Bismillah [IslamCity] Postgraduate Research Degree or Master's by Research program, University of Sydney, Australia

2008-04-20 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
Postgraduate Research Degree or Master's by Research program, University of Sydney, Australia Scholarships for International Students. If you are a local University of Sydney student interested in scholarships for postgraduate study overseas, see the University research and scholarships site fo

Bismillah [IslamCity] Commonwealth scholarships

2008-04-20 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
Commonwealth scholarships Each year around 500 Commonwealth scholarships and fellowships are awarded by the UK government. These awards cover doctoral studies, masters degrees, and academic or short term professional fellowships; and there are also opportunities for distance learning courses and

Bismillah [IslamCity] Netanyahu says 9/11 terror attacks good for Israel

2008-04-19 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
Report: Netanyahu says 9/11 terror attacks good for Israel By Haaretz Service and Reuters The Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv on Wednesday reported that Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu told an audience at Bar Ilan university that the September 11, 2001 terror attacks had been beneficial for Israel.

Bismillah [IslamCity] The Taliban blowback

2008-04-17 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
he Guardian, Wednesday April 16 2008 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/16/pakistan.afghanistan [This is neither propaganda nor comments, from me. By forwarding this I am not supporting or against anyone and I have no intention to upset anyone. My main intention is sharing this with you, as if - look what I have found or what they are saying, etc., and to hear neutral comments from you on this subject only. If you are interested please place your comments on the contents of this article or on the author / group/s or please just keep watching. Please no attack or cuss. - Arif Bhuiyan >From the UK] ___ Yahoo! For Good helps you make a difference http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/forgood/

Bismillah [IslamCity] Al-Maktoum Institute, Dundee, Scotland

2008-04-16 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
Al-Maktoum Institute, Dundee, Scotland Validated by The University of Aberdeen Postgraduate Opportunities: MLitt taught Masters PhD/MPhil research Study of Islam & Muslims Islamic Studies Islamic Jerusalem Studies Muslims, Globalisation & the West Multiculturalism Available full time or part time (

Bismillah [IslamCity] PhD Arabic and Islam "Islam and the Performing Arts in the Middle East", Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands

2008-04-14 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
PhD Arabic and Islam "Islam and the Performing Arts in the Middle East", Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands Job description The project entitled ‘Islam and the performing arts in the Middle East and Europe: from cultural heritage to cultural citizenship’ focuses on new discourses and

Bismillah [IslamCity] Global MBA & other Rankings

2008-04-12 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
Please visit the following links from the Financial Times for more: 1. Global MBA Rankings: http://rankings.ft.com/global-mba-rankings 2. European Business school rankings http://rankings.ft.com/european-business-school-rankings 3. EMBA rankings http://rankings.ft.com/emba-rankings 4. Masters in ma

Bismillah [IslamCity] Darfur: New force faces morass of enmities in a hostile landscape

2008-04-07 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
Darfur: New force faces morass of enmities in a hostile landscape Jonathan Clayton: Analysis Clan loyalties and tribal affiliations long ago ceased to offer protection in Darfur, Sudan’s vast western province, where village has turned upon village, neighbour against neighbour, Muslim against Musl

Bismillah [IslamCity] No more Mosque! BBC is too scared of Islam!

2008-04-06 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
# 1 No more mosques, says senior Synod member By Jonathan Petre, Religion Correspondent The Telegraph, 2 April 08. # 2 Anti-homophobia books removed from schools By Jonathan Petre, Religion Correspondent The Telegraph, 2 April 08. # 3 Muslims outnumber Catholics, Vatican says By Jonathan Petre, R

Re: Bismillah [IslamCity] Book: The Verdict-The Enchantress of Florence-Salman Rushdie

2008-04-06 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
ply from a member should come as direct and to the point. Here, you may discuss on the author and his works, using your wits. Let's check again and find the points to discuss. Arif Bhuiyan --- In islamcity@yahoogroups.com, "Daniels, Anwar A" wrote: > > How dare you support a man

