Saudi King Calls For Interfaith Dialogue ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Associated Press by Donna Abu-nasr And Abdullah Shihri - March 25, 2008 - 5:46pm King Abdullah is calling for a dialogue among Muslims, Christians and Jews, the first such proposal from this strictly Muslim kingdom at a time of mounting tensions between followers of Islam and those of other religions. In a speech late Monday, Abdullah said the country's top clerics gave him the green light to pursue his idea. Their backing is crucial in a religiously conservative society that expects decisions taken by its rulers to adhere to Islam's tenets. » Read more

So You Wanna Be A Hizballah Fighter? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Time by Andrew Lee Butters - March 25, 2008 - 5:45pm Hizballah's state-within-the-Lebanese-state -- its hospitals, schools, banking system and even its consumer goods stores -- is a closed society that's off-limits to outsiders. But no part of the structure is more closed and more secret than the military wing, access to which is extremely limited for an American journalist such as myself. » Read more