Oppressed Peoples Online Word...The Voice Of The Voiceless

Dedicated to disseminating news & information not found in mainstream media....

Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص's Blog (3,992)

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…

Continue

Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on March 15, 2011 at 6:31pm — No Comments

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…

Continue

Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on March 15, 2011 at 11:04am — No Comments

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…

Continue

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…

Continue

Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on March 14, 2011 at 4:21pm — No Comments

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…

Continue

Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on March 14, 2011 at 12:37pm — No Comments

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…

Continue

Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on March 14, 2011 at 10:30am — No Comments

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…

Continue

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,…

Continue

Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on March 13, 2011 at 8:37pm — No Comments

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…

Continue

Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on March 13, 2011 at 8:22pm — No Comments

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…

Continue

Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on March 13, 2011 at 7:00am — 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…

Continue

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…

Continue

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

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…

Continue

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

A Neoconservative 'Shock and Awe': The Rise of the Arabs

A pervading sense of awe seems to be engulfing Arab societies everywhere. What is underway in the Arab world is

Arab societies have risen with a unified call for freedom. (Aljazeera)…

Continue

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

Bahraini Sunni clerics warn against sectarian strife

MANAMA - Twenty-five Bahraini Sunni clerics issued a statement on Wednesday calling on religious leaders from both

One religion

Clerics appeal to religious scholars on both sides to guide, caution people from falling into sectarian…

Continue

Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on March 10, 2011 at 7:14am — No Comments

Will Saudi Arabia catch revolt contagion?

Saudi Arabia, ahead of planned protests, seems unlikely to catch the contagion of Arab revolutions, US experts said

Awaiting the 'Day of Rage'

Analysts warn destabilization in oil-rich kingdom would change regional balance of power, way world works.

…

Continue

Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on March 10, 2011 at 7:03am — No Comments

Higher education: a beacon of hope for Iraqis

The level of education in Iraq has been declining as a result of 30 years of war and UN sanctions. Once renowned in

Can Iraqi education be revived soon?

Once renowned in Mideast for its advanced education system, Iraq now lags far behind most countries in…

Continue

Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on March 9, 2011 at 11:15pm — No Comments

Gathafi sends letter for Arab League as he battles rebels

TRIPOLI - Libyan officials who landed in Cairo earlier on Wednesday were carrying a letter from embattled leader

Not looking good

Battle for Libyan town of Zawiya teeters on brink as scores of Libyan rebels retreat to Ras Lanuf.

Moamer…

Continue

Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on March 9, 2011 at 10:28pm — No Comments

Agent Provocateur: PBS Fund-raiser Also Met With Fake Muslim Org

PBS confirms that its senior VP for development met with members of the Muslim Education Center Action Trust (code name: Muslim Brotherhood) , the

same fake organization spearheaded by conservative activist James O'Keefe that secretly videotaped NPR's fund-raiser.

Brian Reddington met for lunch in the latter part of Feburary, but after an "initial conversation" had "profound concerns about the organization," said PBS spokeswoman Anne Bentley.

"PBS's practice is to… Continue

Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on March 9, 2011 at 7:42pm — No Comments

The Man Who Achieved Everything

They say that once upon a time, there lived a man who wanted to achieve everything he was capable of achieving. He

by Zakia Bahmad

was obsessed with this desire. He ate, slept, and walked with one and only dream: to die, having accomplished every single thing he was able to accomplish. There were so…

Continue

Added by Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص on March 9, 2011 at 1:49pm — No Comments