Bismillah [IslamCity] 1776 and all that

2008-04-05 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
1776 and all that Could Britain have won the American war of independence if it had used contemporary counterinsurgency techniques to crush George Washington? The Guardian, March 31, 2008 By Andrew Exum (Andrew Exum led a platoon of US army Rangers in Iraq in 2003 and Afghanistan in 2004. He live

Bismillah [IslamCity] Yet another reason to condemn Blair over Iraq

2008-04-03 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
Yet another reason to condemn Blair over Iraq By Andreas Whittam Smith There was no analysis of British interest in joining the invasion. Now I understand why You need a big dose of cynicism to understand politics. Yet even though I regularly take my medicine, I was still deeply shocked by my col

Bismillah [IslamCity] Shakespeare's church found in Shoreditch, East London

2008-04-02 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
[Some people went far saying Shoreditch is the birthplace of modern-day Theatres-Arif] Shakespeare's church found in Shoreditch Bard's place of worship is located in London's East End By Robin Stummer Shakespeare's "lost" local church in London may have been found – beneath some flower beds and c

Bismillah [IslamCity] Thailand: The trouble with Thaksin

2008-04-02 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
Thailand: The trouble with Thaksin Editorial, The Guardian, "Thaksin, Thaksin, give us a wave," chanted the crowd at Manchester City last week, saluting the club's owner, the former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. His stadium appearance was evidence of the extraordinary resilience of a m

Bismillah [IslamCity] Articles from Robert Fisk:

2008-04-02 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
Articles from Robert Fisk: # 1 How Ireland exorcised the ghost of empire On the 92nd anniversary of the Easter Rising in Dublin, our Middle East correspondent sees numerous parallels between the bloody, intractable conflicts in Ireland and Israel – and says that the war in Iraq has shown us the

Bismillah [IslamCity] Echoes of Saddam

2008-04-02 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
# 1 Echoes of Saddam: A great leap backward By responding to Washington's call to arms, Nouri al-Maliki will be seen in Iraq as the tool of a deeply unpopular occupation By Sami Ramadani (Sami Ramadani was a political exile from Saddam's regime and is a senior lecturer at London Metropolitan Univ

Bismillah [IslamCity] Book: The Verdict-The Enchantress of Florence-Salman Rushdie

2008-04-01 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
Book of the week The Verdict The Enchantress of Florence. By Salman Rushdie The real uses of enchantment Salman Rushdie's sumptuous mixture of history and fable in The Enchantress of Florence is magnificent, says Ursula K Le Guin >From the sea of stories our master fisherman has brought up two gl

Bismillah [IslamCity] Fw: Churches in Saudi Arabia?

2008-04-01 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
# 1 First Catholic Church for Saudi Arabia # 2 Vatican-Saudi talks on Churches # 3 Father Federico Lombardi # 4 Saudi Arabia extends hand of friendship to Pope Richard Owen in Details: # 1 First Catholic Church for Saudi Arabia Published: March 18, 2008 Negotiations are underway to build the fir

Bismillah [IslamCity] The Fitna farce

2008-03-31 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
The Fitna farce Ali Eteraz The Guardian, March 28, 2008 I just watched Dutch right-winger Geert Wilders' film, Fitna, The Movie. He had promised it would be too shocking, too frightening, too disturbing - and much of the world was holding its breath in a morbid, anxious wait for its release. The

Bismillah [IslamCity] Pakistan's Nelson Mandela

2008-03-31 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
Pakistan's Nelson Mandela By Peter Tatchell The years of western-backed dictatorship in Pakistan are coming to an end. Candidates supporting the tyrant Pervez Musharraf were trounced in last month's elections. Now, the democratically elected government of Pakistan's new prime minister, Yousaf Ra

Bismillah [IslamCity] The sermons of cowards

2008-03-31 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
The sermons of cowards The west is squandering authority on democracy and human rights: it fails to practise as it preaches By Kishore Mahbubani The Guardian, Friday March 28 2008 Something remarkable has happened in the struggle for greater freedom and democracy. The world's most powerful nation

Bismillah [IslamCity] Scholarships for Indian & Pakistani Students only

2008-03-31 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
# 94 IMPORTANT: International Postgraduate Office Scholarships 2008 Postgraduate Awards - Subject Specific Awards Check for awards for Indian & Pakistani Students. If you wish to apply for an International Office scholarship, please apply online by the specified deadline. Applications received aft

