Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Doubts regarding shaving the head of new born baby
Assalamu Alaikum wa rahmathullah I had a doubt regarding shaving of the head of new born baby. Since for unavoided situation if the shaving of head is missed on 7th day after the birth of a baby. Is it feasible to shave the head on any other day or should it be mulitples of 7 (which I have heard from people around me) ? And what about Aqiqah if its missed on 7th day can we give on any other day ? Is there any hadith supporting this i.e to shave off the head on any othere day if 7th day is missed ? Jazakallahu Khairan. Your brother in Islam. Mazin Mohammed Even my Blood has attitude it says B+
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Ahmadinejad advises oppressors to heed prophets' teachings
Ahmadinejad advises oppressors to heed prophets' teachings Gavbandi, Hormozgan Prov, April 19, IRNA Ahmadinejad-Oppressors-Prophets IRI President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad advised oppressive world powers here Wednesday to heed prophets' teachings and not to pave the path of ignorance. He said, God sent His Prophets (PBUT) to mankind with pure logic and divine teachings, the last of whom was Islam's Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), but there are today unfortunately oppressive powers in the world that either do not grasp the essence of prophets' message, or do so, but ignore them, paving the path of ignorance, darkness, oppression, and unethical ways of life. He added, I wish to send a message to these oppressive powers on behalf of you, and the entire Iranian nation, asking them to get back to the path put before them by the prophets, that is the path of divine guidance, justice, friendship, and being faithful to the covenants they have vowed with their nations. Ahmadinejad warned the oppressive powers, Beware! If you do not get back to this path; if you do not end your oppressive methods; if you do not keep on looting the other nations and try to keep on imposing your illegitimate hegemony over other nations, you will face the destiny of the past tyrants in history, that is none but death, and downfall for yourselves, and wretched lives for your nations. Further addressing the oppressive powers, Ahmadinejad said, Today you selfishly and arrogantly insist on halting the path of nations' progress, including Iran, resorting to telling lies to the world public opinion and even cheating your own nations. He added, Our nation tells you that you are repeating your old mistakes. You have so far kept trying for 28 years to halt the path of our nation's progress, all in vain. You can see today that our nation's youth, believing in their might and relying on their strong will, have mastered all modern sciences and technologies, and presented them humbly to the noble Iranian nation. The President of the Islamic Republic of Iran further stressed, I am hereby assuring you oppressive powers that the Iranian nation's demand from their political officials is taking full advantage of the entire capabilities of the nuclear energy in technical and industrial fields. He added that the entire Iranians solidly and with tight fists shout slogans in that regard, insisting they will not yield to pressures to abandon their natural right. Ahmadinejad said, Our nation's advice for you is to get back to the path of monotheism, justice, and friendship, at least in a bid to safeguard your own nations' immediate, and long term interests. 2329/1771
RE: Boycott Israel [IslamCity] a Chronological-justice , Israel would not like
Dear brothers It's high time we started a movement to build up a momentum towards the setting up of an alternate United Nations which will be based on democratice principles. There will be no veto power for any states, however powerful they may be. There will be an international court of justice whose rulings will be binding. Its theme should be justice and peace. I am sure countries like Iran and Venezuela could give us leadership. Ameen Izzadeen Sri Lanka -Original Message- From: islamcity@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of raja chemayel Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 12:51 To: eGroup For Muslims Around The World Subject: Boycott Israel [IslamCity] a Chronological-justice , Israel would not like http://images.google.cz/imgres?imgurl=http://virus.aksios.de/jan99/uno. gifimgrefurl=http://virus.aksios.de/jan99/index.htmh=302w=453sz=4hl =csstart=52tbnid=9r9IEmcnpPB-eM:tbnh=85tbnw=127prev=/images%3Fq%3Du no%26start%3D36%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D18%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Dcs%26sa%3DN http://images.google.cz/imgres?imgurl=http://virus.aksios.de/jan99/uno. gifimgrefurl=http://virus.aksios.de/jan99/index.htmh=302w=453sz=4hl =csstart=52tbnid=9r9IEmcnpPB-eM:tbnh=85tbnw=127prev=/images%3Fq%3Du no%26start%3D36%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D18%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Dcs%26sa%3DN http://images.google.cz/imgres?imgurl=http://virus.aksios.de/jan99/uno. gifimgrefurl=http://virus.aksios.de/jan99/index.htmh=302w=453sz=4hl =csstart=52tbnid=9r9IEmcnpPB-eM:tbnh=85tbnw=127prev=/images%3Fq%3Du no%26start%3D36%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D18%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Dcs%26sa%3DN There are many UN Resolutions some came from its General-Assembly and others came from the Security-Council. The United