Boycott Israel [IslamCity] KSM Confessed To Attacking Bank Founded After His Arrest!
Have Your SaySend us your feedback What is your reaction to 9/11 confession? How big a threat is terrorism? Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the man accused of masterminding the 9/11 attacks, appeared before a closed hearing at Guantanamo Bay where he is said to have confessed involvement in the September attacks. He also confessed to playing a leading role in 30 other terrorist plots including attacks on Heathrow airport, Big Ben and Canary Wharf. The lawyer representing British detainees in Guantanamo has said the confession lacked any credibility because of the way the situation has been handled. What is your reaction to this confession? How big a threat is al-Qaeda? Send us your views. Added: Friday, 16 March, 2007, 15:58 GMT 15:58 UK I do not believe most of the testimony. I am ashamed of my country's leaders actions in Iraq, Guantanomo, and now their threats to Iran. We condone torture and that makes us as bad as those who attacked us on 9/11. I welcome the impeachment of Bush, Cheney and the entire adminstration for their actions, lies, and greed for power. I am proud of our armed forces, but am ashamed that our leaders allow the destruction in the name of power and greed. Patricia J. George, Camp Verde, AZ USA Recommended by29 people Sign in to recommend comments Added:Friday, 16 March, 2007, 15:53 GMT 15:53 UK I am so with almost everyone when I say that this confession was forced, fabricated and that most US citizens are really sheltered and gullible. Do you have any idea how horrible the conditions are physically and psychologically at Guantanamo - are you that sheltered? He's a perfect martyr, talking more and more to free those in the cells next door. I've lost most of my respect for US intelligence. To all you blind patriots: watch a documentary, read a UN report, open your eyes! Emily Alp, Brooklyn, United States Recommended by23 people Sign in to recommend comments Added:Friday, 16 March, 2007, 15:45 GMT 15:45 UK My reaction was to chuckle quietly for a couple of minutes and then all was forgotten. What I do wonder is what the US intends to achieve with this statement? Perhaps KSM's interogators didn't understand the sarcasm in his voice when he said he was incharge of 9/11 or Bali The fact is, although many don't even believe Bin Laden was responsible for the WTC attacks, the US feels compelled to try and bring closure to the whole event. Unfortunately its has made itself look the fool James, London Recommended by16 people Sign in to recommend comments Added:Friday, 16 March, 2007, 15:45 GMT 15:45 UK I've visited America and I love it. I have good friends there so it's very sad for me to have to say that it is true, I have lost complete trust in what the American establishment has to say - but it's exactly the same with the mob in Whitehall. This man is a monster which is all the more reason that his
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Look who's talking !!!
Look who's talking !!! Israel keeps on repeating that Hamas' government must respect and recognise all past agreements . Also Hamas should recognise Israel and renounce violence . Israel is backed here blindly by the USA and all its lackeys , on that subject . Good Job done by such a demagogic-state.. !! but , we have to remember that : 1- Israel never ever recognised Hamas 2- Israel is the cause and the source of all violence's 3- although Israel signed some agreements , it has never implemented them. 4- the West Bank was partly evacuated before being totally re-occupied. 5- Gaza was also evacuated before being bombed ,besieged and starved. 6- Jerusalem was never evacuated but on the contrary it was , even further, ethnically cleansed 7. the Chairman of the PLO who trusted Israel died poisoned and locked in a cellar by Israel. 8. Money collected on behalf of the Palestinians is kept by Israel , for blackmail and extortion . In other words and in short : Israel did negotiate and sign agreements which it never implemented , but it blames Hamas for not recognising agreements it never even negotiated . Raja Chemayel How silly can it get ?? 18Th. of March 2007 - Web email has come of age. Don't settle for less than the All New Yahoo! Mail.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Duality that Governs Our World
Duality that Governs Our World Written by Najah Kadhim Feb 02, 2007 at 12:46 PM Two states exist in our world. In other words, it is a binary state that rules the dynamics of society. It is duality that governs our world. It is the positive state and the negative state; it is the measure and the countermeasure; it is conformity and diversity. These two states meet at times and separate at other times, thus creating the basis of balance and motion in the world. It is the positive versus the negative at one moment, and the positive born of the negative at another moment. In the digital world of the binary logic of electronic circuits, there is one state (ON) versus the other state (OFF), or according to its mathematics (Boolean algebra): ones versus zeros. It means that the possibilities or states cannot exist at the same time. Yet in the principles of quantum mechanics that are being applied to the development of quantum computers, the two states of positive and negative (or zeros and ones) exist at the same time. This situation has implications for the possibility that diversity leads to motion, which results in coordination. It seems that diversity, with its variations, initiates the principles of organization. Organization develops from the continuous motion of uniformity and divergence, which, in turn, creates different or new situations or possibilities. The probability of whether an event will occur or not does not mean disorganization or coincidence, as some people believe, or that there is no purpose to the existence of this universe. As modern science has demonstrated, even if the mathematical versions or patterns that underpin its theories are not right, they are not necessarily wrong. The presence of uniformity and diversity at the same time in some states and one versus the other in other states leads to new probabilities. The relativity of an event not happening does not negate its absolute happening. The relativity of recognizing and understanding new situations does not negate the origin of the absolute. Electricity, the pulse of modern life, is generated as the result of the polarization of the positive and negative charges. It is the flow of these opposing charges in the electrical circuits which gives it the required coordination. Atoms, the basis of life, cannot exist unless there is a balance between the