Bismillah [IslamCity] Fw: Meeting-Sydney: Iran eyewitness reports on US threats and the democracy movement

2008-03-30 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
- Forwarded Message From: Jean Parker Sent: Friday, 28 March, 2008 9:33:09 PM Subject: Meeting-Sydney: Iran eyewitness reports on US threats and the democracy movement Stop the War Coalition Public Meeting Eyewitness reports from Iran: US threats of attack and the democracy movement Mond

Bismillah [IslamCity] Re: 4000

2008-03-28 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
sing lie tactics, no one said Christians or Jewish were terrorists! - Arif Bhuiyan UK On 25/03/2008, Jimmy Jumshade wrote: And the other side never did a single harm to USA semperfidave wrote: In this war for ZIONISM and ISRAEL the other side doesn't count. -- "Arif Bhuiyan&quo

Bismillah [IslamCity] Race for the White House

2008-03-25 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
# 1 Race for the White House After incendiary sermons by his former pastor, Barack Obama has openly addressed the race issue in a landmark speech. Times writers explain why he had to do it, and assess its impact on the presidential campaign. By Daniel Finkelstein # 2 A PRESIDENTIAL PERFORMANCE B

Bismillah [IslamCity] Britain will quit Iraq and 'give up the ghost' to US

2008-03-25 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
Britain will quit Iraq and 'give up the ghost' to US A peace protester, wearing a ghostly 'death-mask', taking part in a demonstration in the US capital in Washington, which marked the fifth anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq Five years after declaring it stood shoulder-to-shoulder wit

Bismillah [IslamCity] Why all who want peace in Iraq will pray McCain wins?

2008-03-25 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
Why all who want peace in Iraq will pray McCain wins Five years ago I was cheering the US-led invasion of Iraq. By Kevin Myers Hundreds of thousands of people are dead in a civil war whose murderous insanity absolutely no one predicted When the heart leads the head, sorrow follows. Five years ago

Bismillah [IslamCity] Ex-Islamists start moderate thinkthank

2008-03-06 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
*Ex-Islamists start moderate thinkthank* *Owen Bowcott* and *Riazat Butt* The Guardian, Saturday March 1 2008 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/01/islam.religion

Bismillah [IslamCity] Strange Discoveries

2008-03-06 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
* # 1 *Check this out, very interesting. *Discovery of vast prehistoric works built by Giants?* *The Geoglyphs of Teohuanaco * Posted: February 24, 2008 1:00 am Eastern By David E. Flynn (c) 2008 RaidersNewsNetwork http://www.officialdisclosure.com/giants.htm * # 2 * Also, this from the Washington

Bismillah [IslamCity] The prophet and politics

2008-03-05 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
*The prophet and politics* The Prophet Muhammad was the first person to establish an Islamic state - and he should have been the last. February 28, 2008 The Guardian, UK By *Ali Eteraz* http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/ali_eteraz/2008/02/the_prophet_and_politics.html

Bismillah [IslamCity] Islamic Training & Sharia Law!

2008-03-05 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
*Rethinking the message of Islam.* Published: February 28 2008 Editorial: The Financial Times, UK http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8ab349c8-e5a0-11dc-9334-779fd2ac.html *Islamic Training: Sharia law lessons for police* By Jimmy Burns and Alex Barker The Financial Times, UK Published: February 28 2008

Bismillah [IslamCity] The Three Trillion Dollar War: The true cost of war!

