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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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09AMMAN2053 | RE-ENGAGING WITH JORDAN'S ISLAMISTS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Embassy Amman is moving forward with a strategy to re-establish political contact with Islamists in Jordan. Engagement with the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) and its political wing, the Islamic Action Front (IAF),languished in the wake of September 11, 2001, and eventua [...] | 2009-09-10 06:55:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM KISL JO |
09AMMAN219 | ARE JORDAN'S ISLAMISTS STRONGER IN THE WAKE OF [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's Islamists are seeking to parlay a string of highly organized demonstrations on Gaza into broader political influence. The Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) and its political wing, the Islamic Action Front (IAF),have been increasingly direct in their criticism of the [...] | 2009-01-26 10:45:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KWBG KPAL KDEM JO |
09AMMAN2201 | JORDAN: CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME FROM THE GOLDSTONE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-30 05:18:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS JO |
09AMMAN2216 | THE BATTLE OVER JORDAN'S ISLAMIC CENTER SOCIETY [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Islamic Center Society (ICS) was the charitable wing of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) until it was seized by the government in 2006. Legally questionable corruption allegations against members of the ICS board allowed the government to appoint a "temporary" boar [...] | 2009-10-01 13:25:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KISL KDEM KJUS JO |
09AMMAN2217 | JORDAN: U.S. ARREST OF JORDANIAN WIDELY VIEWED AS [...] (C) Most Jordanians believe that the Federal Bureau of Investigation encouraged and enabled 19-year-old Jordanian Hossam Smadi to plot a terrorist act against the United States before arresting him on September 24 in Dallas, according to media reports and our contacts, including the Chief of [...] | 2009-10-01 15:27:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL JO |
09AMMAN2252 | THE JORDANIAN ISLAMIST MOVEMENT: AN ORG CHART [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) is an umbrella organization which oversees and controls the political, charitable, and spiritual activities of the Islamist movement in Jordan. The Islamic Action Front (IAF),its political wing, is directly controlled by the JMB through [...] | 2009-10-08 06:30:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KISL KPAL EFIN JO |
09AMMAN2516 | JORDAN: POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT FURTHERS CAIRO [...] (U) This cable is the third of four cables following up on the October visit to Amman of NSC Senior Director for Global Engagement Pradeep Ramamurthy. It outlines aspects of Embassy Amman's efforts to advance goals emphasized in the President's June 4 speech in Cairo. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY [...] | 2009-11-18 15:13:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM KISL JO |
09AMMAN299 | GOJ MOVES TO PUT MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD BACK IN THE BOX [...] (U) Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) publicly denounced the government's denial of its request to hold a "Thanks and Victory" rally in Amman on January 30. In a January 31 statement, the group described the decision to prevent the rally as "an official siege" by the government after the Inte [...] | 2009-02-01 15:33:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KISL JO |
09AMMAN359 | AMMAN FATHAWIS DISCUSS GAZA EFFECTS ON MOVEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Fatah members resident in Amman agreed that their movement was in dire straits following recent Israeli operations in Gaza. Aside from the perennial plea for quick movement on the peace process, our contacts varyingly saw potential Fatah salvation in convening the long-delayed Si [...] | 2009-02-08 05:17:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG KISL IS JO |
09AMMAN47 | JORDAN DENIES INTERNET REPORT ON MISSING FIGHTERS, [...] (S/NF) According to an Open Source Center (OSC) report, the jihadist Ana Al-Muslim website posted a report on January 5 that "a Jordanian Foreign Ministry spokesman stated that three warplanes disappeared" on January 4 as well as "five pilots, who have been described as having Islamic leanings. [...] | 2009-01-06 14:54:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS PREL PTER KISL JO |
09AMMAN676 | JORDANIAN TRAINING OF PALESTINIAN SECURITY FORCES [...] (U) Independent daily Al-Arab Al-Yawm criticized U.S.-sponsored training of Palestinian Security Forces in Jordan in a March 9 editorial, suggesting a pause in activity given Israeli settlement activity and its recent operations in Gaza. The article by managing editor Fahd Khitan charged Jord [...] | 2009-03-16 16:34:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KISL JO |
09AMMAN677 | ISLAMIST FIGURE SPARKS DEBATE OVER ENGAGING THE [...] (U) Public debate has arisen in Jordan over the late February visit to the United States of the deputy Secretary General of the Islamic Action Front (IAF),which is the political wing of Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood. IAF figure Ruheil Gharaibeh traveled to Washington to take part in a February [...] | 2009-03-16 17:31:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KISL JO |
09AMMAN858 | MA'AN: POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC NEGLECT ON THE [...] (C) Summary: This cable is the first in an occasional series which will focus on regional political centers in Jordan. The southern Jordanian city of Ma'an, populated by tribal leaders of Bedouin East Bank origin, is considered a bellwether for regime stability. In the past twenty years, r [...] | 2009-04-13 05:07:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KISL JO |
09AMMAN876 | JOURNALIST FACES SLANDER CHARGES FOR ARTICLE [...] (U) Journalist Khaled Mahadin, who published an article critical of parliament on the Amman-based news website Khaberni.com in February, pled not guilty on March 30 to charges of slander. Mahadin's article, "For God's Sake, Abdullah," called for the dissolution of parliament and an end to "u [...] | 2009-04-14 12:02:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KISL JO |
09AMMAN896 | REPORTING TRIP TO SOUTHERN JORDANIAN TOWN DRAWS [...] (S/NF) Summary: A routine Embassy meeting with the mayor of a remote town in southern Jordan has attracted negative media attention. One Islamist commentator characterized the visit as a violation of Jordanian sovereignty and has called for the Ambassador to be convoked. The reaction, while [...] | 2009-04-16 09:40:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ASEC KISL JO |
09AMMAN990 | JORDAN,S ISLAMISTS OPPOSE POPE,S MAY 8 VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Islamists from Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood and its political wing have publicly opposed the Pope's planned May 8-11 visit to the Kingdom. Government officials have denounced the published criticisms and continue to plan for the visit. Christian leaders privately say that criti [...] | 2009-04-30 07:33:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SCUL KISL JO |
09AMMAN994 | JOURNALIST ACQUITTED OF SLANDER CHARGES [...] (U) A Jordanian court acquitted journalist Khaled Mahadin of slander charges on April 27. The case was brought against Mahadin by parliament's secretary general over an online article that included allegations of corruption by lower house speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali (Ref A). The Court of Fi [...] | 2009-04-30 10:21:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KISL KDEM JO |
09ANKARA1043 | TURKEY HOPES TO ATTEND JORDAN BIOMETRICS CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-21 13:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PREL KISL TU JO |
09ASHGABAT1154 | PROCESS FOR SELECTING TURKMEN HAJJ TRAVELERS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) During an Embassy-hosted Iftar on September 10, Turkmenistan's Grand Mufti Rowshen Allaberdiyev explained to us the process for selecting the 188 government-funded Hajj travelers each year. He also asserted that, in addition t [...] | 2009-09-11 10:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KIRF KISL TX |
09ASMARA38 | UPDATE ON SHEIKH AWEYS AND THE HARD-LINE ARS [...] (C)) DWINDLING PRESENCE: Only about 20 members of the hard-line faction of the Alliance for the Reliberation of Somalia (ARS) remain in Asmara, according to Pekka Haavisto, Finland's Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, who met with the faction's representatives earlier this week. Sheikh Oma [...] | 2009-01-30 08:40:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL ER SO |
09ASTANA1427 | KAZAKHSTAN: MUSLIM ACTIVIST STRUGGLES TO TURN GRAND IDEAS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Murat Telibekov, a Kazakhstani Muslim activist and president of three NGOs, is never short on grand ideas, and most of them involve the U.S. Embassy. His newest idea is to build Islamic centers in Astana and Alma [...] | 2009-08-21 08:59:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KISL KIRF PINR KZ |
09ASTANA1454 | KAZAKHSTAN: "WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS IS, A POLICE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) While the Ambassador was getting a haircut on September 1 at a Turkish-owned unisex salon in Astana, the client in the next chair was cracking up the stylists with a high-volume, endless stream of jokes about how people avo [...] | 2009-09-02 04:02:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI KISL KZ |
09ASTANA1518 | KAZAKHSTAN: FOREIGN MINISTRY PRESSES HIGH-LEVEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In recent days, Kazakhstan has proposed an OSCE Summit in 2010 to be co-chaired by Kazakhstan and the United States, repeated its desire to establish a Joint Presidential Commission, and renewed its effort for an Obama-Nazarbayev meeting at the general time of the April 2010 Nuc [...] | 2009-09-13 03:45:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KNNP KISL OSCE RS KZ |
09ASTANA1617 | KAZAKHSTAN: IFTAAR DINNER BUILDS RAPPORT WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-23 10:36:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KISL RS KZ |
09ASTANA1618 | KAZAKHSTAN: IFTAAR DINNER BUILDS RAPPORT WITH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 14, the Ambassador hosted an Iftaar dinner for more than 20 prominent Muslim community members, including the Deputy Chairman of the Kazakhstani Muslims' Spiritual Board Muhammad Alsabekov, many Kazak [...] | 2009-09-23 10:37:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KISL RS KZ |
09ASTANA1921 | KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE PANDITH HEARS FROM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During her first overseas trip as Special Representative to Muslim Communities, Farah Pandith visited Kazakhstan October 12-13. In Astana, Muslim civil society leaders told her that Kazakhs are "a different kind of [...] | 2009-10-27 04:39:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV KISL KIRF OIC OSCE KZ |
09ASTANA249 | KAZAKHSTAN: CHIEF MUFTI CRITICISES EXTREMISM, CAUTIOUSLY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a February 6 meeting, Chief Mufti and Head of the Spiritual Association of Muslims in Kazakhstan (SAMK) Absasttar Derbisali told the Ambassador that Islam is undergoing a renaissance in Kazakhstan. He shar [...] | 2009-02-12 01:06:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KISL KIRF KPAO KZ |
09ASTANA353 | KAZAKHSTAN: CHIEF MUFTI'S OFFICE EXPRESSES INTEREST IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: As a follow-up to the Ambassador's recent discussion with Chief Mufti and Head of the Spiritual Association of Muslims in Kazakhstan (SAMK) Abasasttar Derbisali (see reftel),Regional English Language Office [...] | 2009-02-27 01:53:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KISL KIRF KPAO EG KZ |
09ASTANA418 | KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, FEBRUARY 28 - MARCH 6 [...] This is another in a series of weekly cables drawn mostly from public media, as well as think-tank, NGO, and opposition web-sites, selected to show the diversity of life in Kazakhstan, and information about it available to citizens of Kazakhstan. Our goal is to choose what might interest and [...] | 2009-03-06 09:28:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PROP ECON EAGR SOCI KISL KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA83 | KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL ENVOY CUMBER ENCOURAGES ASTANA TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 9 meeting with U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber, State Secretary Kanat Saudabayev underlined Kazakhstan's commitment to promoting inter-confessional u [...] | 2009-01-15 10:33:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KISL KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA89 | KAZAKHSTAN: OIC SPECIAL ENVOY CUMBER DISCUSSES DEMOCRACY, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a January 9 dinner with U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber, ambassadors and other diplomats from several OIC-member countries and India freely exchanged views [...] | 2009-01-16 10:20:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM KISL KZ |
09ATHENS1463 | Greek MFA on Jewish Cemetery Issues, Athens Mosque [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 28, the director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) E2 Directorate for Religious and Ecclesiastical Affairs, Amb. Christodoulos J. Lazaris, described GoG actions to address increased anti-Semitic vandalism, the current status of property restitution negotiations [...] | 2009-09-09 14:33:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF KISL GR |
09BAGHDAD11 | NAJAF CLERICAL LEADERS FEAR IRANIAN IDEOLOGICAL [...] (S) SUMMARY. Three well-placed contacts in the Shia holy city of Najaf told us December 27 that Iranian influence there is strong and that Ayatollah Muhammad Said al-Hakim, whose family has ties to Iran, likely will succeed the aging Ayatollah Sistani. They each opined al-Hakim could begin [...] | 2009-01-05 11:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PINS KISL IZ |
09BAGHDAD1100 | KARBALA SHRINES PURSUING INDEPENDENT AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: The religious leadership of Karbala's al-Husayn and al-Abbas shrines, among the most revered sites in Shi'a Islam, pursue an independent agenda encompassing economic development, reconciliation and reconstruction. Well-funded and led by representatives of Grand Ayatollah al-Sista [...] | 2009-04-24 11:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PREL SOCI ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD1536 | NINEWA AND ERBIL GOVERNORS MEET IN MOSUL [...] (C) Summary: During his May 31 visit to Mosul (reftel),the Ambassador called on local Arab and Kurdish political leaders to address their differences through dialogue. The Embassy, Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Ninewa, Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) Erbil, and Multinational Divi [...] | 2009-06-12 11:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ PINR PINS KISL TU |
09BAGHDAD1555 | ASSASSINATION OF SUNNI MP STRONGLY CONDEMNED [...] (C) Summary: The June 12 assassination of prominent Sunni MP Harith al-Ubaydi rattled parliamentarians across the political spectrum. Prime Minister Maliki joined the mourners at a ceremony the following day. Ubaidy, an outspoken human rights advocate, was popular across the board and was [...] | 2009-06-15 16:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KISL IZ |
09BAGHDAD1556 | ASSASSINATION OF SUNNI MP STRONGLY CONDEMNED [...] (C) Summary: The June 12 assassination of prominent Sunni MP Harith al-Ubaydi rattled parliamentarians across the political spectrum. Prime Minister Maliki joined the mourners at a ceremony the following day. Ubaidy, an outspoken human rights advocate, was popular across the board and was a [...] | 2009-06-15 16:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KISL IZ |
09BAGHDAD158 | SISTANI URGES IRAQIS TO VOTE [...] (U) In a statement released by his Najaf office on Monday, January 19, Grand Ayatollah Ali Husayni al-Sistani urged Iraqis to vote in the upcoming provincial elections. Acknowledging the disappointment that some Iraqis have with their democratically elected officials and the electoral process, [...] | 2009-01-21 14:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL IZ PGOV |
09BAGHDAD1745 | IRAQI LEADERS CALL FOR UNITY IN CONFRONTING [...] Summary: The Ambassador attended the sixth anniversary commemoration of the death of Ayatollah Mohammed Baqr al-Hakim, the founder of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) political movement. A Who's Who of the political class attended the ceremony, PM Maliki addressed the importance [...] | 2009-06-29 12:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI PGOV KISL PTER IR IZ |
09BAGHDAD2068 | VISIT TO DETAINED SUNNI TRIBAL FIGURE [...] (C) Summary: Emboffs conducted a prison visit on July 8 to see Sheikh Mutlab al-Massari, a close Embassy and U.S. military contact, prominent West Baghdad tribal leader and Sons of Iraq (SOI) affiliate. Mutlab was detained by the Iraqi Army on May 12, suspected of association with the "New Ba [...] | 2009-08-02 06:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KISL IZ |
09BAGHDAD2484 | U.S. OUTREACH TO THE MUSLIM WORLD: FARAH PANDITH DESCRIBES [...] Summary: The Department's Senior Advisor on Muslim Engagement Farah Pandith conducted a digital video conference with Iraqi media and cultural contacts to explain her office's role in reaching out to Muslim communities. This event engaged major media players in Iraq during Ramadan, allowing for [...] | 2009-09-14 13:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KISL KPAO KCUL IZ |
09BAGHDAD2599 | MOSQUE DISPUTE RAISES SECTARIAN TENSIONS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: An ongoing dispute over whether a mosque located in the Salman Pak neighborhood of southern Baghdad rightfully belongs to the Sunni or the Shia Endowment is raising sectarian tensions and undermining economic reconstruction efforts in the area. The Prime Minister has appointed a [...] | 2009-09-28 08:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM SOCI IZ |
09BAGHDAD2919 | SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FARAH PANDITH'S VISIT TO IRAQ, [...] Summary: On her first visit to Iraq, the Secretary's Special Representative to Muslim Communities Farah Pandith reached out to a broad cross-section of Baghdad's civil society. She emphasized President Obama's promise (as enunciated in his June 2009 Cairo speech) of a renewed U.S. dialogue ba [...] | 2009-11-01 15:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO KISL PHUM EINT IZ |
09BAGHDAD378 | PM MALIKI: STRENGTHENED CENTER OR EMERGING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 10:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINS KDEM KISL IZ |
09BAGHDAD379 | PM MALIKI: STRENGTHENED CENTER OR EMERGING [...] (C) With the strong performance of the Da'wa Party in the January 31 provincial council elections, Prime Minister Maliki will claim a public mandate. While many media analyses have tended to overstate this case (as Maliki won no more than 38 percent in two provinces, and less elsewhere) it is [...] | 2009-02-13 11:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINS KDEM KISL IZ |
09BAGHDAD380 | THE AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALLS ON KEY SHI'A [...] (C) Summary: In farewell calls on Abdelaziz Al-Hakim, President of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) and Ammar al-Hakim, his son and likely successor, each admitted they had been caught by surprise by ISCI's anemic performance in the January 31 provincial elections. Allowing that ISC [...] | 2009-02-13 12:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL IZ |
09BAGHDAD624 | PRT SALAH AD DIN: PILGRIMAGE SIGNALS [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah ad Din reporting cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The predominantly Sunni city of Samarra in Salah Ad Din (SAD) province has made significant progress in Sunni and Shi'a reconciliation. On March 6, up to three million Shi'a pilgrims from Karbala, Baghdad and elsewhere visit [...] | 2009-03-10 11:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD63 | ASHURA IN KARBALA: PEACEFUL, CROWDED, SANGUINE [...] (SBU) Summary: Ashura commemorations passed peacefully in Karbala amid a heavy security presence, elements of which will remain in place through Arba'ayniyah (February 15-16),which marks the end of the 40-day mourning period. A record number of pilgrims, estimated at two million, participated [...] | 2009-01-11 13:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL SOCI IZ |
09BAGHDAD661 | DHI QAR UNEASILY PREPARES FOR SADRISTS IN [...] (C) Leading Dhi Qar politicians and religious authorities are uneasy with Sadrist participation in an incoming provincial governing coalition with the Prime Minister's State of Law list and ex-Prime Minister Ja'afari's National Reform Trend. In March 8 meetings with visiting Senior Advisor [...] | 2009-03-13 14:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL IZ IR |
09BAGHDAD83 | SHIA PARTIES FACE ISSUE-BASED FISSURES BEFORE [...] (C) Shia political parties, especially ISCI and Da'wa, are engaged in ideological and policy-based battles among themselves that might foreshadow a permanent split of the Shia electoral alliance at the national level, according to numerous meetings with our Shia contacts in Baghdad. These ba [...] | 2009-01-13 12:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS KISL IZ |
09BAKU132 | HOW IRAN BUILDS INFLUENCE [...] (S) Iranian outreach activities in Azerbaijan rest on a tripod of "social engagement" organizations, including an "Iran Assistance Society"; the Baku-based Iranian Culture House and its affiliates; and the Iranian Red Crescent society, based in "Iranian Clinics" in Baku and elsewhere. Importa [...] | 2009-02-18 11:10:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | PREL KISL ECON EAID AJ LE IZ IR |
09BAKU139 | HOW IRAN BUILDS INFLUENCE: CULTURE HOUSE AND RED [...] (S) In addition to operating generous micro-loan and financial grant programs (Ref A),Iran builds its influence in Azerbaijan through overlapping ideological proselytizing, recruiting, network-building. and humanitarian assistance programs operating out of the Iranian Cultural House, Iranian [...] | 2009-02-20 10:44:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | PREL KISL EAID LE IZ AJ IR |
09BAKU153 | STAFFDEL SOCHA'S VISIT TO AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) Summary: On 15-17 February 2009, Embassy Baku hosted Senior Policy Adviser Chris Socha and Legislative Assistant Jack Julson from the staff of Senator DeMint (R-SC). Staff del expressed interest in energy issues; security issues, particularly vis-a-vis Russia and Iran, and the effectiven [...] | 2009-02-27 10:18:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | AJ IR KISL PGOV PHUM PREL TU |
09BAKU396 | AZERBAIJAN: DESTRUCTION OF YASAMAL DISTRICT MOSQUE [...] (C) Summary: On 26-27 April 2009, the Yasamal District Executive Authority (YDEA) and the District Police destroyed a newly constructed mosque in Baku. As noted reftel, several journalists were harassed while documenting the event. The leader of the Yasamal District religious community, Mir [...] | 2009-05-15 07:14:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | AJ IR KISL PGOV PHUM PREL |
09BAKU415 | AZERBAIJAN: HEAD OF STATE COMMITTEE FOR WORK WITH [...] Summary: POLOFF met with Hidayat Orucov, head of the State Committee for Works with Religious Structures (SCWRS) in April to discuss his role in leading the Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) delegation to the Alliance of Civilizations (AOC) event in Turkey on 06-07 April 2009. The primary pur [...] | 2009-05-21 07:08:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM AJ |
09BAKU695 | IRAN POLITICS: TEHRAN UNIVERSITYSCHOLAR STRESSES [...] (C) XXXXXXXXXXXX, told Baku Iran watcher that the latter is "more powerful than Ahmadinejad," and played a key role in the Iranian election fraud and other regime activities. He described Mesbah-Yazdi's political ideology as profoundly anti-democratic, and argued that his behind-the-scenes influenc [...] | 2009-09-02 11:09:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR KISL AJ IR |
09BAKU738 | AZERBAIJAN: SUMMER 2009 MOSQUE CLOSURES, [...] (C) Summary: Through open source reporting and communication with embassy contacts, Post provides a list of specific allegations regarding mosque closures and destruction over the last four months. Much has been made in the press regarding these closures, with some alleging a trend of religio [...] | 2009-09-16 08:48:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | AJ IR KISL PGOV PHUM PREL |
09BAKU745 | IRAN: ALLEGED OPPOSITION STRATEGY: DEMONSTRATIONS, [...] (S) A Baku Iran watcher contact with a wide range of energy sector, government, and Mousavi advisor contacts, briefed Iran watcher on his recent trip to Tehran and Isfahan, where he met with Moussavi advisors, influential notables, and key economic figures. He related that current opposition [...] | 2009-09-18 10:02:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | PGOV ECON ENRG PHUM KISL AJ IZ IR |
09BAKU759 | PRIVATE IRAN COMMENTS OF SISTANI, MALIKI, AND ALI [...] (S) A prominent Sh'ia cleric just returned from Iraq and Iran shared some of the Iran-related content of his recent meetings with Ayatollah Sistani, Prime Minister Maliki, and Ali Khomeini (a grandson of Ayatollah Khomeini). The cleric related that Maliki regards recent factional in-fighting [...] | 2009-09-24 07:07:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KISL PHUM AJ IZ IR |
09BAKU762 | SOURCES CLAIM RAFSANJANI, HASSAN KHOMEINI, AND [...] (S) Citing Rafsanjani family sources (which he refused to name),Hooshang, a University of Tehran Sociology professor and Iranian politics researcher told Baku Iran Watcher on September 23 that Ayatollah Rafsanjani and Hassan Khomeini (a grandson of the Ayatollah) met with Supreme Leader Kham [...] | 2009-09-24 12:01:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | PGOV KISL AJ IR |
09BAKU85 | Letter to President Obama from Chairman of the Caucasus [...] (U) Below is the text of a letter from Sheykh-ul-Islam Haji Allahshukur Pashazade, Chairman of the Caucasus Muslim Board, which the Embassy has been asked to forward to President Barack Obama: BEGIN TEXT: No. 022 January 23, 2009 To the President of the United States of America H. E [...] | 2009-02-02 11:02:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KDEM KISL SCUL SOCI AJ |
09BAKU907 | IRANIAN ACTIONS AGAINST SAUDI ARABIA, NEW ANTI-US [...] (S/NOFORN) Baku Iran watcher met on Thursday evening November 19 with an Iranian-Azerbaijani journalist/magazine editor who has reported reliably in the past. The Iranian provided the following information that he claimed to have received from a network of sources, including staff of members [...] | 2009-11-20 12:24:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | PGOV PREL KISL PHUM PROP SA YM AJ IR |
09BAKU909 | IRANIAN ACTIONS AGAINST SAUDI ARABIA, NEW ANTI-US [...] (S/NOFORN) Baku Iran watcher met on Thursday evening November 19 with an Iranian-Azerbaijani journalist/magazine editor who has reported reliably in the past. The Iranian provided the following information that he claimed to have received from a network of sources, including staff of members [...] | 2009-11-20 12:58:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | PGOV PREL KISL PHUM PROP SA YM AJ IR |
09BAKU979 | AZERBAIJAN: US COUNCIL ON INTL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] (C) Summary: From 07-12 December 2009, Embassy Baku hosted Catherine Cosman and Mary Zeng from the staff of the U.S. Council for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Cosman and Zeng met a wide range of official and religious contacts before attending a 10-11 December human rights confere [...] | 2009-12-21 13:04:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KISL IR AJ |
09BAKU990 | Azerbaijan (Sort of) Celebrates Muharram, Ashoura [...] (SBU) On December 18, Muslims worldwide started celebrations for the holy month of Muharram. In Azerbaijan, the date was marked by a simple statement, without fanfare, from the Caucasus Muslim Board. For Shi'a Muslims, including those in Azerbaijan and neighboring Iran, Muharram has a special [...] | 2009-12-24 08:51:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV KISL SCUL SOCI AJ IR |
09BAMAKO15 | WHAT ARE WE MARCHING FOR? ANTI-ISRAELI PROTESTERS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-09 11:17:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL KPAL SMIG ML |
09BAMAKO172 | IN FOOTBALL STADIUM FULL OF FOLLOWERS, ROCK STAR [...] (SBU) Summary: During a March 15 celebration of the Muslim holiday of Mawloud at one of Bamako's largest football stadiums, imam and preacher Cherif Ousmane Madani Haidara praised U.S. support for Mali's Muslim community before a crowd of 35 to 40,000 followers. Haidara, who routinely attract [...] | 2009-03-20 07:40:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR KDEM KISL KIRF ML |
09BAMAKO247 | MALI: DEMARCHE ON DURBAN REVIEW DELIVERED [...] The Embassy delivered reftel demarche to Hamadou Albachir Toure, Chief of the Europe and Americas Desk at the Malian Foreign Ministry, on April 21. Mr. Toure thanked the Embassy for relaying this information but made no further comment. LEONARD [...] | 2009-04-21 15:20:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI AORC KISL PHUM KDEM ML |
09BAMAKO267 | MALI'S ONLY ISLAMIC POLITICAL PARTY FALLS ON HARD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-30 12:28:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KISL KDEM KIRF ML |
09BAMAKO317 | MALIAN POLICE PREVENT MEETING OF HOMOSEXUALS IN [...] Summary: On April 13 Malian police prevented a gay and lesbian group from holding a meeting on the margins of an HIV/AIDS conference supported by a local NGO in Bamako. Although police dissuaded the group from meeting, erroneous local newspaper reports to the contrary prompted a group of sen [...] | 2009-05-27 14:44:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KISL ML |
09BAMAKO822 | DAWA MEETING IN KIDAL NOT MUCH TO TALK ABOUT [...] (S/NF) Summary: In early November the Dawa movement - also known as Jama,at al-Tabligh - hosted an international meeting in Kidal, Mali. Dawa arrived in Mali in the early-1990s and has not been able to attract a significant number of adherents. While a fundamentalist ideology, Dawa in Mali [...] | 2009-12-21 06:45:00 | Embassy Bamako | SECRET//NOFORN | KISL PINS PTER PGOV ML |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN288 | OVERVIEW OF BRUNEI'S HAJJ PILGRIMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Brunei (GoB) is committed to supporting the Hajj pilgrimage for Bruneian citizens, including recent converts to Islam. As Brunei's pilgrims return, it is useful to highlight how the GoB supports the annual Hajj pilgrimage. This year, there were 766 official Bru [...] | 2009-12-04 06:41:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL KIRF BX |
09BEIJING1620 | PRC: RELEASE OF UIGHURS TO BERMUDA VIOLATES [...] (S) The U.S. decision to release four Uighur detainees from Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility to Bermuda for resettlement had "seriously violated the legitimate sovereignty and national security interests of China" and China urged the United States to withdraw its plan to hand over Uighurs hel [...] | 2009-06-16 08:27:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KAWC KISL KPAO CH |
09BEIJING1650 | PRC: MFA SENIOR OFFICIAL PROTESTS RELEASE OF [...] (S) China firmly opposed the transfer of Chinese citizen Uighur detainees at Guantanamo to a third nation, Chinese MFA Assistant Foreign Minister Wu Hongbo informed the Charge during a strongly-worded demarche June 17. U.S. attempts to "justify itself" were not welcomed and continuing to appro [...] | 2009-06-17 23:05:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KAWC KISL KPAO CH PS UK |
09BEIJING2754 | PRC RESPONSE TO GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (C) On September 24, PolOff delivered to Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Organizations and Conferences Department, Human Rights Affairs Division Deputy Director Yao Shaojun reftel points on U.S. concerns regarding the conclusions and recommendations of the Goldstone Report. 2. (C [...] | 2009-09-24 10:28:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS |
09BEIJING3415 | CHINA AND DEFAMATION OF RELIGION RESOLUTIONS [...] (SBU) Our concerns over the free speech implications of the OIC "defamation of religions" resolution will have little resonance with Chinese leaders. China's regional and bilateral interests with certain OIC member states also make it unlikely that the PRC will publicly back the U.S. counter [...] | 2009-12-21 10:59:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC CH |
09BEIRUT1043 | LEBANESE RELIGIOUS LEADERS PESSIMISTIC ON PROGRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a mid-September round of calls by the Ambassador, Lebanese religious leaders expressed pessimism about political progress and ruled out deconfessionalization of Lebanon's political system. Sunni Mufti Qabbani accused Hizballah of undermining the state, and his Shia counter [...] | 2009-09-24 05:22:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS KDEM SCUL KISL LE VT |
09BEIRUT1238 | THE "LEBANONIZATION" OF HIZBALLAH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hizballah, generally regarded as the "cleanest" of Lebanon's political parties, has been forced to defend itself in the aftermath of the financial collapse of Shia tycoon Salah Ezzedine, most of whose investors came from Hizballah-dominated communities. The Ezzedine scandal was a [...] | 2009-11-18 15:34:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KISL KCOR KDEM PTER LE |
09BEIRUT1267 | HIZBALLAH UNVEILS ITS NEW MANIFESTO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hizballah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah delivered a seminal speech on November 30 that detailed Hizballah's vision for Lebanon and the future of "the resistance." The last time Hizballah produced such a statement was nearly a quarter century ago, in February 1985. The new m [...] | 2009-12-03 07:14:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL KISL IS LE |
09BEIRUT1271 | CABINET STATEMENT SIGNED, HARIRI FACES BUMPY ROAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: The new Lebanese cabinet finally settled on its ministerial statement -- a policy roadmap -- on December 2, but the second-guessing about how Prime Minister Saad Hariri reached that point is already well underway. Embassy interlocutors argue that Hariri made several missteps durin [...] | 2009-12-03 18:23:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM KISL LE |
09BEIRUT1305 | HARIRI'S CABINET WINS HISTORIC VOTE OF CONFIDENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Saad Hariri's cabinet and its ministerial statement won an overwhelming vote of confidence from the Lebanese parliament late on December 10. In the final vote 122 out of 128 MPs voted to support the new government, six months after elections brought the parliament [...] | 2009-12-11 16:59:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR KISL LE |
09BEIRUT135 | Lebanon -- The Daily Star is Back [...] Summary: English-language Lebanese newspaper The Daily Star returned to publication on February 2, after having been closed since January 14 in a dispute over unpaid loans with the Standard Chartered Bank. End Summary. 2. The publisher of the Daily Star, Jamil Mroue, told Arab nationalis [...] | 2009-02-03 06:45:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT143 | Media Ethics in the Lebanese Media [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-05 06:46:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT147 | Lebanon: Murr TV (MTV) To Resume Broadcasting [...] (U) Summary: MTV announced it will resume broadcast on March 31, 2009, seven years after its coerced closure. Michel El Murr, the CEO, denied that the Lebanese Forces "or any other foreign or domestic party" was behind the reopening. March 14 contacts, however, have been pushing for the reop [...] | 2009-02-05 14:48:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT182 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - February 17, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-17 11:39:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT190 | Lebanon: Power Struggle Over LBCI [...] (U) Summary: Long standing problems between the Chairman of the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International (LBCI),Pierre El Daher, and the Lebanese Forces Party escalated over the last two weeks. The result was that CEO Pierre El Daher blamed Lebanese security forces of failing to car [...] | 2009-02-18 12:20:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT214 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - February 24, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-24 11:59:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT242 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - March 2, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-02 10:53:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT255 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - March 4, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-04 11:14:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT318 | LEBANON: HIZBALLAH'S INTIMIDATION TACTICS [...] (C) Summary: Lebanese Shi'a journalist, Tha'ir Abbas, who does not support Hizballah, reported he was harassed by Hizballah following his return from the United States, after covering the November 2008 presidential elections. His visit was funded by his newspaper, Ash-Sharq al-Awsat. End Sum [...] | 2009-03-18 14:42:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KMDR KPAL KPAO OPRC PREF PREL LE |
09BEIRUT322 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - March 20, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-20 12:31:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT333 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - March 23, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-23 13:44:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT371 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - March 31, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-31 13:23:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR ORC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT412 | LEBANON: CIVIL SOCIETY TELLS DAS SPIRNAK MEPI [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-08 06:55:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID OPRC PGOV PINS SCUL SOCI KDEM KCRS KISL |
09BEIRUT417 | LEBANON: CIVIL SOCIETY TELLS DAS SPIRNAK MEPI [...] (SBU) In several meetings on March 30-31 with visiting NEA DAS Madelyn Spirnak and the Ambassador, civil society leaders thanked the USG for its support of civil society reform initiatives, mainly through Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) funding. The groups also briefed DAS Spirnak [...] | 2009-04-08 16:40:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID OPRC PGOV PINS SCUL SOCI KDEM KCRS KISL |
09BEIRUT441 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - April 16, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-16 10:09:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL |
09BEIRUT478 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - April 27, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-27 11:48:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT560 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - May 19, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-19 14:07:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT662 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - June 15, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 11:37:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT690 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - June 23, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-23 11:25:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT733 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - June 30, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 07:15:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT95 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - January 23, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 09:52:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BEIRUT996 | LEBANESE PRESS JUMPS ON STORY OF POSSIBLE HIZBALLAH MONEY [...] Summary: Since August 31, several Lebanese newspapers have been reporting on Salah Ezzeddine declaring bankruptcy. Business tycoon Ezzedine was perceived as a trustworthy businessman because of his Hizballah connections. His bankruptcy caused severe financial damage to Shi'a investors from [...] | 2009-09-08 05:10:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
09BERLIN1172 | SECURITY SERVICES ON ALERT AFTER AL QAIDA VIDEOS [...] SUMMARY: German security services are on alert following the appearance of two new Al Qaida videos featuring a dual German-Moroccan citizen who threatens Germany with repercussions if German voters do not vote in the upcoming federal elections for a new government that will withdraw German fo [...] | 2009-09-21 16:59:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL GM |
09BERLIN1361 | EMBASSY PRODUCING COUNTER RADICALIZATION VIDEO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Berlin is producing a counter radicalization video that highlights messages from Germany-based Muslim community leaders who reject extremism and promote tolerance and understanding among religions. Mission Germany recently organized ten days of filming by a U.S.-Indonesi [...] | 2009-10-29 09:39:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL ASEC KPAO KHLS GM |
09BERLIN845 | ISLAM CONFERENCE ENDS WITH HIGH MARKS FROM [...] (C) The Islam Conference ended with its fourth and final meeting on June 25 with supporters and critics of the conference representing a diverse Muslim community calling for its continuation, citing the importance of the dialogue that was begun. Interior Minister Schaeuble (CDU),who initiat [...] | 2009-07-13 16:09:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL |
09BERLIN993 | GERMANY'S FEDERAL STATES WRESTLE WITH INTRODUCTION [...] (SBU) This cable provides an overview of German state programs to introduce Islamic religious education at high school and university levels. Since the 3rd plenary meeting of the German Islam Conference in June 2008, Germany's federal states -- with varying degrees of engagement and success [...] | 2009-08-13 16:08:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GM KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM |
09BISHKEK181 | KYRGYZ PRESIDENT AND AMBASSADOR AGREE ON DANGERS [...] (C) During a March 2 meeting to discuss the future of Manas Air Base (Ref A),President Bakiyev raised with the Ambassador his deep concerns about the spread of religious extremism in Kyrgyzstan. "Ten years ago, the problem was only in the south," Bakiyev claimed, "but now it is everywhere." [...] | 2009-03-03 08:50:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KISL KG |
09BISHKEK516 | KYRGYZSTAN: UZBEK AMBASSADOR DETAILS KYRGYZ ROLE [...] (C) Summary: Uzbek Ambassador Pulatkhodzhaev told the Ambassador May 27 that four or five Islamic Movement of Turkestan fighters of various nationalities had infiltrated Uzbekistan from Kyrgyzstan to carry out the May 26 attack in Khanabad. Referring to Kyrgyzstan as the "weak link" in Cent [...] | 2009-05-28 11:48:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KISL KG |
