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Turkish
PM: Islamophobia should be a crime of humanity
Posted: 17 Sep 2008 08:51 PM CDT
Defining
Turkey as not only a geographical but also a cultural, social and
political bridge, Erdogan said that Turkey was therefore an important
country for the Alliance of Civilizations Initiative. The Turkish prime
minister said on Monday that countries should express their peace and
justice demand. Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that
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Aafia’s
family thanks govt for bringing Ahmad back home
Posted: 17 Sep 2008 08:39 PM CDT
By
KHALID AZIZ ISLAMABAD- Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s family has extended
profound gratitude to the present democratic government for making
serious efforts in bringing Dr Aafia’s son Muhammad Ahmad back home.
Saad Saleem, Spokesperson Defence of Human Rights (DHR), an NGO
struggling for the release of missing persons, said here during a press
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Protest
Court Hearing for Aafia Siddiqui - NYC
Posted: 17 Sep 2008 06:05 PM CDT
Event
Info
Host:
Justice for Aafia Siddiqui
Type:
Causes - Protest
Network:
Global
Time and Place
Date:
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Time:
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Location:
Court Room 21D, US District Court )
Street:
500 Pearl Street
City/Town:
New York, NY
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The hearing on 23rd September is at the United States District Court
(U.S.D.C.) for the Southern District of New York (S.D.N.Y), located at
500 Pearl Street, Manhattan.
The hearing will start [...] ![]() |
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Guantanamo
detainee Sami al-Hajj to receive international press freedom award
Posted: 17 Sep 2008 05:27 PM CDT
After
a plight largely ignored by the international media, Sami al-Hajj, the
Al Jazeera cameraman held in Guantanamo Bay, is to receive an
international press freedom award.
Al-Hajj (left, photo courtesy of William Edward Graham/ GIJC-2008
Lillehammer, Norway), an assistant cameraman for the Arabic channel,
was captured by Pakistani intelligence close to the Afghan border and
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Aafia’s
son freed by Kabul, flown to Islamabad
Posted: 17 Sep 2008 01:27 AM CDT
By
Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD, Sept 15: A 12-year-old son of neuroscientist
Dr Aafia Siddiqui was handed over to his aunt Fauzia Siddiqui here on
Monday after years of detention in a US military base in Afghanistan.
Touching scenes were witnessed when Mohammad Ahmed, wearing white
Shalwar Qameez, was brought to Dr Fauzia Siddiqui’s [...] ![]() |
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