2008-03-04 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
*Book* *The true cost of war* In 2005, a Nobel prize-winning economist began the painstaking process of calculating the true cost of the Iraq war. In his new book, he reveals how short-sighted budget decisions, cover-ups and a war fought in bad faith will affect us all for decades to come. Aida Ede

Bismillah [IslamCity] Articles on US Election... from the UK

2008-03-04 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
[By posting these link I do not mean that I am supporting anyone or spreading info on behalf of anyone or I have no intention to hurt anyone's feelings!] Nader: An unreasonable man Nobody gets it. Ralph Nader isn't arrogant, he's an idealist Bibi Van Der Zee February 25, 2008 The Guardian, UK htt

Bismillah [IslamCity] Islam convert control order quashed

2008-02-25 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
not terrorists, anyway. - Arif Bhuiyan Essex, UK * Jewish State is forbidden by Judaism! * No dictator has died with dignity & the misuses of authority is never worshipped. -- * To Group members: If you do not like my postings please let the Moderators know. * To Moderators: If my mail is irrele

Bismillah [IslamCity] How Labour used the law to keep criticism of Israel secret

2008-02-23 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
21 2008 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/feb/21/israelandthepalestinians.iraq - Arif Bhuiyan Essex, UK * Jewish State is forbidden by Judaism! * No dictator has died with dignity & the misuses of authority is never worshipped. -- * To Group members: If you do not like my postings please le

Bismillah [IslamCity] Universities warn on non-dom taxes

2008-02-23 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
Important information for those who want to work in the UK: Universities warn on non-dom taxes The Financial Times By Vanessa Houlder and David Turner Published: February 21 2008 02:00 | Last updated: February 21 2008 02:00 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/54a6177e-e03d-11dc-b0d7-779fd2ac..html?ncli

Bismillah [IslamCity] Why politics will not fix Pakistan

2008-02-19 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
t.co.uk/news/uk/politics/britains-aid-payouts-are-open-to-corruption-abroad-says-nao-779813.html - Arif Bhuiyan Essex, UK * Jewish State is forbidden by Judaism! * No dictator has died with dignity & the misuses of authority is never worshipped. -- * To Group members: If you do not like my post

Bismillah [IslamCity] Dr Yunus & Grameen Bank

2008-02-16 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
%3D%26dsz%3D - Arif Bhuiyan * No dictator has died with dignity & the misuses of authority is never worshipped. * Jewish State is forbidden by Judaism! -- * To Group members: If you do not like my postings please let the Moderators know. Do not attack me. * To Moderators: If I my mail

Bismillah [IslamCity] SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MINORITY STUDENTS GOING UNCLAIMED!

2008-02-13 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
[Please forward to anyone that may benefit!] [To Moderators, if you think I should not forward mails like this one, scholarship & education information etc., please let me know. I will edit my mailing list and in the next no education or scholarship mails will go to your group from me. Also, t

Bismillah [IslamCity] Try telling Bangladeshis that elections are bad for the poor.

2008-02-12 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
/12/bangladesh.burma # 2. Bangladesh beach, forest, top natural wonders list. By Rafiqur Rahman Reuters http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSSP4323020080211 Place your comments. - Arif Bhuiyan ___ Support the World Aids

Bismillah [IslamCity] UK sharia law 'unavoidable'?

2008-02-07 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
*UK sharia law 'unavoidable'?* Archbishop of Canterbury *Sharia law comments criticised.* http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pressass/20080207/tuk-sharia-law-comments-criticised-6323e80_1.html *How much of Sharia law can be proved from the Quran?* http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylc=X3oDMTFmcWIy

Bismillah [IslamCity] Revealed: British plan to build training camp for Taliban fighters in Afghanistan!

2008-02-05 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
*Revealed: British plan to build training camp for Taliban fighters in Afghanistan!* By Jerome Starkey in Kabul Monday, 4 February 2008 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/revealed-british-plan-to-build-training-camp-for-taliban-fighters-in-afghanistan-777671.html *Pressure mounts for re

Bismillah [IslamCity] Whitehall draws up new rules on language of terror ?

2008-02-04 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
Whitehall draws up new rules on language of terror (?) Phrasebook designed to avoid blaming Muslims for extremism *Alan Travis, home affairs editor Monday February 4, 2008 The Guardian, UK* Read the story from here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianpolitics/story/0,,2251926,00.html -- * No dic

Bismillah [IslamCity] How to forward emails properly?

