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September 2011 Blog Posts (54)

OCCUPATION 101...A STORY OF OPPRESSION YOU MUST SEE....THEN WHAT WILL YOU DO!

Occupation 101 ...THE FULL STORY

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on September 30, 2011 at 7:00am — No Comments

Radical US-born cleric Awlaqi killed in Yemen

SANAA - Radical US-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaqi has been killed along with several other suspected Al-Qaeda

Awlaqi was believed to be a key leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

Tribal source says US aircraft fired on two cars carrying Awlaqi, several other…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on September 30, 2011 at 6:43am — No Comments

Poverty In America...Climbing Fast

Video: Poverty climbing in US: Report

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on September 28, 2011 at 1:30pm — 3 Comments

Why the Irvine 11 are true American heroes

For centuries, the philosophy behind higher education has encouraged both students and professors to freely

The guilty verdicts in the Irvine 11 trial may…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on September 28, 2011 at 1:18pm — No Comments

Mauritania insists on census despite death

NOUAKCHOTT - Mauritanian said Tuesday it would pursue a controversial census in the country, which is fiercely

Discriminated against

Critics claim census discriminates against black people, but interior minister insists it is aimed at giving Mauritania modern,…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on September 28, 2011 at 6:01am — No Comments

Denmark to host international meeting on Somalia

COPENHAGEN - Denmark will host this week the United Nations-appointed International Contact Group on Somalia to

Severly malnourished

Human trafficking, security, drought, famine in Somalia will be discussed among UN- appointed International Contact Group in…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on September 28, 2011 at 5:30am — No Comments

George Wright: " Racial Oppression In The United States."

NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) — A 1970s militant who escaped from a murder sentence in New Jersey and carried out

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on September 28, 2011 at 4:30am — No Comments

Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai who passed away...

World leaders have paid tribute to Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai who passed away while having treatment for ovarian

cancer on Monday.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu praised Maathai as a true "visionary African woman" and called her a "leading voice on the continent."

He said: "Professor Maathai introduced the idea of women planting trees in Kenya to…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on September 27, 2011 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Tehran to hold intl. intifada conference...October 1-2, 2011 Tehran, Iran

Tehran to hold intl. intifada conference

Iran says it will host a two-day international conference as part of the Islamic Republic's effort to unite Muslims across the world to end the woes of the Palestinian people.

The Fifth International Conference in Support of the Palestinian Intifada is scheduled to be held on October 1-2 in the Iranian capital of…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on September 27, 2011 at 2:30pm — No Comments

How has the UK media responded to Arab women ’journalists’ on state media during the uprisings? .

Women on Arab TV can attract a lot of attention, but this is often focused on their appearance, which would not be the

From Left to right:Arab women journalists Najat sharrafeddine, Iqbal Tamimi and Lara Tmash

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on September 27, 2011 at 2:13pm — No Comments

Are We Troy Davis?

On the street yesterday in my city I saw signs, held by people of many races, economic backgrounds and political affiliations, that said "Not In My Name" and "I Am Troy Davis".

I know, without a doubt, that this callous and unjust state-execution will not be in my name, but I also know, without a doubt, that I am not Troy Davis. I am not strong enough to claim that name. I do not weather incarceration on Death Row and I do not suffer under an unjust conviction. I do not…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on September 26, 2011 at 5:30pm — No Comments

NGOs to world: put lives before politics in Somalia

NAIROBI - Twenty aid agencies issued an open letter on 21 September urging the international community to "put

Famine killing more than deseases

Aid agencies urge international community to enhance diplomatic engagement with warring parties to ensure unhindered…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on September 26, 2011 at 1:00pm — No Comments

President Obama’s veto not enough to win US Jewish voters

America's obstruction of a Palestinian statehood drive at the UN has left President Barack Obama facing charges he

Exit polls in 2008 suggested only around two percent of US voters nationwide are Jewish

Polling data, electoral history suggests US Jews do not make…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on September 26, 2011 at 12:50pm — No Comments

‘Hero’ Abbas slams Israel accord, urges Hamas talks

AMMAN - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said he wants to amend an "unfair" 1994 agreement on economic ties

Many names, one person: Abu Mazen, Abbas, ‘reborn Yasser Arafat’

Abbas says he wants to amend unfair accord with Israel, as Palestinians gather to welcome…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on September 25, 2011 at 4:33pm — No Comments

President Obama secretly sold bunker-busting bombs to Israel

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama secretly authorized the sale of 55 powerful bunker-busting bombs to Israel,

Another done deal

Newsweek reports US President goes step further than Bush to authorize sale of 55 powerful bunker-busting bombs to…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on September 25, 2011 at 4:23pm — No Comments

President Obama to speak to black congressional leaders

Washington (CNN) -- The economic slowdown has hit the black community particularly hard, pushing the

Barbara Lee and Yvette Clarke - Members Of The Congressional Black Caucus Address Health Care Reform

Members Of The Congressional Black Caucus Address Joblessness In America

unemployment rate among blacks up to 16.7% in August, nearly double the…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on September 24, 2011 at 8:30pm — No Comments

CAIR CALLS FOR MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY FOLLOWING EXECUTION OF TROY DAVIS

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/22/11) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called for a moratorium on the

use of the death penalty following the controversial execution of Troy Davis last night in Georgia for the murder of an off-duty police officer.

Because of circumstances surrounding his trial and sentencing, Davis' execution captured worldwide attention. Seven of the nine key witnesses at Davis' trial later recanted their testimony. Some jurors…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on September 22, 2011 at 11:09pm — No Comments

Five Reasons why Allah uses problems

depending on how you respond to them. Unfortunately, most people fail to see how Allah wants to use problems for good in their lives. They react foolishly and resent their…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on September 22, 2011 at 4:02pm — No Comments