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Copts feel marginalised in land of ancestors

Egypt's Copts, who celebrate Christmas Eve on Thursday just days after a deadly attack on one of their churches, feel

'Procedures to build a church are lengthy'

Copts find that their efforts to climb political and social ladder frustrated in…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 6, 2011 at 8:48am — No Comments

Georgia Prison System Retaliates Against Prisoners Involved in Historic Protest

The Concerned Coalition to Respect Prisoners’ Rights learned that on or about December 16, Terrance Bryant Dean

From Our Friends at the…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 5, 2011 at 10:59pm — 1 Comment

MUSLIMS LOVE JESUS TOO!

For those of you who did not know, or were not sure as to how we as Muslim feel about Jesus....we would like you to

know this, and this is the view of all 1.6 billion of us all around the world....

Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 5, 2011 at 7:22am — 1 Comment

The Largest Prison Strike In US History Rages On

On December 9th, the largest prison strike in US history began in multiple facilities in Georgia. Thousands of those inside

On December 9th, the largest prison strike in US history began in multiple facilities

have united in a self-imposed lockdown to demand various human…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 4, 2011 at 10:00pm — 3 Comments

Palestinian psychiatrist wins Olof Palme Prize

STOCKHOLM - Palestinian psychiatrist Eyad El-Sarraj on Tuesday won the 2010 Olof Palme Prize for his "self-

Sarraj became the first psychiatrist to practice in Gaza in 1977

Eyad El-Sarraj wins 2010 Olof Palme Prize for his self-sacrificing, indefatigable struggle for…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 4, 2011 at 8:15pm — No Comments

2010 Iraq death toll tops 2009

The total number of Iraqi civilians and security force personnel killed in violence in 2010 was higher than the previous

7,713 people were wounded in 2010

Total of 3,605 Iraqi civilians, police and army personnel killed in war-torn country last…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 2, 2011 at 11:52pm — No Comments

Iran Guards shoot down two spy drones

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have shot down two "Western spy" drones in the Gulf, the Fars news agency quoted a top

'We notice whatever changes taking place'

Tehran says 'Western spy' drones - used in Iraq and Afghanistan - violated Iranian…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 2, 2011 at 11:39pm — No Comments

Egypt top cleric slams church bombing, pope 'meddling'

CAIRO - Egypt's top Muslim cleric on Sunday criticised Pope Benedict XVI's call for world leaders to defend Christians

Tayeb met with Shenouda III to find solutions

Egypt's Tayeb asks Benedict: why didn't you call for protection of Muslims being killed in…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 2, 2011 at 11:35pm — No Comments

Update: Mahdi Bray Suffers Stroke, In Serious Condition

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Arabs to go to UN against Jewish settlements

RAMALLAH - The Palestinians and Arabs will shortly bring a draft resolution before the UN Security Council calling on…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 2, 2011 at 10:44am — No Comments

Egypt media warn of 'civil war plot' after bombing

CAIRO - Egyptian newspapers warned on Sunday that "civil war" could break out unless Christians and Muslims close

Protests by Christians and clashes with the police could worsen

Egyptian newspapers urge Christians and Muslims to close ranks, not to play into…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 2, 2011 at 10:32am — No Comments

Israel rabbis wives warn against intermarriage with Arabs

JERUSALEM - At least 27 Israeli rabbis' wives have signed a letter calling on Jewish women to avoid intermarriage with

Extreme right-wing racism against Arabs

27 Israeli rabbis' wives call on Jewish women to avoid working alongside Arab men.

Arabs and…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on December 29, 2010 at 7:01am — No Comments

Miss. hanging stirs calls for probe

Preparing to head into town for a holiday parade, a Mississippi state senator and Greenwood city councilman received a

phone call that turned his festive mood somber.

by Takia White

Special to Tri-State Defender

It was Friday, Dec. 3, and the call David Jordan received came from a local police officer, who told him that a young…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on December 29, 2010 at 6:12am — No Comments

Frank Wills ‘blew the whistle’ on Watergate

Ex-CIA agent James McCord didn’t think he would be stopped from installing wiretaps at Democratic National

By Stephen Millies

Committee headquarters by an $80-per-week security guard. Neither did fellow Watergate burglar Bernard Barker, a former member of CIA-backed Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista’s secret police.…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on December 28, 2010 at 7:26pm — No Comments

Gaza aid ferry receives hero's welcome in Turkey

ISTANBUL - A Turkish ferry which was the target of a deadly raid by Israeli commandos when it tried to deliver aid to

The ferry had been trying to deliver aid supplies to Palestinians in Gaza

Lieberman vows no Israel apology to Turkey on raid but Netanyahu…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on December 27, 2010 at 3:45pm — No Comments

British Muslims look to public relations to engage

The last decade has been nothing less than challenging for Muslims in Britain. In the aftermath of the horrific attacks of

www.eifoundation.net

Exploring Islam Foundation aims to challenge misconceptions about Islam, raise…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on December 23, 2010 at 6:44am — No Comments

Feds to pay $2.5 million over 'terrorist' wiretaps ...Judge found that investigators illegally intercepted electronic communications without warrants

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge Tuesday ordered the U.S. government to pay more than $2.5 million in attorney

Myles Murphy / Ashland Daily Tidings via AP file

Pete Seda, left, who was head of the Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation, was convicted in October of tax fraud and…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on December 22, 2010 at 7:14am — No Comments

How broadband is changing Africa

Norman Borlaug, whose work in Mexico and India led to the 'green revolution' in agricultural production, died last week

Africa needs to decide its own online future, thinks Bill Thompson

Fast broadband will transform Africa, and the rest of the world will change too, says Bill Thompson.

and was widely commemorated for his important work.

While the introduction of new crops and the use of…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on December 22, 2010 at 6:30am — No Comments

Arab family's home win blow to Israeli 'Jews only' policy

The pretty two-storey home with a red-tiled roof built by Adel and Iman Kaadan looks no different from the rows of other

'Foul odour of racism'

New Israeli legislation to enshrine maintaining segregation in housing between Jewish and Arab…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on December 21, 2010 at 3:35am — No Comments

The Great Islamophobic Crusade

Nine years after 9/11, hysteria about Muslims in American life has gripped the country. With it has gone an outburst of

The Islamophobic crusade has gone beyond the right-wing pro-Israel activists and cyber-bigots. It now belongs to leading Republican presidential candidates, top-rated cable news hosts, and crowds of Tea Party activists, notes Max Blumenthal.

Inside the Bizarre Cabal of Secretive…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on December 21, 2010 at 3:30am — No Comments