2007-12-29 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
und an interesting mail and am forwarding for you >all. It was funny; the person who forwarded this mail to me did not follow the >instructions or did not read the mail before posting! Regards, - Arif Bhuiyan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Essex, UK -- * No dictator has died with dignity and the m

Bismillah [IslamCity] Scholarships and conference information

2007-12-29 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
Coordinator Greenpeace Romania, Bucharest, Romania Finaid: unknown Date: permanent contract Deadline: 20 January 2008 Opento: all interested Website: http://www.eastchance.com/anunt.asp?q=305,ja,jobs Regards, - *Arif Bhuiyan* [EMAIL PROTECTED] Essex, UK -- * No dictator has died with dignity and the

Bismillah [IslamCity] BHUTTO HAS BEEN ASSASSINATED!

2007-12-27 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
regular with you, hope you all are doing fine. Few months ago I was stabbed by some street robbers. I am ok now. Happy New Year! Regards, - Arif Bhuiyan [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- * No dictator has died with dignity and the misuses of authority is never worshipped. -- Ends

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Palestine - Hamasland and Fatahland....

2007-06-18 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
*Palestine - Hamasland and Fatahland* # 1 *Robert Fisk: Welcome to 'Palestine'* Published: 16 June 2007 http://news.independent.co.uk/fisk/article2663199.ece # 2 *Robert Fisk: Sinister strategy behind an MP's murder* The Independent UK 15 June 2007 http://news.independent.co.uk/fisk/article2

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Re: Barack Obama: The best chance for Iraq is to bring American troops home

2007-06-09 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
y-for-failure.asp#_edn37 Thanks for your time. *Arif Bhuiyan* *# Copy of the mail from Anna:* On 06/06/07, Anna < > wrote: It.s a joke. These people voted for the war, what happened that they have changed their minds? They also knew as much then as they know now, that the war was based on a lie

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] The Wise Muftis and Islamic Studies

2007-06-07 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
The Wise Muftis and Islamic Studies # 1. *Blair announces plan to tighten scrutiny of university courses in Islamic studies* By Andrew Grice, Political Editor The Independent uk Published: 05 June 2007 http://education.independent.co.uk/news/article2614546.ece # 2. *The Wise Mufti * A visiting E

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Re: Running Karachi - from London

2007-06-05 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
an/Story/0,,2093822,00.html On 14/05/07, Arif Bhuiyan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Running Karachi - from London http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/14/wpak14.xml - Karachi burns as leader rallies loyal followers by phone. -- Ends

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Fwd: Pakistan is at a highly dangerous crossroads

2007-06-05 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
There is a problem, please click here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml;jsessionid=C40I31XNWRFVHQFIQMGCFFOAVCBQUIV0?xml=/opinion/2007/06/03/do0301.xml Fw: Pakistan is at a highly dangerous crossroads By Michael Nazir-Ali [Michael Nazir-Ali is the Bishop of Rochester. He was born an

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] UK: Concerns voiced over new terror powers

2007-05-31 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
Concerns voiced over new terror powers Times Online and David Cracknell, Political Editor of The Sunday Times Labour and opposition MPs joined Muslim and civil rights groups today in voicing concerns over proposed new anti-terror laws designed to give police powers to stop and question anyone i

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Bangladesh: Hasina resurgent

2007-05-29 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
#1. Bangladesh: Hasina resurgent DHAKA: May 10th 2007 *[image: Economist.com] * *With troubling implications* See the conquering heroine come "IF YOU step on the tail of a snake, you have to kill it," said one of Bangladesh's senior politicians when the mil

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Opium: Iraq's deadly new export

2007-05-26 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
Opium: Iraq's deadly new export * Amid the anarchy, farmers begin to grow opium poppies, raising fears that the country could become a major heroin supplier* Farmers in southern Iraq have started to grow opium poppies in their fields for the first time, sparking fears that Iraq might become a se

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Robert Fisk: A front-row seat for this Lebanese tragedy

2007-05-26 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
Robert Fisk: A front-row seat for this Lebanese tragedy There is something obscene about watching the siege of Nahr el-Bared. The old Palestinian camp - home to 30,000 lost souls who will never go "home" - basks in the Mediterranean sunlight beyond a cluster of orange orchards. Soldiers of the Le

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Robert Fisk: Scores dead as Lebanese army battles Islamists in bloodiest day since civil war