Nations Organisation is far from being perfect but it seems to be the most International-global-universal-authority. Some resolutions were tailor-made , others were ridiculous , others were bias , some were manipulated , others were a compromise, some were aborted , some were born-dead, some were born-to-be-defeated, some were forgotten before their ink dried out.. and the majority were never implemented. I would like to propose a compromise , bearing in mind that the UNO is not perfect in a World which even less-perfect I propose to implement and to fully execute all UNO-resolutions starting with Resolution Number One and then number two and finishing up all of them .. but only chronologically. How about , when each Country would put at the disposal of the UNO 15% of its Military-forces to create a world-police-force to implement those resolutions , one by one and chronologically ?? I would like it and Israel would surely not . How about you ?? Raja Chemayel 18Th of April 2007 _ Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTEydmViNG02BF9TAzIxMTQ3MTcxOTAEc 2VjA21haWwEc2xrA3RhZ2xpbmU it now.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Why I Wear the Muslim Headscarf
Why I Wear the Muslim Headscarf By Aaminah Hernandez Forward By : http://www.shariqkhan.page.tl I have never written anything personal on the subject of hijab because it seems like an overdone issue. Sometimes I think so much focus is put on this one little aspect of being a Muslim woman, to the detriment of more important Islamic knowledge and practice. Because the headscarf is such a visual symbol of the Muslim woman, many non-Muslims are the ones who make a large issue of it, spout ill-informed opinions, or ask questions in an attempt to understand. This has been answered to by so many Muslim women, and even Muslim men, that I did not feel the need to throw my opinion or feelings out into the fray. Lately I find I am being asked many questions, even by other Muslim women who choose not to wear hijab, and by non-Muslims who know other Muslim women who choose not to wear hijab. So, the following is my answer to the many questions that have been coming up. My intent is only to give my own opinion and experience. I do not mean to be judgmental of those women who struggle with the issue of covering or to suggest that only one form of covering is acceptable. I can only tell you what I think and feel about the headscarf. If you want to know why someone else does not cover, or covers less or more fully than I, you would have to ask that person to share their experience with you. The most common question I have been asked in the past seven years since I became Muslim is Why do you wear that thing? That thing is a headscarf. I have worn many different styles from bandana coverage all the way to a full khimar, which is a very loose and long head-covering, with a face veil. I enjoy playing with my head cover to match the style of my clothing and to find more comfortable styles. Right now my favorite style is very loose and draping. I tend to dress more multi-cultural than most American women. In fact, many immigrants who have taken to the American dress code even look at me in surprise that I like to wear many traditional clothing styles. My headscarves reflect my overall style. The reason I began to wear hijab was simply that I believed (and still believe) it is mandated in Islam. When I first became Muslim I lived in a town that was full of Muslims, most of whom dressed in the traditional ways. Putting on a headscarf (and at that time even a veil) was not a hardship. It was the norm where I was, and I understood it to be required. There are verses in the Qur'an and in the collected words of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), as well as collected norms and behaviors of the wives of the Prophet and his Companions that show clearly that covering of the entire body and head was enjoined upon and practiced by the early Muslim women. Like most women, I have at times struggled with the issue of covering, but never because I did not believe it was required. There were points in my life where I did not wear it either because of jobs that did not allow it (it is a legally guaranteed right here in the U.S. and your employer must allow it) or because I was tired of being so different all the time. But I always felt guilty not wearing it and knew that I must go back to it. Besides the simple answer that I am Muslim and believe that the headscarf and covering are required in Islam, many people want to know more detail about why I actually wear it and what the purpose or point of the covering is, particularly if they know other Muslim women who do not wear it. I cannot speak to why so many Muslim women do not wear it and what their state of mind or opinion on the matter is. I refuse to judge them for being in the stage they are in and I do not know what their personal circumstances may be. I can only answer to what I believe the purpose and benefits of my headscarf achieve. 1. Modesty. When dressed in a covering way, I am not showing my physical attributes (or perhaps lack of) to anyone. People are forced to judge me by my actions and speech, by how well I do my job or how I interact with others, rather than by whether or not I am good looking and interest them. 2. To that same end, my beauty is then saved or my husbands full enjoyment and he knows he does not share me with anyone. I am not out getting a lot of attention from others that may make him feel insecure or that is disrespectful to me. 3. I am noticeably different, a Muslim. Most people respect that. They can clearly see that I am not the kind of woman that you whistle or cat-call at, nor am I going to agree to meet you in a bar or club, nor can you proposition me on the street or in the office. There is a level of respect that men give me whereby they do not treat me in the same way they might treat other women they meet and believe they can get with. In fact, in my case, I find that