electrons (negative charges) surrounding the nucleus and its protons (positive charges) of the same number. On the other hand, as postulated in quantum electronics, the positive and negative charges are happening at the same time in optical computers as a result of the reduction in time as well as an increase in the momentum of these charges. The Holy Prophet, Muhammad, said in a well-known hadith: #1575;#1582;#1578;#1604;#1575;#1601; #1571;#1605;#1578;#1610; #1585;#1581;#1605;#1577; Divergence from my Ummah is a mercy. On the other hand, however, he said: #1608;#1578;#1585;#1609; #1575;#1604;#1605;#1572;#1605;#1606;#1610;#1606; #1601;#1610; #1578;#1608;#1575;#1583;#1607;#1605; #1608;#1578;#1585;#1575;#1581;#1605;#1607;#1605; #1603;#1605;#1579;#1604; #1575;#1604;#1580;#1587;#1583; #1575;#1604;#1608;#1575;#1581;#1583; #1575;#1584;#1575; #1575;#1588;#1578;#1603;#1609; #1605;#1606;#1607; #1593;#1590;#1608; #1578;#1583;#1575;#1593;#1609; #1604;#1607; #1587;#1575;#1574;#1585; #1575;#1604;#1580;#1587;#1583; #1576;#1575;#1604;#1587;#1607;#1585; #1608;#1575;#1604;#1581;#1605;#1609; The believers in their affection, compassion and kindness are like one body. If one organ complains, then the whole body suffers from fever and insomnia. Does the first hadith contradict the second? No, apparently not, since diversity in human society is not only meaningful but necessary. The uniformity and diversity of its motion give birth to the factors of its development. Diversity stimulates competition, the characteristic of a living society, which, in turn, generates new ways of thinking and concepts, and so on and so forth. Keeping things as they were a thousand years ago, say, by impeding renewal as the situation demands from time to time, not only produces a society that breeds stagnation and useless traditions but is also contrary to Allahs Sunnah, for it has been shown that duality is the basis of the functions of the world. Let us apply the concept of duality to some practical examples for Muslims. Muslim communities resident in the West could easily adopt the duality of living and feeling both East and West, that is, living and feeling as Muslims in the heart of a Western or multi-cultural society. Muslims can be Western, just as Westerners can be Muslim. In other words, being a Muslim means being a good citizen living in a society where interdependence is a fact of modern life. Muslims could live and feel todays world, which is just as important as living and feeling the past. Indeed, living and feeling the
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] What is written in Quran.
WHAT IS WRITTEN IN QURAN? Quran presents A living and Lasting God (2:256) The Lord of all creation (1:2) He Gracious, the Merciful (1:3) The Almighty (29:43) All-hearing, all-knowing (5:77) The Wise (34:2) The Forgiving (34:3) The Bountiful (27:41) The Loving (11:91) The Creator, the Maker (59:25) The high, the Great (2:256) The Holy (10:69) The Lord of all praise, Owner of all glory (31:13) The One, the Supreme (39:5) Who is free from all wants (64:7)? Begets none and is begotten by no one, and has none as His equal (112:4-5) Who guides men 10:36, 33:5)? Hear prayers (2:187) Speaks to such of them as fulfil His covenant (3:77 42:52) Punishes the transgressors (48:18) Reward those who do good (6:84) Love those who do good (2:196) He has created all men from the same stock (4:2) He has divided them into different groups so that they may know one another, and that the best among them is he who best perform his duty (49:14) Our attitude towards Him has to be that of complete submission (3:20) He has given us detailed instructions as to How we should treat our parents (17:24-25) Our near and dear, neighbours, orphans and the downtrodden (4:37) Our Wives (2:188,4:20) Our Children (6:153) Our Widows (4:20) Our enemies (5:9) Our companions (24:61, 58:12) He tells us: To be truthful (9:120) To shun lies (22:31) Not to commit adultery (17:33) Not to commit theft (5:39) Not to commit Murder (6:152) Not to commit breach of trust (8:28) Not to be dishonest (8:59) To keep away from all that is vain (23:3) To fulfil our covenants (5:2) To strive for increased knowledge (20:115) To do justice (4:59) To be benevolent (16:91) To be steadfast (3:201) To be thankful (39:67) To admonish others to do good (16:126) Not to preach that we do not practice (61:3) Not to be haughty and vainglorious (4:37) To be neither miserly nor spendthrift (17:30) To be humble (25:64) To speak kindly (2:84) To suppress our rage and forgive people (3:135) To repay evil with good (13:23) To be united (3:103) To do not backbite (103:2) To spend wealth for the cause of Allah (2:262) To spend wealth for the poor and needy (2:272) Not to ridicule one another or call names (49:12) To fear none but Allah (2:41) To eat pure things (2:169) To remain clean (2:223 74:6) He further says: All your deeds, even if they are as minor as an iota, must visit on you (99:8-9) That all that is on the earth carries the seed of destruction (55:27) That the haven and earth have not been created in vain (38:28) That just as He started the cycle of creation so shall He reverse it (21:104) He, who created you the first time, will again raise you to life (17:52 19:67) The fact that you cannot conquer death shows that there is a purpose in it (56:88) etc. etc. What else do we need to live by Quran? Muhammad Latif Chaudhery
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Muslims' Guide to Sex Education
bismi-lLah wa-lhamdu li-lLah wa-shshalatu wa-ssalamu 'ala rasuli-lLah wa 'ala alihi wa ashhabihi wa ma-wwalah, amma ba'd, assalamu 'alaikum wa rahmatu-lLahi wa barakatuH. well.i pray that this meets you all in the best of health and in strong ieman insya Allah, and i thought i'd share an article below with you all. may Allah azza wa jalla allow us all to be able to perform the fardl/obiligatory and the sunnah in the hope that as means for us to gain closeness to Him - may He also pardon us of our shortcomings and accept our deeds, no matter how small or insignificant they may seem to us, amien. wa bi-lLahi-ttaufiq wa-lhidayah, subhanaka-lLahumma wa bihamdiKa asyhadu alla Ilaha illa Anta, astaghfiruKa wa atubu ilaiK. wassalamu 'alaikum Young Muslims' Guide to Sex Education Mar 17, '07 5:57 PM by Elan for group muslim Young Muslims' Guide to Sex Education By Altaf Husain Social Worker #8212; USA Growing up, coming of age: an Islamic website using code language to talk about human sexuality? Coming of age indeed! You know what those words mean. Yes, when you have stopped giggling shyly, let's get started talking about human sexuality. You are probably wondering why Youth 4 the Future at IslamOnline. net would want to present this