2007-05-25 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
Scores dead as Lebanese army battles Islamists in bloodiest day since civil war By: Robert Fisk Butchery was the word that came to mind. Twenty-three Lebanese soldiers and police, 17 Sunni Muslim gunmen. How long can Lebanon endure this? Just before he died, one of the armed men - Palestinians? L

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Tony Blair will declare himself Catholic

2007-05-22 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
*Tony Blair will be welcomed into Catholic fold via his 'baptism of desire'* Tony Blair will declare himself a Roman Catholic on leaving Downing Street, according to a priest close to him. Father Michael Seed, who is known for bringing high-profile politicians and aristocrats into the Catholic f

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] A Toxic Pipeline: The Poisoning of Chinese Trade. Tracking Counterfeit Drugs; From China to Panama, a Trail of Poisoned Medicine

2007-05-21 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
May be this article is not related to group's activities but I think helpful for everyone. I felt scary when I read this report! Check if your country's name is on the list...! *Be Aware **A Toxic Pipeline: The Poisoning of Chinese Trade. Tracking Counterfeit Drugs; From China to Panama, a Trail o

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] It is not only God that will be Blair's judge over Iraq

2007-05-21 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
There are many articles and analysis on Mr. Blair and Iraq but I consider this article as a brilliant one. Thanks to Mr. Shlaim. Arif Bhuiyan. UK *It is not only God that will be Blair's judge over Iraq* - His cravenly pro-US policy on the Middle East misunderstood Bush's real

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Interview: Imran Khan, Politician

2007-05-21 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
*Interview: Imran Khan, Politician* 'I was called arrogant when I played... I put it down to shyness' *The former captain of the Pakistan cricket team is a member of the country's parliament and leader of the Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) party. He will feature in 'Revealed' on CNN, on Sa

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Hungary: Hatred and betrayal

2007-05-20 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
* Hungary: Hatred and betrayal* * The desecration of János Kádár's grave shows Hungary is still locked in the conflicts of the 1930s On the night of May 1 in Budapest, the grave of János Kádár, communist leader of Hungary between 1956 and 1988, and of his wife, a former chief of personnel of the

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Terror Plot Intelligence: MI5 still might have case to answer

2007-05-16 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
*Terror Plot Intelligence: MI5 still might have case to answer* - MI5 has posted a statement on its website defending the failure to spot the 7/7 bombers before they struck. Sean O'Neill analyses its arguments in the light of other evidence and finds that the Security Service may still ha

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Turkish distractions.

2007-05-16 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
Two Editorials: # 1 *Torn between democracy, the military and Islam* Editorial from the Independent May 01, 2007 Incredible though it seems, a country that is currently negotiating full membership of the European Union may be teetering on the brink of a military coup. The political and econom

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] The state is to blame, Mr Blair

2007-05-14 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
For we may born and we may die but we will be ruled by corrupt politicians, we elected, forever.….. *The state is to blame, Mr Blair* *Yesterday saw an unusual event: the Prime Minister admitting that he was wrong. * *Tony Blair's recognition that a central plank of his social policies was "mis

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Israel: Where is the shame?

2007-05-14 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
*Israel: Where is the shame?* * Damning war report puts Olmert on the brink Ehud Olmert was under growing pressure yesterday to resign after media leaks that an inquiry committee into last summer's Lebanon war is to blame the Israeli Prime Minister for the failure to cut Hizbollah down to size

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Some straight talking: but is anyone in America listening?

2007-05-05 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
*Some straight talking: but is anyone in America listening?* By Niall Ferguson, [Niall Ferguson, MA, D.Phil., is the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University. He is a resident faculty member of the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies. He is also a Senior Research Fell

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Book Review: Britannia's American slaves.

2007-05-05 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
*Britannia's American slaves* By Alasdair Palmer [From the book, White Cargo, by Don Jordan and Mike Walsh, is published by Mainstream, £20] This week, the celebrations to mark the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, Virginia, the first British colony in what would eventually turn int

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Islamic street preachers

2007-05-01 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
*Islamic street preachers* From Boston to Lahore and beyond, the tentacles of taqwacore - aka Islamic punk rock - are spreading. And it's giving disenfranchised young Muslims a voice, says Riazat Butt. There can't be that many female playwrights who are deaf, punk and Muslim, so Sabina England

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] The Swan Song of Mr. Tony Blair!

