First Muslim Minister in British Government Detained at US Airport

Britain’s first Muslim minister, Shahid Malik, says he is “deeply disappointed” that he was detained by airport security officials in America. The international development minister was stopped and searched at Washington DC’s Dulles airport after a series of meetings on tackling terrorism. Mr Malik, MP for Dewsbury, West Yorks, had his hand luggage checked for [...]

Corruption’s cost in the Arab world

Christian Science Monitor,
October 29, 2007 edition -

By John K. Cooley
 
Do you need a local driver’s license in, say, Lebanon, Egypt, or Cameroon? Well, weeks of paperwork and delays may be avoided if you resort to the Mideastern practice of slipping baksheesh - a traditional term for a bribe - to the right official.  Want to park [...]