09BRASILIA1194 | BRAZIL, HRC, AND GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (U) On September 23, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Carlos Eduardo da Cunha Oliveira, interim chief, Human Rights Division, Ministry of External Relations (MRE). Cunha Oliveira disputed some of the points in the demarche and agreed with others. 2. (U) ONE-SIDED AND BIASED REPORT: [...] | 2009-09-24 18:59:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS BR |
09BRASILIA1435 | Strategy for Engaging Brazil on Defamation of Religions [...] (C) Summary: Brazilbs position on the bDefamation of Religionsb issue in the UN Human Rights Commission reflects a compromise between its objection to the concept on human rights grounds and its desire not to antagonize OIC countries with which it is trying to build relationships and which it s [...] | 2009-12-22 19:28:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC BR |
09BRIDGETOWN611 | EMBASSY BRIDGETOWN EXPANDS OUTREACH TO ISLAMIC COMMUNITIES [...] (SBU) Following a successful inaugural Iftar celebration for Ramadan 2007, Embassy Bridgetown significantly expanded outreach to Eastern Caribbean Islamic communities in 2009 with Iftar events in three countries -- Barbados, St. Lucia, and St. Kitts and Nevis. All three events were well attend [...] | 2009-10-05 14:40:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO KISL PHUM PREL XL |
09BRIDGETOWN619 | ST LUCIA IFTAR HIGHLIGHTS COMPETITION IN LOCAL [...] (C) The Iftar hosted by the Embassy in St. Lucia continued our efforts begun in Barbados in 2007 to reach out to the small but growing Muslim Community in the Eastern Caribbean. This community is appreciative of U.S. engagement. The local dynamics among Muslim groups competing for scarce re [...] | 2009-10-07 15:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SCUL KISL SOCI XL |
09BRUSSELS120 | EU COUNTER-TERRORISM COORDINATOR ON GAERC INFORMAL [...] (C) According to European Union (EU) Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove, with whom Mission officers met January 27, the previous day's informal discussion on Guantanamo at the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) remained as yet inconclusive. De Kerchove said h [...] | 2009-01-28 15:15:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KAWK KISL EUN |
09BRUSSELS159 | GUANTANAMO: EU PREPARES DECISIONS, HAS QUESTIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 4. 2. (C) POL M-C met February 3 with an EU Council Americas Directorate staff member Christiane Hoehn at her request. Hoehn asked a dozen specific questions related to our ongoing discussions with the EU concerning the release of Guantan [...] | 2009-02-04 12:03:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KAWK KISL EUN |
09BRUSSELS1633 | DHS SECRETARY NAPOLITANO'S NOVEMBER 6 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: DHS Secretary Napolitano met November 6 with Belgian Minister of Interior Annemie Turtelboom to promote information sharing and security. The Secretary stressed the importance of finding a solution for the Swift Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) issue prior to December 1. [...] | 2009-12-03 17:14:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KTFN KHLS KISL BE EU |
09BRUSSELS1718 | BRUSSELS APPELLATE COURT ACQUITS DHKP-C OF [...] (U) Belgian media reported December 23 that the Brussels Appellate Court found the six defendants in the on-going DHKP-C (Revolutionary People's Liberation Party active in Turkey) case not guilty under Belgium's 2005 counterterrorism law. The defendants are Turks who were arrested in 1999 in [...] | 2009-12-23 15:50:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KISL TU BE |
09BRUSSELS269 | GUANTANAMO: AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON CONFERS WITH EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson and European Union (EU) Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove discussed de Kerchove's upcoming whitepaper for the EU Council on detainee issues and its relevance for developing a common EU position on the topic. The two also spoke about whic [...] | 2009-02-25 18:46:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWK KISL PTER EUN |
09BRUSSELS444 | EUROPEAN UNION EFFORTS TO COUNTER MUSLIM RADICALIZATION [...] (U) The European Union (EU),with the European Commission at the forefront, has made several advances in the past six months in addressing the topic of Muslim radicalization and related terrorism. The Commission has revised its Plan of Action on Combating Terrorism, or Action Plan, as it doe [...] | 2009-03-27 13:34:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER EUN SOCI PHUM PINS SCUL KISL |
09BRUSSELS57 | ANTWERP THE CITY OF DIVERSITY: TWO OBSERVERS [...] (C) Summary: Poloff met with two activists of Moroccan descent in Antwerp January 14 to get their readout on how local government engagement with the Muslim community and a readout on the January 4 demonstrations against Israel which became violent. The Antwerp police detained about 90 youth [...] | 2009-01-15 15:46:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL BE |
09BRUSSELS654 | VLAAMS BELANG: FLANDERS' FAR RIGHT PARTY LOOKS [...] (C) Summary: The Far Right Vlaams Belang (VB) is campaigning hard in the run-up to the June 7 regional and European elections. The most notable slogans since the campaign began on March 7 are "Flemish Money in Flemish Hands" and "This is Our Land." These slogans are meant to conjure the VB's [...] | 2009-05-08 15:48:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL BE |
09BRUSSELS655 | VLAAMS BELANG: FLANDERS' FAR RIGHT PARTY LOOKS [...] (C) Summary: The Far Right Vlaams Belang (VB) is campaigning hard in the run-up to the June 7 regional and European elections. The most notable slogans since the campaign began on March 7 are "Flemish Money in Flemish Hands" and "This is Our Land." These slogans are meant to conjure the VB's [...] | 2009-05-08 15:48:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL BE |
09BRUSSELS846 | BELGIAN MUSLIMS REACT TO POTUS SPEECH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-19 12:09:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI PHUM SCUL KISL KWMN MO TU BE |
09BRUSSELS853 | BELGIAN MUSLIMS REACT TO POTUS SPEECH [...] (U) This cable is a correction for deleted BRUSSELS 846. Population figures for Muslims in para 2 have been revised upwards. 2. (SBU) Summary: At a June 10 luncheon for Muslim community leaders, activists, and academics, Charge elicited the reaction to President Obama's June 4 speech. Bel [...] | 2009-06-19 16:11:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI PHUM SCUL KISL KWMN MO TU BE |
09BRUSSELS895 | BELGIUM ON PKK AND CT COOPERATION [...] (S) Summary: Principal Deputy Counterterrorism Coordinator Ambassador Ronald Schlicher met June 9 with Belgian CT officials to discuss PKK, Roj-TV, and wider CT cooperation; a luncheon hosted by the Charge covered additional CT themes. Ambassador Schlicher conveyed a message from Danish CT off [...] | 2009-06-30 09:15:00 | Embassy Brussels | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KISL PINR TU IZ BE |
09BUDAPEST910 | ENGAGING HUNGARY ON THE "DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS" [...] (SBU) Hungary has a clear track record on the "defamation of religions" question. It backs the common EU position, which echoes USG recommendations, and in November 2009 voted against the UN Third Committee resolution on the issue. In the UN Human Rights Council, it has stood with us on other [...] | 2009-12-30 10:20:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV KISL KDEM OPDC HU |
09CAIRO1061 | REACTION TO THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH FROM RELIGIOUS LEADERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Reaction from the religious leadership in Egypt to the President's June 4 speech has been positive and reflects comments from various sectors of Egyptian society regarding their wish to see tangible outcomes. END SUMMARY 2. (U) The Islamic Research Council (IRC) of the Al-Azhar [...] | 2009-06-11 13:50:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KIRF EG |
09CAIRO107 | NORTH SINAI REACTION TO GAZA CONFLICT [...] (SBU) Summary: During a trip to the North Sinai Governorate on January 19-20, we met with local leaders and discussed the recent fighting in Gaza, and its effect on the neighboring communities in Egypt. All the leaders, with whom we met, noted that the local population--which is a mixture of [...] | 2009-01-22 14:15:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAL PREF EAID PHUM KISL ECON IS EG |
09CAIRO1094 | IO DELEGATION'S POSITIVE MULTILATERAL HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 14:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KISL UN EG |
09CAIRO1109 | COURT REJECTS CHRISTIAN CONVERT'S IDENTITY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-16 14:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF KISL SOCI EG |
09CAIRO1158 | EGYPT - FOLLOW-UP TO THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH PART I- WAY [...] (SBU) Key Points: -- The President's historic June 4speech in Cairo converges with efforts at post and initial discussions with the government of Egypt to refocus Economic Support Fund priorities toward poverty eradication, with special emphasis on improving education and access to opportunity [...] | 2009-06-22 13:50:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KISL KIRF EG |
09CAIRO1258 | ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARIAT SEEKS FOLLOW-UP ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-02 13:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | OPDC PREL KISL EG |
09CAIRO134 | IMPRISONED QURANIST BLOGGER RELEASED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-26 14:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF KISL EG |
09CAIRO1410 | ARAB LEAGUE COS FOLLOW-UP ON US-ARAB COOPERATION; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-22 10:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL SCUL EG |
09CAIRO1415 | EGYPT: FOLLOW-UP TO THE CAIRO SPEECH [...] (U) Even before Air Force One departed on June 4, Embassy Cairo began wide-ranging consultations with Egyptian civil-society, private sector, and government leaders focused on implementing President Obama's ideas. Egyptians are proud and excited that the President chose Cairo as the speech ven [...] | 2009-07-22 14:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KIRF EG |
09CAIRO1457 | EGYPT'S SHI'A CRACKDOWN [...] Key Points -- (C) According to Mohamed al-Darini (ref A),a leader of the Egyptian Shi'a Supreme Council of the Descendants of the Prophet, Egyptian security forces have arrested approximately 300 Shi'a since mid-April. The Council's headquarters has been shut down by authorities. -- ( [...] | 2009-07-30 04:29:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KIRF KISL PTER EG IR |
09CAIRO1547 | STRIKES AND MOULIDS IN NILE DELTA TEXTILE CENTER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-09 14:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM KISL SOCI EG |
09CAIRO1723 | EGYPTIAN ISLAMIST MEETS WITH STAFFDEL HOGREFE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-03 14:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL EG |
09CAIRO1767 | AMBASSADOR HOSTS EGYPTIAN RELIGIOUS INTELLECTUALS [...] (U) Summary: On August 12, the Ambassador hosted a lunch for intellectual leaders from Egypt,s Muslim community, as follow-up to President Obama,s June 2009 Cairo speech. Spirited discussion took place on how to facilitate continued dialogue. Guests stressed the need to engage the American [...] | 2009-09-13 13:52:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KISL KPAO EG |
09CAIRO1834 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME FROM THE GOLDSTONE REPORT REF: STATE 98567 Classified By: Economic-Political Minister-Counselor Donald A. Blome for reason 1.4 (b). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-23 14:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER UN KISL KPAL IS EG |
09CAIRO1893 | REPORTS OF DIVISIONS WITHIN THE MB FOLLOWING THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 16:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KISL EG |
09CAIRO1918 | EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT PUSHES BACK ON THE NIQAB [...] Key points: -- (C) Leadership of both Islamic and secular educational institutions are increasingly critical of the niqab, a full facial veil exposing only the wearer's eyes, and have announced or intend soon to announce restrictions. These restrictions fall far short of a general prohibition. -- ( [...] | 2009-10-08 06:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL KIRF SOCI EG |
09CAIRO1984 | EGYPTIAN CONVERT CONVICTED OF FORGERY [...] (SBU) On October 14, a Cairo criminal court convicted Einas Refaat Mohamed Hassan, a convert from Islam to Christianity, of forgery for possessing a false national identity card. Hassan apparently used documents formerly belonging to a deceased Christian woman to obtain a national identity card lis [...] | 2009-10-19 14:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF KISL EG |
09CAIRO202 | SALAFISM ON THE RISE IN EGYPT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-04 14:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL PTER KIRF SOCI SCUL PGOV EG |
09CAIRO2058 | EGYPT: INAUGURAL ARAB WORLD FORUM SEEKS SENIOR USG [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-29 13:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KIRF EG |
09CAIRO2176 | EGYPT'S MUFTI ON NIQAB CONTROVERSY [...] Key Points -- (C) In a November 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Egypt's Grand Mufti Ali Gom'aa said that while the niqab (full-facial veil) is not a requirement in Islam, women should have the right to wear it if they chose. -- (C) Commenting on sectarian strife in Egypt, the Mufti said that formal [...] | 2009-11-19 10:37:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL SOCI KIRF KPAO KWMN EG |
09CAIRO2229 | EGYPTIAN QURANIST DETAINED, RELEASED [...] Key Points: -- (SBU) On November 18, security officials at Cairo International Airport detained Abdel Latif Mohamed Saied, a member of the heterodox Islamic Quranist movement, when he attempted to board a flight for Khartoum. -- (C) On November 24, Embassy Cairo raised Saied's detention with Deputy [...] | 2009-12-02 14:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF KISL EG |
09CAIRO283 | MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD'S PARTY PLATFORM INDEFINITELY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-17 14:37:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL KDEM EG |
09CAIRO323 | PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER ON UPCOMING LEGISLATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-23 12:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KISL IR EG |
09CAIRO328 | DINNER WITH PARLIAMENT'S FOREIGN RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: On February 22, the DCM hosted a dinner for several members of the Foreign Relations Committee of the People's Assembly. The attendees included two National Democratic Party (NDP) MP's, one independent, and two Muslim Brotherhood (MB) parliamentarians, including the head of the M [...] | 2009-02-23 13:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KISL PTER EAID KPAL PA IS EG |
09CAIRO44 | PROGRESS ON WOMEN'S ISSUES, DESPITE SOME GOE [...] (C) Summary and comment: The past six months have seen significant progress on women's issues in Egypt. Recent advances for women on combating female genital mutilation (FGM) and sexual harassment and assault have stood out in an environment characterized by backsliding on issues such as pre [...] | 2009-01-12 09:02:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI KWMN KISL KIRF EG |
09CAIRO45 | RISING ANGER OVER GAZA [...] (C) Summary and comment: Egyptians are seething over Israeli military operations in Gaza. The January 9 "Day of Anger and Solidarity with Gaza," supported by a range of Egyptian opposition forces, most prominently the Muslim Brotherhood (MB),featured the largest protests since the crisis bega [...] | 2009-01-12 09:27:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL KPAL IS PA EG |
09CAIRO468 | "APRIL 6" LEADER PESSIMISTIC ABOUT STRIKE; [...] (S) KEY POINTS -- (S) "April 6 Movement" leader Ahmed Saleh is pessimistic the group will be able to organize an effective strike on April 6 to protest political and economic conditions. He cited an Egyptian public distracted by other problems and probable State Security (SSIS) interference [...] | 2009-03-18 15:00:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KISL EG |
09CAIRO470 | DARFURI LEADERS IN CAIRO SUPPORT ICC ARREST [...] Key Points -- (C) We met with Cairo office representatives from the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM),Sudanese Liberation Army (SLA)-Minni Minawi, SLA-Unity, The Sons of the Fur (who have strong ties to SLA-Abdel Wahid al-Nur),and the Darfuri Arab Democratic Popular Front (DPF) on March [...] | 2009-03-18 15:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PREF KPKO PHUM KICR KISL EAID QA LY ER |
09CAIRO477 | EGYPTIAN CONVERT STRUGGLES FOR ACCEPTANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-19 14:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF KISL SOCI EG |
09CAIRO547 | EGYPTIAN SHI'A LEADER ON RELATIONS WITH GOE, IRAN [...] Key Points: --(C) We met recently with Mohamed al-Darini, leader of the Supreme Council of the Descendants of the Prophet, an Egyptian Shi'a organization. According to al-Darini, there are approximately 60,000 Shi'a in Egypt, not counting Iraqi refugees. --(C) Al-Darini said Egypt's Sh [...] | 2009-03-31 11:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF KISL PREF SOCI EG IR IZ |
09CAIRO575 | NEW MINISTER ON FAMILY PLANNING, GIRLS' EDUCATION [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) On March 29, New Minister for Families and Population Moushira Khattab told the Ambassador and the USAID Mission Director that significant economic development in Egypt will not be possible without limiting population growth. -- (C) Minister Khattab said that girls' educa [...] | 2009-04-05 08:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KISL KWMN SOCI EG |
09CAIRO626 | SOUTH SUDAN LIAISON OFFICE ON ICC AND CPA [...] (C) Key Points -- According to Government of South Sudan (GOSS) officials, the GOSS expected an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Bashir and has encouraged him to work with the ICC and not ignore the warrant. -- Bashir has turned the ICC arrest warrant into a fight with the West. The [...] | 2009-04-13 09:07:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV KISL SU EG |
09CAIRO634 | DARFURI ARAB LEADERS IN CAIRO CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) Key Points -- Osama El Hassan, Secretary General of the Sudanese Democratic Popular Front (DPF) and Siddique Ander, Chairman of the DPF, told us on April 1 that Darfuri Arabs are fearful of being targeted by the Darfuri Rebel groups as retribution for "past crimes," even though most Darf [...] | 2009-04-14 05:00:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL PTER SU CD IR EG |
09CAIRO713 | QURANIST BARRED FROM TRAVEL TO U.S. [...] KEY POINTS: -- (SBU) On April 24, Egyptian security officials prevented Abdel Latif Mohamed Saied from boarding a flight to the United States. Saied, a member of the heterodox Islamic Quranist movement, intended to travel to Washington to participate in the Center for the Study of Islam [...] | 2009-04-27 12:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF KISL EG |
09CAIRO724 | EGYPT:LET'S KILL ALL THE PIGS [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: While Egyptian authorities have been responding to the virus formerly known as Swine Flu (and now known as H1N1) in measured ways -stepping up a mostly moribund program to move swine out of urban areas to the countryside, testing swine and swine workers for the H1N1 v [...] | 2009-04-29 08:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV ECON KSCA EAGR KISL KIRF USDA |
09CAIRO743 | EGYPT'S PIG SLAUGHTER CONTINUES [...] (SBU) We met April 30 with Dr. Mona Mehrez, director of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation's (MALR's) Animal Health Research Institute today. Mehrez confirmed Egypt's mass pig slaughtering operation began in earnest April 30. MALR teams are doing the killing. The goal is no pig [...] | 2009-04-30 14:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAGR PGOV ECON KFLU KSTH KSCA KISL EG |
09CAIRO771 | EGYPT'S WAR ON FLUQPIG FARMERS CLASH WITH CULL TEAMS [...] (SBU) Key Points: -- There have been reports of sporadic clashes between pig farmers and GOE culling team as the pig cull in Egypt enters its second week. There is a heavy police presence in the Mokkattum area on Cairo's east side, home to many of the country's backyard pig farms. -- D [...] | 2009-05-06 11:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAGR PGOV ECON KFLU KSTH KSCA KISL KIRF EG |
09CAIRO775 | MUBARAK USES LABOR DAY SPEECH TO CRITICIZE STRIKERS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-06 14:42:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON EFIN PGOV KISL EG |
09CAIRO937 | SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO VISIT [...] (SBU) Mission Cairo welcomes your visit, the first by a U.S. president to Cairo since President Clinton's in 1990. The Egyptian Government will also warmly welcome you, as will the Egyptian people, who are proud that the U.S. has recognized what they view as Egypt's central role in the Arab [...] | 2009-05-26 09:35:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL KIRF EG |
09CAIRO945 | CONVERSATION WITH EGYPTIAN MUSLIM TELEVANGELIST [...] Key Points: -- (C) According to Moez Massoud, a rising star among Egyptian Muslim televangelists, Salafists and the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) are competing fiercely for influence among Egypt's youth. -- (C) Massoud said Salafist influence - which has been present in Egypt since the movements founding [...] | 2009-05-27 14:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KIRF KPAO SOCI EG |
09CAIRO98 | GAZA: REVERBERATIONS WITHIN EGYPT [...] (C) Summary: The Gaza crisis has inflamed a visceral hatred of Israel among Egyptians, and deepened disaffection for the Mubarak regime, furthering negative views of Mubarak as a "Western puppet." While GOE efforts to counter the negative propaganda may soften current hard feelings, the immed [...] | 2009-01-20 15:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KISL PA IS EG |
09CARACAS1507 | CHAVEZ GIVES IRANIAN LEADER WARM WELCOME; SIGNS MORE [...] (SBU) Summary: President Hugo Chavez provided a warm welcome to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during his November 24-26 visit to Venezuela, declaring he and his Iranian counterpart were , "together to the end." The Iranian's visit attracted small protests from student, Venezu [...] | 2009-11-27 21:36:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL IR VE KISL |
09CASABLANCA166 | ELIMINATING SLUMS THAT BREED EXTREMISM IN MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Summary: As part of Morocco's efforts to manage the socio-economic conditions that indirectly contribute to the growth of extremism, close to 40 percent of the country's 70 urban slums have been eradicated over the past several years and its inhabitants re-housed in new government-subsid [...] | 2009-08-17 14:22:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL KISL MO |
09CASABLANCA210 | MOROCCO, THE WORLD'S NEXT HOLLYWOOD? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Situated in central Morocco, the Souss-Massa-Draa region has become one of the world's most appealing film locations - and the backdrop for several major Hollywood films starring actors such as Angelina Jolie, Russell Crowe, and Leonardo DiCaprio. The Moroccan government has im [...] | 2009-11-19 09:12:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV SOCI KISL MO |
09CASABLANCA47 | MOROCCO/IRAN: THE PHANTOM SHIA MENACE [...] (C) Summary: One of Morocco's top experts on Islam discounted the government of Morocco's (GOM) explanation that the Iranian Shia menace was a proximate cause of the breakdown in relations between the two countries. Whatever Iran's alleged proselytizing activities may have borne, the penetra [...] | 2009-03-23 19:46:00 | Consulate Casablanca | SECRET | PREL PGOV KISL KTER MO AG IR |
09CASABLANCA63 | MOROCCO'S MIDDLE CLASS PART III: DISCONTENT WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Private and public sector efforts to strengthen Morocco's middle class have done little to quell the increasing discontent among the lower echelons of Morocco's middle class. Conversations with contacts in academia and civic society reveal that this segment of society is increa [...] | 2009-04-03 15:30:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KISL MO PGOV PREL |
09CASABLANCA67 | MOROCCO's GRAPES OF WRATH [...] (SBU) Summary: The city of Meknes is the center of Morocco's budding wine business, employing 6,000 people and producing 70 percent of the country's wine. Paradoxically, until early 2009 the city was governed by the Islamist-oriented Party of Justice and Development (PJD). The story of Mekne [...] | 2009-04-10 16:16:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON PGOV SOCI KISL MO |
09CASABLANCA83 | MOROCCO'S NON-EMERGING ALTERNATIVE: ISLAMIC FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: In late 2007, Morocco's central bank authorized Sharia-compliant products to be sold in the country's leading commercial banks. To date, the products have had limited success in penetrating the financial market due to two major constraints: the country's fiscal policy and a gove [...] | 2009-04-30 16:19:00 | Consulate Casablanca | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN SOCI KISL MO |
09CASABLANCA90 | ISLAMISTS CALL FOR DIALOGUE WITH SALAFIST [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the aftermath of the 2003 Casablanca suicide bombings the government of Morocco (GOM) detained and prosecuted thousands of suspected Islamic extremists. The creation of a concentrated Salafist population in the prisons has presented the GOM with new challenges including the b [...] | 2009-05-11 18:12:00 | Consulate Casablanca | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINS KISL PHUM MO |
09COPENHAGEN543 | PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURIAL SUMMIT - ENGAGING [...] (SBU) This message addresses reftel action items due November 30. Post welcomes the opportunity to participate in this initiative, even though the economic context for Muslims in Denmark is substantially different from the norm in the Muslim world. While Denmark's population is largely homo [...] | 2009-12-01 06:33:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PREL SOCI KISL DA |
09COTONOU154 | COTONOU REPORTS ON THE PLACEMENT OF STATE AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-20 06:14:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR BN |
09COTONOU157 | COTONOU REPORTS ON THE PLACEMENT OF STATE AND [...] PAS Cotonou reports the following placements of State Department materials, articles on Mission-hosted activities and U.S. centered articles in the government-owned newspaper, La Nation, and various independent newspapers: February 2 The following articles were published: An article in the [...] | 2009-04-20 11:32:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR BN |
09COTONOU241 | BENIN GPRA REPORT: TRANSPARENCY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE PROGRAM [...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: Benin's participants in the March 16-April 3, 2009 Transparency and Good Governance Program, Dr. Eric Adja, Communication Assistant and Technical Advisor at the Presidency of Benin Republic and Evelle Gomez, Head of Debt Collection and Prosecution at the "Agence Judicia [...] | 2009-06-05 10:25:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR ML |
09COTONOU308 | CHARGE PARTICIPATES IN TV DEBATE ON OBAMA'S CAIRO SPEECH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-17 03:08:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR BN |
09COTONOU43 | BENIN: GPRA Report - Black History Month Programming [...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: As part of the activities scheduled to celebrate Black History Month, the Public Diplomacy Section of the American Cultural Center in Benin hosted a Black History Month film series program at its outdoor amphitheater. In her opening remarks for the showing of the firs [...] | 2009-02-12 12:47:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC OEXC KPAO BN KISL SCUL |
09COTONOU515 | BENIN: BLOOD DRIVE MUSLIM COMMUNITY PROJECT [...] SUMMARY: On September 16, 2009, the American Embassy in collaboration with the interfaith dialogue committee organized the first blood drive community project at the Mosque of Cadjehoun. This blood drive community project was identified during the interfaith dialogue conference held on Septembe [...] | 2009-10-27 01:52:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP SCUL KISL BN |
09COTONOU71 | COTONOU REPORTS ON THE PLACEMENT OF STATE AND [...] Print January 6 The following articles were published: An article in the government-owned newspaper, La Nation, in the independent daily newspapers Le Matin and Le Telegramme, based on the Mission-produced press release on USS Robert Bradley's visit to Benin titled "Cooperation militaire: u [...] | 2009-03-02 10:19:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR BN |
09COTONOU73 | BENIN: GPRA REPORT : ALETA WILLIAMS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-03 04:30:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR ML |
09COTONOU82 | BENIN: GPRA Report-WOMEN'S MONTH Programming [...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: The American Cultural Center in Benin hosted the showing of the film dealing with sexual harassment entitled "Au nom de toutes les femmes" (On Behalf of All Women). In her opening remarks before the viewing, PAO Rhonda J. Watson briefed the audience about the origins of [...] | 2009-03-06 08:36:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC OEXC KPAO KISL SCUL BN |
09DAKAR130 | RELIGION IN SENEGAL-THE SHIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-03 14:40:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS SOCI PINR KDEM KISL KIRF SG |
09DAKAR1539 | Ambassador Meets Mouride Caliph [...] (SBU) Summary: During a meeting with Serigne Bara Lamine Mbacke, the Caliph-General (or grand marabout) of Senegal's powerful Mouride Muslim brotherhood, the Ambassador requested help to end child trafficking and child begging and discussed transparency in government and the fight against corru [...] | 2009-12-24 10:10:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINS PINR KDEM GTIP KISL SG |
09DAKAR220 | SENEGAL FEBRUARY 2009 SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senegal is preparing to hold local elections amid an atmosphere of slowly building social unrest due to ongoing economic difficulties, poor management of the country's public finances, and disillusionment with Senegal's overall governance. The Senegalese are known for and proud [...] | 2009-02-23 13:03:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS ASEC SOCI PHUM PINR KDEM KISL ECON |
09DAKAR226 | Senegal: Massive pilgrimage to Touba underlines strength of [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 14 the Mouride brotherhood celebrated its annual pilgrimage known as the Magal or "elevation" in Wolof. The Magal commemorates the exile of the founder of the brotherhood, Ahmadou Bamba MBacke, to Gabon by French Colonial authorities in 1895. This year's Magal saw m [...] | 2009-02-24 11:10:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINS KDEM KISL ECON SG |
09DAKAR890 | Animism in Senegal [...] SUMMARY: During a trip to the Kedougou Region of southern Senegal, Poloff visited the Bedik village of Ewol whose people still practice a nature based form of animism and who have long resisted conversion to Islam or Christianity. While it is difficult to estimate how many true animists remain [...] | 2009-07-14 10:39:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINS KISL SG |
09DAMASCUS806 | A SUNNI GAMBIT? PM UTRI'S PROPOSED "NEW" PERSONAL [...] (C) Summary: After provoking another controversial debate on religious freedom and women's issues by attempting to amend the Personal Status Law (PSL) in April, Prime Minister Muhammad Naji al-Utri has again introduced a draft that closely mirrors the current PSL from 1953. Some contacts sugg [...] | 2009-11-19 13:09:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF KISL KMPI KWMN SCUL SOCI |
09DARESSALAAM372 | TANZANIAN MUSLIMS POSITIVE, BUT AWAITING ACTION FOLLOWING [...] SUMMARY: President Obama's Cairo speech to the Muslim world received positive feedback in Tanzania, but Muslims say they are now "waiting for action." Opinion leaders thought the speech "marks the beginning of new relations with the Muslim world" but were reserved awaiting follow-on actions. [...] | 2009-06-05 12:16:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KIRF KISL KDEM KPAO TZ |
09DARESSALAAM40 | RELIGION AND POLITICS IN TANZANIA: DEBATE ON OIC MEMBERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary. During the latter half of 2008, debate simmered between Christian and Muslim Tanzanians regarding membership in the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). Foreign Minister Membe sparked the recent round of discussion by indicating that Tanzania would seek membership, a p [...] | 2009-01-22 07:10:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL TZ |
09DARESSALAAM484 | CONSULTING ON MUSLIM ENGAGEMENT [...] SUMMARY: Following the President's Cairo Speech, we have consulted with various civil society groups and key target communities to identify ways to move forward priorities outlined in the speech. Among ideas presented by stakeholders for renewed collaboration are opening a community center tha [...] | 2009-07-23 15:09:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID OEXC SCUL KPAO KISL TZ |
09DARESSALAAM73 | TANZANIA'S RELIGIOUS LANDSCAPE [...] (U) Summary and Introduction: Tanzania's current religious identification demographics are 62 percent Christian, 35 percent Muslim and three percent other (traditional beliefs, Hindu, Sikh, Baha'i). The Tanzanian state does not gather religious identification census data as a matter of policy [...] | 2009-02-04 12:53:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF KISL KDEM KPAO PHUM PGOV TZ |
09DHAHRAN14 | SHI'A LEADERS MEET WITH KING AFTER MEDINA INCIDENT [...] (C) Key Points: ------------------ -- King Abdullah met with more than 100 Shi'a leaders from Qatif, al-Ahsa, and Medina related to the sectarian clashes at Baqi'a cemetery (ref A). -- Following the meeting, the King announced the immediate release of all 38 detainees involved in the [...] | 2009-03-04 15:44:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL | SA PGOV PINR PHUM PREL KDEM KIRF KISL |
09DHAHRAN210 | SAUDI SHI'A CELEBRATE IMAM AL-MAHDI'S BIRTHDAY [...] (C/NF) The Shi'a of Qatif openly celebrated the birthday of Imam al-Mahdi -- who is recognized by most Shi'a as the twelfth and final (hidden) Imam -- on August 6 with impromptu public plays, free food, and candy for the children. PolOff and two EmbOffs from Riyadh visited Qatif during the fes [...] | 2009-08-10 16:02:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM SA |
09DHAHRAN217 | SAUDI PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES CLOSE SHIA MOSQUES IN [...] (C/NF) During the past year the provincial government in the Eastern Province (EP) has closed five Shia mosques (four Twelver Shia and one Ismaili Shia) in the commercial city of al-Khobar, with the last two being closed in the past two weeks. The provincial government reportedly carried out t [...] | 2009-08-15 11:25:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM SA |
09DHAHRAN219 | SHIA BUSINESS LEADERS MAKE A STRONG SHOWING IN AL-AHSA [...] (SBU) In the July 25 al-Ahsa Chamber of Commerce elections, Shia candidates won five of the eight eligible board positions, with the remaining three going to Sunnis. In the previous elections in 2005, the ratio was the reverse in favor of Sunni candidates. One of the Shia victors attributed t [...] | 2009-08-19 11:40:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON KIRF KISL KDEM SA |
09DHAHRAN220 | BANNED SAUDI WEBSITE LAUNCHES ENGLISH-LANGUAGE VERSION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-19 14:28:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KIRF KISL PHUM SA |
09DHAHRAN222 | BANNED SAUDI WEBSITE LAUNCHES ENGLISH-LANGUAGE VERSION [...] (C/NF) Rasid.com, the popular Arabic-language news website run by a small group of Saudi Shia political activists, launched an English-language version on August 1. The managing editor of Rasid explained that they hope to reach a larger audience with the English-language version. Both the Ara [...] | 2009-08-19 15:38:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KIRF KISL PHUM SA |
09DHAHRAN246 | SAUDI AUTHORITIES CRACK DOWN ON SHIA IN AL-AHSA [...] (C) Saudi authorities have stepped up discriminatory actions against Shia citizens in the Eastern Province (EP) oasis of al-Ahsa over the past year. Contacts point to the governor of al-Ahsa, HH Prince Badr bin Mohammad bin Abdullah Al Saud, as the main force behind the most recent uptick in s [...] | 2009-09-16 13:30:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM SA |
09DHAHRAN40 | SAUDI HEZBOLLAH LEADER WARNS OF SECTARIAN VIOLENCE [...] (C/NF) Key Points: --------------------- -- XXXXXXXXXXXX (strictly protect),a popular Shi'a cleric and alleged leader of Saudi Hezbollah, met with PolOff after years of refusing to meet with USG officials (ref A). -- XXXXXXXXXXXX declared that the USG could persuade the SAG to adopt se [...] | 2009-03-22 08:19:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SA LE IR PGOV PTER PHUM KIRF KISL KDEM |
09DHAHRAN46 | SHI'A PROTESTS LEAD TO ARRESTS, INCLUDING TWO AMERICANS [...] (C/NF) Key Points: --------------------- -- On Thursday, March 19 Shi'a from the Awamiyya village in the Qatif oasis conducted a sit-in to protest the SAG's intention of arresting the radical Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, who has been in hiding since calling for possible secession from Saudi Arabia [...] | 2009-03-25 11:51:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SA KU PGOV PHUM PINR KIRF KISL KDEM |
09DHAHRAN8 | SHI'A UNREST CONTINUES TO BUILD AFTER THE MEDINA INCIDENT [...] (C) Key Points: ----------------- -- The Shi'a clashes with Saudi security forces in Medina in February have set off a wave of demonstrations, protests, and calls on the government for justice. -- Members of the Shi'a communities from the Eastern Province were involved in the Baqi'a cemet [...] | 2009-03-02 16:22:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SA IR LE |
09DHAKA1007 | GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH BANS HIZB UT-TAHRIR OVER [...] (C) On October 22, the Government of Bangladesh banned the Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh (HTB) after determining the organization's activities were a threat to public safety. GOB officials stated their intent to use Bangladesh's new Prevention of Terrorism Act 2009, drafted with M [...] | 2009-10-29 10:20:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PTER PINR KTFN KISL BG |
09DHAKA1024 | BANGLADESH ARRESTS FOUNDER OF HUJI-B [...] (C) Bangladesh authorities arrested Moulana Abdus Salam, the founder of Harkatul Jihad al Islami - Bangladesh (HUJI-B),which is on the Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) list on November 1. GOB officials said Salam's latest arrest was linked to his alleged role in a 2004 assassination att [...] | 2009-11-09 08:08:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PTER PINR KTFN KISL BG |
09DHAKA120 | PARLIAMENT VOTES FOR BANGLADESH WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL [...] (C) The new government must immediately take steps to try those suspected of committing war crimes during Bangladesh's 1971 war of independence, said a resolution the Awami League-dominated parliament passed unanimously January 29. Those pushing for the establishment of a war crimes tribunal a [...] | 2009-02-02 10:17:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM PHUM KAWC KISL BD |
09DHAKA122 | GOB'S CHIEF IMAM APPOINTMENT RUFFLES FEATHERS [...] (SBU) An early challenge to the Awami League government from its religio-cultural as well as political opposition led to a security force crack-down at Dhaka's central mosque January 30. The move came after protesters objecting to the January 1 appointment of a new khatib (chief imam) at the n [...] | 2009-02-03 09:56:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM KISL BD |
09DHAKA235 | EDUCATION MINISTER LOOKS TO CURRICULUM AND [...] (SBU) Acknowledging significant problems in the education sector, the new Minister of Education told the Ambassador he intended to focus on introducing a uniform curriculum into Bangladesh's schools, increasing vocational and technical education opportunities and campaigning against illiteracy. [...] | 2009-03-05 03:35:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI SCUL KISL BG |
09DHAKA239 | EDUCATION REFORM: FOR QAWMI MADRASAS TOO? [...] (C) The new Awami League government recently announced plans to introduce a uniform curriculum into Bangladesh's multi-curriculumed schools. The Minister of Education told the Ambassador he intends to include qawmi madrasas (non-regulated, privately-funded Islam-focused institutions) in the ne [...] | 2009-03-05 07:57:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER KISL SOCI SCUL BG |
09DHAKA240 | TEXTILES MINISTER HOPES TO REVIVE JUTE INDUSTRY [...] (C) The Minister of Textiles and Jute looks to private sector investment to revive Bangladesh's ailing jute industry and said the country's textile industry was feeling the effects of the global financial crisis. Well-disposed towards the United States, he thanked the USG for its support of the [...] | 2009-03-05 07:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ETRD ECON PREL PTER KTEX KISL BG |
09DHAKA345 | GOVT SAYS WAR CRIMES TRIAL PROCESS BEGINS APRIL 8. [...] (C) The GOB intends to prosecute war crimes committed during the country's 1971 war of independence (reftel) on the basis of legislation passed in 1973, which may not provide a current internationally-acceptable basis for war crimes prosecution. The Law Minister announced the process would beg [...] | 2009-04-06 09:28:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM ASEC KISL KAWC PHUM |
09DHAKA361 | HIZB UT TAHRIR IN BANGLADESH: STILL NEW, STILL [...] (SBU) Hizb-ut-Tahrir Bangladesh (HTB) was established in Dhaka in 2001 and has an estimated membership of about 3,000 young, well-educated, middle-class Bangladeshis, mostly from Dhaka. In common with the global HT movement, HTB claims to aspire to the establishment of a Muslim caliphate throug [...] | 2009-04-09 04:31:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM ASEC KISL BG |
09DHAKA372 | LAW ENFORCEMENT IN BANGLADESH: CAUTION AHEAD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-13 06:37:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KAWC KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER |
09DHAKA394 | BANGLADESH'S NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL OUTLINES AGENDA: [...] (C) New Attorney General (AG) Mahbubey Alam, a barrister in private practice, recently detailed how the GOB was considering three adjudicative approaches (standard trials, war crimes tribunals, and military courts martial) to deal with the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny during a recent meeting [...] | 2009-04-21 08:13:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KAWC KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER |
09DHAKA419 | WHAT DO BANGLADESH'S DEOBANDI QAWMI MADRASAS WANT? [...] (SBU) Addressing problems related to the country's privately-funded unregulated Islamic education system (qawmi madrasas - QMs) has emerged as one of the Awami League government's top priorities. The government seeks more control over qawmi madrasas and fears failure to equip students with ski [...] | 2009-04-28 04:16:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM KISL SOCI BG |
09DHAKA431 | THE GOB SAYS IT IS SERIOUS ABOUT QAWMI MADRASA [...] (C) After a rocky start, the Awami League government and Bangladesh's qawmi madrasa (QM) community appear to have laid the necessary groundwork for much-needed dialogue aimed at addressing problems related to the country's privately-funded unregulated Islamic education system. That said, the so [...] | 2009-04-30 03:34:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM KISL SOCI BG |
09DHAKA443 | ISLAMIC PARTIES AND THE QAWMI MADRASA COMMUNITY (3 [...] (C) Addressing problems related to the country's privately-funded unregulated Islamic education system (qawmi madrasas - QMs) has emerged as one of the Awami League government's top priorities. A proportion of Bangladesh's Deobandi qawmi madrasa (DQM) community has strong ties to small Islamic [...] | 2009-05-04 10:01:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM KISL SOCI BG |
09DHAKA464 | A WAY FORWARD FOR MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND [...] (C) GOB's Law Minister Shafique Ahmed recently promised the government's full support for the development of a mutual legal assistance (MLA) program for Bangladesh, including the establishment of a Central Authority for MLA in the Office of the Attorney General (OAG). The Law Minister also agr [...] | 2009-05-07 11:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KAWC KISL PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SNAR BG |
09DHAKA474 | PAKISTANI AND FRENCH ENVOYS CRITICIZE UN [...] (C) The Pakistani High Commissioner told the Ambassador May 10 he questioned the legitimacy of the UNDP Representative's interactions with the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) on the war crimes issues stemming from Bangladesh's 1971 War of Liberation. The French Ambassador indicated that the Gov [...] | 2009-05-12 05:46:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM KISL PHUM KAWC BG |
09DHAKA475 | BANGLADESH'S AHLE HADITH QAWMI MADRASAS: FEW AND [...] (SBU) Bangladesh's Ahle Hadith qawmi madrasas (AHQM) would not object to coming under government oversight, according to a senior Ahle Hadith (AH) representative, who told post there were approximately 200 AHQMs in Bangladesh, mostly concentrated in the northwest. He said attempts were underway [...] | 2009-05-12 10:15:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM KISL SOCI BG |
09DHAKA579 | PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CAIRO SPEECH BIG HIT IN BANGLADESH [...] Summary: President Obama's Cairo speech received extensive and positive coverage in the local media. Five local television stations available to millions of cable or satellite subscribers throughout the country broadcast the speech live or on tape delay. Nine newspapers, including two of the [...] | 2009-06-09 00:57:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL KISL BG |
09DHAKA848 | THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING BANGLA: QUICK BANGLA TRANSLATION [...] Summary: President Obama's Ramadan message received extensive coverage in the local media. The White House's Bangla translation ensured timely dissemination of the message immediately before the start of Ramadan. Seven local television stations broadcasting to 40 percent of Bangladesh's 150 [...] | 2009-08-30 06:22:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL KISL BG |
09DHAKA974 | BANGLADESH MEDIA CONGRATULATE PRESIDENT OBAMA FOR WINNING [...] Summary and comment: President Obama's selection for this year's Nobel Peace Prize received extensive and positive coverage in the local media. Newspaper editorials across the political spectrum generally applauded the President's selection. Most mainstream commentary agreed with the Nobel c [...] | 2009-10-14 23:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL KISL BG |
09DJIBOUTI1173 | DJIBOUTI ON GOLDSTONE REPORT AND HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) PolOff discussed reftel points with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Legal and Consular Affairs Marie Natalis on October 1. Natalis serves as the MFA's representative on Djibouti's newly-formed National Human Rights Commission, and acts as the MFA's de facto Djibouti-based f [...] | 2009-10-01 13:13:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KWMN KISL SOCI KPAL IS DJ |
09DJIBOUTI657 | MEDIA REACTION TO JUNE 4 POTUS SPEECH [...] SUMMARY: Government-owned press in Djibouti devoted considerable media attention to the June 4 POTUS speech in Cairo before, during, and after the event. Prior to the speech, French-language newspapers carried a lengthy opinion piece reflecting the Government of Djibouti's expectations that t [...] | 2009-06-09 16:22:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KISL KPAL DJ |
09DOHA28 | AL-JAZEERA IMAM BLASTS JEWS, U.S., AND ARAB [...] (U) In a Friday, January 9, sermon broadcast on Al Jazeera Arabic, Imam Yousef Al-Qaradawi condemned Jews for spreading "corruption in the land," and for victimizing the Muslim people. He cited the Babylonian Captivity and the Roman conquest as historical examples of God's punishment of Israe [...] | 2009-01-13 13:22:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF KISL QA |
09DUBLIN304 | MUSLIMS IN IRELAND - A CHANGING COMMUNITY [...] (U) Summary: The Irish Muslim community is one of the fastest growing minority communities in Ireland and is one of the major contributors to Ireland,s shift from an overwhelmingly homogeneous society to a multi-cultural one. The Irish Government has made some attempts at reaching out to the M [...] | 2009-08-14 10:37:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER KISL EI |
09DUSHANBE290 | TO WHOM DO TAJIKS LISTEN? MEETING THE IMAMS [...] (C) Summary: As the Government of Tajikistan's credibility deteriorates and economic conditions worsen, Tajikistan's independent imams are becoming increasingly popular. These imams are attracting thousands of worshippers during Friday prayers, expanding their mosques, and enjoying a degree of [...] | 2009-03-04 12:23:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL TI |
09DUSHANBE346 | THREE FACES OF TAJIKISTAN'S SUNNI LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: EmbOffs have reached out to more of Tajikistan's imams to get their impressions of religious life in Tajikistan and perceptions of the United States. The dissatisfaction voiced by Tajikistan's increasingly popular independent imams, as described in reftel, appears to be shared by [...] | 2009-03-19 11:32:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL TI |
09DUSHANBE347 | TAJIKISTAN'S NEW LAW ON RELIGION - USHERING IN A NEW ROUND [...] (C) Summary: Parliament has passed a new Law on Freedom of Conscience and Religious Associations (Religion Law),and President Rahmon is poised to sign the bill into law. The law is full of internal contradictions, and codifies numerous restrictions that government officials have been preempti [...] | 2009-03-19 13:14:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL TI |
09DUSHANBE357 | EMBASSY DUSHANBE REACHES OUT TO RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN THE [...] (SBU) Summary: EmbOffs and William Trigg, USAID's Regional Society and State Advisor based in Bishkek, travelled to the Ferghana Valley in Northern Tajikistan to conduct outreach events with young people and members of the religious community. EmbOffs met students at a madrassa and worshippers [...] | 2009-03-25 08:07:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KIRF KISL TI |
09DUSHANBE401 | THREE FACES OF TAJIKISTAN'S SUNNI LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: EmbOffs have reached out to more of Tajikistan's imams to get their impressions of religious life in Tajikistan and perceptions of the United States. The dissatisfaction voiced by Tajikistan's increasingly popular independent imams, as described in reftel, appears to be shared by [...] | 2009-03-30 13:11:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL TI |
09DUSHANBE416 | GOVERNMENT SMOTHERS COVERAGE OF RELIGION LAW [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Tajikistan continues to use smoke and mirrors in discussing its religious policy. Government officials deflected criticism of the new religion law (reftel A) at a March 30 press round table without providing any substantive basis for their comments. The governmen [...] | 2009-04-06 11:36:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KISL TI |
09DUSHANBE688 | TAJIK IMAMS RETURN FROM UNITED STATES WITH NEW OUTLOOK ON [...] (U) Summary: On June 1 CAO and PolOffs met with Domullo Numonkhon and Mullo Abdurahim, two of the five independent Tajik imams who traveled to the United States on the International Visitor Leadership Program. Numonkhon and Abdurahim are both conservative, and both had criticized U.S. foreign [...] | 2009-06-04 12:38:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KPAO KIRF KISL PINR TI |
09DUSHANBE704 | RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS OFFICIALS IN TAJIKISTAN: WHO'S RUNNING THE [...] (C) Summary: Catherine Cosman, Senior Analyst at the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF),met with Tajik officials June 1-4 to discuss the country's religious policy. USCIRF has placed Tajikistan on a list of countries of concern because of government restrictions on re [...] | 2009-06-05 12:14:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL TI |
09DUSHANBE724 | TAJIK AUDIENCE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC AND RECEPTIVE TO OBAMA [...] (U) Summary: In Tajikistan, an extremely poor country where 97% of the population is Muslim, few people watched the speech, either because it was broadcast in English or because it was available only via satellite and few had receivers. An audience of 40 came to watch the speech at the embassy [...] | 2009-06-09 11:27:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO KISL KDEM PHUM TI |
09DUSHANBE725 | UNIVERSITY HIJAB BAN: STUDENTS SPEAK OUT, OFFER VIEWS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Administrators at the National University of Tajikistan in Dushanbe recently expelled several students for failing to comply with a ban on wearing the hijab in class. On May 28, EmbOffs spoke to four students -- two men and two women -- who criticized the government's heavy-ha [...] | 2009-06-10 12:14:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KIRF KISL TI |
09DUSHANBE845 | TAJIKISTAN - FORMER UTO COMMANDER ZIYOEV KILLED [...] (C) Summary: On July 11 former United Tajik Opposition (UTO) commander and Minister of Emergency Situations Mirzo Ziyoev was killed in mysterious circumstances in Tavildara district. He was with the armed group led by Ne'mat Azizov and Mullo Abdullo in the week preceding his death. There are [...] | 2009-07-14 12:32:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR PTER KCRM KISL TI |
09DUSHANBE957 | PROMINENT FORMER OPPOSITION LEADER TURAJONZODA SHARES VIEWS [...] (C) Summary: On July 30, Embassy PolOffs and two DRL representatives met with Hoji Akbar Turajonzoda, a charismatic religious leader who was among the top leaders of the United Tajik Opposition during Tajikistan's civil war. Despite his continued harsh criticism of President Rahmon, Turajonzod [...] | 2009-08-07 12:04:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF KISL TI |
09DUSSELDORF10 | IJU/"SAUERLAND CELL" TERRORISM TRIAL OPENS IN DUESSELDORF [...] (SBU) Summary: The trial of the "Sauerland Cell" charged with membership in the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) and planning terrorist attacks in Germany against American and other targets began on April 22 amidst strict security and enormous media attention at the High Security Court in Duesseldorf [...] | 2009-04-22 17:46:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KISL PGOV KCRM KZ PK UZ GM |
09DUSSELDORF16 | TRIAL OF GERMAN PKK LEADER HUESEYIN ACAR BEING [...] (U) The trial of alleged Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) Germany leader Hueseyin Acar (aka Hueseyin Colak),began on April 27 in Duesseldorf, the latest in a series of high profile terrorism cases at the city's Higher Regional Court. German authorities have charged Acar (49) with leading an inte [...] | 2009-04-27 16:14:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KISL PGOV KCRM TU GM |
09DUSSELDORF17 | CORRECTED COPY: TRIAL OF GERMAN PKK LEADER HUESEYIN ACAR [...] (U) The trial of alleged Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) Germany leader Hueseyin Acar (aka Hueseyin Colak),began on April 27 in Duesseldorf, the latest in a series of high profile terrorism cases at the city's Higher Regional Court. German authorities have charged Acar (49) with leading an inte [...] | 2009-04-27 16:34:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KISL PGOV KCRM TU GM |
09DUSSELDORF19 | LEADERSHIP CHANGES IN GERMAN MUSLIM COUNCIL; LITTLE PROGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Concluding his six-month rotating leadership of Germany's Muslim Coordination Council (KRM),spokesman Erol Puerlue called for patience in judging its work. He said it was a challenge to deliver tangible results, partly because of differences within the KRM but also because the [...] | 2009-05-08 15:19:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KISL GM |
09DUSSELDORF27 | FORMER PKK LEADER IN GERMANY SENTENCED TO PRISON TERM [...] (U) Former Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) leader for Germany, Hueseyin Acar (aka Hueseyin Colak),was sentenced on July 31 to three years and nine months in prison on charges of leadership of a criminal organization and coercion by the Higher Regional Court in Duesseldorf. The coercion cha [...] | 2009-08-03 16:21:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KISL PGOV KCRM TU GM |
09DUSSELDORF29 | NEW EDITION OF ANTI-EXTREMISM COMIC BOOK "ANDI 3" EXPECTED [...] (U) Continuing their series of comic books designed to combat extremism amongst German youth in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW),the state's Office for the Protection of the Constitution (OPC) is expecting to release a third volume of the Andi series, Andi 3 (see reftel),by the end of the [...] | 2009-08-07 14:45:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KISL PTER KPAO GM |
09DUSSELDORF30 | U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL IN GERMANY WERE PRIME TARGETS, IJU [...] (U) Summary: The leader of the "Islamic Jihad Union" (IJU) Sauerland cell, Fritz Gelowicz (29),made a full confession in the ongoing terrorist trial at the Duesseldorf Higher Regional Court (reftels) on August 10, confirming that U.S. military personnel in Germany were the primary target for [...] | 2009-08-12 15:44:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL KISL KCRM PK UZ GM |
09DUSSELDORF32 | RIGHT-WING PARTIES IN NRW ELECTIONS FULL OF SOUND AND FURY [...] (U) Summary: While right-wing extremist parties are likely to make gains in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) state-wide municipal elections at the end of August, their electoral success will actually be meager in the grand scheme of things. Despite historic difficulty in the region, extreme right [...] | 2009-08-19 16:04:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KISL CASC ASEC GM |
09DUSSELDORF35 | ATTACK ON RAMSTEIN AFB PLANNED FOR ITS SYMBOLIC VALUE, [...] (U) Daniel Schneider, one of the defendants in the ongoing terrorist trial of the "Islamic Jihad Union" (IJU) Sauerland cell (reftel),testified before the Duesseldorf Higher Regional Court on September 15 that the group considered attacking the U.S. Air Force Base in Ramstein for its symbolic [...] | 2009-09-21 07:57:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL KISL KCRM PK UZ GM |
09DUSSELDORF46 | COLOGNE MOSQUE/CULTURAL CENTER CORNERSTONE LAYING - A [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 7, the cornerstone for the Turkish Islamic Union's (DITIB) Cologne mosque and cultural center was laid in the presence of 2,000 guests, including senior representatives from the German and Turkish governments, and representatives of major religious communities Afte [...] | 2009-11-16 14:23:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL PHUM TU GM |
09DUSSELDORF47 | NRW STATE MINISTER EXPLAINS GERMANY'S INTEGRATION CHALLENGE [...] (SBU) Summary: North Rhine-Westphalia's (NRW) Minister for Generations, Women, Families and Integration Armin Laschet told the Ambassador and Dusseldorf CG November 18 that Germany has a multi-faceted integration problem that must be immediately addressed. The Minister noted Germany's long-t [...] | 2009-11-24 11:30:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL |
09GENEVA263 | UNHCR OFFERS SEVERAL WAYS FORWARD ON THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a very productive March 26 meeting with S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Assistant High Commissioner for Protection Erika Feller offered the USG several options to assist in finding durable solutions for remaining [...] | 2009-03-30 07:22:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL KDRG PGOV PTER MOPS KAWK KISL |
09GENEVA280 | S/WCI AMB. WILLIAMSON'S GENEVA CONSULTATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary: S/WCI Ambassador Williamson met separately with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR). In both meetings he outlined the Department of Justice (DOJ) -led review of the remaining 241 detainees at Guantanamo that i [...] | 2009-04-03 15:56:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL KDRG PGOV PTER MOPS KAWK KISL |
09GENEVA34 | SADA CUMBER'S FAREWELL CALL ON OIC SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber paid a farewell call on OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu on January 11 in Geneva. The two agreed to work swiftly on the details of USG-OIC cooperation on maternal and infant mortality. They discuss [...] | 2009-01-15 17:21:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL EAID OIC SA |
09GENEVA383 | GUANTANAMO: SPECIAL ENVOY FRIED AND UNHCR ON NEXT [...] (U)Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure Fried and Acting PRM A/S Witten, accompanied by S/GC Williams, Mission RMA Counselor and Legal Adviser, met on May 18th with UNHCR,s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Erika Feller, and her staff to discuss USG progress towards GTMO closure and t [...] | 2009-05-20 07:35:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL KDRG PGOV PTER MOPS KAWK KISL |
09GENEVA77 | DURBAN REVIEW TURNS EVEN MORE SOUR: CAN THE [...] (C) In turbulent negotiations from January 19-23, observers told us the Durban Review process and discourse became "poisonous" and the draft text -- at over 200 paragraphs -- even more problematic. The UK, the Netherlands, and Denmark are considering withdrawing from the process (Canada and [...] | 2009-01-28 16:36:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC PGOV KISL |
09GEORGETOWN8 | GUYANA,S RULING PARTY LEADS MUSLIM COMMUNITY IN [...] (U) The ruling People's Progressive Party (PPP) led some 80 demonstrators in a peaceful event in front of the Embassy on January 9. High profile protesters included PPP General Secretary Donald Ramotar, Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai, and a number of other former Ministers who [...] | 2009-01-09 19:11:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL GY |
09HELSINKI239 | FINLAND: MUSLIM POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHICS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Over the last two decades, Finland has experienced significant growth in its Muslim population, albeit based on smaller numbers than other European countries. In the last decade, the growth occurred mainly due to refugee acceptance programs. Analyzing that growth proves chall [...] | 2009-06-24 10:42:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR KISL KPLS FI PHUM PGOV |
09ISLAMABAD1074 | MODERATE RELIGIOUS LEADERS FIND THEIR VOICE [...] (C) Summary: Bolstered by the government's new determination to combat terrorism, usually quiet moderate Pakistani religious leaders have begun publicly to condemn the Taliban. The most vocal are the Barelvi leaders who have formed a new alliance, the Sunni Ittehad Council, to counter the Ta [...] | 2009-05-18 11:55:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PHUM KISL PK |
09ISLAMABAD358 | SHARIAT COURT OVERTURNS RAPE LAW [...] (U) Summary: Pakistan's Federal Shariat Court invalidated a 25 year-old law allowing a man accused of rape to impeach the credibility of his alleged victim by offering evidence she "was of generally immoral character." In its judgment, the four-member panel requested President Zardari repea [...] | 2009-02-19 11:36:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL KTIP KISL KWMN PK |
09ISTANBUL351 | ISLAM, AKP, HEADSCARVES, FETHULLAH GULEN, AND THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-14 12:04:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PREL TU |
09ISTANBUL357 | ISLAM, AKP, HEADSCARVES, FETHULLAH GULEN, AND THE [...] (SBU). SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. A wide range of our contacts dismissed the notion that Turkey is at risk of becoming an Islamic Republic. Their consensus is that the political system is flexible enough to accommodate pious Turks, growing political activism. Though this activism will contin [...] | 2009-09-17 14:25:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PREL TU |
09JAKARTA1148 | KEY INDONESIAN OFFICIAL FACING SAO DIFFICULTIES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Mission requires the Department's urgent assistance in securing Security Advisory Opinion (SAO) clearance for a senior GOI official and prominent Islamic leader who hopes to travel to Washington for meetings with House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) Co-Chairs Congressman [...] | 2009-07-07 11:33:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CVIS KISL ID |
09JAKARTA1156 | SAO--URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED IN VISA CLEARANCE [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraph 3. 2. (U) Mission in reftel requested the Department's urgent assistance in securing Security Advisory Opinion (SAO) clearance for Hidayat Nur Wahid to travel to the United States. Nur Wahid is Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly ( [...] | 2009-07-08 09:56:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CVIS KISL ID |
09JAKARTA1187 | INDONESIAN MUSLIM GROUPS PROTEST TREATMENT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hundreds of protesters from various Indonesian hardline Islamic groups rallied outside the Chinese Embassy in Jakarta on July 13 protesting Chinese treatment of ethnic Uighurs. The protesters--who briefly clashed with security guards--urged that the GOI put diplomatic pressure [...] | 2009-07-15 03:53:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL PGOV ID CH |
09JAKARTA1191 | ACEH -- MAINTAINING THE PEACE AND RECONCILIATION [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Hume briefed ambassadors and country directors of major donor organizations on July 7 on a U.S. Mission initiative to form a group of eminent Achenese to advise on the way forward in consolidating peace and [...] | 2009-07-15 09:49:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KISL PGOV ID |
09JAKARTA1198 | ISLAMIC CARD FAILS IN RECENT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vice President Kalla's attempt to play the Islamic card in Indonesia's recent presidential election campaign failed spectacularly. Despite blatantly playing up Muslim symbolism and his support from Muslim organizations, he only garnered 10-15 percent of the total vote. These [...] | 2009-07-16 04:24:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KDEM SOCI ID |
09JAKARTA1230 | INDONESIA REACTS TO BOMB BLASTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Yudhoyono's public speculation that the July 17 bombings of two luxury hotels could be an attempt to sabotage his new, second administration and destabilize the country met with sharp criticism. Opposition parties claimed he was trying to intimidate them due to their [...] | 2009-07-23 05:48:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL PTER ID |
09JAKARTA1236 | OFFICIAL RESULTS CONFIRM THAT YUDHOYONO WON [...] (C) SUMMARY: As expected, final results have confirmed that President Yudhoyono won the July 8 presidential election, taking over 60 percent of the vote. Yudhoyono's victory was also broad-based, winning 28 of 33 provinces. Former president Megawati--who finished a distant second--continu [...] | 2009-07-24 07:46:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL ID |
09JAKARTA1262 | MOVING TOWARD A U.S.-INDONESIA INTERFAITH DIALOGUE [...] (U) Please see Action Request in para 7; this message is Sensitive but Unclassified. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Indonesian officials are eager to develop a bilateral interfaith dialogue with the U.S. as part of our emerging Comprehensive Partnership. Mission is discussing the idea with GOI offic [...] | 2009-07-29 07:18:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL ID |
09JAKARTA1269 | INDONESIA--REALIZING THE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO VISION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Expanded and more robust engagement with Indonesia is critical to the President's vision of a new relationship with the Muslim world as outlined in his Cairo speech. Now is the time to advance key elements of our Comprehensive Partnership with Indonesia--the Muslim world's larg [...] | 2009-07-29 10:34:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SCUL SOCI KISL EAID ECON ID XF |
09JAKARTA1306 | KEY INDONESIAN ANTI-CORRUPTION OFFICIAL FACING SAO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Jakarta requires the Department's urgent assistance in securing Security Advisory Opinion (SAO) clearance for a GOI official who was invited by the FBI and U.S. Marshal Service to Washington for anti-corruption consultations. Facilitating this travel is a United States priority. [...] | 2009-08-06 10:13:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CVIS KISL ID |
09JAKARTA1425 | INTERFAITH DIALOGUE -- INDONESIANS SUPPORT A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesian officials remain hopeful that a proposed interfaith dialogue with the U.S. will include a strong bilateral component. During his June meeting with the Secretary, FM Wirajuda expressed his strong preference for a bilateral interfaith dialogue within the context of the [...] | 2009-08-28 02:36:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL ID |
09JAKARTA144 | CONSERVATIVE MUSLIM BODY LOSING CREDIBILITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia's most important Islamic juridical body, the MUI, issued a series of controversial edicts (fatwas) during its recent national conference. The edicts included partial bans on yoga and smoking. The group also urged Muslims to vote for qualified Muslims in coming electi [...] | 2009-01-28 09:05:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL ID |
09JAKARTA1465 | RAMADAN IN INDONESIA -- AMID FASTING AND [...] SUMMARY: Indonesia's over 200 million Muslims are observing the month of Ramadan in festive fashion with a constant round of Iftaar (breaking fast) events. Per local government orders, night clubs, massage parlors and saunas are shut, while karaoke and live music venues are maintaining limi [...] | 2009-09-02 09:39:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KISL KIRF ID |
09JAKARTA1471 | GOI RECEPTIVE TO U.S. "FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION" [...] (C) SUMMARY: IO/RHS Director Keshap recently visited Jakarta. Keshap met with senior GOI officials to garner support for a draft resolution on "Freedom of Expression" to be tabled at the upcoming UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session. The GOI indicated support for U.S. proposals aimed at [...] | 2009-09-03 06:53:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL ID |
09JAKARTA1511 | ENSURING COMPREHENSIVE PARTNERSHIP LONG-TERM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Comprehensive Partnership with Indonesia offers an opportunity to guide Indonesia toward the "ASEAN Leader" scenario in the February 2009 NIC Report, "Indonesia: Scenarios for the Future and Implications for US Interests. Above all, Indonesia,s future depends on the quality of [...] | 2009-09-11 00:49:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | KDEM KISL PINR PREL XB |
09JAKARTA1519 | UNHRC "FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION" RESOLUTION -- [...] (C) SUMMARY: Per reftel instruction, poloff met with Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) contacts, explained USG positions, and urged the GOI to support USG priorities at the upcoming UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Contacts indicated support for U.S. initiatives and stressed that Indonesi [...] | 2009-09-11 09:53:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL SOCI ID UN |
09JAKARTA1555 | INTERFAITH DIALOGUE -- WORKING WITH INDONESIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission is working closely with the GOI to finalize details of the proposed bilateral interfaith dialogue with the U.S. Poloff met recently with GOI officials to discuss key elements of the dialogue, which is slated to take place in Jakarta in November. The GOI is being very f [...] | 2009-09-16 07:27:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO ID |
09JAKARTA1569 | CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO REVIEW CONTROVERSIAL ACEH [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Stepping in to try to quell a firestorm of outrage, President Yudhoyono's spokesman has announced that the central government would work to strike down a controversial new Sharia bylaw in Aceh on constitutional ground [...] | 2009-09-17 08:46:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL SOCI ID |
09JAKARTA1571 | SAO -- URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED IN RESOLVING VISA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Mission requires the Department's urgent assistant in securing a resolution for a Security Advisory Opinion (SAO) for a senior GOI official who hopes to travel to Pittsburgh for the upcoming G20 summit. The applicant's position is the equivalent of a top presidential aide on the [...] | 2009-09-17 11:07:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CVIS KISL ID |
09JAKARTA1579 | EID HOLIDAYS IN INDONESIA -- THE MASS EXODUS BEGINS [...] SUMMARY: With the close of Ramadan fasting approaching, Indonesia--the world's largest Muslim country by population--is bracing for a mass exodus of millions from urban areas to home villages. Almost 25 million people are expected to head home during the two-week period surrounding the Eid- [...] | 2009-09-18 09:11:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KISL KIRF ECON ID |
09JAKARTA1612 | VISA CLEARANCE NEEDED FOR NOTED INDONESIAN SCHOLAR [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified; Please see Action Request in para 5. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission requests the Department's urgent assistance in resolving visa clearance for a distinguished Indonesian scholar who hopes to travel to Northern Illinois University to receive an [...] | 2009-09-25 10:17:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CVIS KISL KPAO ID |
09JAKARTA1732 | DECISION AND GUIDANCE REQUEST ON VISA CASE OF [...] (U) The following is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In reftel, Post sought Department's urgent assistance in adjudicating the visa case of Director General of the Ministry of Defense, Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin so that he might travel with President Yudhoyono to t [...] | 2009-10-15 06:14:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CVIS KISL ID |
09JAKARTA1771 | MOVING FORWARD ON INTERFAITH DIALOGUE AND BALI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Umar Hadi, Director for Public Diplomacy at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU),confirmed in his recent meeting with CDA that the GOI remained committed to holding an interfaith dialogue with the U.S. Hadi welcomed high level U.S. participation in both the Bali Democracy F [...] | 2009-10-22 11:58:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO ID |
09JAKARTA1785 | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON VISA CASE OF [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In reftel message, Mission provided information regarding allegations of gross human rights violations against presidential advisor and Defense Secretary General Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin. Mission is p [...] | 2009-10-26 11:08:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CVIS KISL ID |
09JAKARTA1790 | MUSLIM ORGANIZATION PRODUCING MOVIE FOCUSED ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Muhammadiyah--one of Indonesia's largest Muslim organizations with over 35 million members--is producing a movie designed to promote religious tolerance. Muhammadiyah has teamed up with Indonesian National Intelligence (BIN),the police, and an ex-leader of the terrorist group J [...] | 2009-10-27 10:21:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL ID |
09JAKARTA1803 | UN CONVENTION ON DEFAMATION OF RELIGION -- [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission has engaged Department of Foreign Affairs interlocutors regarding the draft UN convention on religion. We underscored that the convention could entail legal obligations that would justify censorship and other limits on freedom of expression. We also encouraged Indonesi [...] | 2009-10-29 10:51:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL UN ID |
09JAKARTA1835 | INDONESIA PREPARES FOR THE HAJJ [...] SUMMARY: With the start of the Hajj pilgrimage quickly approaching, Indonesia--the world's largest Muslim country by population--is making massive preparations for the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. Indonesia is the largest contributor to the Hajj, sending over 200,000 pilgrims. Amid the regul [...] | 2009-11-05 04:26:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KISL KIRF ID SA |
09JAKARTA1840 | INDONESIA -- REALIZING THE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO VISION [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. It contains Action Requests in paras 4, 6, 8, 9, 11 and 12. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: We have an opportunity to enhance relations with Indonesia and carry out the President's vision of a "New Beginning" with the Muslim world. President Yudhoyono's [...] | 2009-11-05 10:42:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI KISL EAID ID XF |
09JAKARTA1856 | CONTAINING DAMAGE FROM THE VISA CASE OF [...] (S) On November 9, Ambassador informed Department of Foreign Affairs Director General for America and Europe Ambassador Retno Marsudi that Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin would be found ineligible for a U.S. visa. The Ambassador said the Embassy considers the case closed because Sjamsoeddin withdrew his [...] | 2009-11-09 09:28:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PREL CVIS KISL ID |
09JAKARTA1857 | RADICAL GROUPS HOLD LARGE, PEACEFUL PROTEST [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Members of several radical Muslim groups held a peaceful rally in front of Mission on November 8 to protest Israeli actions. Approximately 6,000 demonstrators participated in the FUI-sponsored demonstration. The FUI--whi [...] | 2009-11-09 10:23:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KISL ASEC ID |
09JAKARTA189 | INDONESIA'S ISLAMIC PARTIES--FADING A BIT AHEAD OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia's Islamic-oriented parties have so far not picked up much traction in the campaign for the April legislative elections. The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS)--which had high expectations--has faded a bit in the polls. Other conservative Muslim parties have also not made [...] | 2009-02-05 08:16:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL ID |
09JAKARTA1919 | INTERFAITH DIALOGUE WITH INDONESIA -- MOVING THE [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request -- Please see paras 6-7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Along with the USG, the Indonesian government has now committed funds and set a January 25-27, 2010, date for the planned joint Interfaith Dialogue. A representative of the U.S. NGO Religions for Peace [...] | 2009-11-20 09:49:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL KIRF KPAO ID |
09JAKARTA1982 | INDONESIA STILL LIKELY TO SUPPORT OIC IN UN [...] (SBU) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission urged Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs interlocutors to vote no or abstain from the December vote on the draft UN resolution on defamation of religion. Our interlocutors indica [...] | 2009-12-03 09:41:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KISL UN ID |
09JAKARTA2027 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO MUSLIM [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission Jakarta warmly welcomes your visit. Ten years of political and economic reform have made Indonesia democratic, stable, and increasingly confident about its leadership role in Southeast [...] | 2009-12-10 09:55:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KISL ID |
09JAKARTA2105 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION -- DISCUSSING RELIGIOUS [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 22, IO/HRS Director Keshap held a constructive meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Multi-lateral Affairs Ambassador Rezlan Ishar Jenie to explore ways to s [...] | 2009-12-28 08:25:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KISL EDRC ID |
09JAKARTA2113 | S/R PANDITH'S DECEMBER 15-16 VISIT TO INDONESIA [...] (U) The following messages is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During her December 15-16 visit to Indonesia, Special Representative to Muslim Communities Farah Pandith spoke about President Obama's and Secretary Clinton's vision of U.S. grassroot [...] | 2009-12-29 10:16:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PGOV PREL KISL ID |
09JAKARTA257 | MALUKU: VILLAGE FEUDS FUELED BY TRADITION, NOT [...] (C) Summary: Sporadic fighting between two Muslim villages in Maluku province ended February 6 when village heads restored calm at the urging of Maluku,s Vice Governor. This long-standing dispute on the island of Haruku re-ignited on January 24 and resulted in one death, many injuries, and t [...] | 2009-02-13 06:18:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC PGOV KISL PTER ID |
09JAKARTA375 | MAINSTREAM MUSLIM ORGANIZATIONS STAY NEUTRAL IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia's two large mainstream Muslim organizations, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, have maintained their historically neutral political postures ahead of this year's national elections. Despite their proclaimed neutrality, many of their leaders and members are inten [...] | 2009-03-04 03:39:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL ID |
09JAKARTA4 | GOI CRITICIZED FOR HAJJ MIS-MANAGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI has come under criticism for its performance during the recent Hajj season. Pilgrims assert that arrangements they had paid for were not made and that there was corruption in the way officials used funds. Problems related to the Hajj are endemic in Indonesia, though a 2 [...] | 2009-01-02 08:09:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KCOR ID |
09JAKARTA41 | GAZA -- INDONESIAN CIVIL SOCIETY WEIGHS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY AND REQUEST: Charge met with thirty Indonesian religious and civil society leaders at their request for a wide ranging discussion of the situation in Gaza on January 9. Indonesian interlocutors noted concern for the humanitarian situation in Gaza and called on the United States [...] | 2009-01-09 10:24:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL ID XF |
09JAKARTA5 | GAZA -- INDONESIA REACTS TO ISRAELI MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI and Indonesian Muslim groups have strongly condemned ongoing Israeli military operations in Gaza. Hard-line groups have called for volunteer fighters to go to Gaza, but the Indonesian government has vowed to prevent this. The GOI is sending a medical relief team to the [...] | 2009-01-02 09:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC KISL ID IS |
09JAKARTA538 | UN "DEFAMATION OF RELIGION" RESOLUTION -- PRESSING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Per reftel instructions, poloff met with Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) contacts and urged that the GOI oppose the "Combating Defamation of Religion" resolution at the UN Human Rights Council. Contacts said the GOI planned to support the resolution, citing purported "Isla [...] | 2009-03-25 09:21:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL SOCI ID UN |
09JAKARTA553 | HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT -- POSITIVE REACTION TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since its release a month ago, media reaction to the 2008 Country Report on Human Rights Practices for Indonesia has been relatively muted, with the report only generating several press articles. GOI officials had no public reaction, but several contacts privately welcomed lang [...] | 2009-03-27 08:56:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KISL ID |
09JAKARTA573 | LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS -- COURT ALLOWS "QUICK [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Ten days before the April 9 legislative elections, the Constitutional Court has decided to allow pollsters to announce "quick count" results on election day. With the GOI set to announce final results only [...] | 2009-03-31 09:56:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL ID |
09JAKARTA593 | LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS -- POSSIBLE SCENARIOS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia's April 9 elections will decide which parties get seats in the national Parliament. Based on a complex system, these elections are also critical in determining who will be the country's next president. If President Yudhoyono's Partai Demokrat (PD) wins a strong plura [...] | 2009-04-02 09:45:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL ID |
09JAKARTA709 | ISLAMIC PARTIES FAIL TO CATCH UP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Islamic-oriented parties' support declined in April 9 parliamentary elections, with quick count results indicating they received only a combined 28 percent of the vote. These results represented a 10-point drop from the previous two national elections. Internal divisions, corru [...] | 2009-04-22 06:54:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL ID |
09JAKARTA773 | GOOD GOVERNANCE ANTIDOTE TO RADICALISM IN SOLO, [...] (C) SUMMARY. In 2001, radical Muslim hooligans roamed the streets of Solo City, Central Java, threatening to "sweep" all Western tourists from hotels. The Ambassador recently strolled down those same streets, experiencing a rejuvenated and welcoming city. Although pockets of radicalism sti [...] | 2009-05-01 09:36:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PTER KISL ID |
09JAKARTA812 | MAJOR ISLAMIC PARTY WORKS TO REVAMP IMAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Members of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS)--Indonesia's largest Islamic-oriented party--are concerned by what they see as the party's disappointing results in the recent legislative elections. Although the party did not do poorly (indeed it received slightly more support tha [...] | 2009-05-08 08:12:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PDEM KISL ID |
