By l0gikal on News from www.washingtonpost.com
Tension is growing between the Muslim community and the FBI after an informant, Craig Monteilh, infiltrated a mosque, only a month after a local FBI leader visited the Irvine, California mosque and said the agency would do no such thing. Now, Monteilh is suing the FBI and revealing details of his operation.
By cricketguru on Politics from www.nytimes.com
An unusual extension for Lt. Gen. Ahmed Shuja Pasha may pave the way for a longer term for the head of the army, Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, who was set to step down this year. 
By elan on Multimedia from www.elanthemag.com
Western club-goers have been partying to Middle Eastern music for years. When you thought you were grooving to Jay-Z’s “Big Pimpin,” you were really dancing to Abdel Halim Hafez’s “Khosara.” Listen to Aaliyah’s “More Than a Woman” and then compare it to Mayad El Hennawi’s “Aloly Ensi.” Sound familiar? Someone even made an entire YouTube clip about how producer Timbaland rips off Middle Eastern artists. But I personally dig that classical Arabic music is constantly being innovated and revamped in contemporary Western music. Read More 
By IslamOnline on News from www.islamonline.net
By l0gikal on Everything Else from www.ocweekly.com
A Look at Craig Monteilh, Who Says He Spied on the Islamic Center of Irvine for the Feds 
