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Abou Ben Adhem...

Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!)

Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace,

And saw, within the moonlight in his room,

Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom,

An angel writing in a book of gold:—

Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold,

And to the Presence in the room he said

"What writest thou?"—The vision raised its head,

And with a look made of all sweet accord,

Answered "The names of those…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on June 23, 2012 at 4:30pm — No Comments

American Islam...The New Bastion

In what’s become major news and a source of national outrage, thanks to months of reporting by the Associated

By Imam Zaid on 18 March 2012

Press, the New York Police Department has spent years investigating American Muslims throughout the Northeast. Of particular concern is an “NYPD Secret” document dating from November 2006; titled “Weekly MSA Report,” the document was created by Mahmood Ahmad of the NYPD’s Cyber Intelligence…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on June 23, 2012 at 2:00pm — No Comments

The Beauty of Islam...

Death and destruction tend to be associated with Muslims, but the Prophet reminded, “God is Beautiful and He likes

By Imam Zaid on 15 June 2012

beauty.”

For many people, including some Muslims, it has become difficult to associate Islam with beauty. The popular view of Islam is based largely on images conveyed by the mass media, and those images are usually repugnant. Such images may include the carnage wreaked by…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on June 23, 2012 at 11:15am — No Comments

Saudi Arabia invests in Syria’s crisis by paying rebels’ salaries...

LONDON - Saudi Arabia is set to pay the salaries of the rebel Free Syrian Army to encourage mass defections from

From Syrian-Syrian conflict to proxy war

Kingdom is set to pay salaries of rebel Free Syrian Army to encourage mass defections from President Bashar al-Assad's forces.

President Bashar al-Assad's forces, Britain's Guardian newspaper reported on Saturday.…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on June 23, 2012 at 11:00am — No Comments

Boycott of Israeli settler products gains momentum

The global campaign to boycott companies involved in Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories is spreading,

The global campaign is gathering steam

BDS movement is successfully boycotting firms involved in Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories.

By Selim Saheb Ettaba - RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories

according to advocates of this…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on June 22, 2012 at 6:26pm — No Comments

Somali forces rescue two South Africans kidnapped by pirates

MOGADISHU - Somali security forces have rescued a South African couple kidnapped by pirates in the Indian Ocean

Piracy-plagued waters

Defense Minister Hussein Arab Isse says couple has been freed from ‘Al-Qaeda-affiliated’ insurgents.

and held for 18 months, Defense Minister Hussein Arab Isse said Thursday.

"The rescue started last night (Wednesday) and lasted until…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on June 22, 2012 at 6:11pm — No Comments

Gaza Experiment: Mere Words Will Not Help Solve Gaza Crisis

The fifth anniversary of the Israeli siege on Gaza was commemorated on June 14 with a barrage of statements, urging

Gaza has never been truly free from blockade. (IRIN)

By Ramzy Baroud

Israel to end the blockade and allow Gazans long-denied humanitarian assistance, freedom of movement and access to trade routes. The punitive siege has turned into yet another protracted crisis, brazenly imposed by Israel and widely…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on June 21, 2012 at 5:02am — No Comments

Is Your Child in Danger of Being 'Skouted'?

(The Root) -- For adults, the popular mobile app Skout can be a fun way to meet new people. Billed on its website as

Photos.com

Tech2Go: This popular mobile app has banned users under age 18 because of risks from adult predators.

By:…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on June 20, 2012 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Poverty, culture in Egypt undermine cervical cancer treatment

CAIRO - On 30 April the Egyptian government launched a nationwide campaign to raise awareness of cervical cancer

Some Patients come to the doctors only when the disease is at its final stages (IRIN)

High cost of cervical cancer vaccine, psychological and social circumstances make Egyptian women less willing to get tested or even visit specia

and offer free immunization to…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on June 20, 2012 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Former goodwill ambassador donates $100,000 to Syrian refugees

GENEVA - Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has donated $100,000 to aid Syrian refugees, the United Nations refugee

Promoted to special envoy earlier this year

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie says solutions to world's growing number of displaced people are political as well as humanitarian.

agency said on Wednesday.

