see what they think about this liquor stor just a block away from eir mosque. comeith me. i asked the imam what he thin about christian selling alcohol to muslims >> accordin

and also we want to teach other people a little bit about islam. we really want to promote in our song is the feeling of happiness. ramadan's here; get close to god. fast. but, also, be happy. it's a time of hardship, yes. because you're fasting from sun up to sun down. but there's a lot of joy in it. we see families getting together for the iftar or the break fast. it's very special to see that mosque just packed with people. it's such a warm, wonderful feeling to be around so many people who all have this goal of pleasing god. even if we think our relationship with god and the people around us are great, there's always a way to get better. and so ramadan is that really intense, focused way of doing that. of fasting and working on our own selves. and then working on our relationship to others. and, ultimately our relationship to god. there's a prayer we always say, "grant us good in this life and good in the hereafter." a lot of prayers that we do in ramadan is really asking for in the next life that we attain the highest levels of heaven, and to

the islamic regime is sticking one aspect of iran which is the distorted view of islam, you know.during the shah's time, there were feudalistic institutions, there were many freedoms that even today we are enjoying because of the past. like in relation to women, for example. for heaven's sake we had a minister for women's affairs who was only the second in the whole world. but at the same time, these pluralistic institutions would come in contradiction with a political system that was closed. that was far dependent on the image of one person. >> host: uh-huh. >> guest: you know, and so it made the political system fragile and people like my father who would be politically outspoken, even within the government, would find little space for themselves. there were many people like generals, all these people, who were also put in jail but none stayed as long as my father. and he refused to leave. he refused to apologize. he said he wanted to defend himself and he began his defense with a poem, you know? so it is all these complications. and to be fair, my parents wanted ambitious. but

it's been a real pleasure. >> charlie: yusuf islam is here.ll remember him as cat stevens, the singer-songwriter who became a pop star at age 18. in the '70s his song "peace train" wild world" and "moon shadow" was mainstay. he produced eight albums. he sold more than 06 million albums. here is look at his work yesterday and today. ♪ ♪ >> >> charlie: in 1977 stevens converted to islam and left the public arena. in his words, he got a life. he is today a flappist and established -- therapist, three years he -- flappist. his latest am bum is "road singer" pleased to have him here at the table for the first time. welcome. >> thank you. >> charlie: nice to have you here. you saw a journey on that tape, when you see it, what emotions come to you? >> well, it's the same old heart, you know, that's the point. no man changes his heart. but of course it's a great thing to have your life on record, on film, to be able -- >> charlie: on videotape, look at it. i'm not sure it's great. thrts. >> i was a good looking guy, i think, i can take it. i'm sure yo

i believe in islam as peace, justice, tolerance and loving humanity. we are also activists for political reform. beginning with democratic state and unlimited freedom of speech and human dignity. muslim scholars, because they're qualified against terrorists, there have been persecuted by

there are a lot of militant islamic groups in the world. what is it about somalia that makes it such concern? >> i think that's so concerning about al shabab in somalia is that somalia is the world's pre-eminent failed state. there's been no functioning government there for 18 years now. it is the perfect example of the ungoverned space, the kind of place where al qaeda and other groups like to develop themselves. al shabab itself is an islamist extremist organization that's fighting the united nations and western-backed government of president sheik sharif ahmed in mogadishu. but they themselves have on occasion professed a allegiance to al qaeda and al qaeda lieutenants have claimed al shabab for themselves. so washington is concerned about the link there is and particularly concerned that this might become kind of a haven for worldwide jihadists. >> warner: so in other words they were really most concerned about the prospect of an afghanistan scenario, a pre-9/11 afghanistan scenario? >> i think that's exactly what they're concerned abou

i didn't know until 1959 when we were watching mike wallace documentary about the nation of islam. i couldn't believe he talked about the white man was the devil and standing up for white people's face. her face was radiant. the smile for her face. he said quietly (inaudible) she sat up and said she never trusted white people. she didn't like white people. she didn't want to live with white people. >> malcolm x is talking about how the white man was the devil and he laughs. what does that say about professor gates? is he the one that racially profiles here? >> that's the most ignorant

that is what authoritative islam calls sharia. obliges those here to the strain of islam to engage in violent jihad wherever practicable. when we see the daniel patrick boyds, for example, who embraced this program going abroad, training, it should be one of those sort of early warning indicators you're likely to have a problem. similarly, when you look at the somali residents of america, that have come here. we now have a second generation. some of whom the f.b.i. is tracing having gone to somali for train i training to apparen practice jihad there and maybe practice it here. a particularly worrying problem is in the nation capital region, jamie, we have islamic saudi academy. this past week, a federal judge decided the valedictorian of a class that graduated from there recently should be serving life in prison for his jihadist activities. specifically, his effort to kill the president of the united states. this week, monday afternoon, the board of supervisors in fairfax county is going to consider expanding the islamic saudi eco

nation hereby swear in the name of almighty god to protect the official state, the system of the islamic revolution, and the constitution . and to use all my expertise and all i have in my power in the discharge of responsibilities that i have undertaken and to devote myself to serve the people and to the glory of the country, to the promotion of religion and morality and to support righteousness and to spread justice. and to refrain from being autocratic and represent the freedom and dignity of individuals and the rights the constitution has recognized for the people.

