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'O, that it were possible,

What can be said of Shatila twenty eight years later? (IRIN)

By William A. Cook

We might but hold some two days' conference

With the dead!' -- (John Webster, IV.ii.18.)

'The voice of the dead was a living voice to me.'…

JERUSALEM - The easing of the Israeli blockade allowed the Gaza Strip's economy to grow 16 percent in the

Unemployment in Gaza remains above 35 percent

IMF says Gaza Strip’s economy grew 16 percent in first half of 2010 following easing of Israeli blockade.

first half of the year, an official at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday.

But he…

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon Friday issued new ground rules for media coverage of the prison and

Still a secret world in Guantanamo

Obama admits he has 'fallen short' on Guantanamo while media to be less restricted on…

JERUSALEM - Forty-two percent of Israeli Jews identify themselves as secular or non-religious,

Secular but some still go to a synagogue and celebrate Passover

12 percent of Israelis…

A ranking Saudi diplomat told NBC News that he has asked for political asylum in the United States, saying he

By Michael Isikoff

fears for his life if he is forced to return to his native country.

The diplomat, Ali Ahmad Asseri, the first secretary of the…

Public servant Bassem Mohammed al-Tamimi is from al-Nabi Saleh, a small village about 20 kilometers

Jody McIntyre writing from al-Nabi Saleh, occupied West Bank, Live from Palestine,

Public servant Bassem Mohammed al-Tamimi is from al-Nabi Saleh, a small village about 20 kilometers northwest of Ramallah. As coordinator of the local Popular Committee, Tamimi has played a leading role in al-Nabi Saleh's demonstrations against the…

Ramadan Mubarak From Me And My Family

American history does not begin with 9/11, yet the worldview of so many in the United States since then has

(Haymarket Books, Chicago – Illinois, 2010)

Book review of Tom Engelhardt's 'The American Way of War: How Bush’s Wars Became Obama’s'.

By Mamoon Alabbasi –…

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Lebanon announced they would celebrate the Islamic holiday of

Marked by several days of festivities

Most of Arab Gulf countries to celebrate end of holy month of Ramadan Thursday…

Ramadan Pictures From Iran 2010

Ramadan In Iran More Pictures

I’ve had mixed emotions and jumbled thoughts about the Park51

By: Abu…

The Obama administration, emerging as a strong voice on international human rights issues within the UN, has

The Obama administration, emerging as a strong voice on international human rights issues within the UN, has submitted its first appraisal of the United States’ own human rights record, writes Barbara Crossette

submitted its first appraisal of the United States' own human rights record, admitting to gaps in social and…

GAZA CITY - Israeli warplanes Saturday launched three strikes against the southern Gaza Strip, killing one,

The air strikes follow the firing of a rocket from Gaza into Israel

One killed, three injured in three Israeli air strikes targeting smuggling tunnels at Rafah, former Hamas base.

wounding…

Writers often romanticize their subjects. At times they even manipulate their readers. A book - or any

(Potomac Books, 2010)

Book review of: Rich Wiles' 'Behind the Wall: Life, Love and…

RIYADH - Some 600,000 Muslims crowded into the Grand Mosque in Islam's holiest city of Mecca for

More than a million worshippers in the mosque and surrounding areas

Mecca, Medina swollen with worshippers from around world undertaking minor…

President Barack Obama’s instruction to “turn the page” on the Iraq War has set off a new wave of

Rather than any accountability, the neocons and other hawks have retained positions of influence in Washington. Their jobs at prominent think tanks and their access to influential op-ed pages also ensured that when the…

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the Coalition of

African American Muslims (CAAM):

What: Press Conference

When: Thursday, September 2, 2010 1:00 pm

Where: National Press Club 529 14th Street NW Washington, DC 20045

Why: The controversy…

Muslim men and women across the world are currently observing Ramadan, a month long celebration of self-

2010. (AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary) #

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Muslim girls offer prayers before having their Iftar (fast-breaking)…