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Saudi throws Kenyan maid out of top floor window

A Kenyan woman is accusing her Saudi employer of throwing her out of a third floor window, breaking her legs and

Fatuma Athuman talks of slavery in Saudi Arabia. Photo/GIDEON MAUNDU

By KIBIWOTT KOROSS and ANTHONY KITIMO Posted Monday, January 11 2010 at 22:30

hands. Another maid, just rescued by relatives, said she had to live on dog food because her employers neither fed her nor allowed her out of…

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Gathafi vows to crush rebels

TRIPOLI - Libyan strongman Moamer Gathafi said Tuesday he was determined to crush the month-old uprising against

Fleeing to Benghazi

China, Russia are leading opposition to no-fly zone to ground Libyan leader’s warplanes, US is very cautious.

him, while at the…

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Quran Explorer

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

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Iqra - This is the first verse revealed in the Quran.

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on March 15, 2011 at 9:30pm — No Comments

CAIR: San Diego Muslim Removed from Southwest Airlines Flight

SAN DIEGO, CA, 3/15/11) –- On Wednesday, March 16, the San Diego chapter of the Council on American-

Islamic Relations (CAIR-San Diego) will hold a news conference with a Muslim passenger removed without explanation from a Southwest Airlines flight on Sunday.

At the news conference, CAIR-San Diego will call for an investigation of the incident and an apology to the…

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G8 lets Libyan rebels down

Group of Eight powers Tuesday dropped proposals for military intervention to end bombardments in Libya and turned to

Making a repeat of the same mistake against Iraq

Group of Eight powers drops plans for Libya military intervention, turns to UN for tougher economic…

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Thousands rally for Palestinian unity

GAZA CITY - Thousands of Palestinians rallied in Gaza City and the West Bank on Tuesday in a mass show of

Divided and ruled by Israel

Palestinian activists across Gaza and West Bank call for unity between Hamas and Fatah in face of Israeli…

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American Muslims: A Clear and Present Danger?

Images of the devastation occurring in Japan in the wake of the cataclysmic Honshu earthquake are both mind-

Sadly, many of our politicians get much political mileage from hate. And that’s where the radical – and not so radical – Right exploits the situation trying to show homegrown terror as an overwhelmingly Islamic phenomenon, notes Ben Tanosborn.

Civil…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on March 14, 2011 at 4:41pm — No Comments

Palestinians: March 15 demos just tip of iceberg

Palestinian activists preparing for a national day of protests on March 15 say their objectives go far beyond a call for

The youth revolution

Young Palestinian activists vow to end bitter rivalry between factions, create united front to take on Israeli…

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The Stranger

A few years after I was born, my Dad met a stranger who was new to our small Louisiana town. From the beginning,

Dad was fascinated with this enchanting newcomer and soon invited him to live with our family. The stranger was quickly accepted and was around from then on.

As I grew up, I never questioned his place in my family. In my young mind, he had a special niche. My parents were complementary instructors: Mom taught me good from evil, and Dad…

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Saudi troops enter Bahrain after opposition rejects talks

More than 1,000 Saudi troops have entered Bahrain where anti-regime protests have raged for a month, a Saudi official

Peninsula Shield Force to help Bahrain quell violent protests

Shiite-led opposition calls Saudi army’s entry in Bahrain overt occupation as protesters…

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IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE PROPHET ...Lessons From the Life of Muhammad. ...Tariq Ramadan

For some years now, the Swiss philosopher and Muslim intellectual Tariq Ramadan has been saying he wants to reconcile Islamic tradition with Western democracy, conservative religious values with liberal political ones. But not everyone finds him credible. And being the grandson of Hassan al-Banna, the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, doesn’t help. Skeptics say he is a radical in disguise — a Janus-faced rhetorician who presents a moderate’s face to Western audiences and a…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on March 13, 2011 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Disappearing tradition: Najaf abaya makers in decline

Known across the region for its fine texture, the Najafi abaya is worn by all manner of VIPs from officials to oil-rich

It takes one worker 3-10 days to weave cloth for one abaya

Tradition of hand-made abayas witnesses dramatic decline due to post-invasion unrest,…

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Gathafi troops gain upper hand over rebels

Libyan rebels abandoned another key town Sunday under heavy shelling from advancing government forces, as

Gathafi's uncompromising response to the uprising

Libyan rebels retreat again under heavy shelling, international backing grows slowly for no-fly…

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Iraqi city sees hotel boom as pilgrims proliferate

The holy Shiite city of Najaf in central Iraq, home to the shrine of a revered cleric, is in the midst of a hotel building

Tourism accounts for about 70% of all employment in Najaf

More religious tourists visiting Iraq's Najaf than holy city's current hotels can…

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Tutu: north Africa uprisings show 'people are not fools'

CAPE TOWN - Anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu warned world leaders on Wednesday to learn from the uprisings in

'They notice things and one day they will explode'

Anti-apartheid icon warns world leaders to learn from pro-democracy uprisings in north Africa.

north…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on March 11, 2011 at 6:56am — No Comments

Tutu: north Africa uprisings show 'people are not fools'

CAPE TOWN - Anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu warned world leaders on Wednesday to learn from the uprisings in

'They notice things and one day they will explode'

Anti-apartheid icon warns world leaders to learn from pro-democracy uprisings in north Africa.

north…

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Sister Michelle Alexander Receives NAACP Image Award

Halle Berry (Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture), Denzel Washington (Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture),

Contact: Rob Phillips, (614) 247-6520

Vanessa Williams (Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series), and John Legend (Outstanding Album) were among the big winners at the prestigious 42nd Annual NAACP Image Awards on Friday, March 4, in Los Angeles’s Shrine Auditorium.

Joining the…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on March 10, 2011 at 11:23am — No Comments