topic. Well, let's face it: It is impossible to escape talk about sex and sexuality these days. Even the supposedly most age appropriate movies, television shows, video games, and novels #8212; those intended for a teenage audience #8212; consist of themes such as fornication, adultery, and homosexuality. So rather than pretending that Muslims do not care about those topics or that Muslims are not supposed to talk about them, Youth 4 the Future wants to tackle the topic to help you navigate your teenage years in a healthy manner. And I am the big brother assigned the challenging task of talking to you about it, to spare you the awkwardness of having to send your own questions to the Cyber Counseling section. You should still address the Counseling section of course because, in the limited length of this essay, we are not going to cover all there is to know. Non-Islamic Approach to Human Sexuality In many parts of the world, especially in days gone by or in religious communities, the approach was to treat sexuality with disdain, often as something dirty, not to be talked about and not even to be thought of. There were strict guidelines about how men and women were to interact. In fact, the prevailing thinking was that intimacy between husbands and wives was to be tolerated for the sake of procreating but definitely not to be enjoyed. Even for husbands and wives, there was always an overabundance of guilt associated with seeking sexual pleasure, and it was almost unthinkable for a woman to speak about or express her desire for such pleasure, even with her husband. Children who were coming of age were supposed to just come to an intuitive understanding about their sexuality even though they could make absolutely no sense of the physiological changes they were experiencing. Even today, rather regrettably and despite Islamic teachings to the contrary, discussions of sex and sexuality are still taboo and Muslim children are still navigating this difficult terrain on their own or resorting to information outlets which are less than wholesome and in some instances are outright forbidden in Islam. In for a Surprise Unless you have been blessed to have been taught how Islamic teachings view human sexuality and sexual intimacy, you are like the majority of Muslim youth whose knowledge about such topics has been acquired second- or third-hand and is most likely totally culturally biased. You might have already attempted to discuss or deal with such topics with your parents only to find that their responses were incomplete or did not make sense. They were most likely giving you responses they had heard from their parents, which their parents in turn had heard from their parents, and so on. For the most part, we find that our etiquette of discussing sex and sexuality is often based on superstition and culture rather than on religion. It is important therefore that you put aside what you think you know so far because you are in for a real surprise. Coming of Age Although there is no exact date, time, or year when puberty is supposed to occur, both boys and girls usually get a major introduction to adulthood through, among many other things, the changes they experience in their voices, physical growth such as getting taller, and experiencing nocturnal emissions known more commonly as wet dreams. In Islamic teachings, once a person reaches the age of puberty, they become mukallaf (accountable for compulsory duties and answerable to God). Below is an excerpt from Abdul Wahid Hamid's book Islam the Natural Way: This means that you come under the obligation to discharge all the duties and fulfill all the rights of an adult. To keep yourself physically clean is an
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Peace TV on ARABSAT and PANAM SAT
forwarded message fyi 7th October 2006 Dear Brother / Sister in Islam, Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuhu. You will be happy to know that Peace TV, after 9 months of launch in January 2006, is now also being telecast from ARABSAT Satellite, in addition to PANAM SAT-10 Satellite. Peace TV can be tuned in on Satellites:- 1) ARABSAT BADR-3 (3A) Position : 23° East, Frequency : 11996, Symbol Rate : 27500, FEC : 3/4, Polarization : Horizontal. 2) ARABSAT BADR-C (2C) Position : 23° East, Frequency : 3760, Symbol Rate : 27500, FEC : 3/4, Polarization : Horizontal, C-Band. 3) PANAM SAT10 (PAS-10) / 2C Position : 68.5° East, Frequency : 3783.25, Symbol Rate : 3250, FEC : 2/3, Polarization : Horizontal. If you do not have a dish antenna for receiving ARABSAT, you can easily install a new 1½ feet radius dish in your balcony for approx. U$ 100 only. You could also let us have your feedback: Whether you get Peace TV signals on your Cable TV network or TV dish antenna?, Quality of Reception and other comments. Please request all your friends and cable operators in your area to tune in to Peace TV. May Allah (swt) grant all of the Muslim Ummah the best of Guidance, Help, Ability and Striving to present the proper understanding of Islam and Muslims the world over. Aameen. Yours brotherly in the service of Islam, Dr. Zakir Abdul-Karim Naik President - Islamic Research Foundation With Regards Abi - Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Hague Court could try Bush, Blair; Court 'can envisage' Blair prosecution
Hague court could try Bush, Blair http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20070318-121749-6686r.htm By Gethin Chamberlain, LONDON SUNDAY TELEGRAPH Published March 18, 2007 The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said in an interview that he can envision a scenario in which President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair could one day face war-crimes charges at The Hague. Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said in an interview with the Sunday Telegraph that it was frustrating that the court was viewed in the Arab world as biased in favor of the West. Asked whether he could envision a situation in which Mr. Bush and Mr. Blair found themselves in the dock answering charges of war crimes in Iraq, he replied: Of course, that could be a possibility ... whatever country joins the court can know that whoever commits a crime in their country could be prosecuted by me. The U.S. has refused to accept the court's jurisdiction and for years opposed the court, fearing that it would be used as a political tool to target American soldiers and diplomats overseas. Human rights lawyers remain skeptical about whether charges against either leader would ever gain credibility in the court. Some Muslim countries have criticized what they claim is the court's reluctance to address offenses committed by Western governments. Sudan, which has been investigated over its role in the mass killing of civilians in its western region of Darfur, has called for the court to investigate coalition actions in Iraq. Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia's former prime minister, has announced plans to set up an alternative war-crimes tribunal to hear complaints against countries including Britain, Israel and the United States. Mr. Moreno-Ocampo said that, while he was sympathetic to the views of Arab countries, the answer was for them to get involved in the legal process. The court is restricted in what it can investigate. The U.N . Security Council can ask it to act -- as in the case of Darfur -- or the court can launch an investigation if it receives a complaint from a state that is party to the Rome agreement that established it. The U.S . is not a signatory, although lately it has begun supporting court investigations in several African civil wars, including the conflict in Sudan. The court can also look into purported offenses carried out by, or on the territory of, a party to the agreement. Afghanistan is a signatory, though Sudan is not. Days before the invasion of Iraq in 2003, then-Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein approached lawyers in Britain about signing up, but his effort was overtaken by events. Had he succeeded, the actions of the U.S. in Iraq would fall within the court's jurisdiction. Mr. Moreno-Ocampo said it was still possible for an investigation to be launched into coalition actions in Iraq if that country signed up. Hamid al-Bayati, Iraq's ambassador to the United Nations, said Iraq was actively considering joining. The court is currently prosecuting cases against the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda, a militia leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo and a number of individuals believed to have been involved in the conflict in Darfur. === http://washingtontimes.com/world/20070318-121749-6686r.htm Court 'can envisage' Blair prosecution By Gethin Chamberlain, Sunday Telegraph 17/03/2007 http://washingtontimes.com/world/20070318-121749-6686r.htm http://washingtontimes.com/world/20070318-121749-6686r.htm Tony Blair faces the prospect of an International Criminal Court investigation for alleged coalition war crimes in Iraq. The court's chief prosecutor told The Sunday Telegraph that he would be willing to launch an inquiry and could envisage a scenario in which the Prime Minister and American President George W Bush could one day face charges at The Hague. Luis Moreno-Ocampo urged Arab countries, particularly Iraq, to sign up to the court to enable allegations against the West to be pursued. Iraq's ambassador to the United Nations said that his country was actively considering signing up. America has refused to accept the court's jurisdiction and is unlikely to hand over any of its citizens to face trial. However, Britain has signed up and the Government has indicated its willingness to tackle accusations of war crimes against a number of British soldiers. Mr Moreno-Ocampo said it was frustrating that the court was viewed in the Arab world as biased in favour of the West. Asked whether he could envisage a situation in which Mr Blair and Mr Bush found themselves in the dock answering charges of war crimes in Iraq, he replied: Of course, that could be a possibility\u2026 whatever country joins the court can know that whoever commits a crime in their country could be prosecuted by me. Human rights lawyers remain sceptical about whether charges will ever be brought. Some Muslim countries have criticised what they claim is the court's reluctance to address offences committed
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Mrs Beckett sees no evil!
*Mrs Beckett sees no evil!* March 15, 2007 Margaret Beckett's silence over Zimbabwe illustrates the degree to which the Government's grandiose plans for a North-South partnership have collapsed. Africa has run like a refrain through Labour's time in office, from military intervention in Sierra Leone in 2000 to the priority given to the continent at the G8 summit in 2005. That period has coincided with the wrecking of the Zimbabwean economy by Robert Mugabe, beginning with the expropriation of white-owned farms and culminating in hyper-inflation, mass internal migration, dependence on food aid and a reduction in average life expectancy to 36 years. The beating of Morgan Tsvangirai and other opposition members after an anti-government prayer rally is the latest proof of Zanu-PF's hideous misrule. And its evil genius is now talking of prolonging his presidency until 2014, when he would be 90. Labour has always been reluctant to take a lead in criticising Mr Mugabe for fear of being dubbed neo-colonialist. As Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw sought cover within the framework of the Commonwealth and the European Union. Today, from his successor, there is simply silence. Reaction has been left to Lord Triesman, a junior Foreign Office minister. Mrs Beckett, who made no mention of Zimbabwe in her UN speech last autumn, has not seen fit to comment. Contrast that with the reaction of her American counterpart, Condoleezza Rice. Perhaps that is as much as can be expected from a Foreign Office whose ministerial team - Mrs Beckett, Geoff Hoon, Kim Howells and Lord Triesman - is outstandingly mediocre. But the situation is not much better on the other side of Downing Street. Tony Blair should publicly upbraid African leaders for washing their hands of Mr Mugabe on the grounds of non-interference in Zimbabwe's sovereignty. The dramatic decline of that country is besmirching the reputation of a continent that in 2001 drew up an ambitious blueprint for good governance. The Prime Minister is surely aware of the damage being done. Yet he merely wrings his hands and his Foreign Secretary is mute. This pusillanimity is becoming a national shame. -- Ends
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Marriages
