http://musliminsuffer.wordpress.com/
bismi-lLahi-rRahmani-rRahiem
In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
=== News Update ===
Demolishing part of Al-Aqsa is inflammatory
The Federation of Australian Muslim Students & Youth (FAMSY) expresses its
absolute dismay in the strongest terms against Israel's reckless excavation
work of the Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque which not only defies International Law but
is a blatant attack on the entire Muslim world.
www.famsy.com
===
Israel dig plan 'threatens Al-Aqsa'
Taysir al-Tamimi, a senior Muslim scholar and judge, has said Israeli
bulldozers are moving towards the al-Maghareba gate of the al-Aqsa mosque
compound to demolish parts of a mound covering the walkway.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/042E7CCC-D7D0-49F6-AA8F-438133760A85.htm
===
Muslims face hatred in US heartland
CINCINNATI: Tala Ali, 25, has seen the good and the bad of being a Muslim
in heartland America. People have leaned out car windows to scream at her:
"Terrorist go home." But strangers curious about her headscarf have also
approached her apologetically to ask about Islam. "I love it, actually,
when people ask me questions," said the pink-scarved Ali, who came to the
United States with her Jordanian father and Palestinian mother when she was
five.
"Out here, I'm the only Muslim some people may meet," said Ali, waiting for
friends after Friday prayers at a Cincinnati mosque. "I always keep in mind
that I'm an ambassador of Islam." For Ali and other Muslims who live far
from America's immigrant-rich big cities, everyday life is a test of
tolerance and outreach to fellow Americans who view Islam with suspicion
five years after the Sept. 11 attacks and amid bleak and bloody wars in
Iraq and Afghanistan.
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=42559
===
We're not oppressed, Muslim women tell Quebec town
Presentation aims to counter Herouxville's 'reasonable accommodation' debate
HEROUXVILLE, Que. - A small group of Muslim women was given mostly a warm
reception when they dropped in yesterday to a Quebec town that passed
divisive guidelines for immigrants.
http://www.canada.com/components/print.aspx?id=d8dd14f6-f392-44de-952c-514cbbced678
===
Muslims hope to 'dispel myths' in Quebec town
A delegation of Muslim women brought pastries and dialogue to a small
Quebec town that has adopted a controversial code of conduct apparently
aimed at their faith.
"It appears that there's a misunderstanding -- a sort of generalization
over many things that we believe is our duty to clear up for them," May
Haidar of the Canadian Islamic Congress told CTV Montreal in Herouxville.
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070211/muslim_delegation_070211/20070211?hub=TopStories
===
MUSLIM GROUPS CALL FOR INQUIRY AND APOLOGY FOR FIVE MEN HELD IN CANADA
WITHOUT CHARGE FOR UP TO 7 YEARS
"Maher Arar has been rightly vindicated in receiving an apology and
settlement for Canada's part in his ordeal of torture in Syria. But five
other Arab-Muslim men currently detained without charges are not being
accorded comparable justice," says a statement released today by Canada's
largest Muslim organizations.
The Canadian Islamic Congress and the Quebec - based Canadian Muslim Forum
are calling on Ottawa to act without further delay to resolve the cases of
all five Muslim men.
http://www.montrealmuslimnews.net
===
Economist Slams New Hirsi Ali Book
Ayaan Hirsi Ali blames Islam for the miseries of the Muslim world. Her new
autobiography shows that life is too complex for that
SAY what you will about Ayaan Hirsi Ali, she fascinates. The Dutch-Somali
politician, who has lived under armed guard ever since a fatwa was issued
against her in 2004, is a chameleon of a woman. Just 11 years after she
arrived in the Netherlands from Africa, she rode into parliament on a wave
of anti-immigrant sentiment, only to leave again last year, this time for
America, after an uproar over lies she had told to obtain asylum.
Even the title of her new autobiography reflects her talent for
reinvention. In the Netherlands, where Ms Hirsi Ali got her start
campaigning against the oppression of Muslim women, the book has been
published under the title "My Freedom". But in Britain and in America,
where she now has a fellowship at the conservative American Enterprise
Institute, it is called "Infidel". In it, she recounts how she and her
family made the cultural odyssey from nomadic to urban life in Africa and
how she eventually made the jump to Europe and international celebrity as
the world's most famous critic of Islam.
http://www.economist.com/books/displaystory.cfm?story_id=8663231
===
Muslims contribute 31b pounds to British economy
LONDON: The British Muslim community contributes more than 31 billion
pounds to the country's economy each year, it was revealed at a function in
Central London on Saturday evening.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C02%5C12%5Cstory_12-2-2007_pg7_30
===
Islamophobia : The Road Map to Despotism
Editor's note: Despite spending an estimated $80 million, the government
was unable to prove that Dr. Sami Al-Arian was a terrorist, yet he remains
in prison and his sentence will likely be extended. Pulitzer Prize-winning
journalist Chris Hedges warns that the abusive imprisonment of this
nonviolent Palestinian dissenter does not bode well for the rest of us.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article17042.htm
===
The World Can Halt Bush's Crimes By Dumping the Dollar
Intelligent people realize that American claims to be a moral and
democratic force are mere pretense behind which hides a policy of military
aggression.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article17035.htm
===
A Terrorist by Any Other Name
Once again, amidst the thunderous roar of treason, the voice of reason is
being muted and the pundits at the AEI and other neo-cons are taking
America to war. The mainstream media, by affording them a platform, are
putting a rope around our values, our liberty and justice, but above all,
they are snuffing out the life of our citizenry. Are we ready to submit?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article17043.htm
===
Munich to US: "Don't Send Your CIA Thugs out into Europe's Streets"
In a historic first, German prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for 13
suspected CIA agents thought to have illegally kidnapped a German citizen
as part of the war on terror. The decision has been universally welcomed by
German commentators.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,463765,00.html
===
The Bombing of the Golden Dome Mosque; one year later
Bush's "dirty war" in Iraq has become increasingly violent and confused.