these secondhand elements have to be dealt with islamic mercy. don't give protection to the main elements and punish the deceived and secondhand elements.

that followsur look at the islamic insurgency iafrica. sectary of state hillary clinton drew aention to that in kea today on the third day of her 11 day tour of the continent. margaret warner report >> warner: the seetary of state ben her day with a lemn visit to nairobi's memorial park. she placea wreath at the site of one of the ddliest pre-9/11 al qda terror strikes against the united statesthe 1998 embassy mbings in kenya and tanzania. the attacks, which happened years ago tomrow, killed more than 220 people, most africans and woded thousands more. today secretary clton spoke of he ongoing struggle of the u. and its allies against the that of terror around the globe. >> i appreciate greatly t commitment of the kenya government partner with us and other nations a people around the world agast the continuing threat of terrosm which respects no bounries, no race, ethnicity, rigion, but >> warr: then secretary clinton turned her focus to somalithe place e u. believes w poses the greatest terror threat in all of su saharan africa. she met

on common -- islam, mohammad. i praise god almighty for giving the iranian people the chance, who came to the scene and created an unprecedented epics on election day -- an unprecedented epic. these are two great developments in iran, and major changes on an international level. all of those people who have helped the great aspirations of the nation and members of the parliament, i would like to thank them all. the people of iran have always been active and have had a major role, the great role, and today, too, they are fully present on the same, and they're actually giving rise to a humane government with a divine characteristics. for 30 years, we have been bearing the flags of justice and dignity. in the recent years, with more fervor, with more experience, and ever more determined, the people have been present on this scene. the latest election, the presidential election, was a clear manifestation of experience and people's faith in following through the sublime operations of the islamic revolution. the epic of

. >> translator: what he was doing was not part of islam. even the religious scholars did not approve of what he was doing. >> mehsud's death was also a major topic of discussion at friday prayers. this man spoke about mehsud referring to him by his first name. >> translator: one baitullah will die but another one will become born. we have become slaves of america. if we do not change our thinking lots of baitullahs will keep being born. >> for more on this story we are joined by lisa curtis, she's a senior research fellow at the heritage foundation and she joins us from washington. nice to have you back. >> thanks for having me again. >> what do you think the impact will be on the taliban in pakistan? will they recover from this, and if so, how long will it take them? >> well, i think this is a significant victory for pakistan, its fight against terrorism specially coming on the heels of the pakistan military's ability to oust the taliban from the swat valley region. but we know that military commanders can be replaced. so this doesn't mean

this epic, stress was laid on protecting iranians and islamic culture, arts, and human resources that are purity, serving the people without expectations and protecting human dignity and moral and spiritual values with affection and love for other people, freedom and actually, acting independently from world powers, we are what are -- these are what are demanded by the people and endorsed by the people in the election. they want mo no theism -- they want monotheism and a model government, this is what they voted for. respected brothers and sisters, i do not have any incentive other than serving the people think that anything but progress and development of the nation. i'm committed to all these commitments and aspirations. i have sworn in the presence of god and you people, i'm committed to all these points, and i have no doubt that you respected representatives of the people, you also feel committed to the same principles. the outlines of my plan, i mentioned them, i respect the people in the presidential campaign and people strongly endorsed these. the endorsements, i briefly highli

but wit the obama speech, it came clear that he is not against islam, that america is not against islam. this is quite important. souch so that --anted to conferhe doctorate to obama but the time was so short that he cldn't do that time. >> charlie: there is always ti. doou sense that he is about to launch his inittive for the middle east? >> presint obama is clecting formation and he sent geoe mitche a number of times d he confred with us during each time we explained o position and each time heomes to cairo. he visited syria, heisited saudirabia, other countries and this is to gras the issues which is a good thing. it's ch tter than takg a decision without lieningo the country's concern. it might damage thes cntries, might as wl damage t putation of and imageof the united stes. and this is what happened. ere was the decision t go to iraq. and thadespite the fact there was no mass destructionweapons. and going to afghanistan as well. russia stayed eight years i afghanistan. however, russia did not achiev anything and th russians admitted tha fact. there was agentleman from the russian