Marriages in Indo-Pak are unaffordable. With fabulous Mahr, pompous Jahaiz, exuberant warri/barri, processions of barat, feasts of waleema, band- baja, tale mehnd and many other customs, the marriages have become almost unaffordable. Unless our scholars, social reformers, religious practitioners , human right activists think of a viable alternative, the coming generation will resort to western style of sexual satisfaction and we will have no alternative but to compromise. The only essentials of Muslim marriage are the public acceptance of each other and payment of Mahr by the bridegroom according to his means to defray marriage expenses. Tale/mehndi, Jahaiz and Bari have no traces in Islam. The marriage of Hadrat Ali® is illustrious of Islamic way of marriage. ( No tale mehndi, No Jahaiz, No barri, No barat . The exalted prophet married his daughter to his cousin and separated them with a few items of daily use) The concept of Barat was added to it for security and transportation of valuables comprising Jahaiz and barri carried to places far apart.and waleema was introduced to make public the event of marriage. Barat no more serve this purpose as after the feast no one except father of the bride groom is present on the scene and for public announcement the marriage can take place in a mosque or a video should be enough. Waleema today is political concert for politician and a business meeting for the entrepreneurs. Poor man is ruined for what? Instead of barring dishes we better revert to the Islamic way of marriage and cut short to Nikah in a mosque. Muhammad Latif Chaudhery Lahore.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Iraq Four Years After: The Conquest of Oil
muza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 17:11:53 +0800 Iraq Four Years After: The Conquest of Oil As the fourth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq gets closer, the real motive behind the conquest becomes starker and starker. There is a bill before the Iraqi Parliament which gives foreign companies effective control over the nation's oil. Iraq has 115 million barrels of oil, perhaps the second largest reserves in the world, accounting for 10 percent of the global total. If this bill becomes law, companies such as ExxonMobil and Chevron would be able to enter into production sharing agreements with the government which will not only strengthen their hold over Iraqi oil but also increase their profits enormously. None of the other major oil exporters in West Asia--- Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iran --- have such agreements. These countries have outlawed foreign ownership and control over their oil and placed the commodity under state control. The millions and millions of people around the globe who opposed the war against Iraq in 2003 knew right from the beginning that oil was the principal reason why the ruling elite in the United States and Britain chose to embark upon their disastrous adventure. Of course there were other reasons too. The ouster of the Saddam Hussein government and the attempt to bring Iraq under the control of Washington and London were also aimed at reinforcing Israel's position in the region. Iraq is also of tremendous strategic importance in the context of West Asia and the Middle East. After four years it is obvious to even a casual observer that Washington and its allies are prepared to pay any price to achieve their diabolical goals. Thousands of their own soldiers have been killed in the war. Perhaps hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have been sacrificed at the altar of oil and Israel. The Iraqi people are more divided than ever before as Shiites and Sunnis slaughter each other. Unemployment is at its highest. Poverty is widespread. Disease is rampant. The health care system is in a precarious state. Basic amenities are grossly inadequate. And yet, the US and its allies will not end their occupation of Iraq. They will not set a timetable for the withdrawal of their soldiers. They are determined to pursue their plan of building permanent military bases in the country. They are hell-bent, as we have seen, on tightening their grip upon Iraqi oil. They continue to restructure the economy to fulfil the objectives of a neo-liberal capitalist agenda. This is why the thousands of groups in the world opposed to the US presence in Iraq who represent the sentiments of millions of people everywhere should intensify their campaign to bring occupation to an end. They should also focus upon the take over of Iraqi oil. We should make the American public in particular aware of the motives behind occupation. This is the right time to develop further American consciousness on this issue since the American people themselves have become increasingly critical of the US-led war on Iraq. The majority of them want US soldiers to return home. They do not want their nation to conquer other lands or to steal other people's resources. They do not want their nation to incur the wrath of the world. They do not want to earn the odium of the rest of the human family. Dr. Chandra Muzaffar, President, International Movement for a Just World. Malaysia. 17 March 2007. It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] DEMO - Excellent photos report from Ottawa
Go to http://yayacanada.blogspot.com/2007/03/ottawa-and-montreal-day-of-action.html for photos (at bottom) and a report. Susan's English as a Second Language Blog http://suzansesl.blogspot.com - Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Jesus: Muslim views on the Christian position
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Prominent call for divestment at Howard
Prominent call for divestment at Howard By: Will Youmans / The Arab American News March 17, 2007 Full article on the Web at: http://arabamerican news.com/ newsarticle. php?articleid= 7919 Activists calling for ending financial support for Israel welcomed a victory at a university in Washington, DC. The faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences at Howard University voted overwhelmingly to call on the university's board of trustees to divest from Israel. The faculty at this historically Black institution came down with a 25 to 2 vote in favor of divestment, beginning with the identification of university funds that are being invested in 'offending' companies that are offering material support to Israeli Occupation. The March 8th call was introduced by David Schwartzman, a biology professor of Jewish origin. He told 'The Arab American News,' there was not much opposition, except by the college's Dean, who refused to put divestment on the agenda. He plans on introducing a similar resolution to the faculty Senate this spring. He sponsored the measure in the hope that 'these resolutions start spreading around the country and generate action comparable to the anti-apartheid movement in the 1980s.' Also, he wants to 'give hope to young Palestinians and to see Americans and Jews like myself taking the right position.' The Arts and Sciences faculty vote was an important step for the few divestment activists at Howard University. This vote actually took place without a vibrant movement on campus. Professor Schwartzman recognized that more activism is needed to get the Board of Trustees, the highest decision-making body at the university, to consider the divestment call. The resolution was modeled on two different bills. It borrowed language and arguments from a