The Oscar-winning actress is a special envoy of the UN High…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on June 20, 2012 at 11:30am — No Comments

UN committee calls for negotiations over Malvinas

UN committee calls for negotiations over Malvinas

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on June 16, 2012 at 4:00pm — No Comments

US drone attack in southwestern Somalia kills 35/ 74% Innocent Women and Children...

US drone attack in southwestern Somalia kills 35

Site of a US drone attack in Somalia’s capital city of Mogadishu (File photo)

Sat Jun 16, 2012 4:44PM GMT

At least 35 people have been killed in the latest attacks by US assassination drones in Somalia’s southwestern region of Gedo, Press…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on June 16, 2012 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Narcissism or Altruism That Is The Question....

Many time when we think of our youth we think of narcissism, and their only living in the moment and immediate

Narcissism or Altruism Which Will We Choose

Posted by: Bilal Mahmud 06/04/2012

gratification. Today i had the honor of witnessing the culmination of a list of events that bought a happy ending to a story that I became familiar with about two weeks ago. As a Muslim my belief is that nothing just happens, everything is predestined and…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on June 12, 2012 at 7:15am — 1 Comment

Lebanon War of Lies

Thirty years ago this week, the Israeli army crossed into Lebanon and started the most stupid war in Israel's history. It

Lies started with the official name: Operation Peace in Galilee. (GNU)

By Uri Avnery

lasted for 18 years. About 1500 Israeli soldiers and untold numbers of Lebanese and Palestinians were killed.

Almost all wars are based on lies. Lies are considered legitimate instruments of war.…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on June 10, 2012 at 7:30pm — No Comments

National Coalition to Protect Civil Freedom

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on June 10, 2012 at 12:17pm — No Comments

The ‘Blame Obama’ Syndrome

President Barack Obama concedes that he is not a perfect man or a perfect president, which is obviously true. Like

The hot new thing in US journalism is to trace the failures of Barack Obama’s presidency to his supposed personality flaws, thus explaining why the unemployment problem has not been solved and why the Democrats are in such a political fix. But this “analysis” is silly, writes Robert…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on June 8, 2012 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Benghazi’s armed men want Sharia law

BENGHAZI, Libya - Hundreds of armed Libyan men calling for Islamic law staged a demonstration on Thursday in the

The demonstration intervenes ahead of elections for a constituent assembly

Hundreds of armed men rally in cradle of revolt for Islamic law to be implemented across Libya.

eastern city of Benghazi, an AFP photographer said.

More than 300 men poured…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on June 8, 2012 at 11:22pm — No Comments

Amnesty: Israel must end administrative detention

Israel must free all Palestinians held without charges under so called "administrative detention" orders or give them a swift

Rights group urges Israel to free all…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on June 6, 2012 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Abu Yahya al-Libi loss is serious blow for Al-Qaeda

Thirteen months after Osama bin Laden was killed, the loss of charismatic propagandist Abu Yahya al-Libi is a The

The propagandist killed

Experts says influence of Al-Qaeda number two killed in US drone strike in Pakistan outweighs simplistic numeric distinctions.

By Andrew Gully - WASHINGTON

propagandist killed crippling blow to Al-Qaeda that could break up its central leadership, US experts say. Killed…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on June 6, 2012 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Are You Serious? Head of Saudi religious police blames agent over ‘nail polish’ incident

RIYADH - The head of the Saudi religious police has come out strongly against one of his men who ordered a woman

‘Very disappointed’

Sheikh Abdullatif: World is manufacturing airplanes and we are still telling a woman 'leave the mall because you've got nail polish on your fingers'

to leave a mall because she was wearing nail polish, a local daily reported on Monday.…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on June 4, 2012 at 11:53pm — No Comments