09JAKARTA875 | POLITICAL ISLAM - RADICAL GROUP TRIES TO GAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hizbut Tahrir Indonesi (HTI) is one of the most active radical Islamis groups in Indonesia today. While claiming to be non-violent, HTI supports the formation of a Muslim "Caliphate" and espouses anti-Western views. Despite the group's limited inroads into some mainstream grou [...] | 2009-05-20 05:28:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL SOCI ID |
09JAKARTA930 | MODERATE MUSLIM GROUPS RELEASE BOOK ON RISE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The anti-extremist nonprofit LibForAll Foundation recently launched a provocative new book outlining Islamic hardline attempts to infiltrate mainstream Muslim organizations and replace moderate Islam in Indonesia with a more radical form. Seen by many as a political move, the bo [...] | 2009-06-02 05:16:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL SOCI ID |
09JAKARTA934 | SECULAR-MUSLIM TENSIONS SPARKED BY ROW OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The wearing of the "jilbab"--traditional Muslim female head covering--has become an issue in Indonesia's presidential election campaign. Some Islamic leaders have recently asserted that the President might lose Muslim votes because his wife, Ibu Ani, does not wear the jilbab. [...] | 2009-06-02 10:22:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL ID |
09JAKARTA970 | PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CAIRO SPEECH EVOKES POSITIVE [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulates Surabaya and Medan. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Prominent Indonesians of different faiths praised President Obama's "soothing" speech to Muslim world communities on June 4. One of his advisors told Pol/C that President Yudhoyono was "highly impressed [...] | 2009-06-05 10:52:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KIRF KISL ID |
09JEDDAH121 | OIC PONDERS CREATION OF NEW HUMAN RIGHTS ORGAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Organization of the Islamic Conference(OIC) is in the process of establishing a new human rights organ, but it is far from certain whether member states will ratify the proposal during meetings in April and May and what form the new body will take. Several OIC declarations man [...] | 2009-03-30 15:28:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL OPDC OIC SA KTIP KIRF KWMN PHUM |
09JEDDAH123 | OIC OFFICIALS, ADDRESSING REGIONAL ISSUES, CALL [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an Organization of the Islamic Conference(OIC) roundtable with visiting American professor William Quandt, OIC Secretariat officials reiterated previous calls for strengthened ties with the US government (refs A,B),including appointment of a new US special envoy. OIC official [...] | 2009-03-31 14:11:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL OPDC OIC SA |
09JEDDAH131 | MAKING A FIRST UMRAH IN MECCA: AN INSIDE VIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 5, 2009, ConGen Jeddah political officer made a first visit to the Masjid Al-Haram(Grand Mosque) in Mecca in the company of three American Muslims of Sudanese origin, two men and one woman, in order to perform together the Umrah (visit to the holy places). Following is a [...] | 2009-04-08 14:38:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF KISL PHUM SA |
09JEDDAH151 | THE ISSUE OF TOLERANCE IN SAUDI SOCIETY: A HEATED BUT INCONCLUSIVE DEBATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 24 ConGen hosted an exchange -- via DVC -- between U.S author and professor Lawrence Harrison and a small group of Saudi intellectuals and social activists. Harrison, a former USAID diplomat, sparked a heated debate after raising the idea that culture is the key factor in [...] | 2009-04-26 15:18:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL OIC KPAO SA OPDC |
09JEDDAH152 | OIC REQUEST FOR HIGH-LEVEL DELEGATION TO VISIT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-28 13:54:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KISL OPDC OIC SA |
09JEDDAH157 | ALBANIA SUBMITTING DRAFT RESOLUTION ON KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Albania is submitting a draft resolution on Kosovo recognition at May 4-6 OIC Jeddah meeting preparatory to May 23-25 Damascus OIC Ministerial. En route to Jeddah OIC meeting today, the Albanian ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Admirim Banaj, passed post a copy of Albania's draft reso [...] | 2009-05-04 19:17:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID KISL OFDP OVIP PREL SA KO XF |
09JEDDAH163 | ALBANIA SUBMITTING DRAFT RESOLUTION ON KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Albania is submitting a draft resolution on Kosovo recognition at May 4-6 OIC Jeddah meeting preparatory to May 23-25 Damascus OIC Ministerial. En route to Jeddah OIC meeting today, the Albanian ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Admirim Banaj, passed post a copy of Albania's draft reso [...] | 2009-05-06 14:28:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KISL OFDP OVIP PREL SA KO XF |
09JEDDAH164 | MEDINA, ISLAM'S SECOND HOLIEST CITY, IN SEARCH OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a rare ConGen visit to Medina, Islam,s second holiest city and one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the Kingdom, local officials expressed unexpectedly strong interest in establishing business ties and partnerships with U.S. firms. A tour of the city,s Islamic [...] | 2009-05-06 15:04:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KISL OPDC PREL SA OIC |
09JEDDAH165 | ALBANIANS REPORT SUCCESS IN MOVING DRAFT [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a May 4-6 OIC preparatory meeting in advance of the upcoming Damascus ministerial conference, the OIC has passed an Albanian-submitted resolution encouraging its 57 member states to consider diplomatic and economic ties with Kosovo. According to the Albanian ambassador, Egypt w [...] | 2009-05-06 15:18:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KISL OFDP OVIP PREL SA KO XF |
09JEDDAH166 | ALBANIAN-SPONSORED DRAFT RESOLUTION ON KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Albanian ambassador in Riyadh and representative to the OIC reported that his country's draft resolution on Kosovo recognition is moving forward to the Damascus ministerial despite a last-minute Egyptian attempt to modify and dilute the text. The Kosovo issue will be raised an [...] | 2009-05-08 13:12:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KISL OFDP OVIP PREL SA KO XF |
09JEDDAH168 | OIC SECRETARY GENERAL LETTER TO SECRETARY CLINTON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post received a letter from OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu to Secretary Clinton voicing strong concerns over increased Israeli settlement activities as well as the demolition of Palestinian houses. Letter asks the United States to place pressure on Israel to cease the [...] | 2009-05-09 15:22:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KISL KPAL WBG SA |
09JEDDAH17 | OIC CAMPAIGNING FOR SYG IHSANOGLU TO ATEND POTUS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-21 15:23:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL OFDP OPDC PREL SA OIC |
09JEDDAH172 | OIC OFFICIAL ON KOSOVO ATTENDANCE/RECOGNITION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to an OIC official, a request for Kosovo to attend the May 23-25 OIC Ministerial in Damascus is still pending Syrian permission. Reasons behind Egypt's role in hampering Albanian efforts to pass a resolution on Kosovo recognition remain opaque while the role of Syria as [...] | 2009-05-19 15:32:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EG KISL OFDP OVIP PREL RP SA SY KO |
09JEDDAH173 | RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CREATION OF NEW HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is moving forward with plans to create a new human rights organ within the OIC. A senior OIC official passed post a draft resolution as it stands now, with key points noted below. Outstanding issues include membership and composit [...] | 2009-05-19 17:15:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | IR KISL OPDC PREL SA OIC KTIP |
09JEDDAH175 | OIC CAMPAIGNING FOR SYG IHSANOGLU TO ATTEND POTUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In recent meeting an Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) official again expressed strong interest in sending a high level delegation to Washington in June, identifying five potential participants. In the course of the meeting, a May 13 email from OIC Permanent Observer [...] | 2009-05-21 15:23:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL OFDP OPDC PREL SA OIC |
09JEDDAH186 | READ-OUT ON OIC MINISTERIAL IN DAMASCUS: SUPPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY. In May 25 conversation with Jeddah poloff, Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) adviser Ufuk Gokcen reviewed developments at the May 23-25 OIC Ministerial in Damascus, which included passage of a "modest" Kosovo resolution along with a watered-down version of a proposal to [...] | 2009-05-26 15:27:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | EG KISL KO PREL RP SA SY OIC OFDP OVIP |
09JEDDAH195 | INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC RELIEF ORGANIZATION SAUDI [...] (S) SUMMARY: The April 23 Arab News quotes International Islamic Relief Organization of Saudi Arabia (IIROSA) Secretary General Adnan Khalil Basha denying any link to terrorist activities and appealing to the US Administration to consider the lack of evidence against the organization. Citing h [...] | 2009-06-01 10:34:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | KISL PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI PREL PINR SA |
09JEDDAH214 | OIC OFFICIALS RECEIVE SECRETARY CLINTON'S LETTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 27 Consul General delivered Secretary Clinton's letter to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary General in response to his May 6 message urging pressure on Israel to end settlement expansion and home demolitions. While expressing appreciation for the Se [...] | 2009-06-03 14:35:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KISL KWBG OPDC PREL SA OIC |
09JEDDAH215 | ASKING TO SEE WORDS LINKED TO ACTION, JEDDAH [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Obama's June 4 speech in Cairo to the Muslim world was very positively received by an audience of a dozen Saudi elites, Muslim diplomats, and a senior OIC official at the Consul General's residence in Jeddah. The speech was viewed as setting US-Islamic relations in a new [...] | 2009-06-04 16:43:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KISL KPAO PGOV PREL SA TU EG |
09JEDDAH226 | OIC SECRETARY GENERAL REQUESTS MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the President's POTUS speech, the Organization of the Islamic Conference remains fixated on gaining a meeting with a high-ranking U.S. official and specifically are requesting a meeting with the Secretary between June 15-23. While the OIC continues to press for lower le [...] | 2009-06-14 13:14:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KISL KPAL WBG SA |
09JEDDAH227 | IRF VISIT SPARKS DISCUSSION ON HOW FAR SAUDI [...] (C) SUMMARY: May 2-4 visit of International Religious Freedom officer, and meetings with Saudis, expats and OIC officials, sparked discussion on Saudi Arabia's basic posture on IRF issues. Meetings revealed that many Saudis continue to question the rationale for respecting non-Muslim rights in [...] | 2009-06-14 13:28:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF KISL PGOV SA |
09JEDDAH257 | OIC EXPRESSES DEEP CONCERN OVER VIOLENCE AGAINST [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 7, 2009, the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) issued a statement decrying the violence against Uighurs in Xinxiang, China, referring to the violence as "disproportionate" and expressing "deep concern". An OIC advisor noted that the statement came at the bequest [...] | 2009-07-10 06:12:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PREL PHUM CH SA |
09JEDDAH260 | WO JEDDAH SHURA COUNCIL MEMBERS WEIGH IN ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-12 15:27:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PREL SCUL KWMN KISL KTIP SA |
09JEDDAH265 | TWO JEDDAH-BASED SHURA COUNCIL MEMBERS COMMENT ON [...] (C) Charge's separate July 1 meetings with two Shura Council members in Jeddah, one a reform-oriented, U.S.-educated economist and the other a rather conventional thinking Arab foreign policy intellectual, presented an interesting contrast and a window into the personalities serving on the Cou [...] | 2009-07-18 11:53:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PREL SCUL KWMN KISL SA |
09JEDDAH266 | OIC SYG PRAISES PRESIDENT,S CAIRO SPEECH, URGES [...] (C) During July 13 meeting with Charge (Ambassador Erdman),Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu praised the President,s Cairo speech and the new tone set by his administration toward the Muslim world; hoped to see the Secretary at this fall's UNG [...] | 2009-07-18 13:05:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PHUM PREL CH SA |
09JEDDAH267 | CANCELLATION OF THE JEDDAH FILM FESTIVAL: "TAKE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The fourth annual Jeddah Film Festival, slated to open July 18 was cancelled at 11 pm on July 17. While local media coverage has been limited, what little there is suggests public disappointment at the cancellation. Several theories have been offered by Saudi blogs and post contac [...] | 2009-07-19 16:09:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SCUL KISL SA |
09JEDDAH268 | POST SNAPSHOT OF NEWLY-APPOINTED IRAN NUCLEAR [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Jeddah-based Organization for the Islamic Conference's (OIC) recent Assistant Secretary for Scientific and Technology Affairs, Ali Akbar Salehi, an AUB grad with doctorate from MIT, has been named chief of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization. In 2008, USG officials dealt [...] | 2009-07-19 16:11:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | KNNP KISL IAEA PHUM PREL IR SA |
09JEDDAH274 | MECCA GOVERNOR KHALID AL FAISAL ON PUBLIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In July 13 meeting with Charge, Governor of Mecca Region, HRH Prince Khalid Al Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, discussed the challenges of governing the Western Province of Saudi Arabia, the launching of public housing projects to eradicate Jeddah slums, the changes needed in the pu [...] | 2009-07-21 14:08:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM TPHY SCUL KPAO KISL SA |
09JEDDAH275 | PRINCE MISHAAL ON GOVERNING SAUDI ARABIA,S SECOND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In July 13 meeting with Charge, Governor of Jeddah, HRH Prince Mishaal bin Majed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, reviewed the challenges of presiding over the Kingdom,s second and most progressive city with its growing population, development plans (including a future Diplomatic Quarter),[...] | 2009-07-21 14:39:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SCUL KPAO KISL SA |
09JEDDAH283 | SAUDI WOMEN PLAN CAMPAIGN TO PRESS FOR RIGHT TO [...] (C) Summary. Post has learned from a knowledgeable source that a group of Saudi women possessing foreign drivers' licenses is organizing a coordinated campaign to press the Saudi Arabian Government, by means of bringing legal cases, on the issue of women driving in the Kingdom. End Summary. [...] | 2009-07-29 15:48:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KWMN SOCI PHUM SA |
09JEDDAH284 | OIC-USG COOPERATION ON POLIO: NEXT STEPS FOLLOWING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: OIC officials are ready and willing to cooperate on the joint initiative to eradicate polio proposed by President Obama in his Cairo speech -- although they need to obtain a final endorsement from OIC Secretary General Ihsanoglu. The OIC's institutional limi [...] | 2009-07-29 16:04:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL OFDP OPDC PREL SA |
09JEDDAH292 | EVIDENCE OF MORALITY POLICE CRACKING DOWN IN [...] (C) Summary. The city of Jeddah is experiencing what appears to be one of the periodic crackdowns by the CPVPV (Committee for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice) morality police. Last month's cancellation of the Jeddah Film Festival was one likely manifestation of stricter enforcemen [...] | 2009-08-07 10:35:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC KISL KPAO PGOV PHUM SA SOCI |
09JEDDAH342 | KAUST: GREAT EXPECTATIONS AND LABOR PAINS [...] (C) In September 4 pre-opening ceremony of King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST),the university administrators and event organizers aimed to project a modern image of Saudi Arabia by aggressively promoting themes of multiculturalism and green energy. Classes started on [...] | 2009-09-09 14:46:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KISL KPAO PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI TPHY SA |
09JEDDAH348 | OIC ISLAMIC FIQH ACADEMY SECRETARY GENERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-20 16:26:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KISL KWBG KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SA OIC |
09JEDDAH368 | IRAQI CONSUL GENERAL IN JEDDAH MOVING TO KUWAIT AS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 11:43:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IZ KIRF KISL KU OFDP PAL PGOV PHUM SA |
09JEDDAH37 | INAUGURATION PROGRAM IN JEDDAH: SAUDI GUESTS [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 20 Post hosted over 200 Saudi and foreign contacts )- youth, business people, KSA government officials, diplomats and the American expat community )- at the Consulate to watch the Presidential Inauguration in real-time. Participants appreciated the opportunity to wa [...] | 2009-01-27 14:23:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL KMPI KPAO OPRC PHUM SA SCUL SOCI XF |
09JEDDAH385 | "SITUATION CATASTROPHIQUE MAIS NON SANS ESPOIR": [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. During October 10 farewell dinner at CG's residence, Iraqi Consul General Dr. Ajwad Sheikh Taha Hamad (strictly protect) had more to say about his posting as Charge d'Affaires in Kuwait. Departing Jeddah and arriving in Kuwait on October 11, Hamad expressed displeasure at the [...] | 2009-10-13 07:50:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IR IZ KIRF KISL KU OFDP PGOV PHUM SA |
09JEDDAH386 | MORE ON ALI AKBAR SALEHI -- "A CIVILIZED FACE" ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-13 10:11:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL IAEA IR IZ KISL KNNP PHUM SA |
09JEDDAH407 | OIC SYG CALLS MEETING WITH SECRETARY "HISTORIC"-- [...] (C) SUMMARY: Returning from a recent trip to the U.S. with Organization for the Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, OIC senior official Ufuk Gokcen discussed the highlights of the visit, including the long anticipated meeting between SYG and Secretary Clinton. Acco [...] | 2009-10-22 12:49:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KISL KPAL WBG SA |
09JEDDAH44 | ACTION REQUEST FOR RESPONSE TO OIC SECRETARY [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (U) Below is the text of a congratulatory message from the Organization of the Islamic Conference Secretary General Ihsanoglu to President Obama. The letter appears both on the OIC website and as an advertisement in the Internationa [...] | 2009-02-01 13:08:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KISL OPDC OIC SA |
09JEDDAH443 | UNDERGROUND PARTY SCENE IN JEDDAH: SAUDI YOUTH [...] (C) Summary: Behind the facade of Wahabi conservatism in the streets, the underground nightlife for Jeddah's elite youth is thriving and throbbing. The full range of worldly temptations and vices are available -- alcohol, drugs, sex -- but strictly behind closed doors. This freedom to indulge carna [...] | 2009-11-18 16:58:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | SA SCUL SOCI ZR KISL |
09JEDDAH446 | LOBBYING FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS SAUDI-STYLE: SPECIAL [...] (C) Summary. As part of her October 31-November 1 visit to Saudi Arabia (ref A),Special Representative to Muslim Communities Farah Pandith met with Basmah Omair, general manager of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (JCCI) Khadeejah Bint Khuwailed Women's Center (KBKC). The KBKC [...] | 2009-11-19 12:49:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAO KWMN PHUM SA SOCI |
09JEDDAH452 | THREATS OF IRANIAN PROTESTS AND H1N1 LOOM OVER HAJJ [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Saudi Arabian Government (SAG) continues to prepare for the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, which will take place November 25)27. While concerns over the spread of H1N1 may lead to significantly fewer pilgrims participating in this year,s pilgrimage, SAG officials appea [...] | 2009-11-24 11:58:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | IR KIRF KISL PGOV PREL KFLU SA |
09JEDDAH466 | HAJJ 2009/1430 -- AN AMERICAN'S INSIDE VIEW OF THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-08 14:47:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KISL PGOV PREL KFLU SA |
09JEDDAH47 | HIGHER EDUCATION TAKING A LEAP FORWARD IN SAUDI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In early January the King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST),slated to open in September 2009, held an on-site pre-orientation in Jeddah for 320 students including 60-70 from the U.S. and approximately 100 students from Saudi Arabia. Virtually all students [...] | 2009-02-01 16:57:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KISL PGOV TPHY KPAO SA |
09JEDDAH5 | OIC HOLDS JANUARY 3 MINISTERIAL LEVEL MEETING ON [...] (C) Summary. The Organization of the Islamic Conference issued a communiqu at the end of its January 3 ministerial level meeting strongly condemning Israel for its role in the conflict in Gaza and calling for a series of steps aimed at stopping the violence. The OIC is emphasizing the need f [...] | 2009-01-05 16:36:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KWBG OPDC PTER AORC GZIS SA |
09JEDDAH51 | OIC SECRETARY GENERAL SEEKS RENEWED COMMUNICATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 1 Post delivered thank you message (ref A) from President Obama to OIC Secretary General Ihsanoglu, who asked for increased communication with USG senior leadership (inviting POTUS to visit OIC) and a renewal of personal communication with Secretary Clinton. OIC seeks [...] | 2009-02-02 15:49:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL OPDC OIC SA |
09JEDDAH6 | OIC HOLDS JANUARY 3 MINISTERIAL LEVEL MEETING ON [...] (C) Summary. The Organization of the Islamic Conference issued a communiqu at the end of its January 3 ministerial level meeting strongly condemning Israel for its role in the conflict in Gaza and calling for a series of steps aimed at stopping the violence. The OIC is emphasizing the need f [...] | 2009-01-05 16:37:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KWBG OPDC PTER AORC GZIS SA |
09JEDDAH84 | INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC RELIEF ORGANIZATION -- [...] (S/NF) Summary. Consulate General Jeddah received a letter through the post dated February 15 directed to President Obama from the Secretary General of the International Islamic Relief Organization(IIRO) in Saudi Arabia. IIRO Philippine and Indonesian branches, along with IIRO Saudi Arabia E [...] | 2009-03-02 11:17:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET//NOFORN | KISL PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI PREL PINR SA |
09JEDDAH85 | HIJAZIS COMMENT ON RECENT MEDINA CLASHES AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post met with Hijazi Shi'a to get their views of recent demonstrations in Medina following clashes after Shi'a pilgrims were not allowed to enter Baqi'a cemetery on February 20. Poloffs also spoke to a local Sunni contact with ties to Medina who claims the situation has been blown [...] | 2009-03-02 16:49:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM SA |
09JERUSALEM1220 | PALESTINIAN RELIGIOUS LEADERS COMPLAIN OF ISRAELI [...] (C) Summary. The Israeli National Police (INP) are exercising increasing control over the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount and interfering with the Jordanian-run Waqf's ability to operate, according to Palestinian religious leaders. The INP, they allege, has prevented the Waqf from carrying out [...] | 2009-07-16 07:10:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL JO KISL IS |
09JERUSALEM1284 | MINISTER OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS ON MOSQUES, HAMAS, [...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Religious Affairs Mahmud al Habbash outlined progress in the Palestinian Authority (PA) government's campaign against mosque incitement in a July 16 meeting. Compliance with mandatory PA sermons in the West Bank's 1,800 mosques is now over ninety percent, he claimed [...] | 2009-07-28 14:16:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PROP PTER KWBG KPAL KISL IS |
09JERUSALEM1451 | HAMAS CONFRONTS ISLAMIC EXTREMIST GROUP IN GAZA [...] (C/NF) Summary. Fighting between Hamas-led security forces and Jund Ansar Allah during August 14-15 in Rafah resulted in 28 dead and over 120 wounded. Casualties included Jund Ansar Allah leader Sheikh Abdel Latif Mousa and senior Hamas member Abu Jibril Shamali. Gaza-based contacts said th [...] | 2009-08-17 14:51:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PGOV KPAL KWBG KISL |
09JERUSALEM1515 | HAMAS IMPOSES CONSERVATIVE DRESS FOR SCHOOL GIRLS [...] (SBU) Summary. The school year in Gaza began on August 23 with Hamas imposing a requirement for girls to wear conservative Islamic dress. Teachers and administrative staff were also directed to work segregated by gender. This follows a July order requiring female lawyers to appear in court [...] | 2009-08-25 14:01:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PTER KPAL KWBG KISL KWMN SCUL |
09JERUSALEM1584 | HAMAS PURSUES THREE-FOLD STRATEGY IN GAZA [...] (C/NF) Summary. In separate meetings August 27, UNRWA Director for Gaza John Ging and Gaza-based Associated Press reporter Ibrahim Barzak characterized Hamas' agenda in Gaza as three-fold: (1) imposing gradual social and cultural change in accordance with Islamic values; (2) seeking internat [...] | 2009-09-02 14:09:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREF KISL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS |
09JERUSALEM1699 | MINISTER OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS ON QATAR TRIP, ZAKAT [...] (S) Summary: PA Minister of Religious Affairs Mahmud al-Habash called Qatar's recent decision to re-open the Qatari Charitable Society (QCS) in the West Bank under PA supervision a positive step. He said the memorandum of understanding (MOU) he signed with QCS gives the PA information on the [...] | 2009-09-16 15:13:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | PREL ECON PTER KWBG KPAL KISL QA IS |
09JERUSALEM1799 | HAMAS SEIZES CONTROL OF AL AQSA UNIVERSITY [...] (SBU) Summary. Hamas authorities seized control of Al Aqsa University in Gaza on October 7 by ousting the university's president after he departed Gaza for the West Bank. This move follows continuing pressure by the Hamas "government" to extend its control over Al Aqsa and other civil socie [...] | 2009-10-09 14:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG KISL KWMN SCUL |
09JERUSALEM1949 | UPDATE ON OCTOBER 25 EVENTS AT THE TEMPLE [...] (SBU) Summary. Skirmishes took place between Muslim worshippers and the Israeli National Police (INP) around the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif compound on October 25, apparently triggered by rumors of an impending incursion into the compound by radical pro-settler elements. Unrest spread int [...] | 2009-10-26 19:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAL KISL IS JO |
09JERUSALEM2259 | WEST BANK MOSQUE TORCHED, SETTLERS SUSPECTED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-11 16:11:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPAL KWBG KIRF KISL IS |
09JERUSALEM2260 | WEST BANK MOSQUE TORCHED, SETTLERS SUSPECTED [...] (C) Summary. Before dawn on December 11, a mosque was set afire in the Palestinian village of Yasuf, south of Nablus, according to Palestinian Authority security officials. Local contacts and press report that Israeli settlers from Kfar Tappuach are suspected of the arson, which was the la [...] | 2009-12-11 16:33:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPAL KIRF KISL KWBG IS |
09JERUSALEM317 | IMPRESSIONS FROM GAZA-BASED LES [...] (S) Summary. ConGen RSO LES who lives and works in Gaza City, said that Hamas remains in firm control of Gaza. He notes that local support for Hamas has decreased since the December 2008 - January 2009 conflict, but decreased support for Hamas does not mean increased support for the current [...] | 2009-02-24 09:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | AFSN PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KISL EG IS |
09JERUSALEM897 | PALESTINIANS WELCOME PRESIDENT OBAMA'S JUNE 4 [...] (U) Summary. Palestinians welcomed President Obama's June 4 Cairo speech. Palestinian Authority (PA) officials praised the speech, highlighting the President's commitment to an independent Palestinian state. Several Fatah leaders told Post officers privately that President Obama's speech [...] | 2009-06-05 15:27:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS PTER KISL |
09JERUSALEM966 | SALFIT LEADERSHIP RAISES PROBLEMS OF ROADBLOCKS, [...] (SBU) Summary. In a meeting with the Consul General on June 8, the Mayor of Salfit Municipality and Governor of Salfit District both expressed concern about a road gate that has closed the main road into Salfit. They also described untreated wastewater seeping into Salfit from the nearby s [...] | 2009-06-09 14:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PGOV PREL SENV IS KISL KPAL KWBG |
09KABUL2247 | ULEMA COUNCIL: US MUST SUPPORT WHOMEVER IS LEGALLY [...] SUMMARY: During their July 25 meeting, Council of Religious Scholars (Ulema Council) President Mawlawi Fazulhadi Shinwari told Ambassador Holbrooke Afghan Muslims had been very pleased with President Obama's Cairo speech, but added that many doubted there would be action behind the President, [...] | 2009-08-06 05:33:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL PREL PTER EAID AF EG |
09KINGSTON1106 | JAMAICA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Per Reftel, CDA delivered demarche via telephone urging the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) to vote "yes" on the upcoming Iran human rights resolution in the UN General Assembly (UNGA). Demarche was delivered to Ambassador Evadne Coye, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and [...] | 2009-12-15 17:49:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM HURI PREL KISL ISCON UN UNGA JM XL IR |
09KINGSTON904 | JAMAICA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, [...] (U) Per reftel, EmbOff delivered demarche to solicit cooperation and support for USG priorities at the 64th UN General Assembly (UNGA),Third Committee, and to seek the Government of Jamaica (GOJ)'s insights on other resolutions. Demarche was delivered to Ms. Norma Taylor Roberts, Director of [...] | 2009-10-27 19:52:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM HURI PREL KOCI KWMN KISL ISCON UN UNGA |
09KOLKATA17 | KOLKATA MUSLIMS SING PRESIDENT OBAMA'S PRAISES, BUT WATCH [...] Summary. Kolkata area Muslims came together at the American Center on Inauguration Day to perform songs and recite poetry in honor of the incoming U.S. President Barack Obama. The spontaneous display of welcome for a new American president was unprecedented in Kolkata PAS' experience. The poets [...] | 2009-01-23 10:46:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SCUL KISL KPAO IN |
09KUALALUMPUR1010 | MALAYSIA AND FORWARD THINKING ON THE "DEFAMATION [...] (SBU) Summary: If approached as part of a joint, transparent outreach effort to Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) countries, the Government of Malaysia may modify its strong support for the UN "Defamation of Religions" resolution, or a new treaty along the same lines (ref A). In that [...] | 2009-12-22 07:15:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC |
09KUALALUMPUR159 | GOM AND CATHOLIC CHURCH STILL AT ODDS OVER "ALLAH" [...] (SBU) The Malaysian government's attempted ban on the Catholic Church's use of the word "Allah" continues to generate politically-charged controversy with the courts yet to resolve the matter. Just prior to a February 27 court hearing, the Home Ministry issued an order allowing the Catholic C [...] | 2009-03-04 10:56:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR SCUL KIRF KISL MY |
09KUALALUMPUR16 | GAZA: PM ABDULLAH CONVOKES UNSC AMBASSADORS, CALLS [...] (C) Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi convoked Ambassador Keith and other chiefs of mission from UNSC member countries on January 12 and personally conveyed his written message on the Gaza crisis, which is addressed to respective heads of state. PM Abdullah, flanked by Foreign Minister [...] | 2009-01-12 08:20:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL KPAL UNSC UNGA IS MY |
09KUALALUMPUR214 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON "DEFAMATION OF RELIGION" [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on March 24 to Farisha binti Salman, Assistant Secretary for Multilateral Political Affairs in Malaysia's Foreign Ministry. Farisha stated the "points are duly noted" and pledged to share the information within the Ministry but otherwise provided no imm [...] | 2009-03-24 09:39:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KIRF KISL MY |
09KUALALUMPUR23 | GAZA: PARLIAMENT VOTES TO CONDEMN ISRAEL, SEEKS [...] (SBU) In a special session of the Malaysian Parliament convened on January 12, Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi delivered a blistering condemnation of Israel, while also lambasting the United States for supporting Tel Aviv. After seven hours of speeches, Parliament unanimously endorsed a resolu [...] | 2009-01-13 10:40:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL KPAL UNSC UNGA IS MY |
09KUALALUMPUR414 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO TERENGGANU AND KELANTAN [...] (C) The Ambassador traveled from May 18-21 to the northeastern Malaysian states of Terengganu and Kelantan, the poorest and most religiously conservative states in peninsular Malaysia. The Ambassador raised border security and human trafficking issues with senior state government officials an [...] | 2009-05-28 07:54:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON SOCI KISL KDEM MY |
09KUALALUMPUR471 | ISLAMIST PARTY SENDS MIXED SIGNALS ON ITS FUTURE [...] (SBU) The Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS),the Islamist opposition party, held its annual convention and biannual elections June 5- 7. Elections featured an unprecedented contest between two factions, those supporting leadership by Islamic scholars (ulamas) and those favoring more pragmatic p [...] | 2009-06-11 10:17:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL MY |
09KUALALUMPUR478 | MALAYSIANS LAUD PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH, QUESTION WHETHER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Najib Razak, speaking to the press on June 11, welcomed President Obama's Cairo address and efforts to "mend the rift between the Muslim world and the West" while noting the importance of concrete measures, and offered Malaysia's cooperation with US. efforts. Opp [...] | 2009-06-14 23:35:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KISL KPAO SOCI MY |
09KUALALUMPUR479 | MALAYSIANS LAUD PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH, QUESTION WHETHER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-14 23:35:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KISL KPAO SOCI MY |
09KUALALUMPUR480 | MALAYSIANS LAUD PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH, QUESTION WHETHER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-14 23:36:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KISL KPAO SOCI MY |
09KUALALUMPUR481 | MALAYSIANS LAUD PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH, QUESTION WHETHER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-14 23:36:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KISL KPAO SOCI MY |
09KUALALUMPUR760 | MALAYSIAN ACADEMICS ON OIC, U.S. ISLAMIC POLICY, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A September 10 seminar on the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) at Kuala Lumpur's International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS),a government-funded institute, was ostensibly about how the OIC could regain relevance, but also included supportive comments [...] | 2009-09-14 08:55:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL MY OIC |
09KUWAIT1012 | UNIVERSITY ELECTIONS: THE FUTURE OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-22 13:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PHUM KWMN PREL KISL KU |
09KUWAIT1013 | KUWAITI FEMALE MP FIGHTS FOR RETURN TO COEDUCATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-22 13:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN KISL KU |
09KUWAIT1052 | SR PANDITH REACHES OUT TO NEXT GENERATION OF KUWAITI [...] (U) Summary: Special Representative for Muslim Communities Farah Pandith's October 26-28 visit to Kuwait concentrated on outreach to students and young leaders active in civil society in a wide variety of ways. Throughout her visit, SR Pandith emphasized her strong interest in helping Kuwait's [...] | 2009-11-04 13:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KISL KPAO ZR |
09KUWAIT1159 | BIDOON KEPT AWAY FROM CANCELED PARLIAMENT SESSION [...] (U) On December 10, the Kuwaiti parliament failed to hold a planned session on a bill to extend education and healthcare benefits to the country's 100,000 Bidoon (stateless residents who assert rights to Kuwaiti citizenship). Parliament Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi canceled the session at exactly [...] | 2009-12-14 06:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL KU BIDOON |
09KUWAIT558 | KUWAIT'S STATELESS BIDOON: BACKGROUND AND RECENT [...] (SBU) Summary. For the past twenty years, Kuwait's 100,000 stateless Bidoon residents have been denied access to the free healthcare, education, and other welfare-state benefits enjoyed by Kuwaiti citizens. Demonstrating a growing social awareness of the plight of the Bidoon and a sensitivity [...] | 2009-06-03 11:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL KU BIDOON |
09KUWAIT754 | EMBASSY KUWAIT'S PROMOTION OF DIALOGUE WITH MUSLIM [...] (U) Summary. Regarding Ref A's tasking on the Consultative Process for Muslim Engagement, future events planned by Embassy Kuwait include the following five programs: -- Arab-American Science Partnership -- Alternative Energy Applications Conference -- American Diwaniya -- Food for Thought A [...] | 2009-07-30 14:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KISL SCUL SOCI KU |
09LAHORE156 | FEMALE MADRASSAHS IN PUNJAB PREPARE WOMEN FOR THE HOME [...] (SBU) Summary. Poloff visits to three female Ahl-e-Hadith madrassahs in Punjab has shown that they provide Islamic studies, Quran memorization and basic life skills training, but little else to prepare women for an independent life. Aside from the Quran, girls learn to cook, clean and sew; th [...] | 2009-07-30 02:41:00 | Consulate Lahore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PGOV KISL PK |
09LAPAZ1611 | BOLIVIA: NEGATING "DEFAMATION OF RELIGION" RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: Bolivia regularly votes for the Organization of the Islamic Conference's UN resolutions against "defamation of religions," most recently on December 18 in the UNGA plenary session. Given our thorny bilateral relationship, the GOB's ALBA membership, and its growing ties with Iran, [...] | 2009-12-23 14:04:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR KISL OPDC BL |
09LIBREVILLE550 | GABON: FORWARD THINKING TO NEGATE DEFAMATION OF RELIGION [...] (SBU) I welcome the opportunity to work with you on combating racial and religious discrimination and intolerance (reftel). In the past, unfortunately Gabon has voted "yes" and abstained on the anti-defamation resolutions, despite our efforts. Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials have expla [...] | 2009-12-21 13:20:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PROVE OPDC GB |
09LILONGWE320 | MALAWI: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH OPENS DOORS FOR INCREASED [...] (SBU) Summary: Discussions with student groups and Muslim leaders following President Obama's recent speech in Cairo have highlighted several opportunities for increased outreach to the Muslim community in Malawi. Commenting on President Obama's balance and inclusiveness in the speech, observe [...] | 2009-06-09 14:18:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SCUL KPAO KISL MI |
09LJUBLJANA307 | SLOVENIA FAVORS EU ABSTENTION ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (C) On October 1, Pol/Econ Chief used the occasion of a previously scheduled lunch to discuss refs (A) and (B) talking points concerning the Goldstone Report with MFA's Andrej Benedejcic, MFA's Director General for Security Policy and Multilateral Political Affairs. The MFA's Section for Hu [...] | 2009-10-01 14:03:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL |
09LONDON1933 | UK GOVERNMENT SEEKS DEEPER COUNTER-RADICALIZATION [...] (C/NF) Summary. During a USG-HMG Video Tele Conference (VTC) meeting on August 14, UK officials focused on the UK's PREVENT counter-radicalization strategy expressed strong interest in collaborating more closely with the US Government to counter violent extremism. UK officials outlined several pr [...] | 2009-08-21 13:58:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KISL PREL PTER |
09LONDON24 | ISLAMIC FINANCE KEY TO ENSURING LONDON AS TOP FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The British government is promoting the growth of the Islamic finance industry in the UK, although HMT has decided against issuing a sovereign Islamic finance bond, a sukuk, in the current economic climate. HMG is courting Islamic finance, and eliminating barriers to its growth, [...] | 2009-01-05 17:40:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV KISL UK |
09LONDON2416 | WELSH MUSLIM COMMUNITY SKILLFULLY DEFUSES [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: A protest by a far-right anti-Muslim group in Swansea, Wales passed without violence on October 17, largely due to careful interfaith and intra-Muslim community planning. Wales' small size (three million people, of whom about one percent are Muslims) has made it relat [...] | 2009-10-26 13:47:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV UK |
09LONDON27 | UK MUSLIM DEMOGRAPHICS (C-RE8-02527) [...] (S/NF) Summary. Per reftel, this cable provides information on the demographics of the Muslim community in the UK. The last official UK census was in 2001 and much of what is provided below is a combination of census figures and subsequent estimates and surveys. Post notes that the information is i [...] | 2009-01-06 11:55:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | PINR KISL KPLS UK |
09LONDON290 | (S) FCO WELCOMES EXECUTIVE ORDERS ON DETAINEE [...] (S) Summary. The UK Government "strongly welcomes" the executive orders concerning Guantanamo Bay and U.S. detainee policy, according to Robert Chatterton-Dixon, Head of the Foreign Office's Counter Terrorism Policy Department. The UK is not willing to resettle any further detainees in the UK -- be [...] | 2009-02-03 10:16:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | PTER KHLS PREL PINS PHUM KAWK MOPS KISL EUN |
