November 2010 Blog Posts (64)

UN plans to address Gaza's schooling shortage have hit a wall, with Israel banning the construction of two new

The Israeli siege on Palestinian education continues

Israel bans construction of two new schools on site it says could be targeted in strikes on…

JERUSALEM - A partial lifting of the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip has had only a limited effect in

'Dashed hopes: continuation of the Gaza blockade'

Coalition of 22 humanitarian groups say Israeli siege of Gaza continues to devastate…

PARIS - Kuwait's interior minister told a US ambassador his country did not want to see the return of Kuwaiti

'Get rid of them'

WikiLeaks: Kuwait's interior minister told US that he did not want to see return of Kuwaitis from…

When it comes to discussing British Muslim women, you’d be forgiven for thinking that we lead a one-

Their concerns focus on ordinary issues of day-to-day life

Muslim women may face discrimination based on their faith or clothing, in addition to gender which…

NEW YORK - The American Jewish Committee on Sunday criticized Pope Benedict XVI for saying his World

'The darkest abyss of our history'

Jews say Pope Pius XII never publicly expressed any condemnation or regret after World War II.

War…

WASHINGTON - Muslims in France face a tougher time landing a job interview than their Christian

The writing is on the wall

Muslims in France face tougher time landing job interviews, paid less than their Christian…

Two Israeli soldiers received suspended sentences and demotions Sunday for using a Palestinian child as a

Not an uncommon Israeli practice against Palestinians

Israeli soldiers who forced Palestinian child to check for bombs receive suspended…

BERLIN - Germany's interior minister, Thomas de Maiziere, warned Monday against blanket suspicion of

De Maiziere warned warned against allowing the threat of an attack to spark hysteria

Interior minister: We must not abuse the current debate to create general…

Egypt's parliamentary election came under mounting criticism on Monday from both the opposition and civil

Egypt's biggest and most powerful opposition movement

Muslim Brotherhood accuses Egypt regime of 'falsifying the will of Egyptians', 'effective rigging'…

I recall the first sentence of my fifth grade essay on “Education and Youth”. Written with the occasional aid of

While the introduction to my “Education and Youth” essay was clichéd and I may not have known what many of the terms actually meant, its overriding sentiment remains as true for me now as it ever was, writes Ramzy Baroud.

my father, and dotted with clichés, it might have read…

The British government, the descendants of former US President Thomas Jefferson and his slave Sally

Crossing borders

Muslim American builds global interfaith movement that brings together youth for cooperative service.…

President Barack Obama’s speech in Indonesia in which he conceded that the United States must do more to

Netanyahu understands that the cost to the US in lives and treasure from war with Iran could potentially be catastrophic but it is a price he is willing to pay, notes Philip Giraldi.

establish a good working relationship with many Muslim nations would have ranked as one of the more…