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the islamic saudi academy sought an exception to allow them to build a new school and mosque on thiscr p-aroperty in fairfax but some opponents of the plan allege that the islamic saudi academy is a school for terrorism. >> we don't think it should exist, let alone expand. it teaches sharia law, it teaches terrorism. they're raising the next generation of homicide bombers right here in virginia. >>uneporter: neighbors along r: popeshead road say that traffic congestion, safety and protecting the environment are the reasons they oppose expanding the academy here. >> this is a two-lane road. it just cannot hold any more trfic. >> reporter: the fairfax county board of supervisors acknowledged that this was a hard decision. in fact, it took two separate votes. in the end, it was the motion to approve the islamic saudi academy's plan to expand after he gave a speech dispelling the notion that the school poses any danger. >> i have never in the 15 years had any misgivings about that school being in my community. >> reporter: the motion passed 6-4 to allow the isa to expand. some opponents

islam. this is quite important. so much so that -- wanted to confer the doctorate to obama but the time was so short that he couldn't do that in time. >> charlie: there is always time. do you sense that he is about to launch his initiative for the middle east? >> president obama is collecting information and he sent george mitchell a number of times and he conferred with us during each time we explained our position and each time he comes to cairo. he visited syria, he visited saudi arabia, other countries. and this is to grasp the issues which is a good thing. it's much better than taking a decision without listening to the country's concern. it might damage these countries, it might as well damage the reputation of and image of the united states. and this is what happened. there was the decision to go to iraq. and that despite the fact there was no mass destruction weapons. and going to afghanistan as well. russia stayed eight years in afghanistan. however, russia did not achieve anything

, and with a caricature of that revolution, they can harm the greatness of islamic revolution and system. >> critics voiced the event, hash much aye rafsanjani and hat -- khatami leading election critics boycotted the event, former presidents akbar hashemi rafsanjani and mohammad khatami, as well as this year's reformist candidates mir hossein mousavi and mahdi karroubi. and, no one from the family of ayatollah khomeini, leader of the 1979 revolution, attended. on another front, in washington, secretary of state hillary clinton urged iran to confirm that it's holding three missing american hikers. iranian state tv reported the hikers were seized last friday when they ignored warnings from border guards and crossed over from northern iraq. for more on these latest developments in iran, we turn to two iranian-americans: abbas milani, director of the iranian studies program at stanford university and co-director of the iran democracy project at the hoover saturday's indictment cited him as a major figure in trying to overthrow the iranian government. and hooman majd, a journalist and writer

there is violence in nigeria as an islamic sect the tax authorities.undreds died as the army puts down the group. >> people gathered to remember a woman killed in election protests. >> bomb attacks are launched on the police. >> there is a final solution to one of britain's last surviving world war women want veterans. >>> it is the east german play. >>> welcome to our view of the major news stories seen on bbc over the past seven days. >> nigeria is no stranger to ethnic and religious tensions. this week, the violence that flared up in the muslim north was the worst seen in some time. militants attacked police and government offices. they were protesting against the western education system and demanding sharia law. hundreds died. we have this report on the violence. >> and nigerian security forces say they've quelled the violence by the islamist sect. the government says it has delivered a crushing blow. they shelled what they say is the headquarters of the group. 90 people are said to have been killed in overnight firing. the army has captured many

. >>> off the top tonight, an islamic school accused of radical teachings, leaving a community divided. tonight, the campus is given the go-ahead to expand, but the fairfax supervisor's vote was far from unanimous, and oponents are not holding back, wisdom martin has more. >> reporter: well, laura, starting out with questions of traffic and safety. then they looked into whether or not they believed what they wanted. they sorted it out, the first motion to accident the school's application failed. but the second motion passed, and the people against it were angry. >> we need to resist these people. we need the make it clear that they may have bought six votes in there. but they're not buying my vote. >> reporter: james lafferty stormed out after the approval in fairfax county, he was not the only one, others found it shocking. >> i am shocked that they would vote for it. >> reporter: the islamic academy has been surrounded in controversy for years. one of their graduates was shown to be in a plot to kill the president. >> and how they could overlook the graduate from the school doing th

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a means to an end which, in al qaeda's case, is global domination by a islamic caliphate. he also dismissed global war as a term that feed al qaeda's vision of itself as a highly organized global entity capable of replacing sovereign nations with a global caliphate." we want to get your reaction to the white house dropping some of this language, "war on terrorism." we welcome your calls, and "the financial times" writes on all this as well. there headline says, " development put at core of obama's anti-terrorist dreaded g." "the obama administration set out its approach to violent extremism yesterday, dropping the bush administration rhetoric." our first call on all this is from southampton new york. caller: i am a professor on vacation for the summer. professors do not make that much money, but it is great to have the summer off, so that is the one consolation. host: what are you teaching? caller: i teach business in boston, so, you know, i work on a few papers. i was listening to donald trump on larry king's show. i would like to give you his quote. he is quite savvy, an

now, the islamic regime is sticking to one aspect of iran which is the distorted view of islam.shah ayyad time, there were institutions, there were many freedoms that even today we are enjoying because of the past like relation to when inflexible. for heaven's sake we have a minister for women's affairs who was only the second in the law whole world. but at the same time, this institution but constantly come into contradiction with the political system that applies close, that was part dependent on the image of one person and so it made the political system for daschle and people like my father who would be politically outspoken even within the government would find a little space for themselves. there were many people like generals, all these people who were also put in jail but none of them stayed as long as my father and he refused to leave and he refused to apologize. he said he wanted to defend himself and he began his defense with a poem in fact. so, it is all these complications. and to be fair, my parents wanted to -- too much because they were ambitious but wouldn't pla

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