09LONDON339 | AFRICA: U.S. VERSUS UK PRIORITIES, LONDON THINK [...] (SBU/NF) Summary. During the transition to the Obama Administration, London think tanks have been active in discussing USG and HMG priorities in Africa. Poloff took the opportunity to poll opinions among Africa specialists at Chatham House, RUSI, the Royal Africa Society, Africa Confidential, the C [...] | 2009-02-06 16:25:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID MASS KISL ZI SO NI SU SF XA UK |
09LUSAKA676 | CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME OF GLADSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 12:13:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KISL KPAL IS ZA |
09LUSAKA726 | ZAMBIA SEEKING CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME OF GOLDSTONE [...] (SBU) Zambian MFA International Organization official Mubukwanu told PolEcon Chief October 15 that the Zambian mission in Geneva would certainly be able to discuss its instructions on the Goldstone report with USMISSION Geneva. He regretted that he was not privy to the instructions given to t [...] | 2009-10-15 14:36:00 | Embassy Lusaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KISL KPAL IS ZA |
09MADRID351 | SPAIN: S/WCI ENGAGES GOS ON ACCEPTING GTMO DETAINEES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-02 13:02:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS KAWK KISL KPAO SP |
09MADRID604 | SPAIN: S/GC DAN FRIED PRESENTS CASE FILES ON GTMO DETAINEES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-24 13:58:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS KAWK KISL KPAO SP |
09MADRID742 | SPAIN ANALYZES GTMO FILES TO FIND "BEST FIT" FOR RESETTLEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-22 12:37:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS KAWK KISL KPAO SP |
09MANAGUA1153 | Suggestions for Defamation of Religion in the UN [...] (C) President Daniel Ortega's government generally votes against the U.S. position in the United Nations, and in 2008 voted against the U.S. position in the important issues as described in the Department's "Voting Practices in the United Nations 2008." As noted in ref E, Nicaragua (along wit [...] | 2009-12-22 13:48:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC NU |
09MANAMA14 | BAHRAIN: KING CALLS FOR SUMMIT ON GAZA [...] (U) Bahrain's King Hamad called for an Arab-Islamic summit to address the Gaza situation if it was not possible to convene an Arab summit. His statement reiterated support for Egyptian-French efforts. Bahrain's government news agency released the statement the evening of January 8, before [...] | 2009-01-09 07:26:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KISL BA |
09MANAMA149 | HAQ SUPPORTERS TARGET SOUTH ASIANS [...] (U) Summary: Small bands of youth continue to skirmish with police in Shia villages, protesting the detention of two Shia Haq Movement activists. In a new development, some of these youth have attacked South Asians. End summary. 2. (U) Over the past week, several bands of 10-20 Shia yout [...] | 2009-03-12 14:26:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC PHUM KISL BA |
09MANAMA19 | BAHRAIN: MORE ON PROPOSED ISLAMIC SUMMIT ON GAZA; [...] (C) Summary: MFA says Bahrain did not coordinate with others in advance of the King's call for an Arab -- or Islamic -- summit , and claimed that an impending visit by an Iranian envoy is not connected. End summary. 2. (C) Two senior MFA officials -- Ministerial advisor Saeed Al Faih [...] | 2009-01-11 14:14:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KISL BA |
09MANAMA22 | RADICALS DENOUNCE RULING FAMILY DURING ASHURA [...] (U) Summary: The radical Shia Haq movement exploited Ashura processions to denounce Bahrain's ruling family. Erstwhile human rights activist Abdulhadi Al Khawaja called for the overthrow of the Al Khalifa family. Prosecutors later questioned and released him after a few hours. End Summary. [...] | 2009-01-13 13:27:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PHUM BA |
09MANAMA29 | BAHRAIN: SHIA ULAMA COUNCIL ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: A governing body for Bahrain's mainstream Shia clergy selected new leadership but we expect continuity in the senior clergy's politics. End summary. 2. (SBU) The Ulama Council held its regularly scheduled election for the seven-member Central Committee on November 21. Former [...] | 2009-01-15 10:51:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL BA |
09MANAMA356 | SRAP HOLBROOKE'S JUNE 6 MEETING WITH BAHRAIN'S [...] (C) Summary: SRAP Holbrooke obtained from Bahrain's foreign minister a pledge to contribute t Pakistan IDP relief and reconstruction efforts;Bahrain's cabinet would announce the amount soon Holbrooke expressed appreciation for King Hama's offer to Secretary Clinton of a company of Bahaini spe [...] | 2009-06-14 07:47:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL MARR PTER AF PK BA |
09MANAMA379 | SECTARIAN COLUMN BRINGS ABOUT ONE-DAY SUSPENSION [...] (C) Summary: With Shia community leaders preparing to respond in kind to perceived insults published in a Sunni-oriented newspaper, and faced with the prospect of Iranian government complaints, Bahraini authorities intervened, and blocked publication of the paper for one day. End summary. [...] | 2009-06-24 12:19:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL IR BA |
09MANAMA50 | THREE SHIA LEADERS ARRESTED [...] (C) Summary: The government arrested three leaders of the radical Shia Al Haq Movement when they failed to appear for questioning in connection with an alleged bomb plot. End Summary. 2. (C) Police arrested Haq Movement leaders Hassan Musheima, Abduljalil Singace, and Mohammed Habib Maqdad in the [...] | 2009-01-26 15:09:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL ASEC BA |
09MANAMA543 | BAHRAINI SHIA PARTY DENIES LINKS TO YEMENI HOUTHIS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-09 07:41:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL YM BA |
09MANAMA557 | BAHRAIN'S SHIA POLITICAL LEADERS VISIT IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-14 14:20:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL IR SY IZ BA |
09MANAMA57 | ANEMIC TURNOUT SO FAR FOR ARRESTED SHIA ACTIVISTS [...] (C) Summary: No more than two hundred supporters of two radical Shia activists turned out for skirmishes with riot police over the past week, far fewer than expected. Amnesty International issued a carefully-worded statement on the arrests. Meanwhile, the moderate Shia Wifaq party staged an [...] | 2009-02-02 14:41:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PHUM KISL BA |
09MANAMA609 | WAFA': A NEW SHIA REJECTIONIST MOVEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-19 08:00:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KISL KDEM ASEC BA |
09MANAMA639 | OPPOSITION PROTEST HIGHLIGHTS "POLITICAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-02 12:33:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PGOV KDEM KISL AF PK BA |
09MANAMA651 | SAYYID AMMAR AL HAKIM, CHAIRMAN OF THE ISLAMIC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 12:48:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL IZ BA |
09MANAMA741 | GULF SHIA CONVERGE ON BAHRAIN FOR ASHURA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-29 09:11:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PHUM BA |
09MANILA1037 | SULU GOVERNOR INJURED IN IED EXPLOSION [...] (C) Sulu provincial governor Abdelsakur Tan reportedly received slight injuries to his hands May 13 when an improvised explosive device hidden in a motorcycle exploded at a provincial capitol complex in Patikul on the island of Jolo in the southern Philippines. Three of Tan's security escor [...] | 2009-05-13 07:37:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP |
09MANILA1063 | MINDANAO VIOLENCE RISING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The progress the Philippine military has achieved against insurgents and terrorists in Mindanao (ref B) and the Sulu Archipelago has slowed significantly in the last four months, and kidnappings and high-profile attacks have been on the rise. A Philippine hostage abducted April [...] | 2009-05-18 08:34:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP |
09MANILA1121 | MICROFINANCE TO EMPOWER MUSLIM FILIPINAS [...] (U) Summary: The first Islamic microfinance program in the Philippines aims to empower Muslim women living in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao, a region in the southern Philippines plagued by poverty and conflict. The intent is to expand the program nationwide to help Muslim Filipinas [...] | 2009-05-27 08:56:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PHUM KWMN KISL RP |
09MANILA1199 | AMBASSADOR UNDERSCORES EDUCATION SUPPORT IN MARAWI CITY [...] Summary. During a May 27 visit to Marawi City, the Ambassador demonstrated continued U.S. support for education development programs in a predominantly Muslim area of conflict-affected central Mindanao. She welcomed the start of a new school year by showcasing the continued strong education [...] | 2009-06-05 04:50:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID TP RP |
09MANILA1275 | AMBASSADOR ENGAGES IN MUSLIM COMMUNITY OUTREACH IN SOUTHERN [...] Summary: Ambassador Kenney's June 4th visit to Zamboanga City showcased continuing U.S. commitment to the economic and social development of Mindanao. The Ambassador launched the OneWoman Initiative, a USG-funded project to empower Islamic women leaders, and spoke at a U.S.-sponsored multicu [...] | 2009-06-15 08:22:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP |
09MANILA1324 | SIX MONTHS LATER, RED CROSS HOSTAGE STILL HELD BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nearly six months after his January 15 kidnapping by the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group on Jolo Island, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) worker Eugenio Vagni remains captive despite recent aggressive military operations that have tightened the cordon around Abu Sayyaf [...] | 2009-06-23 07:37:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL MOPS PGOV PINR PTER RP |
09MANILA1431 | AMBASSADOR FOSTERS AMERICAN BUSINESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL [...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador visited Cebu City June 28 to highlight bilateral cooperation with the Philippines in the areas of food and agricultural trade, business development, and environmental conservation. The Ambassador delivered opening remarks at two events: the Second Conference of Coastal [...] | 2009-07-08 00:20:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP |
09MANILA1455 | AMBASSADOR ENGAGES IN MUSLIM COMMUNITY OUTREACH IN SOUTHERN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-10 06:16:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP |
09MANILA1462 | BUILDING BRIDGES TO PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT IN ZAMBOANGA [...] Summary. During a July 7 visit to Zamboanga City, the Ambassador highlighted the depth and longevity of U.S. commitment to peace and prosperity in Mindanao. The Ambassador spoke at the inaugurations of three USG-sponsored projects, including a commercial wireless internet broadband (WiMax) s [...] | 2009-07-10 09:23:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP |
09MANILA1468 | LAST REMAINING ICRC HOSTAGE EUGENIO VAGNI RELEASED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The last of three International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) workers kidnapped January 15 on Jolo island in the southern Philippines by Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists was released early Sunday morning, July 12. The 62-year-old Italian engineer, Eugenio Vagni, was release [...] | 2009-07-13 10:18:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR KISL IT RP |
09MANILA1500 | MALACANANG: NO AMNESTY FOR TERRORISTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Malacanang Palace and numerous legislative leaders have rejected a July 14 suggestion by Philippine National Red Cross Chairman Senator Richard Gordon that the government grant amnesty to Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists who kidnapped three International Committee of the Red Cro [...] | 2009-07-17 04:22:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PREL PTER RP |
09MANILA153 | PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT EYES PEACE TALKS, BUT SOME [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a private January 15 breakfast with the Ambassador, Presidential Peace Process Adviser Hermogenes Esperon was upbeat on prospects for peace with Muslim insurgents in Mindanao. With April as a new target date for a resumption of talks, Esperon said, the groundwork for new negot [...] | 2009-01-23 08:30:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KISL RP |
09MANILA1561 | VISIT TO BAGUIO CELEBRATES AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE AND [...] SUMMARY. Ambassador July 9 and 10 visit to Baguio celebrated the simultaneous July 4 holidays of American Independence and Philippine-American Friendship Day. The Ambassador participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Baguio Mayor officially opening the Picturing America exhibit in the [...] | 2009-07-23 10:42:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP |
09MANILA1650 | AMBASSADOR SHOWCASES U.S. ROLE IN CREATING A PEACEFUL, [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Ambassador traveled July 17-18 to Davao City on the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines, underscoring the continuing U.S. commitment to the economic and social development of the region. The trip included the Ambassador's keynote address at a conference for graduat [...] | 2009-08-04 10:16:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP |
09MANILA1980 | GOVERNMENT, MUSLIM REBELS AGREE TO INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In keeping with pledges made during President Arroyo's July visit to Washington, the Philippine government has advanced discussions with the southern Philippines rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) regarding international participation in the peace talks and, in the p [...] | 2009-09-16 10:19:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL RP |
09MANILA2110 | PEACE ADVISER OUTLINES STATUS OF PEACE TALKS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Peace Process Adviser Secretary Avelino Razon discussed with the Ambassador October 1 the state of progress in the Philippine government's three main peace processes with separatist and insurgent groups. Talks with the southern Philippines' Muslim separatist group Moro Islamic Li [...] | 2009-10-05 08:36:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PTER PINS ASEC RP |
09MANILA218 | PHILIPPINE DEFENSE SECRETARY BELIEVES TIME IS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging discussion with senior Philippine defense officials January 29, the Ambassador emphasized that the United States and the Philippines have scored a number of successes on the security cooperation and counterterrorism fronts over the last several years, and that [...] | 2009-02-03 00:32:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP |
09MANILA2198 | CHARGE DISCUSSES PEACE PROSPECTS, TERRORISM WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chairman Murad Ebrahim of the separatist group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) welcomed the Charge d'Affaires October 16 to MILF headquarters in Mindanao to discuss recent progress in informal peace talks with the Philippine government and to express thanks for U.S. developme [...] | 2009-10-19 09:41:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PINS EAID KISL RP |
09MANILA2217 | PHILIPPINE PEACE PANEL CHAIR OUTLINES UPCOMING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Charge d'Affaires met Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary and Peace Process Chair Rafael Seguis October 15 to discuss the Philippine government's expectations for planned informal talks later this month in Kuala Lumpur with leaders of the southern Philippines separati [...] | 2009-10-21 09:09:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS KISL RP |
09MANILA2359 | DCM VISIT TO PROVINCIAL CAPITAL SHOWCASES U.S. CONTRIBUTION [...] SUMMARY. The Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) visited Cagayan de Oro, a vibrant city in Northern Mindanao, October 23-24 and showcased the continuing U.S. commitment to the economic and social development of the Philippines. The DCM presided over the conferral of an internationally recognized fo [...] | 2009-11-12 04:34:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP |
09MANILA2382 | AMBASSADOR HONORS WORLD WAR II HEROES AND EMPHASIZES AN [...] SUMMARY. On October 20, the Ambassador addressed President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and other dignitaries at the 65th anniversary commemoration of the Leyte Gulf Landings in Leyte Province, in Eastern Visayas. The Ambassador reminded the audience of the shared history between the United States [...] | 2009-11-13 08:55:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP |
09MANILA2423 | MILF WELCOMES EAP A/S CAMPBELL LETTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: EAP DAS Marciel and the DCM met two senior members of the southern Philippines' rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) November 6 to talk about the group's peace process with the Philippine government and to deliver a letter for MILF Chairman Murad from EAP A/S Campbell [...] | 2009-11-20 04:25:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS KISL RP |
09MANILA247 | KIDNAPPED RED CROSS WORKERS BEGIN FOURTH WEEK WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three workers from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) entered their fourth week as captives of terrorists on Jolo Island in the southern Philippines, while a task force led by the provincial governor sought to engage the terrorist group to negotiate the release of [...] | 2009-02-05 10:09:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP |
09MANILA2593 | AMBASSADOR'S GOODWILL VISIT TO BAGUIO CITY AND LA TRINIDAD [...] SUMMARY. In the wake of devastating mudslides in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR),the Ambassador travelled to Baguio City December 3 and 4 for a goodwill visit and to host the annual holiday reception. On December 3, the Ambassador announced USG plans to provide an additional $10 mi [...] | 2009-12-18 07:08:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP |
09MANILA2594 | AMBASSADOR OPENS AMERICAN CORNER IN CEBU [...] SUMMARY: On December 14, the Ambassador opened a new American Corner at the University of San Carlos in Cebu. This brings the number of American Corners in the Philippines to 14. She was joined by the President of San Carlos, the Library Director, Chief of Protocol, American Corner librarian [...] | 2009-12-18 07:08:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP |
09MANILA365 | NEW PEACE PROCESS ADVISER OPTIMISTIC ABOUT FUTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 10 meeting with the Ambassador, newly installed Peace Process Adviser Avelino Razon, Jr., expressed optimism that talks with Muslim rebels in the southern Philippines would advance this year and described the government's recent discussions with the Malaysian facilit [...] | 2009-02-18 09:50:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS KISL PTER PREL RP |
09MANILA427 | VISIT TO PROVINCIAL CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN [...] Summary. Ambassador Kenney's February 20 visit to Cebu City showcased the continuing U.S. commitment to the economic and social development of the Philippines. The Ambassador attended an environmental rally to celebrate and encourage the protection of the environment, visited a rapidly expand [...] | 2009-02-26 09:28:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP |
09MANILA459 | PHILIPPINES MOVING FORWARD WITH ARF EXERCISE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Philippines has made significant progress in preparations for the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Voluntary Demonstration of Response on Disaster Relief and are poised to host a successful event in early May. Fifteen ARF member countries attended the January initial planning co [...] | 2009-03-04 04:07:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP |
09MANILA506 | AMABASSADOR STRENGTHENS HISTORIC U.S. TIES TO BAGUIO CITY [...] Summary. During a February 28 to March 1 visit to Baguio City, the Ambassador emphasized the importance of the historical links between the region and the United States and showcased the continuing important partnership between the United States and the Philippines. She visited the Philippin [...] | 2009-03-10 00:05:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP |
09MANILA544 | PROMISE OF BENEFITS DRAWS HUGE RESPONSE FROM [...] (U) SUMMARY: With the February 17 passage of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, Filipino veterans who served under the U.S. Armed Forces in World War II became eligible for the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation benefit. In three weeks since the bill was signed into law, more t [...] | 2009-03-11 10:00:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP |
09MANILA562 | AMBASSADOR ENGAGES COMMUNITIES ON PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT IN [...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador completed a March 2-3 trip across Central Mindanao to listen first-hand to communities dealing with security and development issues on a day-to-day basis. The trip began in General Santos City, with stops throughout South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, and Maguindanao provin [...] | 2009-03-13 08:33:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP USAID |
09MANILA612 | U.S. ASSISTANCE AND ENGAGEMENT KEY TO PEACE AND [...] (C) Summary. I just spent several days driving up the spine of Central Mindanao to talk with people from all walks of life, to listen to views, and to assess prospects for peace and development. Despite the frustration of the past six months as the peace process broke down and fighting bega [...] | 2009-03-18 10:28:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KISL RP |
09MANILA686 | RED CROSS KIDNAPPERS INCREASE DEMANDS, SITUATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: A stalemate has ensued between the Philippine government and the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) regarding the fate of three workers from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) kidnapped by the ASG on Jolo Island in the southern Philippines January 15. The situation has been [...] | 2009-03-30 08:01:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP |
09MANILA687 | RED CROSS KIDNAPPERS INCREASE DEMANDS, SITUATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-30 08:50:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP |
09MANILA703 | PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT REJECTS TERRORISTS' DEMANDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro called the Ambassador in the early morning hours of March 31 to update her on the situation involving the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) hostages being held by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) on Jolo Island. Te [...] | 2009-03-31 09:26:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP |
09MANILA717 | PHILIPPINE TROOPS PURSUING ICRC KIDNAPPERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador spoke with Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro April 2 to discuss the situation involving the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) hostages being held by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) on Jolo Island. Referring to unconfirmed press rep [...] | 2009-04-02 08:29:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP |
09MANILA727 | PHILIPPINE AUTHORITIES SECURE RELEASE OF ONE ICRC [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 2, Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) kidnappers on Jolo Island released Filipino hostage Mary Jean Lacaba, one of three International Committee of the Red Cross workers abducted by the terrorist group on January 15. Philippine authorities said she was in good health. Lacaba said [...] | 2009-04-03 08:47:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP |
09MANILA812 | RED CROSS HOSTAGES: PURSUING NEGOTIATIONS, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Philippine government is continuing efforts to negotiate the safe release of the two remaining International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) workers abducted January 15 by Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists. Government officials underscored that force would only be used as [...] | 2009-04-17 08:56:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL MOPS PGOV PINR PREL PTER RP |
09MANILA902 | SEARCH FOR LAST RED CROSS HOSTAGE CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite recent rumors that the sole remaining Red Cross hostage may have been abandoned by his Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) kidnappers, cabinet-level sources believe Red Cross worker Eugenio Vagni is still being held by his captors in the jungle area around the town of Indanan on Jolo [...] | 2009-04-27 08:37:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP |
09MANILA906 | AMBASSADOR AS ENVIRONMENTAL EMISSARY ON PRE-EARTH DAY TRIP [...] Summary. During a pre-Earth Day trip to the Clark Freeport Zone and Baguio City, the Ambassador focused on environmental issues, U.S. investment in the Philippines, U.S.-Philippine military cooperation, and Filipino cultural heritage. Highlights of the trip included, remarks to the Supreme Cour [...] | 2009-04-27 09:18:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP USAID |
09MANILA942 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT SUPPORTS ENVIRONMENTALLY PROGRESSIVE [...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador's April 24, 2009, trip to Puerto Princesa, Palawan, emphasized the positive effects its environmentally friendly practices are having on quality of life and the local economy. The Ambassador also underscored the important role the province plays in regional security. H [...] | 2009-04-30 15:27:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID TP RP |
09MANILA977 | AMBASSADOR STRENGTHENS U.S.-PHILIPPINE TIES DURING ALBAY [...] SUMMARY. During an April 28 visit to Albay province, the Ambassador reaffirmed the importance of the U.S.-Philippine bilateral military partnership where she dedicated a 3.2 kilometer road improvement project completed by a team of U.S. and Philippine military members during the annual Balika [...] | 2009-05-07 03:27:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP |
09MANILA985 | ICRC HOSTAGE: 100 DAYS AND COUNTING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fully 100 days after the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) kidnapped three International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) workers on Jolo island January 15, Italian national Eugenio Vagni remains captive, despite ongoing efforts to negotiate the release of the injured and ailing 62-year-o [...] | 2009-05-07 08:04:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR KISL RP |
09MANILA999 | PHILIPPINES HITS HOME RUN WITH FIRST-EVER REGIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Philippines hosted the first-ever ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) field exercise May 4-8, a voluntary disaster relief demonstration, which involved 25 of 26 ARF nations and the European Union. The week-long event was an unqualified success. The primary goal of the civilian-led [...] | 2009-05-08 08:26:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP |
09MAPUTO874 | CHARGE MARKS 25 YERAS OF USG AID; MEETS MANICA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Charge's recent trip to Manica Province, located along the border with Zimbabwe, was the second in a series of visits planned to all of Mozambique's provinces to highlight USG funding successes. In a two-day visit, the Charge reviewed health and orphanage facilities supp [...] | 2009-08-04 08:01:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KISL MZ |
09MEXICO1136 | MEXICO ON USG PARTICIPATION IN THE DURBAN REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-21 20:43:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI AORC KISL PHUM KDEM MX |
09MONTEVIDEO556 | URUGUAY WILL SEEK A MODERATE OUTCOME ON GOLDSTONE [...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel points to MFA Director Human Rights Silvia Izquierdo on October 23. Ms. Izquierdo appreciated the constructive nature of this demarche and its early communication. She said the GOU will seek a balanced and moderate outcome from the Goldstone Report, but could not [...] | 2009-09-25 14:00:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS UY |
09MONTEVIDEO577 | GOLDSTONE - URUGUAY WILL ABSTAIN IF HRC RESOLUTION [...] (C) Charge conveyed reftel points to Foreign Minister Pedro Vaz on October 1, following up on an earlier demarche delivered to the Director Human Rights on October 23. The Foreign Minister reiterated the GOU's intention to seek a balanced and moderate outcome from the Goldstone Report. He ex [...] | 2009-10-09 12:12:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS UY |
09MOSCOW1790 | TATARSTAN'S EXPORT-ORIENTED ECONOMY AWAITS GLOBAL [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador Beyrle's June 24-25 visit to Kazan, Tatarstan President Mintimir Shaymiyev and members of the central Russian republic's business community told him that the republic's export-oriented local economy (oil and heavy machinery) is suffering greatly from the current [...] | 2009-07-10 14:50:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PINR KISL SCUL RS |
09MOSCOW2443 | RUSSIA SEEKS TO BALANCE ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche to Russian MFA Human Rights Department Section Chief Andrey Lanchikov on September 25. Lanchikov said that the GOR had not yet developed an agreed position on the Goldstone report, but commented that the U.S. and Russia shared common positions on the way f [...] | 2009-09-25 10:03:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS RS |
09MUSCAT1061 | END OF THE ROAD: THE LAST IMAM OF OMAN DIES, BUT... [...] (SBU) The last Ibadi Imam of Oman, Imam Ghalib bin Ali al Hinai, passed away on November 29, 2009, in the eastern Saudi city of Dammam where had been living in self-exile. He was 96 years of age. Ibadi (the dominant sect in Oman) Imams are traditionally elected. As there is no successor, thi [...] | 2009-12-02 14:13:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KISL MU |
09MUSCAT86 | OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER LASHES OUT AT "DESTRUCTIVE U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Oman's Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs, Yusef bin Alawi, strongly criticized the U.S. for interfering in the affairs of other nations during a January 13 meeting with U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber. Using uncharacteris [...] | 2009-02-02 13:29:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL MU |
09NAIROBI2514 | Draft Constitution Includes Powerful Prime Minister, [...] Summary: The Harmonized Draft Constitution proposes significant changes to executive powers, installs accountability mechanisms throughout government, ushers in a new house of parliament, reshapes the judiciary, and devolves power and some budgetary control to local governments. The document s [...] | 2009-12-10 13:58:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS KISL KDEM PHUM KE |
09NAIROBI2664 | KENYA: FORWARD THINKING TO NEGATE "DEFAMATION OF RELIGION" [...] (U) Summary: This message is a response to an action request in Ref A, and provides post input for Kenya to the Secretary's "Defamation of Religion" working group. Although Kenya has strong domestic incentives to oppose "defamation of religions" resolutions, the influence of African Union, G- [...] | 2009-12-22 13:57:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC KE |
09NEWDELHI108 | MAYAWATI CANCELS BIRTHDAY PARTY, CASH GIFTS STILL [...] (SBU) Summary: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati canceled her January 15 birthday party ostensibly because of the Mumbai attacks. In previous years, the now fifty-three year old Mayawati threw multiple lavish parties for herself that were noteworthy fo [...] | 2009-01-16 13:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KISL IN |
09NEWDELHI195 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: INDIAN ANXIETY OVER NEW [...] (C) Summary: There is uncertainty and anxiety within the Indian foreign policy establishment over the direction the new U.S. administration might take on its India policy. The principal areas of Indian concern are: -- renewed U.S. activism on Kashmir; -- replacement of the stand-alone bil [...] | 2009-01-30 14:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM PINR KISL PK IN |
09NEWDELHI2548 | ENGAGING INDIA ON UN DEBATE: FIGHTING [...] (C) Summary: Post is pleased to offer our recommendations for a strategy to engage India on the "defamation of religions" proposal and to back the U.S. "Action Plan" at the upcoming March session of the UN Human Rights Council on countering racial and religious discrimination. While India may [...] | 2009-12-22 12:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC UNGA IN |
09NEWDELHI367 | DELHI DIARY, FEBRUARY 14-27, 2009 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for February 14-27, 2009, that did not feature in our other reporting: -- 14th Lok Sabha Ends Respectfully, But No Election Dates Yet -- Parliamentary Committee Calls for Better Military/Intel Coordination [...] | 2009-02-27 11:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL PINR PTER MOPS IN |
09NEWDELHI484 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: MAYAWATI HOPES TO DOMINATE UTTAR [...] (SBU) Summary: Caste combinations and identity politics, rather than development or governance are the key drivers as Uttar Pradesh (UP) heads into parliamentary elections in April-May. National issues appear to play little or no role in voting decisions. This poor, largely rural state of 185 [...] | 2009-03-17 07:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KISL IN |
09NEWDELHI788 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: DIVIDED LOYALTIES IN PEACEFUL [...] (SBU) Summary. National elections came off with very few problems in Jammu and Kashmir, one of seventeen states where voting occurred in the first phase. The most striking aspect of Jammu and Kashmir's election campaign was its ordinariness: voters focused on governance, roads, electricity [...] | 2009-04-21 12:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL KDEM PHUM KISL PK IN |
09NEWDELHI800 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: BULANDSHAHR TAKE TWO [...] (U) Summary: This is the second in a series of cables on Bulandshahr, a rural market-town of 175,000 two hours southeast of Delhi in the state of Uttar Pradesh (reftel). A series of one-day visits have given us an opportunity to observe the election campaign from the ground up, and to gauge t [...] | 2009-04-22 13:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KISL KDEM IN |
09NEWDELHI960 | MAYAWATI DEPUTY FORESEES NO CHANGE IN INDIAN [...] (C) Summary: Shashank Shekhar, Cabinet Secretary to Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister Mayawati, told Ambassador Burleigh on May 4 that he foresees no change in Indian foreign policy should Mayawati become Prime Minister. He further commented that what little the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) lead [...] | 2009-05-13 11:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KISL IN |
09NEWDELHI995 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: CHARGE DISCUSSES NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Charge d'Affaires Burleigh discussed the national elections with journalists, local politicians and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's deputy during a visit to the state capital, Lucknow, on May 4. The journalists generally agreed that Mayawati's popularity has declined sinc [...] | 2009-05-15 13:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KISL IN |
09NIAMEY214 | NIGER: POL/ECON UPDATE FOR MARCH 2009 [...] The following is an Embassy Niger compilation of political and economic highlights for March 2009 not otherwise covered in mission reporting. This report covers the following issues: -- President Sarkozy to Visit Niger Briefly on March 27; -- Civil Society Demonstrations Occur on March 21 & [...] | 2009-03-27 06:17:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL KISL TBIO FR NG |
09NIAMEY987 | Niger: 2009 Country Report on Terrorism [...] (SBU) Summary: Al-Qa'ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has demonstrated a greater interest in the Republic of Niger (RON) in 2009, with attempts to extend its influence into Nigerien territory from the largely ungoverned region bordering Mali and Algeria. The porous borders and u [...] | 2009-12-16 13:31:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC SNAR PGOV SOCI KISL PHUM PREL NG |
09NOUAKCHOTT619 | FIRST EVER MOSLEM AMERICAN COUPLE VISIT CEMENTS NEW [...] Summary: IIP and ARS speakers Mrs. Fatima (Jane) Casewit and Mr. Daoud (Stephen) Casewit visited Mauritania from September 6th - 10th, 2009. Post capitalized on the timing of their visit to refresh recently renewed ties with the Mauritanian government through informal gatherings with local g [...] | 2009-09-28 12:39:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL KMDR PREL MR PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG |
09OSLO311 | FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM) IN NORWAY [...] Several cases over the past few months highlight the continuing problem of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) among some immigrant groups in Norway. While the issue has gained public notoriety, the adequacy of the GON FGM response is questioned by some. Particularly at issue are mandated genital [...] | 2009-04-22 14:34:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI KFGM KISL KWMN KOCI XA NO |
09OSLO592 | NORWAY RESPONDS CONSTRUCTIVELY TO GOLDSTONE [...] (C) Summary: The Norwegian MFA responded positively September 24 to our demarche on engaging the Human Rights Council (HRC) in a constructive manner on the Goldstone report. The officials we met said Norway would want to "welcome" the Goldstone report in any HRC resolution on the matter, but c [...] | 2009-09-25 07:14:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS NO |
09OSLO782 | NORWAY WANTS TO WORK WITH U.S. ON DEFEATING [...] (C) In response to Ref A, which was primarily directed to posts in countries which support the "Defamation of Religion" resolutions problematic to the USG, poloff contacted Colleen Neville in IO/HR to determine next steps specific to the Government of Norway. Neville informed poloff (Ref B) t [...] | 2009-12-21 14:14:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC |
09OSLO90 | MINORITY ANGER IN NORWAY RISES [...] (SBU) Summary: A series of anti-Israel demonstrations on January 8 and January 10 erupted into violence in central Oslo as some demonstrators, primarily young Muslim-background youth, clashed with police. The damages, police action and extent of the violence were the worst in Norway since the [...] | 2009-02-03 06:02:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIRF PTER ASEC KPAO KCRM KISL NO |
09OUAGADOUGOU1173 | BURKINA FASO: STRATEGY TO COUNTER THE "DEFAMATION [...] (C) Burkina Faso has regularly abstained on "Defamation of Religion" votes. It will be a challenge to get Burkina Faso to change its position to align more closely with ours and will require direct interventions with President Compaore. Burkina Faso's membership in the OIC and the fact that [...] | 2009-12-18 11:34:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KDEM PHUM PREL PGOV OPDC UV |
09OUAGADOUGOU777 | BURKINA FASO: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE OUTCOME OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-23 14:08:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL KPAL PREL PHUM PTER UV |
09PARIS119 | FRANCE SEEKING COORDINATED EU POSITION AS [...] (C/NF) Summary: In response to President Obama's January 22 Executive Order to close detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base (ref a),the French have publicly given their support to at least review the idea of accepting detainees deemed not to be a security risk. Foreign Minister Ber [...] | 2009-01-27 18:14:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KAWK KISL KPAO MOPS PGOV PHUM PTER FR |
09PARIS1300 | CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME FROM THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (C) On September 23, poloff met with French MFA Deputy Middle East DAS Frederick Bereyziat to deliver talking points per reftel. Bereyziat said the Government of France (GOF) had been debating the findings of the Goldstone Report for the past three days to finalize its position. Although a [...] | 2009-09-23 17:01:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAL PHUM PREL PTER IS FR |
09PARIS1495 | FRENCH RESPONSE TO THE 2009 IRF REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Press and public reaction to the 2009 International Religious Freedom (IRF) report in France has been largely muted since its public release on October 26. However, in a follow up meeting, the MFA offered a more critical response to the report, characterizing the Scientology case [...] | 2009-11-06 15:03:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KDEM PGOV KIRF KISL FR |
09PARIS264 | S/WCI AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON DISCUSSES GUANTANAMO [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: S/WCI Ambassador Williamson met with French MFA officials on February 16 to discuss detainee issues, France's role in the EU process and possible resettlement of Guantanamo Bay detainees in France. Williamson noted that France has a unique role to play in formulating a process [...] | 2009-02-20 16:53:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO FR |
09PARIS381 | S/WCI OFFICIALS DISCUSS GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: France accepted four former Guantanamo Bay (GITMO) detainees with claims to immigration status in France in July 2004 and an additional three in March 2005. Ministry of Interior contact Christophe Chaboud noted that, unlike other European countries visited by Washington official [...] | 2009-03-16 16:23:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS KAWK KISL KPAO FR |
09PARIS416 | PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR SAYS FRANCE WILLING TO REVIEW [...] (S/NF) In the course of a conversation on other issues, French Presidency Advisor for the Americas Damien Loras mentioned to pol/mc France's continuing desire to try to be helpful with Guantanamo detainees. Specifically, he said France has become aware that Algerian Guantanamo Bay detainee La [...] | 2009-03-20 18:04:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS KAWK KISL KPAO FR |
09PESHAWAR130 | BOLD TTP-CLAIMED ATTACKS SIGNAL A TEST OF WILLS WITH THE [...] (C) Summary: Baitullah Mehsud's Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed a series of bold attacks undertaken over June 9-12. These attacks highlight the TTP's increasing willingness to attack and claim credit for violence within military cantonments, in the Punjab, and against politica [...] | 2009-06-16 10:25:00 | Consulate Peshawar | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER MOPS PGOV KISL PK |
