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Iran sees 'Islamic Republic of Tunisia' coming soon

TEHRAN - Tunisians are on the path to establishing Islamic rule in their country after having toppled a Western-backed

Will be there

In one word, the Tunisians are after establishing Islamic law and rules: Ahmadinejad.

dictator, Iran's President…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 20, 2011 at 7:22am — No Comments

Muslim Girl Pulled From Game Over Head Scarf...

A 12-year-old Muslim girl in Maryland was forced to sit out the first half of a basketball game by a referee who said her headscarf posed a safety risk.

Seventh-grader Maheen Haq of Hagerstown was allowed to play the second half wearing the hijab after a league administrator granted her a religious exemption.

Daphnie V. Campbell says the girl's parents will have to provide a letter stating that the headscarf is part of their…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 19, 2011 at 8:06am — No Comments

Anti-slavery activists face possible charges in Mauritania

NOUAKCHOTT - Seven anti-slavery activists arrested in Mauritania after a protest to highlight the plight of two young girls

Six policemen were reportedly injured in the protest

Seven activists arrested for violent protest to highlight plight of two young…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 19, 2011 at 8:42am — No Comments

Tunisia demo calls for government to resign

Hundreds of Tunisians rallied against their new government on Wednesday, as the leadership tried to defuse public

Seeking 'a new republic'

Tunisian demonstrators call for abolition of RCD, demand new parliament, new constituion.

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 19, 2011 at 7:21am — No Comments

Resignations, protests rock Tunisia government

The resignation of three ministers rocked Tunisia's fledgling unity government Tuesday as protesters vented their anger

'The dictator has fallen but the dictatorship not yet'

Anger against new Tunisian government line-up brings thousands of protesters onto streets

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 18, 2011 at 5:00pm — No Comments

What Tunisia Means to the Arab World

BEIRUT -- The dramatic developments in Tunisia in the past weeks that have seen street demonstrators send former

The grievances that the Tunisian demonstrators have articulated in recent weeks - and in other forms in recent decades - are also widely shared across the entire Arab world, notes Rami G. Khouri.

President Zein el-Abedeen Ben Ali fleeing the country may prove to be the historic…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 18, 2011 at 3:48am — No Comments

Saudi Arabia: haven to ousted leaders

Fleeing his country from protests after 23 years of iron-fisted rule, Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali found

'Ironic'

Saudis give Tunisia's Ben Ali refuge in 2011, as they gave Uganda's Idi Amin and Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif before…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 18, 2011 at 3:22am — No Comments

"What I Believe" by Tariq Ramadan....A Must Read!!!!

"Tariq Ramadan, a prominent intellectual activist in Europe and America, represents a new

generation of Islamic reformers", John L. Esposito

"Ramadan's most important message ... his advice to Muslims in the West to make the West their home...is one Americans should…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 17, 2011 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Mideast rulers watch Tunisia in fear of repeat

AMMAN - Governments across the Middle East anxiously watched developments in Tunisia on Sunday after the ouster

Jordanian protesters: 'where are the political reforms?'

Administrations in Mideast increasingly uneasy as opposition groups see inspiration in…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 17, 2011 at 2:48pm — No Comments

What Allah Wants us TO DO in Quran

Respect and honour all human beings irrespective of their religion, colour, race, sex, language, status, property, birth, profession/job and so on [Al-Qur’an-17/70]

Talk straight, to the point, without any ambiguity or deception [Al-Qur’an-33/70]
Choose best words to speak and say them in the best possible way [Al-Qur’an-17/53, 2/83]
Always speak the truth. Shun words that are deceitful and ostentatious…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 14, 2011 at 9:11pm — No Comments

Clinton: US "Can’t Stop" Israel From Settling

Doha – PNN - At a press conference in Doha, Qatar, US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton said the power of American foreign policy was inherently limited when it came to pressuring Israel.

US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton (PNN Images).

Asked by an al-Jazeera reporter why Arab countries should take US…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 14, 2011 at 4:09pm — No Comments

Enforced disappearances in Iraq a long-term challenge

MADRID - Asma Al-Haidari, an Amman-based Iraqi human rights analyst and advocate, says the phenomenon of

No safe place

Analyst says enforced disappearances in Iraq touch whole population, irrespective of age, gender, ethnicity or…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 14, 2011 at 12:30pm — No Comments

US rights group accuses Rumsfeld of torture

WASHINGTON - A US rights group Thursday appealed to a court in the case of former prisoners in Iraq and

They are not optimistic to win the case

ACLU appeals to court in case of former prisoners in Iraq, Afghanistan who accuse ex-defense secretary of being to blame for…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 14, 2011 at 12:29pm — No Comments

2010 ties 2005 for warmest year on record

WASHINGTON - Last year tied with 2005 as the warmest year on record for global surface temperature, US

Global warming contributed to the devastating floods in Pakistan

Earth in 2010 experienced temperatures higher than 20th century average for 34th year in a…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 13, 2011 at 2:05pm — No Comments

Rep. Peter King Says Muslims Aren’t ‘American’ When It Comes To War

Rep. Peter King (R-NY), the new chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, has promised to launch a series of

investigations of Muslim Americans beginning in February. “I’ve made it clear that I’ll focus the committee on counterterrorism and hold hearings on a wide range of issues, including radicalization of the American Muslim community and homegrown terrorism,” he…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 11, 2011 at 6:56pm — 1 Comment

One Million Muslim March....Washington, D.C.

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

الحمد لله رب العالمين و الصلاة و السلام على اشرف الانبياء و المرسلين, نبينا محمد و على اله و صحبه اجمعين , و من تبعهم بإحسان إلى يوم…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 11, 2011 at 7:30am — No Comments

WikiLeaks urges action on violent US rhetoric

LONDON - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange called Tuesday for US politicians and commentators who engage in

'They should be charged with incitement - to murder'

Assange: 'those who call for an act of murder deserve as significant share of the guilt as those…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 11, 2011 at 4:58am — No Comments

Does the Pentagon Really Have 1,180 Foreign Bases?

Empire of Bases 2.0 The United States has 460 bases overseas! It has 507 permanent bases! What is the U.S doing

War zones aren’t the only secret spots. Take a close look at Middle Eastern nations whose governments, fearing domestic public opinion, prefer that no publicity be given to American military bases on their territory, notes Nick Turse.

with more than 560 foreign bases? Why…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 10, 2011 at 7:00pm — No Comments

The Manmade BP Disaster and Sacred Turtles

"If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind! The mind of the sage, being in

Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling.

repose, becomes the mirror of the universe, the speculum of all creation.” -Chuang Tzu

A recent report issued by scientists detailing their fears over BP’s massive oil spill, including its contamination in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, brought to mind the story of Chuang Tzu…

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Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on January 10, 2011 at 7:30am — No Comments

اوباما يحذر: لا تحرضوا ولا تعرقلوا التصويت في جنوب السودان

جوبا (السودان) - طالب الرئيس الاميركي باراك اوباما جميع الاطراف في السودان الابتعاد عن لغة الخطاب التحريضية والاعمال الاستفزازية التي يمكن ان تعرقل عملية التصويت.