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Islamic-Safe Finance Grows in the West
US Dollar Hegemony Pierre Lecomte, a French Financial Analyst Supporter of the Campaign Dette et Dollar (To Reject the Dollar As World Currency) Says, While the Rest of the World Must Toil Hard to Earn Dollars Which Are Needed to Buy Goods Internationally, or to Pay Off Foreign Debt, the US Just Needs to Print Dollars. And as Frederic Clairmont Wrote in Le Monde Diplomatique (April 2003): Living on CREDIT is the Credo of the Foremost Power in the World. Islamic-Safe Finance Grows in the West By JOSHUA FREED, AP Business Writer Thu Oct 12, 4:43 PM ET http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061012/ap_on_bi_ge/islamic_finance MINNEAPOLIS - When Caribou Coffee went public last year, sharp-eyed investors noticed some unusual promises in its prospectus. Caribou, the nation's second-largest coffeehouse chain, said it would never sell pork or porn. It wouldn't charge or receive interest, either. By following financial rules that are part of the Islamic code called Shariah, Caribou is among a small but growing list of Western businesses looking to make themselves as attractive as possible to Muslim investors. Some, like Caribou, are motivated by principle, while others see Muslim investors as an attractive new source of money. Middle Eastern investors flush with oil profits are looking for new places to invest, and American Muslims are looking to invest in a way that doesn't conflict with their faith. There's a bunch of Islamic investors who are prohibited from a lot of regular investments, so a lot of money is sitting in cash not earning anything at all, said Khalid Howladar, a vice president for Middle Eastern and Islamic Structured Finance with Moody's Investors Service in London. Companies and governments who need to raise money are saying, 'There's a bunch of people out there with money they can't spend how about I create something for them?' he added. Dow Jones has created an Islamic investing index. A Texas company issued almost $166 million in Shariah-compliant bonds to finance natural gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico. And the German state of Saxony-Anhalt issued a floating-rate 100-million euro note managed by Citigroup that followed Shariah rules. Assets invested at two Shariah-compliant funds run by Saturna Capital in Bellingham, Wash. have swelled nearly 10-fold, since 2002 from $34 million in 2002 to $331 million now though that's still tiny by mutual fund standards. The funds invest only in companies that are Shariah-compliant. Islamic financial rules come from passages in the Quran that prohibit riba making money from money. Generally, that means not paying or collecting interest, though some scholars say only abusively high interest rates are prohibited. Other prohibitions are more moral than financial, such as a ban on selling pork. While many Muslims have invested conventionally in the West for years, some did so because they had few alternatives. Moazzam Ahmed, a software engineer from Carrollton, Texas, has no car loans. Credit-card charges go on a zero-percent card or get paid off at the end of every month. And he's got a home mortgage that is a lease-buyback arrangement, rather than an interest-bearing loan, a frequent arrangement among Muslims looking to buy homes while obeying Shariah. But he fretted about his conventional retirement investments until four years ago, when he discovered the Saturna funds. As soon as I found out about it I switched everything to it, he said. I would have loved to do it from Day One, but it wasn't available, or at least I didn't know about it, he said. He said his returns have been as good as, or better than, more conventional investments he could have made. Estimates of the number of Muslims in the United States vary from two million to six million. Eric Meyer, who runs a Connecticut-based hedge fund called Shariah Capital, says Western banks and financial institutions need to have Shariah-compliant products or risk losing market share. There is a younger generation of Muslims who grew up during the last 20 to 30 years that have a reawakened sense of nationalism and religious pride that motivates them to invest according to their faith, he said. But in Western finance, it takes some creativity to avoid earning or paying interest. To borrow money, Shariah-compliant companies often pledge the lender a share of the profits from an asset instead of interest. Investors who need to earn a shorter-term return can contract to buy, say, $100 of copper today, and simultaneously pledge to sell copper in 90 days for, say, $103. Caribou Coffee Company Inc., for instance, has a revolving line of credit. But instead of paying interest, it sells assets and then pays to lease them back. It's fair to say we do things a little differently, said Charles Ogburn, Global Head of Corporate Investment at the firm that controls a
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Sufis Schools of Thought