faculty senate bill passed at the University of Wisconsin, Platteville campus nearly two years ago. It also drew on a divestment statement passed last year against Sudan, for the continuing violations in the Darfur region. There have been some victories for divestment activists around the world, including school government, church, and labor union resolutions. Last year, England's largest union of instructors in higher education, the National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education, called on the union's 67,000 members to sever ties with Israeli professors and academic institutions that fail to distance themselves from Israel's policies towards the Palestinians. The Ontario branch of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, the country's largest union, voted unanimously on May 27, 2006 to urge an economic boycott of Israel. The bill calling for boycott and divestment represents the will of 210,000 members, nearly half of the union's entire national membership. Divestment means the union's pension fund will shed investments in Israel. Student governments at the University of Michigan, Dearborn, and Wayne State University in Detroit have passed important resolutions in the past several years. However, the Sudan movement has fared much better. Major academic institutions such as Harvard and Yale have divested from companies doing business with Sudan. Six states are divesting their pension funds from companies invested in Sudan. The Howard University resolution shows that the Sudan divestment movement is serving as a useful precedent for Israel divestment activists. Professor Schwartzman' s initiative is one more step in his long history of activism. He railed against the American invasion of Vietnam as a student in the 1960s, and was arrested for civil disobedience while protesting at both the South African and Israeli embassies in the 1980s. He is currently involved in the DC Green party, which advocates for DC statehood and equal representation in government, among other issues. The national Green Party backed divestment from Israel in 2005. The Divestment movement needs victories such as this vote. Pro-Israeli activists are pushing divestment from politically weak, impoverished nations such as Sudan and Iran. Divestment activists can gain from the increased use of divestment as a legitimate tactic for morally responsible investing. In fact, many pro-Israel activists fear just this. The Jewish Week reported that a debate ensued at the Jewish Council for Public Affairs' national meeting. Critics of the Sudan movement fear that an economic boycott of any country could be used against Israel, itself the target of divestment efforts. Palestine solidarity advocates should re-insert Israel into debates about divestment. If anything, this will only further its rightful association with the worst human rights offenders. - - - - Editor's note: Howard University President Patrick Swygert rejected the resolution outright. Without qualification, Howard University and I oppose any action calling for a divestiture of university
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Cultural actitivies in Islam
We are often questioned about fiestas in Islam.The problem is that a lot of utilities necessitated by geographical conditions have been Islamized to an extent that any one speaking against them is declared Kafar. Take the example of Lota. For scarcity of water in Arbia, they invented a utensil (lota) with a small outlet to restrict flow of water. We in India had plenty of water. We preferred Gadvi (a utensil with wide outlet ) and found it more convenient. These two utensils had nothing to do with the religion but you probably know it very well that Gadvi became the symbol of Hinduism and Lota was co-opted by Muslims. Maulvi Sahib of my Masjid is still adamant that Taharat without lota is not valid. Miswak to me is a fine combination of brush and cleansing fluid. The purpose is to clean teeth but it certainly is not hygienic to use one miswak by dozens of persons and then using it for plugging in the leaking water taps on the wadu pad. This we see in almost every mosque. Is it a sin to improve upon these practices? As for beard (Personally I have beard) Quran has not said a word about it. Hadith does not enjoin upon Muslims to grow beard. On the contrary it speaks of trimming and proper maintenance of beard for those who happen to grow beard. Dress code is precisely defined in Quran leaving no room for anyone ridiculing others. I know a great scholar of Islam decreed that wearing Kurta of lawn is haram. I wish he spent a hot season in Multan, Pakistan. Hindus had too many Festivals. Muslim parents didn't want to let their children have an impression that Hindu Religion is more floricultural than Islam. That was the reason they created as many rituals as other religions had. Many of such rituals, though not vouched by Islam are not against Islam either. To my understanding Islam did not interfere with the cultural heritage of Arabs except changing their direction from Multi-gods to One God and is not, therefore, expected to take away from me the attraction of my culture as an Indo/Pak Muslim. In India, Hindu celebrated birthday to gauge physical development of a Child. For this purpose a thread named Taraghi was loosely tied across belly of the child. With this thread chest of the child was measured on each birthday in presence of the family and measurement was marked with a knot on the thread. The celebration was thus named Saal-Girah ( Annual Knot ). Muslim in Pakistan do celebrate Saal-Girah by marking number of years lived with candles in a joyful gathering of the family. I have not heard of any superstitious notion attached to. Death rites like Kull, So-aim, Chehlum are considered riligious rites. I am not aware of religious preachings relating to these rituals but I do know that in agrarian lands where cattle and crops are equally important and farmer can not skip looking after their herds and corps for many days, our ancestors decided to burry immediately the dead one by close neighbours, and fixed a day ( usually the third day) for mourning by other relatives. Fortieth day after the death was fixed for elders of the family to get together to decide the issues pursuant to death of a person. This included meal for the elders and a concluding Du'a on settlement of issues confronting the bereaved family.The purpose of these rites is now completely lost. Only the feast and du'a for the dead one is left.. Allah knows better. Muhammad Latif Chaudhery
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Social Living
