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Nov 6 2009, Mohamed

As Egypt gears for pop diva Beyonce Knowles’ first performance in North Africa, Islamic conservatives are branding her show an “insolent sex party” that threatens the Muslim nation’s “social peace and stability.”

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Standing in front of a picture of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Conservative leader David Cameron speaks during a news conference in London Monday April 27, 2009. Main opposition leader Cameron issued a renewed call for a referendum on the...