Lament of the Quran As a Ornament Do They Adorn Me. Yet They Keep Me Sometimes Kiss Me. In Their Celebrations They Recite Me. In Disputes They Swear By Me. On Shelves Do They Securely Keep Me. Till Another Celebration or Dispute When They Need Me. Yes, They Read Me Memorize Me, Yet Only An Ornament Am I. My Message Lies Neglected, My Treasure Untouched. The File Lies Bare, Where Blossomed Once True Glory. Wrong is the Treatment That I Receive. So Much to Give Have I, But None is There to Perceive. - Mahir-Ul-Qadri True Guidance and the Various Schools of Thought Adil Salahi, Arab News http://arabnews.com/?page=5section=0article=94379d=30m=3y=2007 Question Some Sufi people maintain that they are guided by the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), even after his worldly death. Is this true? Are there any examples of the Prophets companions receiving such guidance after the Prophet (peace be upon him) had passed away? Is there any basis for the system that speaks of Wali, Qutub and Ghaws? Does the Prophet appear in peoples dreams? Answer There is absolutely no basis in the Quran or the Sunnah for the concept that elevates some people to a higher status of the types you have mentioned. The word Wali is used in the Quran, but in the sense of friend, patron or protector. When this word is used to refer to a person and his relation with God, it means that he is a devoted servant of God. When it is used to refer to God, it means that He is the Protector of His servants. In its application to man, it does not confer on him any special status in this world or in his dealings with other people. It certainly does not suggest that he receives direct guidance from God. It suggests that God may favor him with some protection at one point or another, but this is something that neither he nor anyone else can point out as a special favor due to his status. We should remember that God may protect anyone of us from danger or harm at any moment, and we may feel that this is done by His grace. We point it out and express our gratitude to God for it, acknowledging His grace, but we do not use it as a sign that we have a special position with Him. How can we say that when we do know how He rates us or views our deeds? Anyone may see the Prophet (peace be upon him) in his dream, and such a dream is true because Satan cannot appear in the form of the Prophet, not even in our dreams. However, when any person sees the Prophet in his dream and the Prophet tells him something, this is not relevant to anyone other than the person concerned. If you see the Prophet in your dream and he tells you something, what he tells you applies to you only, and not to any other person. Moreover, it has no effect on the Islamic faith, because Islam was revealed complete and perfect as delivered by Prophet Muhammad during his lifetime. Question Some scholars insist that people should always stick to their own schools of thought. If one is following the Hanafi school, then one must not try to follow the Shafie school with regard to any matter, just to make things easier for himself. Please comment. Answer I have explained this so many times. There is no rigid adherence to any school of Fiqh or thought. When we look into any question, we need to find the best answer, relying on the Quran and the Hadith. If this is shown to us by any scholar we take that view. If we try to impose a particular school on people, they may face situations of unnecessary hardship, when the religion of Islam is based on making things easier. The Prophet says: Make things easy, not difficult, pleasant, not gloomy. AB [EMAIL PROTECTED] First They Came for the EXTREMIST, FUNDAMENTALIST MODERATE Muslims. And I DIDNT Speak Out Because I Wasn't An Extremist, Fundamentalist or a Moderate Muslim. Then FINALLY They Came for Me the NON-PRACTICING Muslim And NO Muslims Were Left to Speak Out for ME. - Ahhh...imagining that irresistible new car smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Prejudices are prejudices..........and the Yemen is next !!
The religion of that serial-killer in Virginia remains irrelevant and it was never mentioned. One of his (31) victims was a Romanian-Jew-Israeli and this was very relevant and was mentioned overall... and repeatedly... Prejudices are prejudices and they pollute any analytic-thinking. No victim was mentioned by his religion except that Romanian-Jew-Israeliothers did not count, or rather their religion , does not. Luckily that mad-perpetrator was not a Muslim nor a North-Korean-Muslim Otherwise , comes next Tuesday, the USA would simply invade Yemen, as a preventive action!...as usual ! No need to invade South Korea , this was already done, 45 years ago.. Eng. MoustafaRoosenbloom double Agent North-Korean-Buddhis-Atheistt and South-Korean-Baptist. 19Th of April 2007 - Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Tryit now.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] tribes of ALI
Assalamu Aleikum Warhmathullahi Wabarakathuhu! hii ALL, i have heard about one of the TRIBES who live in specially Makkah for the maintenance works of the Holy Ka'bah shareef who are not men or women! Is anyone knows more details about them? can you please give me some online references, online articles about them? it will be much appreciated if you can help me out to get more details about them, inshallah! some time ago i have read about them but unfotunately i have missed the reference! wassalam, Ammar.
