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When we wrote last April that Sinopec’s involvement in Sudan was not worthy of Harvard’s divestment, Sinopec’s links to the Sudan were much murkier, particularly compared to those of PetroChina. For two decades, Sudan has been embroiled in a civil war between the Khartoum regime in the north that supports the genocide and a fledgling opposition government in the south. Because Sinopec’s Sudanese pipeline project benefited both regimes and was built into the peace agreement ending the civil war, we argued Harvard’s investment was helping...
There is, however, substantial foreshadowing of Malcolm’s future status as a civil rights icon. His dreamed encounters with Elijah Muhammad, though fantastic, add a spiritual depth to Malcolm’s destitution, and allow a glimpse into the coming years...
...foreign policy, but not the sole goal. And if there’s one thing we’ve seen, whether it’s in Iraq or the Palestinian Authority, an election alone does not make a democratic society, without the establishment of rule of law, minority rights, civil society. So no, I don’t believe that democratization alone should be the overriding principle of our foreign policy...
...Resistance from non-Muslims and civil liberties groups has forced legislators to start revising the bill, a process they plan to complete by June. But pressure from influential Muslim organizations to impose harsh sanctions remains strong. "We have to stop this drift toward moral liberalization," says Din Syamsuddin, chairman of Muhammadiyah, the country's second largest Muslim organization. Leaders such as Syamsuddin deny any intention of imposing Shari'a or that non-Muslims are being targeted. They also reject the claim that rights will be curtailed, saying that the objective of the law is to protect women and children...
...release uncharged suspects within 36 hours.) Despite pressure from the U.S., the Philippines is the only Southeast Asian nation without such a law. But Arroyo's already-besieged government may have difficulty overcoming opposition from human-rights activists, who worry the police will use the measure to curtail suspects' civil rights. Other skeptics suggest that the government's plan may miss the point by failing to address the origins of discontent. "As long as the Jolo natives keep on wallowing in poverty, terrorism will continue to thrive," says Asiri Abubakar, a professor at the University of the Philippines' Asian Center...