09PODGORICA171 | RADICAL ISLAM IN MONTENEGRO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the last decade, fundamentalist Islam, known here as Wahhabism, has established a small foothold among Montenegro's 110,000 Muslims. There are probably a few hundred adherents in country, concentrated in majority-Muslim towns of Plav and Rozaje, close to Kosovo and Albania [...] | 2009-07-10 11:57:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KISL MW |
09PORTLOUIS334 | MAURITIUS DISTANT FROM U.S. POSITION ON THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-22 12:22:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS MP |
09PORTLOUIS413 | SEYCHELLES APATHETIC ON "DEFAMATION OF RELIGION" [...] (C) The Permanent Representative of Seychelles to the UN, Ambassador Ronald (Ronny)Jumeau, was present for only one of the 88 votes at the 63rd UN General Assembly in 2008, and Jumeau was also absent at the 64th 3rd Committee vote on the resolution on "defamation of religion." Given, that the [...] | 2009-12-24 07:50:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC SE |
09PORTLOUIS414 | MAURITIUS AND THE "DEFAMATION OF RELIGION" ISSUE [...] (C) After initially voting in favor of a resolution on defamation of religions, Mauritius -- thanks in part to U.S. initiatives -- has since 2008 changed its vote to an abstention. Post believes that it will be extremely difficult at this point to convince Mauritius to be more active on the [...] | 2009-12-24 08:32:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC MP |
09PRETORIA2017 | SOUTH AFRICA: CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME FROM THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-06 12:20:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS |
09PRETORIA2509 | PROMOTING MODERATE ISLAM IN SOUTH AFRICA: [...] (C) Summary: In a December 2 courtesy call on the Ambassador, former Western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool and his Special Advisor Tahir Saleh discussed South Africa's Western Cape Muslim community as a political base and as a model for a Muslim path of moderation within a culturally diverse so [...] | 2009-12-07 15:44:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KDEM SCUL EAID SF |
09RABAT1004 | MUSTAPHA RAMID: MOROCCO NEEDS REAL REFORM; U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 10 meeting with PolOff, leading Islamist politician Mustapha Ramid stressed that he is pro-monarchy, but openly and frankly criticized the Government; suggested that Morocco was moving in the wrong direction; and called for a devolution of the king's powers. Engagin [...] | 2009-12-24 09:41:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KISL IS MO |
09RABAT1005 | FORWARD THINKING TO NEGATE "DEFAMATION OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission Morocco's strategy for engaging the host government and civil society to cease supporting "defamation of religions" proposals at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) and elsewhere focuses on two main strategic objectives: (1) urging the GOM to vote against such resolutio [...] | 2009-12-28 14:15:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KISL KDEM PREL PGOV OPDC MO |
09RABAT1013 | MOROCCO: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs Ahmed Toufiq on Dec. 8. In substantive and open talks, they discussed U.S.-Moroccan cooperation and the GOM's efforts to promote moderate Islam. Toufiq emphasized Morocco's role as a moderate force in the regi [...] | 2009-12-29 16:54:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PHUM PREL KISL KPAO MO |
09RABAT118 | CONGRATULATORY LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA FROM THE [...] Summary and introduction: The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) Director General, Dr. Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri, has sent a letter of congratulations to President Obama. The January 23, 2009 letter praised President Obama's commitment to engage the Islamic [...] | 2009-02-06 16:37:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC SOCI KISL UNESCO OIC MO |
09RABAT181 | MOROCCAN KING PROTESTS ISRAELI EVICTIONS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: King Mohammed VI, as chair of the Jerusalem Committee of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC),has written to President Obama and other leaders asking them to press Israel to halt plans to demolish 88 Arab homes and evict 1,500 Palestinians in the area near the Al [...] | 2009-03-03 13:13:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OPDC KISL KWBG KPAL IS MO |
09RABAT196 | MOROCCO BREAKS DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH IRAN [...] (U) Morocco announced it had broken diplomatic relations with Iran on March 6, 2009, in a communique from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). The communique cited the ongoing diplomatic dispute over Iranian comments about the sovereignty of Bahrain, and noted that Iran had not replied to M [...] | 2009-03-06 21:02:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR SCUL KISL IR MO |
09RABAT200 | MOROCCO: DETAILS OF MOROCCO'S DIPLOMATIC BREAK [...] (C) Summary: The senior Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) official in charge of Middle East and Islamic affairs told us that Morocco broke relations with Iran due to Iran's negative reaction to GOM support for Bahrain's sovereignty, Shia proselytizing activities in Morocco and Iran, [...] | 2009-03-12 19:36:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR SCUL KISL IR MO |
09RABAT205 | IRAN'S AMBASSADOR DEPARTS UNDER PRESSURE; EMBASSY [...] (C) Summary: MFA DG Azaroual confirmed to A/DCM March 13 that the Iranian ambassador had departed Rabat earlier in the week, and Iranian embassy staff are preparing for closure. Azaroual also confirmed that there were clear domestic political considerations involving legal Islamists, which a [...] | 2009-03-16 11:44:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR SCUL KISL IR MO US |
09RABAT230 | MOROCCO: FIRST QUARTER 2009 HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: The first quarter of 2009 has seen several incidents of concern in the Moroccan human rights arena. The most significant of these is a late March pressure campaign against Morocco's Shi,a minority, linked to the Government of Morocco's (GOM,s) angry severing of diplomatic relati [...] | 2009-03-24 17:43:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF KISL IR MO |
09RABAT267 | POLITICAL FOOTBALL OVER GAY RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Recent Moroccan responses to overt homosexuality illustrate the extent to which this issue has become a touchstone between conservative and Islamist factions and modernizers, including many supporters of the throne. A Moroccan gay rights organization based in Madrid has receive [...] | 2009-04-02 08:40:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KISL SCUL MO |
09RABAT281 | MOROCCO'S ANTI-SHI'A CAMPAIGN: IRAQIS TARGETED, [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Morocco's campaign against Moroccan Shi'a appears to have abated after delivering a strong message to Islamic activists. The campaign included confiscation of Shi'a books and interrogation of some Shi'a leaders. Civil society is beginning to publicly criticize [...] | 2009-04-03 19:07:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINS PREL SCUL KIRF KISL IR MO |
09RABAT286 | PJD LEADERS DISCUSS ELECTION STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary: Leaders of the "moderate faction" of the Islamist-inspired Party of Justice and Development (PJD) have acknowledged the party has been under some pressure from authorities, but emphasized that they have not been intimidated into trimming their sails. They said the PJD decision [...] | 2009-04-06 16:02:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL MO |
09RABAT289 | CORRECTED COPY: XXXXXXXXXXXX LINKS MOROCCAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Morocco broke diplomatic relations with Iran and began a campaign against its domestic Shi'a minority at Saudi Arabian instigation, according to XXXXXXXXXXXX. According to XXXXXXXXXXXX, Tehran had been using Morocco and its Embassy in Rabat for activities in Mali and Senegal. Dome [...] | 2009-04-06 16:46:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PINR SCUL KISL IR SA EG MO |
09RABAT307 | Moroccan TV coverage of U.S. elections [...] For the first time in history, in 2008 a Moroccan television crew traveled to the U.S. to cover the presidential elections, providing Moroccans a nightly, first-hand glimpse into the American electoral process tailored to their interests. Over the course of ten nights, state-run Al-Aoula te [...] | 2009-04-09 13:51:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PHUM PGOV OIIP KISL KPAO KIRC |
09RABAT313 | MOROCCO: SHI'A THOUGHTS ON RECENT GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: Representatives from the Iraqi Shi'a Muslim community met with PolOff to recount recent GOM activities targeting Shi,ites following last month's break in diplomatic relations between Morocco and Iran. While the situation is ameliorating, there remain unresolved issues such as th [...] | 2009-04-13 09:03:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINS PREL SCUL KIRF KISL IR MO |
09RABAT374 | GENDER AND RELIGIOUS REFORM: WOMEN "IMAMS" IN [...] (C) Summary: Morocco has successfully made gender a central component of religious reform in its efforts to both counter religious extremism and promote women's participation in all areas of civic life. Beginning with the ground-breaking 2004 reform of the Family Code (Moudawana),and exten [...] | 2009-05-03 18:32:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI KISL KWMN MO |
09RABAT485 | 20,000 MUSLIM WOMEN RUNNING FOR ELECTION IN MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Summary: The June 12th municipal elections will be a landmark in women's participation in Moroccan political life, and the effects of the government's decision to reserve seats for female candidates are already being felt in society. An astounding 20,000 women are poised to run in the [...] | 2009-06-09 18:10:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KWMN KISL KDEM SOCI MO |
09RABAT604 | WOMEN LEAD MOROCCO'S "PETITE REVOLUTION" [...] (SBU) Summary: In what is being hailed in the press as the "petite revolution," a dozen women have been elected by their men and women peers to chair local councils, making them mayors or the equivalent rural executives. Prior to the June 12 municipal elections, only one woman had ever serve [...] | 2009-07-14 18:37:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KWMN KISL KDEM KMPI SOCI MO |
09RABAT636 | MOROCCO PLANS TO ATTEND JORDAN BIOMETRICS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-22 14:41:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PREL KISL MO |
09RABAT638 | MOROCCO'S STRATEGY FOR MUSLIM ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Moroccans, like others in the region, most clearly expressed a desire to see action on the Arab-Israeli conflict as a follow-up to the President's words in Cairo; so deeper partnership on economic development fronts will have the greatest impact if, and as, concrete political [...] | 2009-07-23 07:13:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID OEXC SENV SOCI KISL MO |
09RABAT667 | MUSLIM ENGAGEMENT: OPPORTUNITIES FOR COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Islamic Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) could facilitate linkages between U.S. and Islamic world universities, ISESCO Director General Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri told the Charge on July 24. Altwaijri, an admirer of the U.S., proposed that such [...] | 2009-07-31 17:16:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OEXC SOCI KISL PINR MO |
09RABAT679 | LANDMARK TERRORISM CASE RAISES HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: On July 28, a Sale court sentenced Moroccan-Belgian Abdelkader Belleraj to life in prison (instead of the death penalty requested by prosecutors) for running an international terrorist network. The 34 other defendants on trial with Belleraj received sentences ranging from one t [...] | 2009-08-06 19:14:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV PTER KISL MO |
09RABAT735 | REQUEST FOR WHITE HOUSE ENDORSEMENT OF [...] Summary: This is an action request. UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Kitin Munoz Valcarcel is planning a fourth Mata-Rangi expedition -- from Tarfaya, Morocco, to Florida in 2010. Munoz has the support of King Mohammed VI of Morocco and UNESCO Director General Koichiro Matsuura. Munoz seeks no [...] | 2009-08-31 07:11:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC PREL OPDC KISL MO |
09RABAT858 | PAM STEAMS AHEAD WHILE PJD SHUT OUT OF UPPER HOUSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The year-old Party of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM) continues to engineer significant -- and, to some, unsettling -- electoral victories following its impressive showing in June's communal elections. In the latest of many indirect elections that by law follow the communal co [...] | 2009-10-20 18:14:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM KISL MO |
09RIYADH1026 | SAUDI RELIGIOUS SCHOLAR'S "REMINDER" ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS [...] (U) In late July a senior religious scholar who is an adviser to the King wrote a column in the Saudi Arabic daily Al-Watan, recalling the Quranic stipulation that women have rights in equal measure to their obligations. The column illustrates a new approach to improving the status of women amo [...] | 2009-08-09 07:44:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL SA |
09RIYADH1027 | SAUDI RELIGIOUS SCHOLAR'S "REMINDER" ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS [...] (U) In late July a senior religious scholar who advises the King wrote a column in the Saudi Arabic daily Al-Watan recalling the Quranic stipulation that women have rights in equal measure to their obligations. The column illustrates a new approach to improving the status of women among religi [...] | 2009-08-09 07:45:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL SA |
09RIYADH1058 | SAUDI VOICES OF FEMINISM: RUNNING THE GAMUT FROM [...] (C) The Saudi male guardianship system is the major impediment to advancing the status of women in Saudi Arabia. Although various women's groups have challenged the system, it has deep roots in Saudi culture and tradition, but very little basis in law, as opposed to regulations or policies. Li [...] | 2009-08-16 04:48:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KWMN PGOV PHUM SA SOCI |
09RIYADH1101 | SAUDI VOICES OF FEMINISM: RUNNING THE GAMUT FROM [...] (C) The Saudi male guardianship system is the major impediment to advancing the status of women in Saudi Arabia. Although various women's groups have challenged the system, it has deep roots in Saudi culture and tradition, but very little basis in law, as opposed to regulations or policies. Li [...] | 2009-08-26 06:28:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KWMN PGOV PHUM SA SOCI |
09RIYADH1107 | EDUCATION REFORM AND THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE: [...] (C) King Abdullah's national dialogue campaign addressing the Saudi population's reluctance to embrace reforms is taking on new forms. Recent episodes of the popular television program "Tash ma Tash" underscore national dialogue is not just an empty slogan but a vehicle that can give courage, [...] | 2009-08-26 16:55:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | KISL KWMN PGOV PREL PHUM SA SOCI |
09RIYADH1342 | KING FIRES SENIOR CLERIC OVER KAUST CRITICISM; [...] (C) A member of the country's highest religious body crossed a red line in public comments critical of King Abdullah's newly launched and controversially coed science and technology university, KAUST, and was quickly fired in response. It was the first time that a Saudi king has unequivocally [...] | 2009-10-07 17:46:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PHUM KISL PTER SCUL SA |
09RIYADH1359 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME FROM THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-13 07:46:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS SA |
09RIYADH1573 | MUSLIM WORLD LEAGUE CONFERENCE CITES EXTREMIST [...] (U) In remarks delivered on behalf of King Abdullah, Mecca Governor Prince Khaled Al-Faisal urged Muslim scholars "to stand firm in the face of extremist ideology to prevent it from corrupting Muslim youth." He called for Muslim scholarly societies and the media to inspire youth with cultura [...] | 2009-11-24 14:10:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAO PREL PTER PGOV SA |
09RIYADH1671 | IO/DRL (KESHAP) VISIT BEGINS DIALOGUE ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a December 19 meeting Deputy FM for Multilateral Affairs, HH Dr. Torki told IO/HR Director Keshap and Senior Human Rights Policy Advisor Ostermeier that the SAG was prepared to consider working with the U.S. on a new approach to the defamation issue in the UN context. Pri [...] | 2009-12-27 10:14:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KISL PGOV KDEM OPDC SA |
09RIYADH173 | THE THIRTEEN DAYS OF ASHURA IN QATIF [...] (SBU) This year's Ashura was overshadowed by the war in Gaza and Saudi security forces were in full force for fear of any impromptu political demonstrations. In late December, EP authorities arrested close to 30 Shi'a who had demonstrated against the Israeli offensive in Gaza, making for an e [...] | 2009-01-27 14:27:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL SA |
09RIYADH270 | THE YOUNG AND RESTLESS SHIA [...] (C) Key Points: ----------------- -- The Saudi Shia youth are frustrated by their leaders' perceived lack of progress in attaining more rights, representation, and opportunities for their community. -- Mainstream Shia leaders desire increased Shia membership on the Shura Council, a minist [...] | 2009-02-10 15:26:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KISL PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SA |
09RIYADH345 | COINCIDENCE OR CUNNING: SAUDI BLOCK ON E-NEWSPAPER LIFTED [...] Arab News reported February 23 that a two-year Saudi block against the London-based Elaph online newspaper (http://www.elaph.com) was lifted on February 19. According to Arab News sources, an unnamed "high government official" ordered the Communications and Information Technology Commission (C [...] | 2009-02-24 04:45:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO ECON OEXC SCUL KISL KDEM SA |
09RIYADH346 | SAUDI SHIA CLASH WITH POLICE IN MEDINA [...] KEY POINTS -- (U) Saudi security forces clashed February 20 with between 500 and 2000 Saudi Shi'a pilgrims in Medina after Saudi police denied the pilgrims access to Baqi'a cemetery opposite the Prophet's Mosque. -- (U) Shi'a unhappiness escalated into a confrontation resulting in severa [...] | 2009-02-24 07:14:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM SA |
09RIYADH378 | SAUDI KING APPOINTS MODERATE TO CONTINUE REFORMS [...] (U) WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE CPVPV? Saudi Founder King Abdalaziz established the CPVPV to uphold standards of public behavior based upon Shariah law. In Saudi Arabia, the CPVPV is commonly referred to as the "hayy,a," meaning commission. The CPVPV comprises approximately 3,500 officers in ad [...] | 2009-03-03 04:57:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL KWMN SA |
09RIYADH596 | SAUDIS PLAN MINIMUM MARRIAGE AGE [...] KEY POINTS: -- (U) The new Saudi Justice Minister has announced that a "system to regulate child marriages" is under consideration. The Justice Ministry has constituted a committee of scholars to provide advice to the King on a minimum age that would be "best for society." -- (C) Accord [...] | 2009-04-21 14:39:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL SA |
09RIYADH651 | IDEOLOGICAL AND OWNERSHIP TRENDS IN THE SAUDI MEDIA [...] (S) Summary: The Saudi regulatory system offers the al-Saud regime a means to manipulate the nation's print media to promote its own agenda without exercising day-to-day oversight over journalists, and Saudi journalists are free to write what they wish provided they do not criticize the ruling fami [...] | 2009-05-11 10:50:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PTER ECON KISL SA |
09RIYADH860 | DEPUTY MINISTER NOURA AL-FAIZ: AMBITIONS, [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Stinging media criticism of Noura Al-Faiz, Deputy Minister for Girls' Education, reflects the anxieties of Saudis -- especially women -- whose hopes were raised by Ms. Faiz's Valentine's Day appointment as the first Saudi female at Deputy Minister rank. Her ongoing [...] | 2009-06-30 13:49:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PREL SCUL KWMN KISL KMPI SA |
09RIYADH911 | SAUDI EDITOR LAMENTS MUSLIM INSENSITIVITY TO [...] (C) Over breakfast on June 28, Al-Watan Editor-in-Chief Jamal Khashoggi argued to Charge that the influence of the Saudi religious establishment was declining, though this didn't necessarily translate into support for secularization. He attributed intensified religious observance in Saudi Arab [...] | 2009-07-12 15:34:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF KISL PGOV SA |
09ROME1108 | ITALY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON THE GOLDSTONE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Italian MFA supports the U.S. position on the Goldstone report. The MFA emphasized the importance of the report "staying in Geneva" as part of the debate in the Human Rights Council (HRC). The MFA also hopes the report does not have a negative impact on the peace process. EN [...] | 2009-09-28 14:55:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL PHUM PTER KPAL IT |
09ROME355 | ITALY READY TO HELP ON GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES [...] (C) Italian Foreign Minister Frattini confirmed to S/WCI Ambassador Williamson March 24 that Italy is ready to help the United States resolve the issue of Guantanamo detainees through resettlement in Italy and advocacy for the U.S. effort within the EU. Frattini advised that there is oppositio [...] | 2009-03-26 17:12:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS KISL IT |
09SANAA1060 | YEMENIS IMPRESSED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH, [...] (U) Embassy interlocutors responded positively to President Barack Obama's June 4 speech in Cairo. They were pleased with the speech's respectful and balanced tone. Interlocutors, however, were somewhat skeptical that the change in tone would be matched by a change in policy, and awaited cle [...] | 2009-06-08 06:17:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OPRC KPAO KISL YM |
09SANAA1087 | YEMEN'S SALAFIS COME OUT OF THE POLITICAL CLOSET [...] (S) SUMMARY. Yemen's leading Salafis took a bold step into the political arena last month with a highly publicized conference in support of national unity, hosted by the country's largest Salafist charitable organization. Civil society reacted warily to the conservative religious movement's [...] | 2009-06-09 13:30:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV PTER KISL SCUL YM |
09SANAA1541 | IN SEYOUN, FRUSTATION WITH SANA'A, FEAR OF THE [...] (S) SUMMARY. Political and social life in Wadi Hadramout has taken a turn for the worse in recent years, members of the political opposition and civil society told PolOff in an August 4 visit to Seyoun. Hadramis complained of Sana'a's centralization of power and discrimination against south [...] | 2009-08-18 11:54:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER SCUL KISL YM |
09SANAA1939 | FIGHTING FIRE WITH FIRE: A CLASH OF RELIGIOUS [...] (S) SUMMARY. One of the deepest root causes of the conflict in Sa'ada is an ongoing battle of religious extremes between the violent Zaydism of the Shiite Houthi rebels native to the region and the radical Sunni Salafism that has crept down from Saudi Arabia in the last 20 years. Supported [...] | 2009-10-20 13:36:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV KISL SCUL YM |
09SANAA257 | REVIEWING YEMEN'S PREVIOUS EXTREMIST [...] (U) From 2002 through 2005, Yemen conducted an extremist rehabilitation program that is believed to have had some success. This report outlines what is known about that program and how it worked, and compares what is known about the ROYG's current plans for a rehabilitation center to it. Whi [...] | 2009-02-10 11:28:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER KDRG KISL YM |
09SANAA307 | SALEH INSISTS ON RECEIVING GTMO DETAINEES, ASSURES [...] (C) The Ambassador told President Saleh that there are profound doubts in Washington about Yemen's ability to receive and properly manage detainees returned from Guantanamo. The Ambassador urged the President, in a February 18 meeting, to reconsider his objection to the possibility of sendin [...] | 2009-02-18 14:07:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDRG KISL YM |
09SAOPAULO663 | Engaging Sao Paulo's Muslim Communities: SMRC Pandith's [...] (C) Summary: Sao Paulo offers unique possibilities for Muslim engagement, many of which were evident throughout Special Representative to Muslim Communities (SRMC) Farah Pandith's November 22-23 visit. The major Sunni and politically moderate Muslims were delighted to receive SMRC Pandit [...] | 2009-12-08 18:46:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PHUM PREL SCUL KISL KPAO OEXC BR |
09SARAJEVO1147 | GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Per reftel A, post demarched Amb. Milenko Misic, BiH Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of the Department for Human Rights on October 1 regarding the U.S. position on UNHRC discussion of the Goldstone report. Misic had no substantive comment in response to the demarche, but informally [...] | 2009-10-02 04:34:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL KPAL PREL PHUM PTER |
09SARAJEVO1391 | BOSNIA: NEGATING THE "DEFAMATION OF RELIGION" [...] (SBU) We believe the best way to get Bosnian support for our position on &Defamation of Religion8 votes (reftel) is to stress that Bosnia should change its voting behavior because it aims to become an EU country, a tolerant multi-ethnic democracy and a fully functional state that can present [...] | 2009-12-21 14:27:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO1433 | BOSNIA: ENGAGEMENT WITH THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) Bosnian Muslims (Bosniaks) constitute the most numerous of the three constituent peoples in BiH and the majority group in the Federation of BiH and capital city Sarajevo. Given that the three constituent groups (Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats) are divided along ethnic-religious line, one of [...] | 2009-12-31 10:10:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL KPAO PHUM PREL SCUL SOCI BK |
09SARAJEVO747 | BOSNIA: FORMER FOREIGN FIGHTERS ARRESTED; BUT CAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Administrative delays and barriers to evidence sharing may contribute to the release from the Foreigners Affairs Service (FAS) Immigration Center of several former foreign fighters, who have been deemed threats to BiH national security. Currently the center holds eight persons [...] | 2009-06-24 13:41:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER KISL SCUL INR KJUS KCRM BK |
09SEOUL1541 | ROK SUPPORTS BALANCED RESOLUTION ON GOLDSTONE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on 9/25 to Cho Tae-ick, Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division, calling on the ROKG to support an unbiased resolution on the Goldstone Report. Cho, noting that the ROK had discussed the issue in detail with the Israelis, said Seoul wo [...] | 2009-09-25 08:32:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS KS |
09SEOUL1574 | ROK TO FOLLOW EU LEAD ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered EAP/K-Embassy Seoul e-mail message on 10/1 to Cho Tae-ick, Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division, calling on the ROK to back the USG effort to get an unbiased resolution on the Goldstone Report. Cho underscored that the ROK would likely follow the [...] | 2009-10-01 05:51:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KS KN PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KISL KPAL IS |
09SOFIA286 | BULGARIA: REACHING OUT TO THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador McEldowney highlighted President Obama's Cairo speech in a meeting with Bulgaria's chief Mufti, stressing our determination to establish a new way forward for U.S. relations with the Muslim world. The Ambassador raised ideas for promoting religious tolerance and voi [...] | 2009-06-11 14:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | BU KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM |
09STATE105067 | (S/NF) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON SHIA CLERICAL [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATED RECENT REPORTING ON THE SHIA CLERICAL HIERARCHY IN BAHRAIN AND CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SHIA CLERICS/OPPOSITION LEADERS TO FOREIGN CLERICS FROM IRAQ, IRAN, LEBANON, AND HIZBALLAH. WE REMAIN INTERESTED IN ANY REPORTING THAT DESCRIBES THE LEVEL OF INFL [...] | 2009-10-08 16:43:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR KISL PGOV BA |
09STATE123740 | NOVEMBER 2009 U.S.-AZERBAIJAN SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-02 22:16:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG KCRM KISL MARR PBTS PINR PREL PTER AJ |
09STATE124834 | THE FIRST SCIENCE ENVOYS AND GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-07 06:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ISCON KISL KSCA OEXC OVIP PREL SCUL SENV SOCI |
09STATE126780 | CORRECTED TEXT: THE FIRST SCIENCE ENVOYS AND [...] (SBU)Summary: The Secretary announced the U.S. Science Envoy Program on November 3. The Science Envoys will seek to identify new opportunities and build new partnerships in Science and Technology (S&T) cooperation. The first three envoys will begin travel in January and February, and posts are [...] | 2009-12-11 03:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ISCON KISL KSCA OEXC OVIP PREL SCUL SENV SOCI |
09STATE128320 | FORWARD THINKING TO NEGATE "DEFAMATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-16 03:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC |
09STATE39222 | GUIDANCE REGARDING USG PARTICIPATION IN THE [...] This is an action request for Geneva, The Hague, Moscow, Jerusalem, London, Nairobi, Accra, Kigali, Lusaka, Rabat, Bamako, Abuja, Dakar, Mexico City, Brasilia and Rome. Please see paragraphs 2, 3 and 4. 2. The draft review conference outcome document for the Durban Review Conference does no [...] | 2009-04-20 23:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI AORC KISL PHUM KDEM |
09STATE40428 | (C) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON ISLAM IN TAJIKISTAN [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WISH TO PROVIDE KUDOS TO POST FOR REFS, WHICH PROVIDED UNIQUE INSIGHTS AND INFORMATION ON ISLAM IN TAJIKISTAN AND ON CENTRAL ASIA. ANALYSTS IN PARTICULAR APPRECIATE EFFORTS MADE BY POST TO MEET WITH VARIOUS ISLAMIC CLERICS THROUGHOUT TAJIKISTAN, WHICH PROVIDED IMPORT [...] | 2009-04-22 21:27:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM TI |
09STATE61326 | (S)DEMARCHE TO CHINA CONCERNING TRANSFER OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paras 5-6. 2. (S) The objectives of this demarche are to: -- Inform China of the U.S. decision to release four Uighur detainees at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility to Bermuda for resettlement. Explain that repatriation is [...] | 2009-06-14 18:21:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KAWC KISL KPAO CH |
09STATE6516 | Executive Orders on Closing Guantanamo and on [...] (U) Background. On January 22, 2009, President Obama issued three Executive Orders related to the Guantanamo Bay detention facility; interrogation rules and detention facilities; and future U.S. detention policy. The following background on the Executive Orders is for all diplomatic and cons [...] | 2009-01-24 22:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KAWK KISL KPAO MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER |
09STATE74794 | (S) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON ISLAM AND [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE EXAMINING HOW ISSUES OF PIETY AND ISLAM ARE APPROACHED AND AFFECT POLITICAL AND DAILY LIFE IN TURKEY. WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON POLITICAL PARTIES' APPROACHES TO ISLAM, ISLAM'S ROLE IN POLITICS, AND PIETY ISSUES IN TURKEY, AS TIME, RESOURCES [...] | 2009-07-17 18:08:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR KISL PREL TU |
09STATE76469 | (S) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON TARIKATS, KURDS AND ISLAM, AND MINORITY RELIGIONS IN TURKEY (C-RE9-01283) [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATED REFTEL ON A KONDA POLL THAT ADDRESSES AND INTERPRETS THE RANGES OF VARIATION AND COMPLEXITY THAT CHARACTERIZE TURKISH ISLAM. WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION ON THE SECRETIVE ISLAMIC TARIKAT ASSOCIATIONS, THE VIEW OF KURDS IN RELATION TO ISLAM, T [...] | 2009-07-22 16:24:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR KISL PREL TU |
09STATE98567 | ACTION REQUEST: CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME FROM THE [...] (U) This is an urgent action request. Posts should make determinations about delivering the points in para 8 and 9 below based on their discretion and best understanding of how to advance USG goals identified in paras 5 and 6 with host governments. Please see para 7 for action request. Bac [...] | 2009-09-23 05:53:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS |
09STOCKHOLM327 | MALMO'S ISLAMISTS AND ENVIRONMENTALISTS CO-EXIST, UNEASILY [...] Summary: The Charge, accompanied by the Regional Senior Commercial Officer and the Energy and Environment Outreach Assistant visited Lund and Malmo in southern Sweden May 14-15 to learn more about the Swedish side of the Oresund Region. Malmo is reinventing itself and trying to improve its re [...] | 2009-05-28 14:01:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV KGHG KISL PGOV SW |
09STOCKHOLM779 | SNAPSHOT OF MUSLIM COMMUNITIES IN SWEDEN [...] (SBU) Summary: As in other European countries, Muslim communities in Sweden are fast-growing and diverse. Muslims represent between 2.7% to 4.4% of the total Swedish population of 9.2 million, some 250,000 to 450,000 persons. Prominent communities are from Iraq and other Arabic-speaking count [...] | 2009-12-15 09:26:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PHUM PTER PINR PREL SW |
09STOCKHOLM784 | MUSLIM COMMUNITIES STRUGGLE TO INTEGRATE IN SWEDEN [...] (SBU) Summary: Approximately 30% or 400,000 of Sweden's foreign-born population comes from a Muslim-majority country. Despite generous government-sponsored social services for newcomers, immigrants routinely face racial, ethnic and religious discrimination. Immigrants often live in segregate [...] | 2009-12-16 11:49:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PHUM PTER PINR PREL SW |
09STOCKHOLM787 | SWEDEN'S PROGRAM OF PREVENTING ISLAMIST [...] (C) Summary: The Swedish Security Police (SAPO) have three specific areas of concern when it comes to combating Islamist radicalization and violent extremism: (1) individuals who travel from Sweden to Somalia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq; (2) growing isolation and alienation felt by some me [...] | 2009-12-18 14:28:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PHUM PTER PINR PREL SW |
09SURABAYA10 | EAST JAVA: GOVERNOR'S RACE ENDS WITH MURKY LESSONS FOR 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: Indonesia's most populous province has finally elected a new governor after one general election and two run-off elections. Unprecedented televised testimony in Indonesia's Constitutional Court triggered a second runoff after vote buying in Madura was revealed. In a province of n [...] | 2009-02-03 11:23:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ID KISL KIRF |
09SURABAYA109 | SHARIA IN EASTERN INDONESIA WANING [...] Summary: While Aceh has gained international attention for new laws mandating stoning for adultery and banning pants for women, sharia law has gained little traction in Eastern Indonesia. Since 2003, 11 local governments have issued just 16 bylaws, most commonly to mandate the giving of alms, [...] | 2009-11-09 09:44:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KISL KIRF ID |
09SURABAYA20 | LOMBOK: LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAYS AHMADIYAH CAN RETURN [...] (SBU) Summary: Ahmadiyah refugees in Lombok's Transito Camp have received word via a local government spokesman that they can return home after nearly three years away. Members of this minority Islamic sect are determined to return despite limits that will remain on their religious practice. [...] | 2009-03-03 08:41:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KISL KCOR ID |
09SURABAYA23 | EAST JAVA: FEMALE CANDIDATES UNAFRAID OF COMPETITION [...] (SBU) Summary: East Java's female legislative candidates are not worried about their ability to compete in upcoming national elections despite the effective cancellation of a quota requiring that women account for 30% of candidates. More than gender, a lack of experience and education are th [...] | 2009-03-12 07:23:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KISL ID |
09SURABAYA26 | LOMBOK: AHMADIYAH'S RETURN POSTPONED [...] (SBU) Summary: As reported Reftel, members of the Ahmadiyah community in Lombok, Nusa Tenggara Tengah (NTB),intended to return to their home villages in the West Lombok Regency on March 14. At the request of the West Lombok government, the Ahmadis resident in Transito Camp have agreed to de [...] | 2009-03-16 07:35:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KISL KCOR ID |
09SURABAYA4 | EAST JAVA AND CENTRAL SULAWESI: RHETORIC HEATS UP PEACEFUL [...] (SBU) Summary: Demonstrations against Israeli military action in the Gaza strip remain peaceful in Surabaya. Four recent demonstrations have focused on the Consulate itself and one on the Consular Agency in Bali. In Surabaya, protestors led by a local leader in the Islamic Cleric's Associa [...] | 2009-01-13 10:15:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KIRF PINS ID PHUM KISL |
09SURABAYA40 | LOMBOK: FOUR AHMADI FAMILIES RETURN HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT [...] The Ahmadiyah representative in Lombok told Congen April 24 that the head of the Ketapang district office visited the Transito camp on April 14 to request the Ahmadis once again delay their return to their homes in the Gegerungan Village in West Lombok Regency for security reasons. The official [...] | 2009-04-24 10:25:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KISL KCOR ID |
09SURABAYA68 | EASTERN INDONESIA: ISLAMIC VOTERS NOT SWAYED BY RELIGIOUS [...] (SBU) Summary: Presidential candidate Vice President Jusuf Kalla struggled to burnish his image as the choice of Islamic and non-Javanese religious voters during the campaign. However, early results suggest voters from Indonesia's largest Islamic organizations did not heed their leaders' cal [...] | 2009-07-09 09:10:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KISL KCOR ID |
09SURABAYA81 | EAST JAVA: SURABAYA'S RAMADAN OUTREACH MAKES A POSITIVE [...] (U) Summary: The staff of ConGen Surabaya extended their hands to 1500 Indonesians during the first three weeks of Ramadan. Surabaya hosted seven Iftaar events (known locally as Buka Puasas) throughout East Java and gave eight presentation on "Muslims in America" at local schools. The Iftaar [...] | 2009-09-17 09:34:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL SOCI KISL ID |
09TASHKENT1325 | Uzbekistan: Ataev and Norov Remarks Reflect Concerns About [...] (C) Summary: The first set of astonishingly high-level meetings between the Government of Uzbekistan and two representatives from the Center for Strategic and International Studies kicked off on July 27 with meetings between them and National Security Council Secretary Ataev, NSC First Deputy S [...] | 2009-07-28 12:56:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC AORC PGOV ECIN ELTN ENRG KISL MARR MOPS |
09TASHKENT158 | TASHKENT TIDBITS FEBRUARY 10, 2008 [...] (SBU) Post has updated its cost of living analysis for Uzbekistan through the end of 2008. At 21.6 percent, the cost of living grew more slowly in 2008 than in 2007, when it increased by 29.2 percent. The cost of foodstuffs increased by only 17.0 percent as contrasted with a 29.1 percent rise [...] | 2009-02-11 04:26:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON KIRF SOCI PHUM KISL KPAO UZ |
09TASHKENT177 | UZBEKISTAN: REPORTS OF CRACKDOWN ON "NUR" RELIGIOUS GROUP [...] (C) Summary: Uzbek authorities appear to be significantly ratcheting up the pressure on suspected members of the banned Nur (or "Nurcilar") religious organization, which is associated with the conservative (but not extremist) religious teachings and Pan-Turkish ideology of Turkish scholar Feth [...] | 2009-02-13 09:26:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL KPAO PGOV PINR PREL SOCI TU UZ |
09TASHKENT1948 | THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN UZBEKISTAN: IS SECULARISM STRONGER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Gender issues in Uzbekistan continue to be a complicated matter. De jure, women in this secular, former Soviet society enjoy protections from discrimination, with relatively modern legislation and government policies pushing society towards greater gender equality. De fa [...] | 2009-11-02 11:10:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KWMN KISL UZ |
09TASHKENT222 | UZBEKISTAN: TRIAL OF ALLEGED RELIGIOUS EXTREMIST EXTRADITED [...] (C) Summary: The trial of Haitjon Juraboev, a religious extremist suspect who was extradited by Kyrgyz authorities to Uzbekistan in September 2008, is nearing completion in Tashkent, according to an independent activist monitoring the trial. Juraboev has reportedly pled innocent to all the cha [...] | 2009-02-26 13:01:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL PGOV PINR PREF PREL SOCI UNHCR KG |
09TASHKENT277 | UZBEKISTAN: "NUR" RELIGIOUS GROUP CRACKDOWN CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary: Authorities are continuing a widespread crackdown on suspected members of "Nur," a banned conservative (but not extremist) religious organization associated with Turkish scholar Fethullah Gullen (ref A). According to reports from independent and state-controlled media, at least 1 [...] | 2009-03-13 12:31:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL KPAO PGOV PINR PREL SOCI TU UZ |
09TASHKENT3 | UZBEKISTAN: ACTIVIST REPORTS ON KILLING OF AKROMIYIST; [...] (C) Summary: An Andijon-based human rights activist recently reported the killing by law enforcement officials of a young member of "Akromiya," a religious-business organization whose members were at the center of the 2005 Andijon events. The activist specifically requested that the United [...] | 2009-01-05 11:16:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER SOCI KG |
09TASHKENT449 | UZBEKISTAN: SECURITY SERVICES SEEKING TO ENTRAP HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (S/NF) Summary: The National Security Service (NSS) appears to be attempting to entrap the Embassy's Human Rights Officer by arranging meetings for him outside the Embassy on sensitive topics that could then be taped. On at least three separate occasions over the past month, we have strong re [...] | 2009-04-06 06:26:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET//NOFORN | PHUM KDEM KIRF KISL PGOV PINR PREL SOCI UZ |
09TASHKENT451 | UZBEKISTAN: THE WAY FORWARD ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: While human rights abuses remain all too common in Uzbekistan, the government has taken some positive steps in certain areas over the past year. Uzbekistan is not posed to become a democracy anytime soon, but we continue to believe that the most effective strategy for curbing abus [...] | 2009-04-06 12:40:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EAID ELAB ICRC KDEM KIRF KISL KTIP PGOV PREL |