The neocon trust in "creative destruction" has succeeded in fragmenting
Iraqi society, but the long-term prospects for normalization (or resource
extraction) appear bleak. At this point, it seems irrelevant whether the
bombing of the Golden-dome Mosque was the work of Sunni extremists or the
US intelligence agencies. After all, propaganda may be useful for shaping
public opinion but it cannot win wars. And that is the dilemma that Bush
now faces.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article17044.htm
===
Victory Is Not an Option
The new National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq starkly delineates the gulf
that separates President Bush's illusions from the realities of the war.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article17037.htm
===
Chimps In A Zoo Cage
The U.S. media is beneath contempt, and can never redeem itself for the
damage it has wrought on this republic by its fawning allegience to a band
of crooked, war-mongering fools.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article17045.htm
===
Iraq, al-Qaida 'link' defended
A former top Pentagon official on Sunday defended as "good government" his
office's prewar findings of a significant relationship between Iraq and
al-Qaida, while a congressional Democrat suggested that his actions were
not only inappropriate but possibly illegal.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/4544815.html
===
The danger of a 'chosen' nation
Israel holds a sacred place in the words of the Old Testament. But does
Christian doctrine give that country a free pass at the expense of peace in
the Middle East?
http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2007/02/the_danger_of_a.html
===
Israel mulls suspending contacts with Abbas
Israel is considering suspending contacts with moderate Palestinian
President Mahmoud Abbas if his new unity government with Hamas does not
meet international demands, Israeli officials said yesterday.
http://www.thedailystar.net/2007/02/13/d702131301104.htm
===
How much American money should Israel ask for?
Some in Israel are advocating that the government request increased
financial aid. The Bush administration is friendly and supportive; both
parties in Congress want to show their support. This might be a good time
to strike a deal for the next 10 years.
http://snipurl.com/1a03c
===
Opps!: Canadian troops fire on Afghan army convoy, wounding one allied soldier
Military police attempted late Monday to piece together events that led to
the shooting of an Afghan soldier by Canadian occupation troops guarding a
disabled patrol vehicle - an event that has put further strain on the allies.
http://snipurl.com/1a03e
===
US military expands into Africa
The American military-industrial complex that so troubled Dwight Eisenhower
in 1961 has morphed into a boom business with truly global reach. It makes
China's business-oriented People's Liberation Army look like a corner shop.
http://216.242.66.6/read_news.php?newsid=MTIyNjk=
===
Somalian government troops fire into crowd, at least five killed
A march that drew thousands in support of peacekeepers ended in violence
Sunday when an explosion went off as the army chief prepared to address the
rally and government troops fired into the crowd in response. At least five
people were killed.
http://snipurl.com/1a03h
===
Mogadishu residents flee city
Hundreds of people fled the occupied Somali capital Mogadishu on Monday
after two people were killed in the latest barrage of rebel rocket attacks
and guerrilla-style raids.
http://iafrica.com/news/worldnews/626067.htm
===
Somalia: Food shortages in the south as insecurity increases
An estimated 1.1 million people are already facing a humanitarian crisis in
southern Somalia, which has recently been ravaged by drought, floods and
conflict.
http://snipurl.com/1a03l
===
War On Iran--It's Not About Democracy
As I write, indications are that there are US Special Forces engaged in
operations in Iran. Rumors name the province of Khuzestan as the locale for
these operations. They are probably being helped by various exiles who are
either current or former members of organizations that believe the ends
justify the means and are therefore willing to help the enemy in Washington
to overthrow the mullahs.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article17040.htm
===
Wolfowitz Emerges as Key Figure in Intel Manipulation
Paul Wolfowitz, former under secretary of defense, has been identified in
recently released grand jury transcripts as being involved in a White House
smear campaign against Joseph Wilson, the former US ambassador who accused
the Bush administration of manipulating intelligence in the run-up to the
Iraq War.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/021207A.shtml
===
Christian Zionism: Dispensationalism And The Roots Of Sectarian Theology
Dispensationalism is one of the most influential theological systems within
the universal church today. Largely unrecognised and subliminal, it has
increasingly shaped the presuppositions of fundamentalist, evangelical,
Pentecostal and charismatic thinking concerning Israel and Palestine over
the past one hundred and fifty years.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4531.htm
===
-muslim voice-
______________________________________
BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW
_______________________________________________
is-lam mailing list
[email protected]
http://milis.isnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/is-lam
