
Worldwide Protests Over Koran Burning Threat
(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: September 10, 2010) Protests have been organized around the world in response to threats by a Florida pastor to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. Mass sickness among students at girl schools in Afghanistan was shown to be caused by poisonous gas, part of an attempt by extremists to discourage female education. The Japanese economy has been stagnating for more than two decades, and many single mothers and children have been living in poverty as a result.