Injunctions for Social Living Social injunctions are not generally included in the category of LAWS. But if any social evil becomes rampant in society, an Islamic Government can make them statutory. Some social injunctions are described as under _ [Their details can be found in my book Islami Mua'sharat _ Islamic way of living]. 1. Moderation in expenses. i) Eat and drink but waste not by excess. (7:31) ii) Do not spend without reason (need). Those who do so are the brethren of Satan. (17:26-27) 2. Get-up. a) Use of things that produce beauty and elegance is lawful. None can proclaim them as unlawful. Details have already been given under the heading 'Lawful and Unlawful'. (7:32) b) Apparels provide cover for body as well as elegance for a person. (7:26) 3. Physical and Mental Capabilities. Knowledge (mental capability) and physical strength, are both necessary. When Taloot was made commander of Israelites, they had objected to it for his not being a wealthy person and asked: What are his qualifications for which he has been made a commander The reply was as follows: (2:247) Allah has chosen him above you and has gifted him abundantly with knowledge and bodily prowess. That is why he is chosen as your commander. 4. Conversation. a) Always converse in clear, straightforward and decisive language, which contains no ambiguity: (33:70) b) Use language, which is recognised by society and commonly used. (4:5) Speak to them in words that are commonly recognised and used. Also adopt an elegant manner for speech: (2:83) And speak to men in a charming way. c) (22:30) And shun the words that are deceitful and showy. d) (6:153) When you say something, say with justice and equity, even if it goes against your relatives. Do not shout, a shrieking voice is disliked by others. (31:19) Speak softly, for the harshest of sounds, without doubt, is the braying of any ass. 5. Absurd and immodest talk. Avoid all absurdities. One of the qualities of the believers has been stated as (23:3) They avoid vain talk. The word Laghw means vain as well as meaningless. In Surah Al-An'aam (6th Chapter of the Quran) it is said: (6:151) this includes all sorts of immodesties __ even an immodest talk __ as it arouses lewd passions. 6. Walking. i) Do not walk in haughtiness, be moderate (31:18-19) also (17:37) Do not be haughty while walking, adopt moderation in your gait. ii) When you go out, do not allow your gaze to become bold and daring. This has been ordained both for men as well as women. For men: (24:30) And for women: (24:31) 7. Thoughtfulness to ponder and to comprehend. i) Do not follow a thing without an inquiry into it. (17:36) Remember! Pursue not that of which you have no knowledge (which you have not inquired personally). Personal inquiry means that you gain knowledge of it through your senses of hearing and sight and on this basis, decide by your own intellect. If any link of this manner is broken, your inquiry shall remain incomplete. Look! How great is your responsibility in this matter, because Allah has given you 'will' and the faculty of 'choice'; you are not a inanimate machine. For the use of this faculty, He has provided you means of investigation. One who does not make use of them, shirks his own responsibility. This is an important injunction which if acted upon properly, turns all conspiracies and the intrigues into a complete failure and a peaceful atmosphere prevails in society. ii) Always ponder over things: see, hear, comprehend and then make decisions intellectually. For those who do not do so, it is said: (7:179) Many are (amongst) the people (both) civilised and uncivilised whom We have made for hell. They have mind wherewith they understand not, eyes wherewith they see not, and ears wherewith they hear not; they are like cattle, _ nay more astray, (because cattle, at least, follow their natural instincts). These people are heedless of warning. iii) When you hear a good thing, act upon it; and when you hear an absurd one keep yourself away from it. (2:285) We hear and we obey, has been called the believers way. And also (28:55) And when they hear vain talk, they turn away therefrom. 8. Spying. Do not spy on other people's affairs that concern you not. (49:12) 9. Knowledge. i) A learned person and an illiterate one cannot be at par: (39:9) Say: Are those who know and those who do not know, equal to each other ii) Never think that you have reached the final stage of knowledge and nobody knows more than yourself. Remember! (12:76) And above everyone endowed with knowledge is another endowed with more knowledge. Nor say that my cup of knowledge is full and I do not want to know any more. Such mentality has been attributed to the non-believers. (2:88) They say: our hearts do not need any outside information nor is there room in them for anything more to enter. Not to speak of others, in this respect even the Nabie was
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] WAR CRIME PROSECUTION, NOW!: ISRAEL, BUSH, CHENEY et al
One of many I sent out last year. There are many more addresses, but I had to send them in more than one email as there was a limit on the number I could send at a time. The Khiam Center For Victims of Torture was kind enough to pass this on also, and sent me a very kind thank you letter. God Bless Us All. whiterose4rafe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 21:19:57 -0700 (PDT) From: whiterose4rafe [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: WAR CRIME PROSECUTION, NOW!: ISRAEL, BUSH, CHENEY et al To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], Sana'[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] To The Honorable Secretary General Kofi Annan and all Member States of The United Nations Security Council: To ALL United Nations Members: I speak, speaking for many in the united States of America, that ALL participants MUST be held for international crimes of murder, torture, and genocide. There is no way around this, as it is in violation of Human Rights Laws, International laws of decency and humanity, the Un Declaration of Human Rights, and the Geneva Convention. You have no choice but to investigate and prosecute these inhumane crimes. It is your duty as member States of the once honorable United Nations to investigate these horrific and sickening Crimes which are in violation of the Geneva Convention as well as the UN Declaration of Fundamental Human Rights (attached below for your reference). The weapons used by both the United States and Israel must be answered for by the prosecution of ALL and ANY conspirators of these horrific crimes against innocent children, babies, infants and their Mothers if for no other reason but to put some solice to the horrific torture and agonizing pain felt by its most innocent victims, especially the poor innocent children