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] The Importance of Tajweed
Bismillah hir Rehman nir Rahim The Importance of Tajweed By Sister Fatima Barakatullah Listening to the Qur'an being recited correctly is enough to soften even the hardest of hearts and Muslims and non-Muslims alike find it a deeply moving experience even if they do not understand what is being said. We feel this even more in Ramadaan when we are in the Taraweeh prayers and we can really feel the difference if we go to a Masjid where the Tajweed rules of Qur'an recitation are not being observed as they should. Every single Muslim has to recite Qur'an in Salah but many of us do not realise that reciting the Qur'an correctly, observing the rules of recitation is not an advanced science for expert reciters alone, rather it is an obligation upon each and every one of us whenever we recite the Qur'an. What is Tajweed? The word Tajweed linguistically means 'proficiency' or 'doing something well'. It comes from the same root letters as the word 'Jayyid' in Arabic (meaning 'good'): Jeem, Waw and Daal. When applied to the Qur'an, it means Giving every letter of the Qur'an its rights and dues of characteristics when we recite the Qur'an and observing the rules that apply to those letters in different situations. We give the letters their rights by observing the essential characteristics of each letter that never leave it. And we give them their dues by observing the characteristics of each letter that are present in them some of the time and not present at other times. The Qur'an was revealed with Tajweed rules applied to it. In other words, when the angel Jibreel (alaihis salaam) recited the words of Allah to the Prophet Muhammad (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) he recited them in a certain way and he showed the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) the ways in which it was permissible to recite the Qur'an. So it is upon us to observe those rules so that we recite it in the way it was revealed. At the time of the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) there was no need for people to study Tajweed because they talked with what is now known as Tajweed so it was natural for them. When the Arabs started mixing with the non-Arabs as Islam spread, mistakes in Qur'an recitation started appearing, so the scholars had to record the rules. Now, because the everyday Arabic that Arabs speak has changed so much from the Classical Arabic with which the Qur'an was revealed, even Arabs have to study Tajweed. The purpose of Tajweed? The Qur'an is the word of Allah, and its every syllable is from Allah. Its recitation must be taken very seriously. The purpose of the Science of Tajweed in essence is to make the reciter proficient in reciting the Qur'an, observing the correct pronunciation of every letter with the rulings and characteristics which apply to each letter, without any exaggeration or deficiency. And so through this the reciter can recite the Qur'an upon the way of the Prophet (sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam) who received it from Jibreel who received it from Allah (subhanahu wa ta'aala) in the Classical Arabic dialect that it came down in. Arabic letters each have a Makhraj - an exit or articulation point - in the mouth or throat from which they originate and they also each have Sifaat - attributes, or characteristics - particular to them. Knowing the Makhraj and Sifaat of each letter is an important part of Tajweed. Sometimes two letters have very similar exits which makes mixing them up easy. So if a person does not know the attributes of each letter there is a danger that he will change the meaning of the words in Qur'an recitation. Observing the rules of Tajweed in reciting protects the reciter from making mistakes in reciting the Qur'an. The ruling of reading with Tajweed Muhammad bin Al-Jazaree the great Qur'an and Hadeeth scholar of the 9th Century (Hijri) says in his famous poem detailing the rules of Tajweed: And applying Tajweed is an issue of absolute necessity, Whoever doesn't apply Tajweed to the Qur'an, then a sinner is he. Sheikh Zakariyyaa Al-Ansari [died in 926 H.] said in explanation of this verse in his book: Sharh al-Muqaddimah al-Jazariyyaa It is required to observe all of the Arabic rules in that which changes it and ruins the meaning. So he regarded it as an obligation to keep away from the major mistakes in reciting the Qur'an. The scholars have divided the types of mistakes one might fall into when reciting the Qur'an into two types: 1. Clear mistakes: which usually change obvious things and change the meaning. 2. Unobvious (hidden) mistakes: for which one may need to study Tajweed rules. And the majority of scholars agree that applying the Tajweed rules of Qur'an such that the Clear Mistakes are avoided is an individual obligation (Fard 'Ayn) upon every Muslim who has memorised part of or all of the Qur'an. As for applying all of the rules of Tajweed and avoiding the Unobvious
