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Dr. Joy is a highly sought-after motivational speaker, author, educator, and a voice for those who've struggled, past and

 present. An expert in social justice, Dr. Joy is engaging, and energetic.



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Dr. DeGruy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications; two master degrees in Social Work and Clinical Psychology; and a PhD in Social Work Research. With over twenty years of practical experience as a professional in the…

In an organized act of brutality, a number of US soldiers went on a house-to-house shooting spree in Zangabad village,

By Ismail Salami

Kandahar in March and massacred 16 people including nine children while they were sleeping and all Washington had to say were a few words of condolence and apology nonchalantly strung together in order to appease the overwhelming public rage in Afghanistan. Western media however reduced the…

Arab people are demanding democracy after living for decades under authoritarian regimes suffering systematic

Egyptians lineup to choose their president on May 23, 2012. (Aljazeera)

By Hasan Afif El-Hasan

violations of their natural rights where injustice, impunity, police torture, battering and excessive use of deadly force were the norm. Ramzy Baroud put it this way: 'Arabs merely want to live with a semblance of…

"Gaza is a big prison, but some prisons are better than others," admits Nihad Abu Kishk, a former detainee from the

Aside from emotional cost of living in exile, former prisoners also struggle with financial problems in Gaza

By Sakher Abu El Oun - GAZA CITY (Palestinian Territories)

West Bank who was exiled by Israel to the Gaza Strip. "I feel uprooted and it is difficult to adapt," says the 34-year-old who was sentenced to life…

Malcolm X Day is an American holiday in honor of the civil rights leader Malcolm X which is celebrated either on May 19…

ATLANTA – The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Georgia today released a comprehensive report on

Azadeh Shahshahani, ACLU Foundation of Georgia, (404) 574-0851, ashahshahani@acluga.org

conditions of detention for immigrants in Georgia titled: “Prisoners…

Social networking can be an effective tool for maintaining contact with relatives, giving sincere advice, inviting to Islam,

By:  Sheikh Luqman Ahmad

spreading the word of Allah, and disseminating the words of His Prophet (SAWS), as the Prophet has said: “inform about me, even if it’s only one verse.…

One of the strongest arguments against the death penalty is the frightening chance of executing an innocent person.

Carlos De Luna (left) and Carlos Hernandez…

Robert B. Reich breaks down what's wrong with this country,

and urges Americans to get beyond mere outrage about the nation's increasingly concentrated wealth

and corrupt politics in order to mobilize and to take back our economy and democracy.

About the Enhanced eBook

The enhanced edition of Robert B. Reich's eBook exclusive Beyond Outrage features five original videos that are both…

JERUSALEM - Palestinians and Arab-Israelis prepared on Tuesday to mark Nakba day, commemorating the exodus of

Rallies are expected to take place in Palestinian…

Monday, May 14, 2012 6:06 PM

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CLEVELAND -- Federal prosecutors filed charges Tuesday against five self-proclaimed anarchists for conspiring to use

explosives to destroy a bridge near Cleveland.



According to authorities, the public was never in danger because the explosive devices were inoperable and also under the control of an undercover FBI employee. The men were also closely monitored by law enforcement.



Several of the suspects were active in the "Occupy Wall Street"…

Muslims first arrived in this country while the United States was in its infancy. Thousands of Muslim slaves were

Al-Hajj Talib ‘Abdur-Rashid

President, Islamic Leadership Council of Metropolitan New York…

The parents of an 18-month-old girl say they were "humiliated" after being pulled off a plane and told their young child had…

“What is a ‘survival’? What is its theoretical status? Is it essentially social or ‘psychological’? Can it be reduced

by B.

Charles S. Aiken, The Cotton Plantation South Since the Civil War, The John Hopkins University Press (1998).

to the survival of certain economic structures . . . [o]r does it refer as much to other structures, political, ideological structures, etc.: customs, habits, even ‘traditions’ such as the ‘national…