09TASHKENT463 | UZBEK ASYLUM-SEEKER EXTRADITED FROM KYRGYZSTAN RECEIVES [...] (C) On March 30, independent human rights activist Ismoil Adilov provided poloff with court documents regarding the case of Haitjon Juraboev, a religious extremist suspect who was extradited by Kyrgyz authorities to Uzbekistan in September 2008 (reftel). According to the documents, on February [...] | 2009-04-07 06:59:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL PGOV PREF PREL SOCI UNHCR KG UZ |
09TASHKENT497 | UZBEKISTAN: RECENT RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM AND TERRORISM [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting at the Embassy on March 30, independent human rights activist Ismoil Adilov handed over to poloff a collection of court documents from recent trials he had monitored involving suspected religious extremists. The documents demonstrate that at least six women were [...] | 2009-04-13 15:47:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL KWMN PGOV PINR PREL PTER SOCI UZ |
09TASHKENT55 | UZBEKISTAN: ANATOMY OF A HIZB UT-TAHRIR CASE [...] (C) Summary: This cable examines in depth a recent Hizb ut-Tahrir case reported by state-controlled and independent media and a local human rights activist. While the case highlights on-going abuses in the government's campaign against suspected religious extremists, it also demonstrates how [...] | 2009-01-13 10:49:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL KPAO PGOV PINR PREL PTER SOCI UZ |
09TASHKENT559 | TASHKENT TIDBITS APRIL 22, 2009 [...] (SBU) We attended a roundtable on transboundary water issues at the Oliy Majlis on March 4. The two hour session was chaired by Sadyk Safaev, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee and former Ambassador to the U.S. The roundtable produced nothing new in terms of policy; all speakers [...] | 2009-04-22 10:10:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON KIRF SOCI PHUM KISL KPAO UZ |
09TASHKENT56 | UZBEKISTAN: HIZB UT-TAHRIR ARRESTS IN 2008 [...] (C) Summary: State-controlled media, independent news website s, and local human rights activists continue to report on arrests in Uzbekistan of suspected members of the Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) religious extremist group, as well as the arrests of other banned religious groups members. In 2008, t [...] | 2009-01-13 12:01:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL KWMN PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER SOCI |
09TASHKENT751 | UZBEKISTAN: AGRICULTURE, BORDERS, AND ISLAM IN THE FERGHANA [...] (C) Summary: Poloff visited the Ferghana Valley on May 5-6, traveling through Fergana and Andijon Provinces en route to Kyrgyzstan. The overland trip was a good opportunity to take the pulse of this unique and populous area of the country. The land border crossing with Kyrgyzstan between And [...] | 2009-05-13 10:24:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KTIP SOCI EAGR KISL ASEC KG UZ |
09TELAVIV2425 | SENIOR MFA AND MOD OFFICIALS DESCRIBE COMPLEX [...] (S) Summary. In separate meetings October 28 and 29, MOD Pol-Mil Director Gilad and MFA Deputy Director General Hadas described different aspects of Israel's complex relations with Jordan. Gilad effusively praised security cooperation with Jordan, calling it the "main pillar" of Israel's se [...] | 2009-11-04 12:13:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV KISL KWBG JO IS |
09TELAVIV2678 | REPORTED MESSAGE FROM KING ABDULLAH TO NETANYAHU [...] (C) Yair Hirschfeld, the director general of the Economic Cooperation Foundation, a respected Israeli NGO that is very active in track two peace efforts, briefed PolCouns December 2 on renewed Jordanian pressure on the GOI over Jerusalem. According to Hirschfeld, King Abdullah recently sent [...] | 2009-12-10 10:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL JO KWBG IS |
09THEHAGUE582 | NETHERLANDS/HRC: SUPPORTING U.S. ON GOLDSTONE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch MFA supports the U.S. position on the Goldstone report, but some members in the Dutch Parliament will try to pressure FM Verhagen to take a more skeptical approach toward Israel. The MFA intimated there is a split on Israel policy between FM Verhagen and Development Mini [...] | 2009-09-25 07:22:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KISL KPAL PREL PHUM PTER NL |
09THEHAGUE693 | EUR/PGI WEINSTEIN'S VISIT TO THE NETHERLANDS FOR EUROPEAN [...] EUR/PGI's Ivan Weinstein, who heads EUR's policy formulation on engaging with Muslims and other minorities in Europe, visited The Netherlands September 21-23, 2009, to attend a conference on the intercultural policies of European cities, consult with Embassy The Hague, and meet with the America [...] | 2009-11-16 08:22:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL PGOV PHUM PREL KPAO SCUL SOCI NL |
09TIRANA180 | GITMO DETAINEES IN ALBANIA POSE LIMITED THREAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The resettlement of Guantanamo detainees in Albania has proven to be a success, even though significant challenges remain. Nearly three years after their arrival in Albania, seven former detainees remain in Albania, with one having received asylum in Sweden. Of the seven, all ha [...] | 2009-03-24 12:06:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO AL |
09TIRANA690 | ALBANIA ARRESTS LOCAL IMAM FOR PROMOTING TERRORISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Albanian authorities arrested a local imam, Artan Kristo AKA Muhammad Abdullah Al-Albani, on 12 October 2009, based on allegations that he had incited religious hatred and propagated terrorist acts. According to local press accounts, Kristo made appeals for terrorist acts on the [...] | 2009-10-20 13:52:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PINS KCRM KHLS KISL AL |
09TOKYO2920 | WHY JAPAN ABSTAINS ON DEFAMATION OF RELIGION [...] (C) Following its normal practice, Japan once again abstained on the Defamation of Religion resolution. According to MOFA Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division Deputy Director Makoto Tanabe, Japan thinks that the Defamation of Religion resolution is "not a good resolution, but it is no [...] | 2009-12-22 07:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC JA |
09TORONTO151 | De-Radicalization Program Beginning in Toronto [...] (U) Summary: Mohammed Robert Heft, a Canadian Muslim convert, is using Paradise Forever (P4E),a community center that provides assistance and social services to new Muslim converts in Toronto, to counter the effects of radicalization among young Muslims. Heft plans to help de-radicalize waywa [...] | 2009-07-07 13:50:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KISL PGOV PINR CA |
09TORONTO200 | TORONTO'S SOMALI COMMUNITY REMAINS CLOSE TO HOMELAND [...] (U) Summary: Nearly 80% of Canada's Somali population resides in Ontario, with the largest community in the Toronto area. The community, which consists mostly of recent immigrants, has had difficulty integrating into mainstream Canadian society due to problems with discrimination, both perceiv [...] | 2009-08-27 14:31:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER SCUL SMIG KISL KPAO SO CA |
09TORONTO213 | UAE CHARITY FUNDS TORONTO DE-RADICALIZATION EFFORTS [...] (C/NF) Muhammed Robert Heft, director of the Paradise Forever (P4E) center in Toronto, traveled to Dubai and Abu Dhabi in late August and early September, accompanied by Toronto-area Liberal federal MP Derek Lee. Heft and Lee met with officials of P4E's principal benefactor, the Mohammed Bin [...] | 2009-09-09 20:09:00 | Consulate Toronto | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER KISL PREL CA AE |
09TORONTO239 | Toronto Diaspora Series: An Influential Pakistani-Canadian [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a reception held in his honor, the new Pakistani CG in Toronto praised Toronto's Pakistani community and the important role it has played in promoting trade with Canada and development in Pakistan. The Canadian Pakistani Business Council (CPBC),the organization that hosted th [...] | 2009-10-02 15:05:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SCUL KISL PK CA |
09TORONTO93 | Iranians in Toronto: A Complex Community [...] (U) Summary: The Toronto area is home to a large and well-established Iranian expatriate community that has steadfastly held on to its Iranian identity. Nevertheless, the Iranian community is far from monolithic. It is divided mainly into two factions that clash over differing views about the [...] | 2009-05-04 18:19:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL IR KISL CA |
09TRIPOLI48 | LATEST ROUND OF TALKS WITH IMPRISONED LIFG MEMBERS CONCLUDES, NEXT ROUND SCHEDULED FOR LATE FEBRUARY [...] (C) Saleh Abdulsalam Saleh, Human Rights Committee Director of the quasi-governmental Qadhafi Development Foundation (QDF),told P/E Chief on January 22 that the latest round of talks with imprisoned members of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG),which began in late December (ref A),had conc [...] | 2009-01-22 15:53:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KISL PINR PHUM LY |
09TRIPOLI955 | LIBYAN ISLAMIC FIGHTING GROUP REVISES JIHADIST IDEOLOGY REF: A) Tripoli 359; B) Tripoli 678 TRIPOLI 00000955 001.2 OF 003 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-09 15:56:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PGOV KISL PHUM LY |
09TRIPOLI961 | LIBYAN CHANGE OF EID AL ADHA HOLIDAY PROMPTS RARE PUBLIC GRUMBLING TRIPOLI 00000961 001.2 OF 002 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-14 09:11:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL SOCI LY |
09TUNIS343 | TUNISIANS SAY "BRAVO" TO PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH, [...] (SBU) At a small gathering with opinion leaders and a reception for young people, as well as in exchanges with diplomatic officials, Ambassador and EmbOffs heard an overwhelmingly positive response to President Obama's June 4 speech in Cairo. While some contacts would have liked to see the P [...] | 2009-06-04 22:06:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL KPAL KPAO TS |
09TUNIS361 | TUNISIA: CONTINUED POSITIVE REACTIONS TO OBAMA [...] (C) One week after President Obama's June 4 Cairo speech, Tunisians continue to be generally positive. Much skepticism remains, with some commentators raising questions about actions versus words. The speech also remains a topic of conversation and discourse in the media. In fact, the cover [...] | 2009-06-11 17:18:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL KPAO KPAL TS |
09TUNIS754 | CITING H1N1 CONCERNS, TUNISIA "POSTPONES" THE HAJJ [...] (C) Summary: The Tunisian government has announced it is "postponing" the country's participation in the annual Hajj pilgrimage, citing fears over the spread of the H1N1 virus. While the government is not actually prohibiting participation in a legal sense, the suspension of the GOT's normal [...] | 2009-10-09 12:42:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL KIRF TBIO TS |
09USEUBRUSSELS546 | JHA MINISTERS TASK COREPER AMBASSADORS TO PREPARE [...] (U) At their April 6 Council meeting in Luxembourg, European Union (EU) Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Ministers agreed to work towards an "EU response" to U.S. requests in Washington and at the Prague Summit for help in closing Guantanamo. They tasked EU Ambassadors in the Committee of Perma [...] | 2009-04-09 10:55:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KISL KAWL PTER EON |
09USUNNEWYORK638 | ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS [...] (U) USUN PolCouns attended a June 22 meeting of the Friends of the Alliance of Civilizations (AOC) as an Observer. The meeting, co-chaired by the Permanent Representatives of Turkey and Spain, provided a briefing on the Second Forum of the AOC, held in Istanbul on April 6-7, 2009, and focused [...] | 2009-06-29 16:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KIRF KISL SP TU |
09USUNNEWYORK641 | ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS: AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS [...] This is an action cable. See paragraph 6 below. 2. (SBU) Turkish PermRep Ilkin and Spanish PermRep Yanez-Barnuevo requested a meeting with Ambassador Rice to urge U.S. backing for the Alliance of Civilizations (AOC). They explained that the initiative for the AOC came from their governme [...] | 2009-06-30 20:40:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KIRF KISL SP TU |
09VALLETTA251 | MALTESE OFFICIAL SAYS TWO INFORMAL MOSQUES CLOSED [...] (C) In a May 20 meeting with Charge' and acting DCM, Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA) Chairman Austin Walker gave his perspective on the closure last month of two informal mosques in the seaside towns of Sliema and Bugibba. Walker explained that in both instances, Maltese citizen [...] | 2009-06-05 15:00:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM PREF PREL MT |
09VATICAN60 | VATICAN AND ARAB LEAGUE SIGN AGREEMENT TO PROMOTE PEACE AND [...] (U) The Holy See and the Arab League signed a Memorandum of Understanding April 23 to strengthen joint projects to promote peace and dialogue, especially on the political and cultural level. The Memorandum was signed by Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, representing the Holy See, and by Amr Mou [...] | 2009-04-24 17:54:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SOCI KISL KIRF SCUL PTER VT |
10ABUJA185 | NORTHERN NIGERIAN MUSLIM VIEWS OF THE UNITED STATES [...] (C) Muslim scholars, government officials, politicians, professors, students, and civil society representatives discussed their views on the United States and its foreign policy with PolOffs during a visit in January to the Northern Nigerian state of Sokoto. Many interlocutors expressed apprec [...] | 2010-02-18 12:29:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER SOCI KDEM KISL KPAO NI |
10ABUJA209 | NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- FEBRUARY 25, 2010 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. Included in this addition are: -- CRISIS AVERTED IN NORTHERN NIGERIA'S JIGAWA STATE -- LES IN CANADIAN EMBASSY IN NIGER BECOMES THE NEW PRIME MINISTER [...] | 2010-02-25 14:20:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON CASC KISL KPAO NI |
10ALGIERS185 | ENTREPRENEURSHIP ROUNDTABLE [...] (SBU) Embassy Algiers has been working to prepare for the April 26-27 Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit. This cable summarizes post's efforts to date in support of that event and indicates what we think the Algerian participants will be looking for in terms of Summit outcomes. Their analys [...] | 2010-02-28 07:40:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ETRD ECON PREL KISL AG |
10ALGIERS186 | ALGERIA AND THE PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP [...] (SBU) Embassy Algiers has been working to prepare for the April 26-27 Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit. This cable summarizes post's efforts to date in support of that event and indicates what we think the Algerian participants will be looking for in terms of Summit outcomes. Their analys [...] | 2010-02-28 07:53:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ETRD ECON PREL KISL AG |
10AMMAN219 | JORDAN: PREVIEW OF AFGHANISTAN SUPPORT OFFER IN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Jordan's top military advisor and brother of the King, Lieutenant General (LTG) Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein, and Minister of Planning Jafar Hassan will travel to Washington during the week of January 25. Their itineraries include meetings with senior U.S. officials in the Depa [...] | 2010-01-22 13:43:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PINS MASS KISL JO AF |
10ASHGABAT179 | WAHABIS IN TURKMENISTAN? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite GOTX claims to the contrary, there are credible reports of presence of fundamentalist Islam in Turkmenistan, although the number of adherents currently seems to be fairly small. Using the term "Wahabis" to describe these groups, an Embassy contact recently told PAO about [...] | 2010-02-08 12:03:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PHUM PGOV PTER TX |
10ASHGABAT48 | TURKMENISTAN: EVANGELICAL GROUP MAINTAINS LOW [...] (C) SUMMARY. A small group of local evangelical Protestants manages to practice its beliefs without hindrance by the government, due primarily to the group's extremely low profile. The group eschews denominational ties, traditional church trappings, and links with foreign churches, consider [...] | 2010-01-13 12:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PGOV KISL PHUM TX |
10ATHENS25 | Muslim Engagement in Greece [...] (U) This report is a response to reftel information request and is a joint cable with Consulate General Thessaloniki. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Mission Greece has a multifaceted Muslim outreach strategy encompassing public diplomacy programming, human rights and religious freedom advocacy, outr [...] | 2010-01-19 15:36:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL KISL KPAO GR |
10BAGHDAD111 | AFTER TWO YEARS OF RELATIVE CALM, DEADLY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Early evening bomb attacks rocked the old city of Najaf on January 14, the first major blasts in the city for more than two years. Sources within the provincial government and media initially reported at least two dead and 73 wounded. PRT Team Leader has been in contact with th [...] | 2010-01-16 11:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KCRM KISL KJUS IZ |
10BAGHDAD141 | AL-MUTLAQ DISQUALIFICATION IS SALT IN THE WOUND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Diyala provincial leaders have expressed concern that disqualification of Sunni MP Saleh Mutlaq and other party candidates due to de-Baathification procedures could adversely effect Diyala's security situation and create more fertile grounds for insurgents to co-opt members of th [...] | 2010-01-20 12:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KJUS |
10BAGHDAD167 | PRT MUTHANNA: RENTAL SHEIKS AND LOST IRANIAN [...] (U) This is a xxxxx reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: xxxxx met with local leader Sheikh xxxxx. During our lengthy discussions the Sheikh shared his belief that the USG has poorly utilized its influence in Iraq, leaving the way open for Iran to advance its agenda at USG expense. He went on to desc [...] | 2010-01-22 16:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV KISL KCOR |
10BAGHDAD175 | MANAGEMENT CHANGES MAY SIGNAL NEW OPPORTUNITIES [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Najaf reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting on January 11, PRT Najaf Team Leader, PRT Transportation Advisor, and Najaf International Airport (NIA) Director Issa al-Shemeri reviewed the status of negotiations over management of the [...] | 2010-01-24 13:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON EINV PGOV KISL IZ |
10BAGHDAD193 | RELIGIOUS BATTLEGROUND NO LONGER, MUSTANSIRIYAH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ePRT Baghdad Northeast Team Leader met in late December with new Mustansiriyyah University Vice Chancellor for Administrative Affairs, Dr. Adil al-Baghdadi, to review efforts to reduce the influence of extremist political and religious groups on campus. Baghdadi described 200 [...] | 2010-01-25 17:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SCUL ASEC PTER KISL IZ |
10BAGHDAD224 | PRT KARBALA: TENSIONS MOUNT DURING COUNTDOWN TO [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala reporting cable. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY. Dissension is mounting in the Shi'a religious community in Iraq's south following a reported decision from the Iraqi Commission on Shi'a Religious Endowments (Awqaf) to cease most live broadcasts [...] | 2010-01-29 13:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KISL PTER IR IZ |
10BAGHDAD245 | PRT NINEWA: NINEWA GOVERNOR MEASURED IN RESPONSE [...] This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Taking a pragmatic approach to the Iraqi Government's de-Ba'athification efforts, Ninewa Provincial Governor Atheel al-Nujaifi suggested the current controversy may play to the favor of coalitions most affected [...] | 2010-01-31 13:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL IZ |
10BAGHDAD61 | DIYALA PROVINCE: PERCEPTIONS OF SECTARIANISM [...] (U) This is a Diyala Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) Summary: A spate of arrests and assassinations of Sunni leaders and a perception of sectarian bias among the Iraqi Police in the strategically important Muqdadiyah area of Diyala are undermining reconciliation efforts [...] | 2010-01-10 15:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PTER KISL KIRF KCOR SOCI IZ |
10BAGHDAD79 | NAJAF GOVERNOR ON PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The PRT, including the Team Leader, Public Diplomacy Officer, the Chief Engineer, and one of our Linguists, met with Gov. Adnan Al-Zurfi January 5 to discuss a range of topics including a post-election Shia alliance, security, the Najaf International Airport, and the elections. Z [...] | 2010-01-12 14:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV KCOR KISL KTFN PREL ASEC IZ |
10BAGHDAD89 | IN WAKE OF ATTACKS, ANBAR GOVERNMENT SIDESTEPS [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The December 30 attacks against the Provincial Government Center in Anbar resulted in the resignation of the Provincial Chief of Police. The direct involvement of Prime Minister Maliki and Sahwa party head Sheikh Ahmed ab [...] | 2010-01-13 12:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV KCOR KISL KTFN PREL ASEC IZ |
10BAKU107 | GRAND AYATOLLAH TO KHAMEINI: FREE PRISONERS, MAKE [...] (C) Iranian source briefed Baku Iran watcher on an alleged February 9 meeting in Tehran between Supreme Leader Khameini and Grand Ayatollah Musavi-Ardebili. The source, a relative by marriage of Ardebili's, is a longtime Baku Iran watche contact who has credibly demonstrated access to a wide [...] | 2010-02-16 12:30:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PHUM AJ IR |
10BAKU108 | IRAN: OVERVIEW OF 22 BAHMAN PROTESTS OUTSIDE [...] (C) The following provides an overview of February 11/22 Bahman opposition protests and official activities in several provincial Iranian cities. Information was obtained by Baku Iran watcher via an outreach/reporting effort involving information obtained from Baku-based Iranians and multiple [...] | 2010-02-16 13:56:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL AJ IR |
10BAKU138 | HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS NOW FOCUS ON RELIGIOUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 22 poloff met with three of Azerbaijan's leading human rights defenders for an update on their major concerns. Topping their list were increasing Iranian-inspired religiosity and property rights, as well as political prisoners and NGO registration problems. The righ [...] | 2010-02-26 12:45:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL KIRF KISL IR AJ |
10BAKU69 | PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR CLAIMS NAKHCHIVAN POLICE [...] (C) On January 29, Senior Presidential Advisor for Law Enforcement Fuad Alesgarov told the Charge that "I don't know if there were Interior Ministry abuses in Bananyar village (of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic),but if there were, we had to do it to fight religious extremism." He continu [...] | 2010-02-02 13:23:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PHUM PREL KTIP AJ IR |
10BAKU92 | VIEW FROM BAKU - "IRAN CAN'T GO ON LIKE THIS" [...] (C) Over the last ten days Baku Iran watcher has met with over a dozen Iranian contacts to obtain their insights and expectations on the upcoming 22 Bahman/February 11 opposition demonstrations in Iran. Contacts polled included Iranian bankers, wealthy businessmen, NGO figures, journalists, [...] | 2010-02-10 12:24:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL PHUM AJ IR |
10BAKU93 | VIEW FROM BAKU - "IRAN CAN'T GO ON LIKE THIS" [...] (C) Over the last ten days Baku Iran watcher has met with over a dozen Iranian contacts to obtain their insights and expectations on the upcoming 22 Bahman/February 11 opposition demonstrations in Iran. Contacts polled included Iranian bankers, wealthy businessmen, NGO figures, journalists, [...] | 2010-02-10 13:34:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL PHUM AJ IR |
10BAKU97 | VIEW FROM BAKU - "IRAN CAN'T GO ON LIKE THIS" [...] (C) Over the last ten days Baku Iran watcher has met with over a dozen Iranian contacts to obtain their insights and expectations on the upcoming 22 Bahman/February 11 opposition demonstrations in Iran. Contacts polled included Iranian bankers, wealthy businessmen, NGO figures, journalists, managem [...] | 2010-02-11 10:22:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL PHUM AJ IR |
10BEIRUT51 | GEMAYEL ON MARCH 14 [...] (C) Summary: Although March 14 leaders -- save Druze leader Walid Jumblatt -- continue to meet to discuss policy issues on a regular basis, Prime Minister Saad Hariri is pulling back from taking a March 14 leadership role given his new office, said Kataeb leader Amine Gemayel. Gemayel expres [...] | 2010-01-19 08:52:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KISL SY LE |
10BERN31 | ENGAGEMENT WITH MUSLIM COMMUNITIES IN SWITZERLAND [...] (SBU) Embassy Bern is taking a multi-disciplinary approach to engagement with Muslim communities in Switzerland, coordinating efforts between the Political-Economic and Public Affairs sections (reftel). Switzerland has a Muslim population of approximately 320,000 (4.3 percent of the total pop [...] | 2010-01-25 21:31:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SOCI SZ XG |
10BRUSSELS121 | USEU AND MUSLIM ENGAGEMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: USEU Muslim outreach efforts have two objectives: U.S-EU cooperation on countering radicalization in Europe and globally, and sharing of best practices in integrating minorities into our societies. The latter cooperation on broader integration of minorities particularly reinfor [...] | 2010-02-01 06:15:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN KISL PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SOCI PTER PINS |
10BRUSSELS169 | THE MIGRATION DIALOGUE: A U.S.-EU JHA DELIVERABLE [...] (U) This cable includes two action requests. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 4, the USEU representatives from the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM),the Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA),and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) met with represen [...] | 2010-02-10 16:29:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SMIG PREF CVIS KFRD KISL EUN |
10BRUSSELS191 | BELGIUM BEGINS TO DEVELOP AN ANTI-RADICALIZATION [...] (C) Poloff and Political Analysts met recently with GOB security, counterterrorism, and police experts to discuss Belgium's national anti-radicalization policy-planning and development process. Belgium intends to complete by mid-2011 an anti-radicalization white paper that integrates threat d [...] | 2010-02-17 16:31:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KISL BE |
10CAIRO119 | EGYPT: NEW MB SUPREME GUIDE NAMED [...] Key Points: -- (C) Administrative insider and relative unknown Mohammed Badie, 66, was named the Muslim Brotherhood's eighth Supreme Guide on January 16. Badie's selection represents a generational shift within the group. He is the first Guide not to have known MB-founder Hassan Al-Banna. -- (C) In [...] | 2010-01-21 15:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KISL EG |
10CAIRO141 | UPPER EGYPT SECTARIAN ATTACK UPDATE [...] Key Points: - (SBU) On January 17, Egypt's State Information Service (SIS) announced that the trial of the three suspects in the January 6 attack on Coptic Christians in Naga Hamadi, Qena Governorate, will begin on February 13 (ref A). - (SBU) The three suspects will be tried under Emergency Law pr [...] | 2010-01-28 15:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF KISL SOCI EG |
10CAIRO153 | RELIGIOUS FREEDOM COMMISSION VISITS EGYPT - SECTARIAN ATTACK [...] (SBU) A delegation from the United States International Religious Freedom Commission (USCIRF),consisting of three commissioners and three staff members led by the USCIRF chairman, visited Cairo from January 22 to 26. The delegation met with the Minister of Islamic Endowments, the Grand [...] | 2010-02-03 15:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL EG KPAO |
10CAIRO197 | Egypt: New Round of MB Arrests [...] Key Points: -- (U) Three senior leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in Egypt including Deputy Supreme Guide Mahmoud Ezzat, Spokesman Essam El Eryan and MB "Mufti" Abdel Rahman El Barr were detained by security forces the morning of February 8 along with twelve other members of the MB. [...] | 2010-02-11 16:09:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KISL PHUM EG |
10CAIRO59 | UPPER EGYPT SECTARIAN ATTACK [...] Key Points: -- (SBU) On January 7, gunmen armed with automatic weapons fired on Coptic Orthodox Christians as they were leaving Christmas Mass at the Mar Johanna (Saint John's) Church in Naga Hamadi, Qena Governorate, in Upper Egypt. Six Copts and one Muslim police officer guarding the church died [...] | 2010-01-11 12:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF KISL SOCI EG |
10CASABLANCA24 | OIL CONTINUES TO GREASE MOROCCO-IRAN RELATIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although Rabat broke diplomatic relations with Tehran in March 2009, commercial links between the two countries remain important, led by Iran's provision of more than one quarter of Morocco's crude oil imports in 2009, worth nearly USD 1 billion. At the same time, Morocco export [...] | 2010-02-19 11:26:00 | Consulate Casablanca | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL ENRG KISL MO IR |
10CASABLANCA5 | MOHAMMED EL FIZAZI AND THE SALAFIST SHEIKHS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Moroccan Salafist Sheikh Mohammed El Fizazi's letter to his daughter in Germany, published by Der Spiegel in October 2009, in our view signals a carefully couched reassessment of his support for legitimate jihad but probably not a complete renunciation of violence. Fizazi's le [...] | 2010-01-13 15:56:00 | Consulate Casablanca | SECRET | PINR KISL GM MO |
10CHENGDU45 | YUNNAN IMAMS ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, THE HAJJ, AND BUILDING [...] (U) Summary: Southwest China's Yunnan Province has one of the PRC's highest concentrations of Muslims, with over 640,000 Muslims in the province and 140,000 in the provincial capital of Kunming. Muslims' religious freedom in Yunnan is increasing, though unannounced visits by Religious Affairs [...] | 2010-02-26 06:17:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR SOCI KISL SA CH |
10COPENHAGEN62 | (SBU) BURQA: PM TRIES TO END DEBATE, DPP [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: The Government and opposition agree that a complete ban on wearing face-covering garments such as the burqa or niqab would be unconstitutional. At the same time, the Government associates such garments with an agenda that is oppressive to women and thus contra [...] | 2010-02-03 17:10:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KISL DA |
10DAMASCUS102 | GRAND MUFTI'S COMMENTS ON PROPHET SPARKS RARE [...] (C) Summary: Reporting on a January 19 meeting between Grand Mufti Ahmad Hassoun and a George Mason University delegation, London-based daily Al-Quds al-Arabi attributed remarks to the Mufti that sparked outrage in certain conservative Islamic circles. As a result, a public campaign against t [...] | 2010-02-03 14:02:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL KPAO SCUL SOCI SY |
10DAMASCUS103 | OUTSIDE THE CAPITAL: LOCAL LEADERS DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: The Charge met a range of political, religious, and business leaders during a January 26-27 visit to Homs. In addition to a long discussion with Homs Governor Iyad Ghazal (ref B),the Charge met Melkite Catholic Archbishop Isidore Battikha, Greek Patriarchate Deputy Patriarch Fat [...] | 2010-02-03 14:45:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EIND EINV ETRD CASC CVIS KISL |
10DAMASCUS106 | HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATES -- SARG BUDGES ON TIP, BUT [...] (C) Summary: SARG pressure on civil society and human rights activists has been unrelenting since the 2007 detention of the Damascus Declaration National Council's leadership. The SARG consistently retaliated against any public statements, including press reports, deemed critical of the regime. The [...] | 2010-02-07 03:43:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KISL KMPI KTIP KWMN SCUL SOCI SY |
10DAMASCUS158 | WHEN CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST: SYRIA'S PROXY [...] (S/NF) Summary: Lawyer and Syrian Human Rights Organization-SWASIAH activist Catherine al-Tali (strictly protect) updated us on SWASIAH's ongoing investigation into what happened during the Seidnaya prison riots in July and December 2008, and January 2009 (refs A, B, D and E). SWASIAH's invest [...] | 2010-02-24 11:33:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PHUM PGOV PINR PINS PTER KISL KTSD MASS |
10DUSHANBE123 | TAJIK COURTS EXTORT, JAIL ISLAMISTS AND THEIR PLUMBER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tajik courts issued stiff sentences to individuals convicted of membership in two outlawed Muslim fundamentalist organizations as members of a third banned group stand trial. Dushanbe city court convicted seven individuals who follow the banned Salafiya movement, although the c [...] | 2010-01-29 11:56:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KISL TI |
10DUSHANBE215 | DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER TALKS RELIGION AND ELECTRICITY [...] (SBU) Deputy Foreign Minister Abdullo Yuldashev summoned Ambassador Gross on February 25 to discuss a range of religious, economic, and political issues. On May 18-20, Tajikistan will host an Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) Foreign Ministers summit in Dushanbe and will invite U.S. Spec [...] | 2010-02-25 11:41:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KISL TI |
10DUSHANBE229 | NEWSPAPERS STAND FIRM IN COURT, EMBASSY ISSUES STATEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In preliminary court hearings in Dushanbe, editors in chief of four independent newspapers called libel lawsuits filed against them by government officials "groundless". On February 23, representatives of Asia-Plus, Farazh, Ozodagon and an attorney, Solijon Juraev, appeared in [...] | 2010-02-26 11:49:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KISL TI |
10DUSSELDORF3 | FIRST MUSLIM PARTY IN GERMANY PREPARING TO GO NATIONAL [...] (U) Summary: Germany's first and only Muslim-oriented political party, Alliance for Peace and Fairness (BFF) -- up until now only active in Bonn -- will run in the North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) state elections this May and ultimately aims to form party organizations in other states and on the [...] | 2010-01-26 12:21:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL GM |
10JAKARTA131 | Indonesia - US Interfaith Dialogue: A Cairo Initiative [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The January 25-27 Indonesia-U.S. Interfaith Dialogue, the first of its kind under President Obama's Cairo vision, concluded with the issuance of a joint statement that calls on the U.S. and Indo [...] | 2010-01-29 07:28:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI KISL EAID KPAO ID XF |
10JAKARTA159 | ENGAGING INDONESIAN YOUTH - NSC RAMAMURTHY [...] (SBU) Summary: NSC Senior Director for Global Engagement Pradeep Ramamurthy met with a wide cross-section of Indonesian youth, in addition to meetings with government officials and civil society and business interlocutors during his January 24-29 visit to Indonesia. Ramamurthy shared with audi [...] | 2010-02-04 07:12:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI KISL OEXC OIIP KPAO SCUL EAID ID XF |
10JAKARTA86 | INDONESIA - CAIRO IS HERE [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The President's vision of a "New Beginning" with the Muslim world is alive and well in Indonesia. This new era of global engagement has allowed us to make significant advances to our Comprehensive Partnership with Indonesi [...] | 2010-01-21 04:46:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI KISL EAID KPAO ID XF |
10JEDDAH10 | CATCHING UP WITH "THE FIRST WORLD": MECCA GOVERNOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In December 27 meeting with Ambassador, Governor of Mecca Region, HRH Prince Khalid Al Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (ref A),expressed his satisfaction with Hajj 2009 (ref B),which was not disrupted by the feared outbreak of H1N1 or significantly affected by the November 25 flash [...] | 2010-01-08 10:30:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KFLU KISL KWBG SA |
10JEDDAH14 | JEDDAH GOVERNOR PRINCE MISHAAL BIN MAJID'S [...] (C) Summary. In December 29 introductory meeting with Ambassador, Prince Mishaal bin Majid bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Jeddah (ref A),warned that Yemen could become like Somalia in the absence of development projects funded by the GCC, U.S., and Europe. Skeptical that Israel wants peace given [...] | 2010-01-10 06:37:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC KISL KWBG PREL SA YM IR IS |
10JERUSALEM230 | MINISTER OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS ON INCITEMENT AT [...] (C) The Palestinian Authority (PA) employee who delivered an impromptu sermon inciting violence at a West Bank mosque on January 29 was "disturbed," according to Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs Mahmoud Habash. The employee, who works in Habash's ministry, has been counseled for his s [...] | 2010-02-08 17:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPAL KWBG KISL IS |
10JERUSALEM234 | FORMER PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SPEAKER [...] (S) Former Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Speaker (and prominent Gazan) Rawhi Fattouh described three generational groupings inside Hamas today, and characterized each as more radical than its predecessor. The oldest generation consists mainly of religious leaders with little influen [...] | 2010-02-09 18:11:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER KISL KWBG KPAL IS |
10JERUSALEM307 | PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY MINISTER DELIVERS TELEVISED [...] (U) Palestinian Authority (PA) Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs Mahmoud Habash delivered a Friday sermon on February 19, entitled, "Islam is a Religion of Tolerance and Mercy." Palestinian television broadcast the sermon live. The same topic was the official weekly theme for the appro [...] | 2010-02-19 19:22:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL KISL IS |
10JERUSALEM358 | PRIME MINISTER FAYYAD VISITS HEBRON TO CALM LOCAL [...] (C) Following a week of demonstrations in Hebron protesting the Israeli government's decision to include the Ibrahimi Mosque/Cave of the Patriarchs on a list of Israeli national heritage sites, Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad attended Friday prayers in the Ibrahimi Mosq [...] | 2010-02-26 18:11:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPAL KWBG SCUL KISL IS |
10KHARTOUM328 | Sudan: Arab League-led Trade Delegation Visits Juba [...] (U) Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa arrived in Juba on February 23, leading a delegation of Arab investors and companies to participate in the first Arab Investment Conference in Southern Sudan. GOSS President Salva Kiir and Vice-President Riek Machar attended the event's opening sess [...] | 2010-02-25 06:54:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ETRD SENV EFIN KISL SU |
10KINGSTON27 | Jamaica: Fertile Soil for Terrorism? [...] (C) Jamaica has a significant penchant for violence, frequently gang related, and often exported to the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Some perpetrators appear to be in search of the sense of security and strength offered by gang membership, or perhaps to fill the void of an a [...] | 2010-02-25 15:31:00 | Embassy Kingston | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON PTER SOCI EAIR ASEC PREL PINS PINR KISL KCRM |
10KINSHASA76 | GRAND IMAM VOICES SUPPORT FOR U.S. VALUES AND SAYS CONGOLESE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) national Islamic organization will focus specifically on promoting the positive and peaceful attributes of Islam, and will not veer into political issues, according to the country's leading Muslim leader, Grand Imam Abdala Mangala Luaba. [...] | 2010-01-22 14:04:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPAO PHUM SOCI KIRF KISL CG |
10KOLKATA25 | AMBASSADOR ROEMER PEDALS HIS WAY TO WIN A NEW BIHAR'S [...] (SBU) Summary: During Ambassador Roemer's February 4-5 visit to Bihar, the first ambassadorial visit in more than a decade to India's third most populous state, he promoted the U.S.-India strategic dialogue and pedaled his way to win Bihar's "hearts and minds". He met the state's Chief Ministe [...] | 2010-02-22 09:38:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER ECON ELTN ENRG EAID SCUL KISL IN |
10LISBON20 | PORTUGAL ON ENGAGEMENT WITH MUSLIM COMMUNITY [...] In response to reftel request for information on Muslim communities, Portugal's Muslim community comprises approximately 50,000 members (less than 1% of Portugal's 11 million population),the majority of whom are of Indo-Pakistani descent as well as immigrants from Portugal's former African col [...] | 2010-01-14 08:12:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL KPAO PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI XG PO |
10MANAMA99 | BAHRAINI OFFICIALS REACT TO TORTURE ALLEGATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 11:49:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC KISL BA |
10MANILA251 | PARTIES SHARE DRAFT PEACE ACCORDS, BUT POSITIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Negotiators from the Philippine government and the insurgent Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) met January 27-28 in Kuala Lumpur to exchange first drafts of a final peace agreement, and assessed that their positions were too distant to allow for a comprehensive settlement by th [...] | 2010-02-08 08:26:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS KISL RP |
10MANILA350 | PEACE TALKS FACILITATOR SAYS PHILIPPINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Malaysian facilitator for peace talks between the Philippine government and the insurgent Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) told the Charge d'Affaires February 18 that the parties had agreed to pursue an interim agreement before the end of President Arroyo's term, in lieu o [...] | 2010-02-19 08:44:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS KISL RP |
10MANILA369 | U.S. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM COMMISSION CHAIR PRESSES [...] (SBU) Leonard Leo, Chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (CIRF),explained to President Arroyo in a February 19 meeting that some countries use opposition to "defamation of religion" to restrict free speech and enable repressive blasphemy laws. Leo, accompanied by [...] | 2010-02-22 08:28:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV PTER RP |
10MANILA405 | MILF LEADERS CONCERNED ABOUT PEACE TALKS, SEEK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace panel told Poloff February 24 they are concerned about the Philippine government's ability to negotiate an interim peace agreement that can satisfy the MILF's expectations, and asked to engage with the U.S. on a more forma [...] | 2010-02-26 09:11:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS KISL RP |
