Linksies 3/13/12

Around the world

• Why Israel really advocates war on Iran
• Will the good BRICS please stand up?
• How not to intervene in Syria
• France’s Muslims & Sarkozy’s halal policy
• Threats & killings alarm Iraq’s gays, “emos”
• The Arab world’s unlikely leader – Qatar

In these United States

• NYPD report included stores owned by Arab Christians & Jews
• Atty. Gen. Holder: NYPD surveillance in NJ is “disturbing
• Bloomberg re: his critics: “It’s a made for tv thing“
• Number of anti-Muslim groups tripled in 2011
• When Gen. Grant expelled the Jews
• Puerto Rican birth certificate causes confusion under Alabama’s new immigration law

Culture

• Here come the Muhammads: a Muslim Cosby Show
• 500 new fairy tales discovered in Germany
• How bloggers brought down superheroes
• Islamic Art Film premieres in Chicago
• 10 common body language traps for women in the workplace

Video

• American Muslims react to Afghanistan shooting
• Turkish soap operas ignite culture war in the Middle East