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Bush gives Sudan 'last chance -- Save Darfur: Evangelicals and Establishment Jews
THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2007 4:21 MECCA TIME, 1:21 GMT Bush gives Sudan 'last chance' More than 200,000 people have been killed and 2.2 million displaced in Darfur in four years [AP] The US president has warned Sudan's president that he has one last chance to stop violence in Darfur before the US imposes sanctions and considers other punitive actions. George Bush said he had decided to give Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, more time to pursue diplomacy with Omar Hassan al-Bashir, the Sudanese president. He said to avoid sanctions al-Bashir must allow deployment of a full joint UN-African Union peacekeeping force to Darfur, end support for Janjawid militias, reach out to rebel leaders and allow humanitarian aid to reach the people of Darfur. President Bashir should take the last chance by responding to the secretary-general's efforts and to meet the just demands of the international community, Bush said, making clear he would not wait long. Bush's warning comes just days after Sudan told the UN that it would accept a 3,000-strong UN force and equipment – including attack helicopters - to help the African Union force struggling to maintain security in Darfur. Violating agreements Bush accused al-Bashir of routinely violating past agreements. Speaking separately to non-governmental organisations on Wednesday, Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, also voiced scepticism that Sudan would honour agreements over Darfur. Your Views Darfur does not require any external forces what it requires is food and other aids helping the people engage in peaceful means of livelihood MW Thimiri, NRW, Germany Send us your views The fact of the matter is that we need to be prepared for the outcome that we have seen so often with the Sudanese, which is promises that are not met, she said. Outlining the sanctions Sudan would face, Bush said the US treasury department would bar 29 companies owned or controlled by the Sudanese government from the US financial system, making it a crime for American companies to do business with them. Washington would also impose sanctions on individuals responsible for violence. He raised the possibility of an international no-fly zone aimed at preventing Sudan's military aircraft from flying over Darfur and accused the Sudanese of painting military planes white to disguise them as United Nations or African Union aircraft. I'm also looking at what steps the international community could take to deny Sudan's government the ability to fly its military aircraft over Darfur, and if we don't begin to see signs of good-faith commitments, we will hear calls for even sterner measures. Bush said he would direct Rice to prepare a new UN Security Council resolution that would apply new sanctions against the government, imposing an expanded arms embargo and prohibiting it from conducting any offensive military flights over Darfur. But he said the situation doesn't have to come to that. More than 200,000 people have been killed and 2.2 million forced to flee their homes in Darfur in nearly four years of fighting between the government and ethnic African rebels. Source: Agencies see also: The Israeli and worldwide Zionist movement doesn't like the current government in Sudan. Sudan is one of the 'periphery' states of non-Arab Muslims, like Turkey and Iran, particularly targeted by Israeli geopolitical theoreticians, but has a government that is too strongly Islamist for Zionist tastes. Israel has in fact been accused of providing arms to rebels against the central government. The current campaign to attack Sudan under the guise of protecting the people of Darfur is another manifestation of Zionist attempts to create 'regime change' in Sudan. Examples: -- Zionist rain of death on Sudan http://xymphora.blogspot.com/2006/05/zionist-rain-of-death-on-sudan.html and Who is behind this astonishing pro-war rally in war-weary America (war-weary as far as the Iraq War is concerned, that is)? A rag-tag coalition of evangelicals and establishment Jews (those whom the corporate media designate as official leaders of Jewish communities): -- Yoshie Furuhashi -- Save Darfur: Evangelicals and Establishment Jews http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/furuhashi280406.html and American warnings that Darfur is heading for an apocalyptic humanitarian catastrophe have been widely exaggerated by administration officials, it is alleged by international aid workers in Sudan. Washington's desire for a regime change in Khartoum has biased their reports, it is claimed. -- Peter Beaumont -- US 'hyping' Darfur genocide fears http://www.guardian.co.uk/sudan/story/0,14658,1318643,00.html and Outrage is provoked by media stories of mass rapes and photos of desperate refugees. The charge is that tens of thousands of African people are being killed by Arab militias backed by the Sudanese government. Sudan is labeled as both a terrorist state and a failed state. Even at anti-war