of God. Since the United States is so hell-bent on Military Tribunals, might I, as well as many other Americans, suggest that you prosecute these murderers in the most efficient and honorable way for their Crimes of Murder, Torture, and Genocide, all in COMPLETE VIOLATION of the UN Declaration of Human Rights as well as weapon crimes in violation of the Geneva Convention. Immediately, for the children. Israel must be forced to keep her borders or give them up to the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples. In addition, Israel should pay punitive damages to restore Lebabon to its previous state, as should the US for its conspiracy in this matter. As we all know, it was called the Paris of the Middle East. It should remain that way. As an American, I am completely embarrassed for what my country and Israel has done. I am trying to help, by doing my part. Please, look for yourselves, and see if you it in your hearts to do nothing short of finding those guilty of these crimes guilty of murder, torture, and genocide. I can send many more. I have attached a few for your viewing: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14273.htm http://mparent.livejournal.com/10533243.html http://www.marchforjustice.com/shockawe.php http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/GRAPHIC_Images_of_suffering_death_on_0719.html The United Nations was founded to take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Talking About Israel: NICHOLAS KRISTOF; FRANK RICH: The Ides of March 2003 - The March to War
Talking About Israel: NICHOLAS KRISTOF THE COMPLETE ARTICLE THE NEW YOR TIMES OP-ED COLUMNISTTalking About Israel By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOFPublished: March 18, 2007 The lack of serious political debate about our policy toward Israelis and Palestinians harms America, Middle East peace prospects and Israel itself. Democrats are railing at just about everything President Bush does, with one prominent exception: Mr. Bushs crushing embrace of Israel. There is no serious political debate among either Democrats or Republicans about our policy toward Israelis and Palestinians. And that silence harms America, Middle East peace prospects and Israel itself. Within Israel, you hear vitriolic debates in politics and the news media about the use of force and the occupation of Palestinian territories. Yet no major American candidate is willing today to be half as critical of hard-line Israeli government policies as, say, Haaretz, the Israeli newspaper. Three years ago, Israels minister of justice spoke publicly of photos of an elderly Palestinian woman beside the ruins of her home, after it had been destroyed by the Israeli army. He said that they reminded him of his own grandmother, who had been dispossessed by the Nazis. Can you imagine an American cabinet secretary ever saying such a thing? --MORE-- http://mparent.blogspot.com/2007/03/talking-about-israel-nicholas-kristof.html With commentary http://www.wakeupfromyourslumber.com/node/954 The Ides of March 2003: FRANK RICH - The March to War THE COMPLETE ARTICLE WITH ALL HYPERLINKS THE NEW YORK TIMES OP-ED COLUMNISTThe Ides of March 2003 By FRANK RICHPublished: March 18, 2007 A chronology of some of the high and low points in the days leading up to the national train wreck whose anniversary we mourn this week. TOMORROW night is the fourth anniversary of President Bushs prime-time address declaring the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In the broad sweep of history, four years is a nanosecond, but in America, where memories are congenitally short, its an eternity. Thats why a revisionist history of the White Houses rush to war, much of it written by its initial cheerleaders, has already taken hold. In this exonerating fictionalization of the story, nearly every politician and pundit in Washington was duped by the same bad intelligence before the war, and few imagined that the administration would so botch the invasions aftermath or that the occupation would go on so long. If only I had known then what I know now ... has been the persistent refrain of the war supporters who subsequently disowned the fiasco. But the embarrassing reality is that much of the damning truth about the administrations case for war and its hubristic expectations for a cakewalk were publicly available before the war, hiding in plain sight, to be seen by anyone who wanted to look. By the time the ides of March arrived in March 2003, these warning signs were visible on a nearly daily basis. So were the signs that Americans were completely ill prepared for the costs ahead. Iraq was largely anticipated as a distant, mildly disruptive geopolitical video game that would be over in a flash. Now many of the same leaders who sold the war argue that escalation should be given a chance. This time theyre peddling the new doomsday scenario that any withdrawal timetable will lead to the next 9/11. The question we must ask is: Has history taught us anything in four years? --MORE-- http://mparent.blogspot.com/2007/03/ides-of-march-2003-frank-rich-march-to.html And More http://mparent.blogspot.com/ http://mparent-2.blogspot.com/ http://www.wakeupfromyourslumber.com/blog/38 - Share your photos with the people who matter at Yahoo! Canada Photos
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Action alone make sense.
Dear brothers in faith! Assalam-o-Alaikum Admiring your efforts in spreading the teachings of Islam, an old man has a little reminder for you THE ACTIONS ALONE MAKE SENSE Please remember that Islamâ?Ts being superior can only be useful to us when we ourselves attain superiority by acting in accordance with it; leading a life of disgrace and objection, and remaining puffed up on the superiority of Islam is nothing but a stupidity. It is true that action should spring from the soil of awareness but the awareness that does not transform into action is usually of no avail. An 0unce of action is said to be worth a ton of theory. People want us to shoot the way we shout. The road to success passes through the world of action and the shortest answer is doing. We must understand that preaching point is not a meeting point. A talk that does not end in any kind of action is of no value. After that we have debated so much, let each of us now demonstrate Islam by implementing Islamic Laws in the state of his own self. Only that person can present Islam to the world who is, not only in the company of his friends but also in the big crowd of his foes, able to project his life in proof of his truthfulness and then no one dare to oppose him. This is the only right mechanism for bringing people close to Islam. May Allah show us the right path. Muhammad Latif Chaudhery
