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August 2010 Blog Posts (106)

Poll shows Americans conflicted on Islam

WASHINGTON - Americans are conflicted on Islam, a new poll showed Tuesday, revealing a sharp

A raw nerve over US attitudes toward Islam

New poll reveals sharp drop in support for Muslim faith since 2005 even though less see it as…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on August 25, 2010 at 5:01am — No Comments

West Bank women strive to make a difference

The motto of the first summer camp for female community leaders across the West Bank is “one

Abeer Mohammed Kamal

UNRWA camp aims to empower, help protect Palestinian women in areas of…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on August 25, 2010 at 4:53am — No Comments

PHOTOS OF THE HORRIFIC FLOODS IN PAKISTAN

These Are Pictures That Will Break Your Heart...

Photos of the horrific floods Pakistan .. May Allah help...

Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on August 24, 2010 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam.....Inscribe A Brick...Renovation 2010

Masjid Restoration Fund

The Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam Community

Dear Community Workers,

The Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam Community invites you to rebuild the House of Allah.

Prophet (s.a.w) said “Whoever builds a Masjid, seeking the pleasure of Allah, Allah shall build a house for him in Paradise” Sahih Bukhari

The renovations to the Masjid are in the spirit of our 2010…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on August 24, 2010 at 3:53pm — 1 Comment

If God Is Willing and the Creek Don’t Rise

“MOREHOUSE ALUMNI HOT NEWS”…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on August 24, 2010 at 3:20pm — No Comments

GAZA HUMANITARIAN TIMELINE SINCE 2005

GAZA CITY - A four-year Israeli blockade, a 23-day military assault in 2009 and political

Palestinians mourning relatives, a reoccurring scene in Gaza

Israel contends there is no humanitarian crisis in Gaza despite warnings from UN agencies.

infighting between Hamas and Fatah have…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on August 24, 2010 at 3:14am — No Comments

Pictures Of Building The Clock In Mecca....2010

Click on link: Building Of The Clock In Mecca 2010

Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on August 23, 2010 at 9:00pm — No Comments

JORDANIAN JOURNALISTS FURIOUS OVER NEW CYBER CRIME LAW

Jordanian journalists are up in arms after the government on August 3 passed a temporary law on

The new law allows the authorities to raid and search offices

Law on cyber crimes seen by many Jordanian as way of controlling local news…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on August 23, 2010 at 6:23am — No Comments

TURKEY TO REMOVE IRAN FROM ENEMIES WATCHLIST

ANKARA - Turkey is to remove Iran from a watchlist of nations it considers a specific threat to

Ankara favours a nuclear-free Middle East, hinting at Israel

Turkish National Security Council will no longer refer to Iran as 'specific…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on August 23, 2010 at 6:09am — No Comments

THE AMERICAN RULING CLASS...POLICY OF THE GLOBAL DOMINANCE GROUP

A long thread of sociological research documents the existence of a dominant ruling class in the United States,

by Jeff Prager

which sets…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on August 23, 2010 at 5:30am — No Comments

Palestinians face movement restrictions during Ramadan

AZZUN ATMA, occupied northern West Bank (IPS) - For seven years Majda Abdul Qader Sheikh, 38, has not been allowed to visit the home of her parents, just a few hundred meters from her house.

"I tried to get a special visitor's permit for a quick visit during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan but I was refused," says Sheikh, mother of seven children. "I have had no problems with the Israeli authorities, nor am I considered a security threat," she added.

Sheikh is not trying… Continue

Added by Khaled Abdul Aziz on August 22, 2010 at 5:40pm — No Comments

Ramadan in Aida Camp: Sitting, Waiting, Existing

From the barred windows of a four storey house string runs across the narrow main street of Aida Camp, well

Today in Aida Refugee Camp, people wait ..

