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Egypt opposition charges ElBaradei to negotiate with regime

CAIRO - Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and other opposition groups have charged leading dissident Mohamed ElBaradei

ElBaradei to Obama: 'root with the people' of Egypt

ElBaradei says US 'losing credibility by the day' on Egypt, must'stop the life support to the…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 30, 2011 at 4:26pm — No Comments

34 Muslim Brothers free after guards quit Cairo jail

CAIRO - Thirty-four Muslim Brothers, including leaders of the banned Islamist group, left a Cairo prison unhindered

Exact details were not immediately available

Egyptian Islamists - arrested during anti-regime protests – freed but dozens of bodies seen on road near…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 30, 2011 at 7:41am — No Comments

Upheaval exposes US weakness in Mideast

The upheaval in Egypt and other parts of the Middle East and North Africa, driven by forces largely beyond US control,

In Yemen

In just few weeks, groundswell of popular anger takes on autocratic regimes which are allied to US

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 30, 2011 at 7:27am — No Comments

Embattled Mubarak sacks government

Egypt's embattled President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday addressed the nation for the first time since deadly protests

Government's dismissal is not enough for protesters

Egyptian leader vows reforms, shows no sign of standing down as least 27 people killed in subsequent…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 29, 2011 at 1:19pm — No Comments

Obama warns Egypt against violence

US President Barack Obama called Friday on Egyptian authorities not to use violence against raging political protests,

The White House was readying for any possible political scenarios in Egypt

White House warns US will review billions of dollars in aid to Egypt based…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 29, 2011 at 1:13pm — No Comments

Muslims to make up quarter of global population

WASHINGTON - The world's Muslim population will grow twice as fast as the non-Muslim population in the next 20

More than ever

Muslim population growth outpaces non-Muslims' with Pakistan to overtake Indonesia as most populous.

years, when…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 28, 2011 at 8:20am — No Comments

Racism still abounds in time of 'color-blindness,' Alexander said

Whether in prison or in jail, on probation or on parole, more African-Americans are under correctional control today

Michelle Alexander, associate professor of law at The Ohio State University, discusses how, though America is legally against racism, it is still an active part of society, especially when dealing with criminals. Alexander…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 27, 2011 at 2:00pm — 3 Comments

Deliberate Damage – A Poem

'Light 'em up,' says the lifelike puppet.

'From its platform in the sky it can aim and fire ..

By Eugene Sigaloff

'That's good,' says the satisfied puppet master,

'It looks as if it walks and talks on its own,

Using words like these,

Catchy words like…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 27, 2011 at 8:13am — No Comments

Activism is Not a Crime: I Will Not Testify

I have been summoned to appear before a federal grand jury in Chicago on January 25. But I will not testify, even at the

Maureen Murphy: We have done nothing wrong.

By Maureen Murphy

risk of being put in jail for contempt of court, because I believe that…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 27, 2011 at 7:38am — No Comments

Islamists speak out after Tunisia's revolution

After being left on the sidelines of the social protests that led to the ouster of president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in

'We suffered all sorts of injustices'

Islamists tell stories of repression by ousted regime under harsh anti-terrorism laws that have imprisoned…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 27, 2011 at 7:22am — No Comments

The battle for Cairo: 1000 activists arrested

Egyptian police arrested at least 1,000 people in two days of running street battles, an official said Thursday, as

Cairo burning

Egypt poised for more protests against the rule of Mubarak, Friday after-pray demos very decisive.

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 27, 2011 at 7:13am — No Comments

History of Women in Islam

This page is dedicated to the history of women in Islam. Despite the stereotypes, Muslim women have always played a

By Chante Shakir

vital role in the Muslim community, and not only in traditional roles. Early Muslim women served the community through scholarship, teaching, nursing, and other important activities. Far from being downtrodden slaves to the men in…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 26, 2011 at 9:46pm — No Comments

Egypt police, protesters clash for second day

Egyptian police and protesters clashed in the centre of the capital and in the port city of Suez on Wednesday, the

Defiant and adamant to oust Mubarak regime

Protesters defy massive security crackdown to demand Mubarak’s ouster on second day of protests in Cairo,…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 26, 2011 at 3:12pm — No Comments

Jerusalem dig completes tunnel under Old City wall

Israeli archaeologists have finished work on a tunnel which starts at a site near the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque

The tunnel so far can only be accessed from the Silwan side

Head of Jerusalem's Islamic Waqf insists digging in Jerusalem's Old City is contrary to international law.

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 26, 2011 at 7:00am — No Comments

Gathafi slams foreign interference in Tunisia

TUNIS - Libyan leader Moamer Gathafi voiced support for Tunisia's revolution Tuesday but denounced foreign interference

Change of opinion

Libyan leader now backs Tunisia revolution ten days after saying There is none better than Ben Ali to govern…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 26, 2011 at 6:49am — No Comments

President Obama: US backs Tunisian 'democratic' hopes

WASHINGTON - The United States stands with Tunisia and supports the "democratic aspirations" of all people,

'The United States of America stands with the people of Tunisia'

US President says Tunisians’ will proved more powerful than writ of dictator.

President Barack Obama…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 26, 2011 at 6:33am — No Comments

Somali refugees hope for better life beyond Kharaz camp

KHARAZ CAMP - Every year tens of thousands of Somalis risk their lives crossing the Gulf of Aden to reach Yemen in

Hardship and despair

Many Somali refugees in Kharaz are marooned there, unable to go back to their insecure homelands or to find work in…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 25, 2011 at 6:14pm — No Comments

Unprecedented: protesters demand Egypt leader ouster

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Cairo on Tuesday, facing a massive police presence, to demand the

Emulating Tunisia’s uprising

Thousands of Egyptian protesters brave massive police presence in Cairo to demand Mubarak’s ouster.

By Samer…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 25, 2011 at 6:07pm — No Comments

Black Mother Jailed For Sending Kids to White School District

An Ohio mother of two was sentenced to 10 days in jail and placed on three years probation after

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 24, 2011 at 11:42pm — No Comments

Will Obama Address Black Unemployment in the State of the Union?

As House Republicans fixate on dismantling health care reform, President Obama is readying his counter-offensive for

Tuesday’s State of the Union address—pushing the jobs issue back to the forefront.

“My number one focus is going to be making sure that we are competitive, that we are growing, and we are creating jobs not just now but well into the future,” Obama said in a video emailed over the weekend to members of his grassroots group,…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 24, 2011 at 6:32pm — No Comments