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Nine years after Saddam’s fall: Iraqis still wait for realisation of dreams

Iraqis thought a better life was at hand when Saddam Hussein's regime fell in April 2003, but after nine years of

Saddam statue fell, yet Iraqis’ suffering continues

After nine years of violence and suffering, some Iraqis say hopes were not realised, believe overthrowing Saddam is ‘big mistake’.

By W.G. Dunlop – BAGHDAD

violence and suffering, many are still waiting for their…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on April 11, 2012 at 1:23pm — No Comments

Morocco dispatches humanitarian aid to Malian refugees in Niger

RABAT- Upon the orders of King Mohammed VI, the government of Morocco decided to dispatch 14 tons of foodstuffs to

More than 200,000 people have fled their homes

Government of Morocco decides to dispatch 14 tons of foodstuffs to assist Niger in dealing with flow of Malian refugees, meeting their most pressing basic needs.

assist Niger in dealing with the flow of Malian refugees and…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on April 10, 2012 at 5:00am — No Comments

Universalizing the Particular, A Muslim Manifesto for a New Paradigm of Muslim Community Leadership

Universalizing the Particular

A Muslim Manifesto for a New Paradigm of Muslim Community Leadership

by Khalil Abdur-Rashid[1]

USTADH KHALIL ABDUR-RASHID....NEW YORK MUSLIM…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on April 8, 2012 at 9:30pm — No Comments

German writer Guenter Grass barred from visiting Israel

German author and Nobel literature laureate Guenter Grass (file photo)

Sun Apr 8, 2012 5:3PM GMT…

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US magazine fires columnist over racist web post

Former National Review columnist John Derbyshire

Sun Apr 8, 2012 4:3PM GMT…

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C for Censorship

C for…

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Israeli government: Violation of religion and worship freedom to Palestinian Christians

During the Holy Week, Jerusalem has a special spiritual connection for Christians all around the world as it is the time of

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the year when pilgrims visit the Old city.

However, that period also represents a time of new restrictions for Palestinians, especially for Christian Palestinians who experience a number of obstacles to visit the holiest places that violate their freedom of…

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

ولادة قيصرية لجمهورية الطوارق في الصحراء

ريس - اعلنت الحركة الوطنية لتحرير ازواد، اكبر فصائل حركة تمرد الطوارق في مالي، الجمعة "استقلال ازواد" شمال البلاد، وفق ما صرح متحدث باسمها لشبكة فرانس 24 وفي بيان نشر على موقعها الالكتروني

يعدون باحترام الحدود

متمردو حركة تحرير ازواد يعلنون استقلال شمال مالي، ورؤساء اركان دول غرب افريقيا يقترحون ارسال قوة الى باماكو.

وقال موسى اغ الطاهر "نعلن رسميا استقلال ازواد اعتبارا من اليوم 'الجمعة'"، مؤكدا عزم الحركة على احترام "الحدود مع…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on April 6, 2012 at 5:30am — No Comments

Data Mining You: How the Intelligence Community Is Creating a New American World

I was out of the country only nine days, hardly a blink in time, but time enough, as it happened, for another small,

Tom Engelhardt explores how the new national intelligence labyrinth is being built, why it’s neither a version of Soviet-style totalitarianism in the making nor does it have anything to do with democracy, an American republic, or the Constitution.

airless room to be added to the…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on April 4, 2012 at 10:30am — No Comments

Over 50 million affected by disasters in Muslim world in 2011

DUBAI - The Muslim world is increasingly in the “eye of the cyclone”, with disasters and crises affecting tens of millions

38 of 57 OIC member countries, 55 million people affected by disasters, chronic emergencies in 2011 compared to 36 countries, 48 million people affected in 2012.

of people in Muslim countries last year, a senior official with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) told a…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on April 4, 2012 at 12:00am — No Comments

Stop The Killing ...Another Young Black Man Killed ...Kendric McDade Killing Getting At Least Some Media Attention

These Could Be Your Son, Brother Of Friend ...Demand Justice Always....

I see the police killing of an unarmed California athlete, Kendrick McDade, is beginning to attract at least some media

attention. I posted about McDade, who was shot down when he allegedly “made a motion toward his waistband” after being hailed by police.

Now, think about it. You are walking along, minding your…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on April 2, 2012 at 11:30am — No Comments

Thousands of Palestinians mark Land Day

JERUSALEM - Thousands of Palestinian demonstrators clashed with Israeli troops at a West Bank checkpoint on

Some Land Day rallies turned violent

At least dozen rallies held across Israel, occupied territories, with demonstrators also marching towards Israeli border in Lebanon, Jordan.

Friday as hundreds more gathered by Jerusalem's Old City to mark Land Day.

Rallies…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on April 1, 2012 at 12:30am — No Comments

Islamophobia, Obama, and the Art of Acting Muslim

Those who fervently believe that Barack Obama is a Muslim generally practice their furtive religion in obscure recesses

Barack Obama, the right wing has discovered, does not have to be Muslim to convince American voters that he has a suspect, even foreign, agenda. They have instead established a much lower evidentiary standard: he only has to act Muslim, argues John Feffer.

of the Internet. Once…

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The French Massacre: A Descent Into the Abyss

In the aftermath of the murderous spree in France, allegedly committed by a French “Jihadi,” Mohammed Merah, it

By Imam Zaid on 24 March 2012

When you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back at you.

Friedrich Nietzsche

should be clear to any observer that the so-called Jihad movement will…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on March 29, 2012 at 7:30am — No Comments

Nelson Mandela Digital Archive Project

London (CNN) -- Documents chronicling the life of South Africa's first black president Nelson Mandela are now freely

A portrait with his cousin Bikitsha, dating from around 1941, when Mandela would have been about 23.…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on March 28, 2012 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Jeffrey Sachs: 'That's not a free market, that's a game'

With the financial markets still in turmoil and banks, currencies, even countries struggling to return to normal, the free

The controversial economist talks about the collapse of the global financial system and how to end the crisis.

market is in trouble.

Viable options are scarce, sparking global protests against the rich 1%.

Jeffrey Sachs, an academic 'superstar' known for his controversial work on shock therapy, a…

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Trayvon Martin: Over 5000 people rallied on the steps of the State Capitol in downtown Atlanta

On Monday, 26 March 2012, over 5000 people rallied on the steps of the State Capitol in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The

Article by: Mansour Ansari...Photos by: Abu Ruyaa

massive rally started on time at 5:30 and people were still arriving well after 6:30. It was very peaceful and accomplished the goal of sending love to the family of Trayvon Martin and condemning and calling for the swift arrest of the shooter Zimmerman.…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on March 27, 2012 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Hans Blix: The Iranian threat

Few men have spent more time at the intersection of nuclear weapons and international politics than Swedish diplomat

The former UN weapons inspector discusses Iran's nuclear programme and how to prevent another war in the region.

Hans Blix.

As the former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and then chief United Nations weapons inspector, Blix was at the centre of events when he publicly contradicted claims from the…

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Weiss: Zionism has created 'rivers of blood'

When Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, visited Washington last week on the eve of the Purim holiday, he

gave Barack Obama, the US president, what he considered a symbolic gift - a copy of the old testament book of Esther.

Netanyahu called it "background reading on Iran", since its story concerns relations with Jews in the Persian empire some 2,500 years ago.

It is considered by scholars to be mostly fiction, but for Netanyahu Esther…

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