By Rich…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on August 22, 2010 at 5:13pm — No Comments

Rallies over mosque near ground zero get heated

VERENA DOBNIK

From Associated Press

August 22, 2010 2:57 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The proposed mosque near ground zero drew hundreds of fever-pitch demonstrators Sunday, with opponents carrying signs associating Islam with blood, supporters shouting, "Say no to racist fear!" and American flags waving on both sides.

Police separated the two groups but there were some nose-to-nose confrontations, including a man and a woman screaming at each other across a barricade… Continue

Added by Khaled Abdul Aziz on August 22, 2010 at 5:08pm — No Comments

Upping the ante at Al-Aqsa

Despite Arab government denials, Muslim officials on the ground confirm Jewish extremists are escalating plans to destroy Al-Aqsa Mosque

By Khaled Amayreh in occupied Jerusalem *

Government-backed Jewish religious extremists have stepped up their efforts to seize a foothold at Al-Aqsa Mosque esplanade in East Jerusalem, ostensibly in order to erect there a Jewish temple.

Al-Aqsa Mosque is one of the three holiest Islamic sanctuaries. The other two are the Sacred… Continue

Added by Khaled Abdul Aziz on August 22, 2010 at 4:59pm — No Comments

Five years on, Hamas aims to make Gaza settlements bloom

Dozens of coffeeshops and tiny eateries have popped up along this stretch of Gaza's southern

Hamas has been establishing projects across the territory

Construction, agricultural projects chart Hamas's evolution from group to fully-fledged…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on August 22, 2010 at 11:36am — No Comments

After Islamic food and banking: halal travel

In his days as a jet-setting telecom executive, ready-to-eat meals were a regular part of Fazal

'The halal consciousness is rapidly going beyond food and finance'

High demand for halal travel led by tourists from Middle East, affluent Muslim…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on August 22, 2010 at 11:28am — No Comments

Fox News regular lights up Tea Party rally: 'Terrorists are coming in droves'

Fox News regular lights up Tea Party rally: 'Terrorists are coming in droves'

August 21, 2010 7:04 PM

Jeff Barker

Daily News

OKALOOSA ISLAND — Brigitte Gabriel, a prominent activist who says she’s fighting to keep the United States from being overrun by Islam, asked local tea party supporters to join her cause Saturday.

Gabriel, who frequently appears on Fox News, was the keynote speaker at the U.S. Constitution Freedom Rally at the Emerald Coast Conference… Continue

Added by Khaled Abdul Aziz on August 22, 2010 at 4:58am — 1 Comment

Israeli abuse pictures 'common'

Israeli soldiers are routinely taking degrading photographs of dead and captured Palestinians and posting them on the internet, human rights groups have said.

The claims come a day after the Israeli military attempted to quell controversy over photographs showing a female soldierposing provocativelywith blindfolded Palestinian detainees.

The Israeli military said on Monday that the pictures were "disgraceful" and insisted that the incident was in "total opposition" to the… Continue

Added by Khaled Abdul Aziz on August 21, 2010 at 7:48pm — No Comments

Israel 'killed Palestinian girl'

The court found Israeli forces responsible for Aramin's death [EPA]

An Israeli court has ruled that the Israeli government is responsible for the death of a young Palestinian girl in the occupied West Bank three years ago, lawyers for the family said.

The Jerusalem court found Israeli forces responsible for the death of Abir Aramin, 10, in the town of Anata, north of Jerusalem, in January 2007.

Aramin died from a rubber bullet shot by a border guard… Continue

Added by Khaled Abdul Aziz on August 21, 2010 at 7:42pm — No Comments

Pastor Terry Jones arrested for child pornography...:Burn A Quran Day...والله على كل شيء قدير

Infamous Pastor Terry Jones, known for his activism against the mayor, and for his "Burn a Qur'an Day" has

been arrested for possession of child pornography. Wednesday August 4, 2010 Pastor Terry Jones was arrested for sharing pictures of children in various states of nudity over the popular file sharing network Limewire.

والله على كل شيء قدير…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on August 21, 2010 at 4:31pm — No Comments