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	The Layalina Review on Public Diplomacy and Arab Media The Layalina Review is a peerless bi-weekly source for monitoring developments in the spheres of public diplomacy and Arab media. Its readers include academics, Foreign Service Officers, students, members of Congress and their staffs, foreign diplomats, and professionals in both the private and public sectors. Published 26 times per year, the review is free to subscribers and available in PDF, HTML, and RSS formats. The Layalina Review is brought to you thanks in part to a grant from The Dr. Scholl Foundation of Illinois.
Statistic of the Week The UAE is the 'most connected' Arab country, followed by Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, in a new study. PDF RSS Twitter Facebook Recent Issues Vol. VI No. 18: 8/27-9/09, 2010 Vol. VI No. 17: 8/13-8/26, 2010 Archives Subscribe to our Publications Layalina Review Staff Leon Shahabian Senior Editor Anne Hagood Managing Editor Lorraine Jablonsky Contributor Sasha Scott Contributor Bentley Brown Contributor The views expressed here are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Layalina Productions, Inc.	VOL. VI NO. 19, September 10- September 23, 2010 Nine Years After 9/11: Moving On or Moving Backwards? In the weeks leading up to the ninth anniversary of the September 11th attacks, the controversial reactions to the Cordoba Initiative’s planned Islamic Center have drawn attention to what many describe as a growing anti-Muslim sentiment in America. Al-Arabiya Director Resigns...and Takes it Back Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid, the director general of Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya news channel and columnist for Saudi newspaper Asharq-Alawsat, announced his intention to resign over controversial statements made in a television program, “Islam and the West.” Burning the Quran: An Occupational Hazard Despite the cancellation of International Burn a Qur’an Day, many still fear that the controversy will have negative ramifications on US foreign policy in the Middle East. Friends and Foes in Afghanistan Despite the growing number of reports on Afghanistan, recent setbacks are indicative of a necessary change in strategy. Incendiary Reactions to Incendiary Plans The proposed Islamic community center, misleadingly known as the “Ground Zero” mosque, has created rifts among Muslim communities worldwide. Is America Safer Today? As America marked the 9th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, many in the country are now asking if the world is safer from terrorism today. While some point out that the US is overall more vigilant and has been able to curtail some of Al-Qaeda’s freedom of operation, others argues that many mistakes have been made endangering national security. ‘Blogospheric’ Pressure in Bahrain Human rights groups across the Arab world are protesting against Bahrain's arrest of blogger and activist Ali Abdulemam. Park51 Imam’s Media Campaign Upon his return from a State Department-sponsored trip to the Middle East, Imam Faisal Abdul Rauf publicly voiced his support for the controversial Park51 Islamic community center project.

The Layalina Review on Public Diplomacy and Arab Media

The Layalina Review is a peerless bi-weekly source for monitoring developments in the spheres of public diplomacy and Arab media.

Its readers include academics, Foreign Service Officers, students, members of Congress and their staffs, foreign diplomats, and professionals in both the private and public sectors.

Published 26 times per year, the review is free to subscribers and available in PDF, HTML, and RSS formats.

The Layalina Review is brought to you thanks in part to a grant from The Dr. Scholl Foundation of Illinois.

Statistic of the Week
The UAE is the 'most connected' Arab country, followed by Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, in a new study.

Recent Issues

Vol. VI No. 18: 8/27-9/09, 2010

Vol. VI No. 17: 8/13-8/26, 2010

Archives

Layalina Review Staff

Leon Shahabian
Senior Editor

Anne Hagood
Managing Editor

Lorraine Jablonsky
Contributor

Sasha Scott
Contributor

Bentley Brown
Contributor

The views expressed here are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Layalina Productions, Inc.

VOL. VI NO. 19, September 10- September 23, 2010

Nine Years After 9/11: Moving On or Moving Backwards?
In the weeks leading up to the ninth anniversary of the September 11th attacks, the controversial reactions to the Cordoba Initiative’s planned Islamic Center have drawn attention to what many describe as a growing anti-Muslim sentiment in America.

Al-Arabiya Director Resigns...and Takes it Back
Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid, the director general of Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya news channel and columnist for Saudi newspaper Asharq-Alawsat, announced his intention to resign over controversial statements made in a television program, “Islam and the West.”

Burning the Quran: An Occupational Hazard
Despite the cancellation of International Burn a Qur’an Day, many still fear that the controversy will have negative ramifications on US foreign policy in the Middle East.

Friends and Foes in Afghanistan
Despite the growing number of reports on Afghanistan, recent setbacks are indicative of a necessary change in strategy.

Incendiary Reactions to Incendiary Plans
The proposed Islamic community center, misleadingly known as the “Ground Zero” mosque, has created rifts among Muslim communities worldwide.

Is America Safer Today?
As America marked the 9th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, many in the country are now asking if the world is safer from terrorism today. While some point out that the US is overall more vigilant and has been able to curtail some of Al-Qaeda’s freedom of operation, others argues that many mistakes have been made endangering national security.

‘Blogospheric’ Pressure in Bahrain
Human rights groups across the Arab world are protesting against Bahrain's arrest of blogger and activist Ali Abdulemam.

Park51 Imam’s Media Campaign
Upon his return from a State Department-sponsored trip to the Middle East, Imam Faisal Abdul Rauf publicly voiced his support for the controversial Park51 Islamic community center project.