10MANILA63 | AMBASSADOR'S FINAL TRIP TO MINDANAO UNDERSCORES U.S. [...] SUMMARY. During her final trip to Mindanao on January 8, the Ambassador emphasized the long-term commitment of the U.S. to peaceful development in the region. The Ambassador launched an English proficiency program for seven universities in the region, inaugurated a neighborhood footbridge, a [...] | 2010-01-13 06:57:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP |
10MANILA73 | GOVERNMENT RACING AGAINST TIME FOR MILF PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Philippine government and the insurgent Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) are poised to continue difficult discussions this month on a comprehensive peace agreement, even as the Philippine government questions how much progress can be made in reconciling the parties' distan [...] | 2010-01-14 09:20:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS KISL RP |
10MILAN16 | INTERIOR MINISTER MARONI'S PLANS FOR INTEGRATION [...] (C) Summary: Interior Minister Roberto Maroni, a member of the Northern League (LN) party, recently announced a new draft law that would offer immigrants a residence permit, known as a "permesso di soggiorno," in return for a promise to integrate into Italian society. The Maroni plan--which [...] | 2010-02-10 09:01:00 | Consulate Milan | CONFIDENTIAL | IT KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM PINR SMIG |
10MILAN2 | DIVERGENT PATHS OF INTEGRATION IN NORTHERN ITALY [...] (C) Summary: The integration of the growing immigrant population in Northern Italy is a challenge for communities throughout the region. Constructively, the city of Turin is taking advantage of a national government program to welcome so-called "second-generation immigrants" into the civil [...] | 2010-01-05 14:49:00 | Consulate Milan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR SMIG KISL IT |
10MUNICH34 | ARAB MEDIA, ONLINE CHAT ROOMS AND THE MUNICH SECURITY [...] (U) The handshake between Prince Turki al Faisal, the former head of Saudi Arabia's Intelligence Service, and Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon off stage but in public view at the Munich Security Conference (Munich, February 5-7, reported septels) drew the attention of Arab websites [...] | 2010-02-23 08:29:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER EINT KISL XF XD GM |
10NEWDELHI114 | INDIA AGREES ALTERNATIVE IS NECESSARY TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Kozak and PolCouns on January 22 met with Rajiva Misra, Joint Secretary for United Nations Economic and Social (UNES) Division at the Ministry of External Affairs, to discuss USG concerns about the "defamation of religions" resolution and the related OIC-backed Protoc [...] | 2010-01-22 13:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC UNGA IN |
10NEWDELHI207 | INDIAN ISLAM: DEOBANDI-BARELVI TENSION CHANGING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Like most issues affecting the world's largest democracy, Islam in India presents a series of dichotomies. The Muslim population of India ranks as the second or third highest in the world and yet it is only a minority in India, representing 13.4 percent of the total population [...] | 2010-02-02 03:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM KISL IN |
10NEWDELHI243 | SECENSETTER FOR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO MUSLIM [...] (U) Mission India warmly welcomes you on your first visit to India as Special Representative to Muslim Communities. You will find an Indian government that is more committed than ever to building a durable and wide ranging USG-GOI relationship after Prime Minister Singh's Washington visit in N [...] | 2010-02-05 11:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KISL IN |
10NIAMEY71 | (S) NIGER: UPDATE ON IRANIAN OUTREACH [...] (S/NF) Contrary to ref A, Government of Niger Minister of Agricultural Development Moussa Labo and Minister of Commerce, Industry, and Standardization Halidou Badj recently traveled to Tehran, rather than Prime Minister Gamatie. On January 26 they met with Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, [...] | 2010-01-27 21:32:00 | Embassy Niamey | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ETRD PGOV PINR EAID ENRG KISL SCUL IR NG |
10OSLO31 | NORWAY APPROVES OF US ACTION PLAN ON DEFEATING [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-21 12:38:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC NO |
10PARIS58 | EMBASSY PARIS - MINORITY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In keeping with France's unique history and circumstances, Embassy Paris has created a Minority Engagement Strategy that encompasses, among other groups, the French Muslim population and responds to the goals outlined in reftel A. Our aim is to engage the French population at a [...] | 2010-01-19 09:24:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KIRF KISL FR |
10RABAT158 | RENEWED CONTACT WITH THE JCO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Fatallah Arsalane, governing board member of the unrecognized but tolerated Moroccan religious/political organization known as the Justice and Charity Organization (JCO; Arabic: "Al-Adl wal Ihsane"),met with D/PolCouns for a wide-ranging discussion of global issues and interna [...] | 2010-02-24 15:45:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KISL MO |
10RABAT6 | IMPLEMENTING THE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO VISION IN MOROCCO [...] Summary: Pursuant to President Obama's Cairo Speech and the Secretary of State's remarks in Marrakesh at the Forum for the Future, the U.S. Mission in Morocco continues to collaborate with Moroccan counterparts from civil society, government, media and academia to support a wealth of programs [...] | 2010-01-05 07:45:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM ECON SOCI KISL KTIA MO |
10RIYADH148 | RIYADH HIGH COURT OVERTURNS AL-JOUF FORCED DIVORCE [...] (S) SUMMARY: On January 30, English-language dailies Saudi Gazette and Arab News reported that the newly-established High Court in Riyadh -- a "supreme court" of review which is one of the first fruits of King Abdullah's judicial reform efforts -- had overturned the highly contentious forced d [...] | 2010-02-01 13:51:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | KDEM KISL KJUS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SA |
10RIYADH152 | MOJ REPORTS SOME PROGRESS ON LEGAL REFORMS; STILL [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador Smith, engaged in a frank and wide-ranging discussion with Minister of Justice Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa on January 27. Dr. Al-Issa spoke candidly about the challenges he faced in implementing King Abdullah's reform agenda, citing several examples of recent progress such a [...] | 2010-02-02 13:41:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KISL KJUS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SA |
10RIYADH224 | CODEL LOWEY AND SAUDI VICE MINISTER OF EDUCATION [...] (U) During a February 14 visit to the National Dialogue Center (KACND) CODEL Lowey was briefed on its primary goal of combating extremism by promoting dialogue and exchanges of differing points of view among Saudis. On the role of women the Center's Director explained the SAG privatization st [...] | 2010-02-24 14:25:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KISL KOCI KPAO PGOV PPD PREL SA |
10RIYADH69 | HUMAN RIGHTS NGO SENDS OPEN LETTER TO SAUDI KING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 28, 2009 the unlicensed Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA) appealed to King Abdullah in an open letter to order the release from prison of 73-year old, well-known Human Rights activist, Suliman Al-Reshoudi. The letter claimed that Al-Reshoudi, a former j [...] | 2010-01-12 14:43:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KISL PGOV KDEM OPDC SA |
10ROME89 | ITALY-YEMEN: SENIOR MFA OFFICIALS OUTLINE APPROACH [...] (C) FM Frattini's Chief of Staff Alain Economides and Acting Director General of the MFA Middle East Bureau Luigi Marras told us the international community needed to take an inclusive and regional approach to stabilizing Yemen in the aftermath of the attempted bombing of NWA Flight 253. Marr [...] | 2010-01-22 16:34:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KISL IT YE |
10ROME96 | DELIVERY OF U.S. POLICY TOWARD YEMEN DEMARCHE [...] (C) On January 25, Poloff delivered ref A points to MFA Office Director for the Gulf States, Minister Stefano Queirolo Palmas. Palmas commented that Yemen's problems are closely linked to instability and underdevelopment in the whole region, especially Somalia and other East African countri [...] | 2010-01-26 15:46:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KISL IT YE |
10SOFIA30 | STRATEGY FOR ENGAGEMENT OF MINORITIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While Bulgaria has long been one of the most stable countries in the Balkans with regard to minorities, specific minority outreach is still a sensitive subject. Bulgarians still think in terms of "real" Bulgarians and "other" Bulgarians with regard to citizens of Turkish, Roma, [...] | 2010-01-15 12:43:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL KPAO PHUM PREL SCUL SOCI BG |
10STATE12889 | BUREAU AUTHORIZED FUND CITE FOR U.S. SCIENCE [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARA 3. 2. PER REFTELS, WE ARE PROVIDING OES FISCAL DATA FOR U.S. SCIENCE ENVOY DR. ELIAS ZERHOUNI AND HIS DELEGATION'S FEBRUARY 13 TRIP TO THE MIDDLE EAST AND MAGREB, IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,950. DR. ZERHOUNI PLANS TO ARRIVE IN DOHA FEBRUARY 13 DEPARTING FEB 15, AR [...] | 2010-02-12 20:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN KISL KSCA OEXC OVIP SCUL SENV TSPL XF KFSC |
10STATE17152 | AMENDED BUREAU AUTHORIZED FUND CITE FOR U.S. [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARA 3. 2. PER REFTELS, WE ARE PROVIDING AMENDED OES FISCAL DATA FOR U.S. SCIENCE ENVOY DR. ELIAS ZERHOUNI AND HIS DELEGATION'S FEBRUARY 13-21 TRIP TO THE MIDDLE EAST AND MARCH 3-15 TRIP TO THE MAGREB, IN THE AMENDED AMOUNT OF $6,350. DR. ZERHOUNI WILL BE TRAVEL [...] | 2010-02-24 19:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN KISL KSCA OEXC OVIP SCUL SENV TSPL XF KFSC EAID |
10STATE2086 | BUREAU AUTHORIZED FUND CITE FOR U.S. SCIENCE [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARA 3. 2. PER REFTELS, WE ARE PROVIDING OES FISCAL DATA FOR THE FIRST U.S. SCIENCE ENVOY DR. AHMED ZEWAIL AND HIS DELEGATION'S JANUARY 8 TRIP TO THE MIDDLE EAST, IN THE AMOUNT OF $7500. DR. ZEWAIL PLANS TO ARRIVE IN CAIRO JANUARY 9 AND DEPART CAIRO FEBRUARY 1 [...] | 2010-01-09 02:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN KISL KSCA OEXC OVIP SCUL SENV TSPL XF KFSC |
10STATE4749 | THANK YOU FOR VOTES ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (U) This is an action message for action addressees. See para 5. 2. (U) Summary: Efforts to reach out to host countries, at all levels, paid off on December 18, 2009 as the votes in favor of the Defamation of Religions resolution at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) declined by six votes ( [...] | 2010-01-16 01:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNGA OPDC KIRF KISL |
10STOCKHOLM11 | SWEDEN: EUR ENGAGEMENT ON WOMEN'S ISSUES [...] Summary: Embassy Stockholm integrates women's issues in our International Visitor Leadership Programs in support of women's health, career advancement and leadership opportunities. Post also engages the Swedes on global women's issues such as gender-based violence and women's empowerment in A [...] | 2010-01-13 14:12:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KISL KTIP SW |
10STOCKHOLM91 | SWEDISH SOCIAL DEMOCRATS REIN IN MALMO MAYOR'S [...] (C) Summary: Following several attacks on the Jewish community in the Swedish city Malmo, comments by Mayor Ilmar Reepalu, a leading Social Democrat, caused a ruckus in national and international media. Reepalu reportedly blamed the anti-Semitic harassment on Malmo's Jews themselves, because [...] | 2010-02-26 16:57:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL SW |
10TRIPOLI113 | SAIF AL-ISLAM AL-QADHAFI'S PALESTINIAN ADVENTURISM [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a nod to his father's dream to serve as grand regional mediator, Saif al-Islam al-Qadhafi appears to be increasingly interested in helping to broker reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas, possibly in hopes of achieving a compromise prior to the Libyan-hosted Arab League Sum [...] | 2010-02-10 08:52:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR KISL KWBG KPAL IS LY |
88LAGOS17750 | NIGERIA: REACTION TO CESSATION OF SHARIA DEBATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: INITIAL PUBLIC RESPONSE TO THE FEDERAL MILITARY GOVERNMENT'S (FMG) DECISION TO HALT DEBATE ON SHARIA LAW IN THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN MUTED. CRITICISM HAS PREDICTABLY COME FROM PARTISANS ON THE ISSUE AND THOSE OPPOSED TO MILITARY GOVERNMENT. ATTEMPTS IN THE ASSEMBLY T [...] | 1988-11-30 15:07:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL NI |
89CAIRO16206 | MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD: DEFANGED BUT REHABILITATED [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: TWO YEARS AGO, MUBARAK BET THAT BY ADMITTING THE OUTLAWED MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD (MB) TO THE PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY, THE GROUP WOULD BE COOPTED AND THUS UNDERMINED AS THE CATALYST OF AN ISLAMIC OPPOSITION MOVEMENT. NOW, THE BET IS PAYING OFF: THE MB HAS G [...] | 1989-07-20 17:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PINS KPRP EG |
89LAGOS6503 | NIGERIA: MUSLIMS PERSPECTIVES ON SHARIA [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: DURING POLOFF'S TRIP TO THE NORTH APRIL 3-14, MUSLIM SPOKESMEN PROTESTED THAT WESTERN PORTRAYALS GIVE A DISTORTED PICTURE OF THE SHARIA COURT SYSTEM. CONTRARY TO ITS BRUTAL IMAGE IN THE WEST, THEY ASSERT, SHARIA PROVIDES A HUMANE AND EFFECTIVE DET [...] | 1989-04-27 11:08:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PINR NI |
90JERUSALEM3430 | FATAH AND HAMAS CLAIM RECONCILIATION [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: FOLLOWING TWO MONTHS OF CLASHES AND ACCUSATORY LEAFLETS, HAMAS AND FATAH HAVE ISSUED A COMMUNIQUE ANNOUNCING THEIR RECONCILIATION. THE LEAFLET, WHICH CLAIMS TO SPEAK ALSO FOR THE UNLU, CALLS FOR CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE TO SOLVE DIFFERENCES, RESPECT F [...] | 1990-09-25 12:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KISL PINS IS |
91CAIRO12383 | THE GREAT SHAYKHS: THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AND [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. POLITICAL ISLAM IN EGYPT IS GENERALLY DIVIDED INTO ESTABLISHMENT ISLAM REPRESENTED BY THE RELATIVELY MODERATE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD (MB),AND THE RADICAL FRINGE REPRESENTED BY OMAR ABDURRAHMAN AND COMPANY. THESE GROUPS COMPETE FOR RECRUITS, STRUGGLE FOR CONTROL OF THE [...] | 1991-07-11 15:16:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR KISL PINS KPRP EG |
91CAIRO5521 | MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD CALLS FOR WITHDRAWAL OF [...] IN A STATEMENT ISSUED ON THE EVENING OF MARCH 26, EGYPTIAN MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD SUPREME GUIDE HAMED ABU AL-NASR ISSUED A STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF HIS ORGANIZATION DENOUNCING THE "MALICIOUS PLOT" THAT HAS PRODUCED THE INVASION OF KUWAIT, THE DESTRUCTION OF IRAQ'S CAPABILITIES, AND THE POSSIBLE FRA [...] | 1991-03-28 08:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL PINS PGOV PREL SA KU EG |
91RIYADH10006 | PRINCE SAUD AL-FAISAL CRITICIZES IRAN [...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT). 2. DURING A NOVEMBER 21 MEETING ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS (SEPTELS, NOTAL),THE AMBASSADOR SPARKED A DIATRIBE ON IRAN FROM SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER PRINCE SAUD AL-FAISAL BY ASKING WHAT HE THOUGHT IRAN WAS UP TO IN THE OIC. PRINCE SAUD REPLIED THAT IRAN HAD INDEED [...] | 1991-11-24 08:22:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KISL OIC GCC IR SA |
91RIYADH1809 | OVERVIEW OF SAUDI ARABIA'S JIHAD CONVENTION [...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.) 2. SUMMARY: THE UNPRECEDENTED CONVENTION ON THE CONCEPT OF JIHAD AND ITS RELATION TO THE GULF CRISIS ENDED IN RIYADH FEBRUARY 20 AFTER THREE DAYS OF DISCUSSION BY PERHAPS THE MOST DIVERSE GATHERING EVER OF SAUDI RELIGIOUS, GOVERNMENT, AND MEDIA PERSONALITIES [...] | 1991-02-22 11:04:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PROP PREL IZ SA |
91RIYADH1865 | ISLAM AT THE JIHAD CONVENTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: WHILE ISLAM WAS A CENTRAL SUBJECT AT LAST WEEK'S JIHAD CONVENTION IN RIYADH, DISCUSSIONS GENERALLY REPEATED THE SAME POINTS EMPHASIZED BY SAUDI RELIGIOUS AUTHORITIES SINCE LAST AUGUST. THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT, AND ESPECIALLY THE BAATH PARTY, WERE ROUNDLY CONDEMNED BY ALL SPEAKERS, [...] | 1991-02-24 10:31:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PROP PREL IZ SA |
91TELAVIV15380 | ISLAMIC JIHAD: TOTAL REJECTION OF PEACE [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY AN ISLAMIC JIHAD ACTIVIST LAID OUT AN UNCOMPROMISING VIEW OF HIS ORGANIZATION'S OPPOSITION TO THE PEACE PROCESS AND FUTURE AIMS. WHILE CRITICAL OF PALESTINIANS ENGAGED IN THE CURRENT DIALOGUE, THE ACTIVIST ASSERTED THAT HIS GROUP WOULD NOT EMPLOY [...] | 1991-11-25 14:16:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KISL IS |
92ALEXANDRIA721 | ALEXANDRIA: CONSENSUS OF VIEWS ON [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY AND COMMENT: DURING A DAY-LONG SERIES OF MEETINGS OCTOBER 17, CG SCHELL AND VISITING NEA/EGY DIRECTOR SURBER HEARD FROM A CROSS-SECTION OF OUR REGULAR LOCAL CONTACTS THAT THE MOST SERIOUS PROBLEM FACING EGYPT TODAY IS THE ECONOMY, MORE SPECIFICALLY, [...] | 1992-10-20 10:46:00 | Consulate Alexandria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KISL EG |
92ALEXANDRIA751 | ALEXANDRIA: TRIAL OF SUSPECTED JIHAD MEMBERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE TRIAL OF THIRTY-ONE SUSPECTED ISLAMIC JIHAD MEMBERS, SOME OF WHOM WERE ARRESTED IN ALEXANDRIA IN AUGUST, WILL BEGIN OCTOBER 29 AT ALEXANDRIAS HIGH MILITARY COURT ACCORDING TO WIDESPREAD PRESS COVERAGE. THE SUSPECTED MILITANTS, WHO COULD FACE THE DEATH PENALTY IF FOUND GUILTY [...] | 1992-10-29 15:42:00 | Consulate Alexandria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KISL EG |
92DAMASCUS8839 | SYRIANS RELEASE 45 LEBANESE SUNNI ISLAMIC [...] (U) THE LEBANESE NEWSPAPER "AL-NAHAR" REPORTED DECEMBER 4 THAT 45 MEMBERS OF THE ISLAMIC UNIFICATION MOVEMENT (HARIKAT AL-TAWHID AL-ISLAMI),WHO WERE IMPRISONED IN SYRIA, WERE FREED AND RETURNED TO THEIR HOMES IN TRIPOLI, LEBANON, AS PART OF THE AMNESTY COVERING 554 POLITICAL DETAINEES WHICH [...] | 1992-12-04 13:46:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINS PTER KISL SY LE IR |
92ISLAMABAD8548 | ONE YEAR AFTER THE SHARIA ACT, [...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: PRIME MINISTER NAWAZ SHARIF'S SHARIA (ISLAMIZATION) ACT, PASSED BY THE PAKISTANI NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ONE YEAR AGO, WAS SYMPTOMATIC OF THE GROWING INFLUENCE OF ISLAMIC IDEOLOGY ON PAKISTANI POLITICS. THE POORLY DRAFTED AND VAGUELY WORDED DOCUMENT P [...] | 1992-06-08 12:07:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PHUM KPRP PK |
92KHARTOUM5035 | BIO UPDATE: IBRAHIM SANUSSI [...] SECRET/NOFORN - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. FOLLOWING IS BASIC BIO DATA ON IBRAHIM SANUSSI: ---BORN 1937 AL UBAYD, KORDOFAN. ---1962 - BAKT AL RUDA TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTE, DIPLOMA. ---1970 - CAIRO UNIVERSITY, B. LAW. WAS A LEADING FIGURE IN THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD MOVEMENT WITHIN THE CAIRO [...] | 1992-07-02 12:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PINR PGOV KISL SU US |
92KHARTOUM7039 | SUDAN'S TURABI ON "INTERNATIONALISM OF [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THE LEADER OF SUDAN'S NATIONAL ISLAMIC FRONT SPELLED OUT TO THOUSANDS OF HIS FOLLOWERS HERE SEPTEMBER 14TH, THE INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER OF ISLAM AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE NEED FOR MUSLIMS TO USE THE RELIGION AS A SHIELD AGAINST THE POWER OF THE WEST. [...] | 1992-09-23 08:09:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL SU |
92TELAVIV6841 | MINI-WAR BETWEEN ISLAMIC JIHAD ORGANIZATION [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. GAZAN CONTACTS CLAIM THAT A "MINI-WAR" BETWEEN HAMAS AND THE ISLAMIC JIHAD ORGANIZATION (IJO) HAS BEEN TAKING PLACE OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS. THESE CONTACTS TOLD POLOFF THAT THE DISPUTE BETWEEN THE TWO ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALIST GROUPS HAS RESULTED IN SEVERAL C [...] | 1992-05-14 13:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS KISL |
93ALEXANDRIA190 | UPTURN IN FUNDAMENTALIST [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY/COMMENT: COMMENT: ALEXANDRIA AND THE DELTA HAVE, SO FAR, TRAILED UPPER EGYPT AND CAIRO IN TERMS OF VIOLENT FUNDAMENTALIST ACTIVITY. WE DO NOT BELIEVE NORTHERN EGYPT IS IMMUNE TO THIS KIND OF ACTIVITY AND ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN RELIGIOSITY AND [...] | 1993-03-18 11:24:00 | Consulate Alexandria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL EG |
93ALEXANDRIA373 | ALEXANDRIA: IMPROVING THE NEIGHBORHOODS [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA IS UNDERTAKING A MAJOR PROGRAM TO IMPROVE HOUSING AND GENERAL LIVING CONDITIONS IN MANY OF ITS POORER NEIGHBORHOODS. ONE PROGRAM ELEMENT, INVOLVING THE RELOCATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS, IS IN PART INTENDED TO ROOT OUT AND ISOLATE EXTREMISTS AND THEIR FU [...] | 1993-05-17 07:22:00 | Consulate Alexandria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL EG |
93JEDDAH1305 | THE KINGDOM'S LEADING "RELIGIOUS REFORMERS" [...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THE AWAKENING, OR "AS-SAHWAH" AS IT IS KNOWN IN ARABIC, IS THE GENERAL TERM USED TO DESCRIBE THE CONSERVATIVE RELIGIOUS TREND WHICH GAINED STRENGTH IN SAUDI ARABIA FOLLOWING OPERATION DESERT STORM. IT HAS REMAINED A LOOSELY STRUCTURED MOVEMENT WITHOUT FORMAL [...] | 1993-06-27 07:26:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PINR SA |
93STATE176000 | POLITICAL ISLAM IN BLACK AFRICA [...] THIS CABLE TRANSMITS AN INR MEMO OF JUNE 1 ON "POLITICAL ISLAM IN BLACK AFRICA." THE MEMO IS A SUMMARY OF VIEWS EXPRESSED BY ACADEMICS AT A MAY 7 CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY INR AND, AS SUCH' DOES NOT REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. YOUR COMMENTS ARE WELCOMED. BEGIN SUMMARY [...] | 1993-06-10 16:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR XA KISL |
94AMMAN12970 | THE PUBLIC FACE OF HAMAS IN JORDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY HAMAS SPOKESMAN IN JORDAN IBRAHIM GHAWSHAH REFRAINED FROM PRAISING THE OCTOBER 19 TEL AVIV BOMBING BUT HAS PREDICTED THAT HAMAS WILL CONTINUE TO UNDERTAKE SUCH OPERATIONS. DESPITE HIS WILLINGNESS TO OBLIGE THE MEDIA WITH THE KIND OF FLAMBOYANT RHETORIC THAT MAKES A GOOD STORY, G [...] | 1994-10-24 11:28:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KPAL KISL JO XF KWBG |
94BEIRUT5863 | (S)ELECTING A LEBANESE PRESIDENT IN 1995: A [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: VIRTUALLY EVERY PROMINENT MARONITE POLITICAN IN LEBANON (AND IN PARIS) HOPES TO SUCCEED PRESIDENT HRAWI, WHOSE TERM IS SET TO EXPIRE IN NOVEMBER 1995. FURIOUS JOCKEYING HAS BEGUN, AND A DIZZYING ARRAY OF POSSIBLE SCENARIOS EXISTS, BEGINNING WITH AN E [...] | 1994-11-09 09:45:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL PHUM KISL KPRP LE |
94KHARTOUM6366 | SUDANESE MISCHIEF-MAKING: DOES IT MATTER? [...] No summary [...] | 1994-12-14 13:49:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | KISL PREL PTER SU |
94MANILA13414 | DISCUSSION ON THE ISLAMIC MOVEMENT IN THE [...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: DURING JULY 12 LUNCHEON MEETING WITH POLOFF, RETIRED DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR JOEL DE LOS SANTOS DESCRIBED THE FUTURE PROSPECTS OF PEACE WITH THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY AS LESS THAN ENCOURAGING. HE FELT THAT A MAIN PROBLEM WAS THE LACK OF UNDERS [...] | 1994-07-19 07:42:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KISL RP |
94RIYADH2051 | THE SAUDI MAJLIS ASH-SHURA: NO PROBLEMS, [...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: MAJLIS ASH-SHURA PRESIDENT MOHAMMED BIN JUBAIR REVIEWED IN GENERAL TERMS THE WORK OF THE MAJLIS ASH-SHURA, ASSERTING THAT IT WAS PROCEEDING SMOOTHLY AND SATISFACTORILY. HE SAID, WITHOUT ELABORATION, THAT THE MAJLIS ASH-SHURA HAS NOT YET ESTABLISH [...] | 1994-04-16 12:18:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL SA |
94RIYADH989 | BIN LADIN FAMILY PUBLICLY WASHES HANDS OF USAMA [...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT 2. IN A FRONT PAGE ARTICLE IN THE FEBRUARY 19 ARABIC LANGUAGE DAILY, AL-RIYADH, BAKR BIN LADIN, HEAD OF A LARGE AND WEALTHY JEDDAH-BASED BUSINESS FAMILY, PUBLICLY SOUGHT TO DISTANCE HIMSELF AND HIS CLAN FROM THE FAMILY BLACK SHEEP AND INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC ACTI [...] | 1994-02-20 13:19:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PTER SA |
94STATE328961 | RADICAL ISLAM IN BRUNEI [...] CONFIDENTIAL NOFORN - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. REFTEL REFERRED TO A RECENT ARTICLE IN U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT CLAIMING RADICAL ISLAMIC GROUPS EXIST IN BRUNEI AND REQUESTING INFORMATION FROM WASHINGTON AGENCIES ON THE MATTER. WASHINGTON AGENCIES HAVE PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: 3. OU [...] | 1994-12-10 02:10:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL PTER BX |
95BEIRUT4678 | MORE ON ARREST OF LEBANESE-PALESTINIAN [...] CLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL BY RONALD SCHLICHER, CHARGE. REASONS 1.5 B AND D. 2. SUMMARY: PRESIDENT HRAWI, CITING PEACE PROCESS AND OTHER REASONS, HAS DECIDED AGAINST ALLOWING THE LAF TO ENTER 'AYN AL-HILWEH REFUGEE CAMP TO ARREST THE FUGITIVE LEADER OF THE RECENTLY DISCOVERED SUNNI FUNDAM [...] | 1995-12-28 14:49:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KPAL KISL PREF LE SY |
95JERUSALEM2191 | IDF KILLS WANTED HAMAS ACTIVIST IN HEBRON [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. A WANTED HAMAS IZZ ED-DIN AL-QASSAM CELL MEMBER, TAHIR QAFISHA, WAS AMBUSHED AND SHOT DEAD BY AN UNDERCOVER UNIT OF THE ISRAELI BORDER POLICE JUNE 29 AT THE NORTHERN ENTRANCE TO HEBRON. TWO HOMES IN WHICH QAFISHA ALLEGEDLY HID WERE DEMOLISHED, AS [...] | 1995-06-30 15:34:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KISL KWBG IS |
95JERUSALEM3642 | PALESTINIANS EXPRESS SHOCK, ANXIETY ABOUT THE [...] CLASSIFIED BY EDWARD G. ABINGTON, CONSUL GENERAL. 1.5B-D. THIS IS A JOINT CONGEN JERUSALEM, EMBASSY TEL AVIV CABLE. 2. SUMMARY. PALESTINIANS HAVE REACTED WITH SHOCK TO THE NOVEMBER 4 ASSASSINATION OF ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER YITZHAK RABIN, FOLLOWED BY ANXIETY ABOUT WHAT HIS DEATH MEANS T [...] | 1995-11-05 18:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWBG KISL PLO KPAL PTER IS |
95LONDON15945 | MURDER OF QADHAFI OPPONENT IN LONDON [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: MICHAEL J. HABIB, MINISTER-COUNSELOR FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS. REASON: 1.5(D). 2. (U) ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTS, AN EXILED OPPONENT OF QADHAFI'S REGIME WAS FOUND STABBED TO DEATH IN HIS WEST LONDON GROCER'S SHOP ON SUNDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 26. FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS [...] | 1995-11-28 13:03:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KISL LY UK |
95RIYADH4074 | SAUDI CLERICS URGE OBEDIENCE TO KING, TAKE [...] (C) SUMMARY: RIYADH'S LEADING IMAM, TOGETHER WITH A SHAYKH FORMERLY RENOWNED FOR PUBLICLY OPPOSING AL SAUD POLICIES, RECENTLY ADVOCATED OBEDIENCE TO KING FAHD AND UNITY WITHIN THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY. THE OCCASION, A MOSQUE SEMINAR WHICH WAS UNCHARACTERISTICALLY COVERED BY A SAUDI NEWSPAPER, [...] | 1995-09-12 11:51:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL SA |
95RIYADH5472 | CDLR FEELS VINDICATED BY OPM/SANG BOMBING, [...] CLASSIFIED BY DCM THEODORE H. KATTOUF, REASON 1.5(B). 2. (U) SUMMARY: ANALYSIS OF THE BULLETINS AND COMMUNIQUES ISSUED BY THE THE COMMITTEE FOR THE DEFENSE OF LEGITIMATE RIGHTS (CDLR) DURING THE PAST FOUR WEEKS REVEALS TWO MAIN THEMES OF NOTE. FIRST, THE CDLR CITES THE CAR BOMBING AT T [...] | 1995-12-17 13:44:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL PINS PINR SA |
96ADDISABABA1545 | COUNTERING THE ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALIST THREAT IN [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLOFF JEFFREY JACOBS, 1.5 (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY. RETIRED SOMALI GENERAL JAMA ISSA MOHAMUD (AKA JAMA "GREEN") DISCUSSED RISING ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALIST ACTIVITY IN ETHIOPIA'S SOMALI REGIONAL STATE AND OFFERED POSSIBLE METHODS TO COUNTER THE THREAT TO REGIONAL STABILITY. [...] | 1996-03-05 07:37:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL PINS MOPS ET |
96ALGIERS3262 | RECENT TERRORIST ATTACKS: BLOODIER, BUT [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES JOSEPH STAFFORD, AMEMBASSY ALGIERS, REASON 1.5 (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF NEARLY FIVE YEARS OF SUSTAINED VIOLENCE HERE, NOVEMBER 1996 HAS WITNESSED SOME PARTICULRLY GRUESOME TERRORIST ATROCITIES, ESPECIALLY INCENTRAL ALGERIA. RAT [...] | 1996-11-20 17:33:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINS KISL AG |
96AMMAN2094 | WHAT HAMAS IS -- AND ISN'T -- IN JORDAN [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE ROBERT BEECROFT; REASON 1.5 (D). 2. (C) THERE IS NO/NO EVIDENCE TO LINK EITHER HAMAS SPOKESPERSONS IBRAHIM GHAWSHAH OR MUHAMMAD NAZZAL TO OPERATIONS CONDUCTED IN ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES BY HAMAS' MILITARY WING. EMBASSY LIKEWISE HAS NO EVIDENCE TO VALID [...] | 1996-03-06 16:41:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV PINS KPAL KISL JO IS |
96ANKARA12278 | GLIMPSES OF THE SHARIA IN TURKEY [...] CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR RICHARD MCKEE, EMBASSY ANKARA. REASON: 1.5(B)(D). 2. (C) ALONG WITH THE GROWING ELECTORAL STRENGTH OF PRIME MINISTER NECMETTIN ERBAKAN'S ISLAMIST REFAH (WELFARE) PARTY, THE IDEA OF RESTORING THE SHARIA (RELIGIOUS LAW) APPEARS TO BE GAINING ADHERENTS IN T [...] | 1996-11-18 11:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PTER PHUM PINR TU |
96ANKARA813 | REFAH'S GUL ANALYZES THE TURKISH ELECTIONS [...] CLASSIFIED BY JAMES T. HEG, ACTING POLITICAL COUNSELOR, EMBASSY ANKARA. REASON 1.5 (B). 2. SUMMARY: ON JANUARY 24, ACTING POLCOUNS AND POLOFF CALLED ON ABDULLAH GUL, VICE-CHAIRMAN AND KAYSERI PARLIAMENTARY DEPUTY OF THE ISLAMIST REFAH (WELFARE) PARTY, TO GET THE LATEST REFAH THINKING ON [...] | 1996-01-24 16:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL TU |
96CAIRO13851 | EL-SADIQ EL-MAHDI ON THE FUTURE OF SUDAN [...] CLASSIFIED BY DCM VINCENT BATTLE, REASON 1.5 (D). CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. DRAWING ON REFTEL TALKING POINTS, DCM MET WITH EL-SADIQ EL-MAHDI IN CAIRO ON DECEMBER 30 TO DISCUSS HIS FUTURE PLANS, SUDANESE OPPOSITION ACTIVITIES, THE POLITICAL SITUATION INSID [...] | 1996-12-31 06:39:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC KISL SU EG |
96DAKAR2654 | CONTINUING DISQUIET IN THE TIDIANE ISLAMIC [...] CLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT BY: AMBASSADOR, AMEMBASSY DAKAR. REASON: 1.5 (B) 2. BEGIN SUMMARY: A PROMINENT LAWYER FAMILIAR WITH THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE TIDIANE ISLAMIC BROTHERHOOD SAYS THAT IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE JANUARY ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OF ABDUL AZIZ SY, JR., THE RIVALR [...] | 1996-04-08 07:47:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PINS SG |
96ISLAMABAD8055 | AFGHANISTAN: TALIBAN ASSERTS “ARABS†HAVE FLED [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR TOM PRICE. REASON: 1.5 (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE TALIBAN'S DEPUTY FOREIGN AFFAIR'S ADVISER TOLD POLOFF AND AARMA ON SEPTEMBER 18 THAT THE TALIBAN HAD SEIZED HEKMATYAR/SAYYAF TRAINING CAMPS IN PAKTIA PROVINCE. HE NOTED THAT THE "ARAB" OCCUPANTS OF THE CAMPS HA [...] | 1996-09-19 12:41:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV MOPS KISL PREL PK AF |
96ISLAMABAD8679 | AFGHANISTAN: BIN LADEN REPORTEDLY IN JALALABAD [...] No summary [...] | 1996-10-14 06:21:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | AF KISL MOPS PGOV PTER |
96JERUSALEM3094 | HAMAS BIDING ITS TIME [...] CLASSIFIED BY CONSUL GENERAL EDWARD G. ABINGTON, JR. REASON 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) BIR ZEIT UNIVERSITY POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR HISHAM AHMAD TOLD POLOFF THAT HAMAS IS LAYING LOW FOLLOWING CRACKDOWNS BY THE PA AND ISRAELI SECURITY AFTER TERRORIST ATTACKS EARLIER THIS YEAR. IN HIS VIE [...] | 1996-11-08 15:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG KISL PTER |
96PESHAWAR1059 | AFGHANISTAN: TALIBAN STALL IN PERMITTING WESTERN [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY BRAD HANSON, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, AMCONSULATE PESHAWAR. REASON: 1.5 D. 2. (C) SUMMARY: NANGARHAR TALIBAN PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS HAVE TOLD A RESPECTED PAKISTANI REPORTER THAT USAMA BIN LADEN IS IN JALALABAD. THEY HESITATED TO GRANT THE BBC STRINGER'S REQUEST TO INTERVIEW HI [...] | 1996-11-11 13:22:00 | Consulate Peshawar | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINR KISL PREL AF |
97ADDISABABA2584 | ALLAH IN ETHIOPIA: MOSTLY QUIET ON THE ISLAMIC FRONT [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLOFF JEFFREY JACOBS, REASON 1.5 (D) . ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) FEW ISSUES ARE OF GREATER LONG-TERM CONCERN TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA (GFDRE) THAN THE THREAT OF MILITANT POLITICAL ISLAM. AT PRESENT THE GFDRE FACES LITT [...] | 1997-04-01 15:04:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KISL PHUM PTER PREL KPRP ET |
97ALGIERS734 | ALGERIA'S HAMAS PARTY: A WINNING ORGANIZATION? [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RONALD NEUMANN, AMEMBASSY ALGIERS, REASON 1.5 D. 2. (C) SUMMARY: IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE FOCUS IN ISLAMIST POLITICS HERE HAS SHIFTED TO THE LEGAL ISLAMIC PARTY HAMAS (N0 RELATION TO PALESTINIAN HAMAS) AWAY FROM THE BANNED ISLAMIC SALVATI0N FRONT (FIS). [...] | 1997-02-25 12:57:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL AG |
97ALGIERS952 | NEW ARMED GROUPS JOINING THE OLD FIS? [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RONALD NEUMANN, AMEMBASSY ALGIERS, REASON 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE ABILITY OF THE LONG-BANNED ISLAMIC SALVATION FRONT (FIS) TO RESTRAIN THE ISLAMIST ARMED GROUPS HERE IS QUESTIONABLE. OVER TIME, HOWEVER, THE BARBAROUS ATROCITIES OF THE ARMED I [...] | 1997-03-12 16:51:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PTER KISL AG |
97AMMAN5383 | THE ISLAMIC ACTION FRONT: SOMETIMES A PLATFORM IS MORE [...] CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR ROBERTA NEWELL FOR REASON 1.5 (D). 2. (U) SUMMARY: A COMMON REFRAIN AMONG OBSERVERS OF JORDAN'S ISLAMIC ACTION FRONT (IAF) IS CONDEMNATION OF THE INFURIATINGLY VAGUE NATURE OF THE PARTY'S POLITICAL PLATFORM. AN OPPONENT OF THE PEACE PROCESS AND A VOCAL [...] | 1997-06-05 13:40:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PINR PTER JO |
97ANKARA8752 | A "SPECIAL TEAM" VIEW ON THE PKK, OHAL, [...] CLASSIFIED BY ACTING POLCOUNS MARC SIEVERS, AMEMBASSY ANKARA. REASON: 1.5(B)(D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: ON THE EVENING OF SEPTEMBER 2, POLOFF DISCUSSED THE KURDISTAN WORKERS' PARTY (PKK),PROSPECTS FOR REFORM OF THE "STATE OF EMERGENCY" REGIME (OHAL),AND RELIGIOUS SENTIMENTS IN THE TURKISH NAT [...] | 1997-09-03 08:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL PHUM PINS TU |
97CAIRO11981 | EGYPT'S MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD - DOWN BUT NOT OUT [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/ECON MINISTER COUNSELOR JEFF MILLINGTON FOR REASON 1.5 (D). -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (C) MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AND JOURNALIST SYNDICATE MEMBERS MUHAMMAD ABD AL-QUDUS AND SALAH ABD AL-MAQSUD TOLD US RECENTLY THAT: -- THE LATEST MOVE IN THE GOVERNMENT'S ONGOIN [...] | 1997-11-12 14:27:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL PHUM PINR EG |
97CAIRO12034 | LEADING ISLAMIC FIGURE DENOUNCES TERRORISM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/ECON MINISTER COUNSELOR JEFF MILLINGTON FOR REASON 1.5 (B). 2. (C) SUMMARY: SHEIKH OF AL-AZHAR MUHAMMAD TANTAWI, IN AN INTERVIEW PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 7 IN A POPULAR EGYPTIAN MAGAZINE, STATED HIS OPPOSITION ON ISLAMIC GROUNDS TO SUICIDE OPERATIONS AGAINST ISRAELI CIV [...] | 1997-11-13 14:00:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL MEPP PTER KPAL IS EG |
97ISLAMABAD2488 | AFGHANISTAN: TALIBAN OFFICIAL CONFIRMS THAT MULLAH OMAR [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY TOM PRICE, POLITICAL COUNSELOR. REASONS: 1.5 (C) (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: MARCH 27 PAKISTANI PRESS REPORTS STATE THAT MULLAH OMAR MET WITH FUGITIVE SAUDI FINANCIER BIN LADEN IN KANDAHAR ON MARCH 25 AND TOLD HIM NOT TO USE "AFGHAN TERRITORY FOR ANTI- SAUDI GOVERNMENT ACTIVIT [...] | 1997-03-27 11:38:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KISL PREL AF PK SA |
97ISLAMABAD2533 | AFGHANISTAN: THE ENIGMATIC MULLAH OMAR AND TALIBAN [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY JOHN C. HOLZMAN, DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION. REASON: 1.5 (C) (D). 2. (U) THIS CABLE WAS COORDINATED WITH CONSULATE PESHAWAR. ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (C) NOT MUCH IS KNOWN ABOUT MULLAH OMAR, THE TALIBAN FOUNDER AND LEADER. HE COMES FROM A SMALL VILLAGE NEAR KANDAHAR AND H [...] | 1997-03-28 11:47:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PREL PINR AF |
97ISLAMABAD3085 | AFGHANISTAN: OBSERVERS SAY "RADICALS" HAVE UPPER HAND IN [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DAN MOZENA, ACTING POLITICAL COUNSELOR. REASONS: 1.5 (C) (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: IN SEPARATE CONVERSATIONS, HAMED GAILANI, THE POLITICALLY-ACTIVE SON OF PIR GAILANI, AND MULLAH MALANG, AN AFGHAN WITH LINKS TO THE TALIBAN, TOLD POLOFF RECENTLY THAT "RADICALS" ARE GAINING T [...] | 1997-04-14 12:55:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KISL PINR AF PK |
97NIAMEY5135 | ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM, IRAN, AND NIGER [...] (C) SUMMARY: MOST NIGERIENS BELIEVE ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM CONSTITUTES A LONG-TERM THREAT TO THE SECULAR STATE ESTABLISHED UNDER NIGER'S CONSTITUTION. IRAN IS WORKING QUIETLY AND WITH SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES TO PROMOTE SHI'ISM IN NIGER. SHIA RELIGIOUS LEADERS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA ARE ALSO A FO [...] | 1997-11-05 12:31:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID SOCI NG IR KISL |
97TASHKENT2034 | UZBEK ISLAMIC MILITANT SURFACES IN PESHAWAR? [...] CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR ESCUDERO. REASON: 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) ACCORDING TO BBC CORRESPONDENT MONICA WHITLOCK (PLEASE PROTECT),UZBEK ISLAMIC MILITANT "TAKHIRJON" HAS SURFACED IN PESHAWAR. TAKHIRJON LED THE 1991 "ADOLAT" UPRISING WHICH BRIEFLY TOOK OVER THE HOKIMIATE OFFICES IN NAMA [...] | 1997-05-01 10:26:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PINR PTER UZ PK |
98AMMAN3050 | POLITICAL ISLAM IN JORDAN: STRUGGLING FOR THE SOUL [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM JANET A. SANDERSON; REASONS: 1.5(B) AND (D). ------------------------ SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION ------------------------ 2. (C) THE NOVEMBER 1997 BOYCOTT OF PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS BY THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AND ITS POLITICAL WING, THE ISLAMIC ACTION FRONT, EXPOS [...] | 1998-04-02 13:45:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PGOV PINR KISL PHUM JO |
98AMMAN8578 | JORDANIAN ISLAMISTS' RELATIONSHIP WITH HAMAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE JORDANIAN MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD (MB) HAS BEEN OUTSPOKEN IN ITS PUBLIC PROTESTS OVER THE KILLING OF HAMAS MILITARY LEADERS IMAD AND ADEL AWADULLAH AND HAS SUGGESTED PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY COMPLICITY IN THEIR DEATHS. THE MB OPENLY DECLARES ITS CLOSE TIES WITH HAMAS, BUT PRIVATELY [...] | 1998-09-21 12:53:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PTER KISL KWBG JO |
98BEIRUT3570 | AMBASSADOR'S CALLS ON PARLIAMENTARY LEADERSHIP [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR SATTERFIELD. REASONS 1.5 (B AND D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: DURING THE AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALLS AT THE PARLIAMENT, SPEAKER NABIH BERRI AND HIS DEPUTY ELIE FERZLI INDICATED THAT LAF COMMANDER GENERAL EMILE LAHUD IS THE MOST OBVIOUS CHOICE TO BECOME THE NEXT PR [...] | 1998-09-29 14:20:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KISL MEPP LE |
98TELAVIV15545 | HAMAS CONSIDERS A NEW MODUS VIVENDI WITH PA [...] (C) IN THE AFTERMATH OF WIDE-SCALE ARRESTS OF HAMAS ACTIVISTS FOLLOWING THE OCTOBER 29 GUSH KATIF SUICIDE BOMBINGS, SOME OF OUR GAZA CONTACTS ARE STATING THAT HAMAS IS PREPARING TO ENTER INTO A LIMITED "TRUCE" WITH THE PALESTINIAN.AUTHORITY (PA). THE TRUCE WOULD APPLY ONLY TO ATTACKS LAUNCHE [...] | 1998-11-25 16:28:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KWBG KPAL PREL PHUM GZ IS PGOV |
99BEIRUT5413 | THE SOUTH: HIZBALLAH STRATEGIC, TACTICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: SPECULATION OVER A FUTURE ISRAELI WITHDRAWAL (UNILATERAL OR THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS) FROM SOUTH LEBANON HAS GIVEN RISE TO DIFFERENCES AMONG HIZBALLAH'S SENIOR LEADERS ABOUT THE PARTY'S FUTURE. THE PROSPECT OF CHANGE HAS COMPELLED THE PARTY TO BEGIN SPECIFIC PLANNING FOR THE ROLE IT [...] | 1999-12-21 12:52:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV IR KISL IS LE |
99CAIRO2104 | EGYPT'S MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AT LOW EBB [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ECONOMIC-POLITICAL MINISTER COUNSELOR RICHARD LEBARON FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) SINCE 1995, WHEN THE GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN PROFESSIONAL SYNDICATES CONTROLLED BY THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AND ARRESTED THEIR ACTIVISTS, THE BROTHERHOOD HAS R [...] | 1999-03-16 16:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PTER PGOV PREL KISL PHUM ECON EG |
99ISLAMABAD495 | PUBLIC DIPLOMACY: USAMA BIN LADIN [...] No summary [...] | 1999-01-26 03:32:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | AF KISL PK PREL PTER |
99TELAVIV12144 | HAMAS DEBATES FUTURE [...] (C) OUR CONTACTS IN GAZA HAVE PRESENTED DIFFERING VIEWS OVER NEXT STEPS BEING CONTEMPLATED BY HAMAS. A SENIOR FATAH LEADER AND MEMBER OF THE FATAH CENTRAL COMMITTEE, HANI AL-HASSAN, TOLD US RECENTLY THAT HAMAS WAS PLANNING AN "ELECTION" FOR MEMBERS OF ITS POLITBURO AND CONSULTATIVE ASSEMBLY. [...] | 1999-08-27 06:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PTER KPAL KWBG PREL PHUM GZ IS |