2007-05-01 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
but the miseries from his mistakes will haunt us forever and he will not bear any load! Now, we will wait to see his Boss, Mr. W, leaves office and let the world remain in peace. Arif Bhuiyan UK *I've been tough on crime: now we have to nip it in the bud.* By Tony Blair. About 15 year

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Studentships / Scholarships / RA / TA.

2007-04-28 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
Studentships / Scholarships / RA / TA. Saturday, 28 April 2007 Source: From following Institutes' publications (printed & websites) This is not a Spam mail, please do not press Spam Button. Please forward to your contacts. #1A. * World Bank Scholarship Programs * Received from: Dr. Khalid S

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] R. Fisk: The day when immunity from conflict ended for the press.

2007-04-28 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
d not wish to hand over the tap to the US Army. Brutal forces cannot prove that mighty is the right but it is against them! You even can hide a mountain by deliberately placing your hand on your eyes! Arif Bhuiyan UK *The day when immunity from conflict ended for the press.* By: Robert Fisk We

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] UK: Let's hear it for the multicultural St George.

2007-04-25 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
*UK: Let's hear it for the multicultural St George.* By: Yasmin Alibhai-Brown Van and cab drivers will blazon the cross of St George today; proud men and women will wear it on their beating chests and heaving breasts, symbol of their England, their pride, their land which is looking especially l

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Wi-Fi: Hi-tech horrors! Children at risk from 'electronic smog'

2007-04-23 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
*Wi-Fi: Hi-tech horrors! Children at risk from 'electronic smog'* * Revealed - radiation threat from new wireless computer networks * Teachers demand inquiry to protect a generation of pupils Britain's top health protection watchdog is pressing for a formal investigation into the hazards of usin

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] R Fisk: The true story of free speech in America

2007-04-22 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
*Robert Fisk: The true story of free speech in America* By: Robert Fisk This systematic censorship of Middle East reality continues even in schools Laila al-Arian was wearing her headscarf at her desk at Nation Books, one of my New York publishers. No, she told me, it would be difficult to telep

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] R. Fisk: Caught in the deadly web of the internet.

2007-04-22 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
*Caught in the deadly web of the internet.* By: Robert Fisk Any political filth or personal libel can be hurled at the innocent Could it possibly be that the security men who guard the frontiers of North America are supporting Holocaust denial? Alas, it's true. Here's the story. Taner Akcam is

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] R Fisk: Mohamed Hasseinein Heikel: The wise man of the Middle East

2007-04-22 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
*Mohamed Hasseinein Heikel: The wise man of the Middle East* From Khrushchev to Sadat, many world leaders have felt the venom of Mohamed Hasseinein Heikel's acerbic commentary. Robert Fisk has an audience with the great Egyptian writer By: Robert Fisk The cigar. I can never imagine Egypt's gre

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Lawreport: Does Basra have the right to life?

2007-04-21 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
Lawreport: Does Basra have the right to life? By Joshua Rozenberg, Legal Editor. Further charges may be brought against British troops over the death of the Iraqi hotel worker Baha Mousa, Government lawyers revealed in court this week. The disclosure was made to five law lords who are being aske

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] I know exactly how Diana died.

2007-04-17 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
*OK, OK, I'll come clean: I know exactly how Diana died.* By Boris Johnson Boris Johnson is British MP for Henley What joy, what rapture unforeseen! In a decision of almost complete insanity the Court of Appeal has decided that the inquest into the deaths of Diana and Dodi must be held with a ju

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] William & Kate: Excluding Catholics narrows his choice

2007-04-17 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
*Prince William and Kate Middleton: Excluding Catholics narrows his choice.* By Mary Kenny - Common People: No one knows why Prince William and Kate Middleton have split up. But that hasn't stopped a frenzy of speculation, most of it focused on Kate's middle-class family - particularly her mother

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Pakistan: Justice denied

2007-04-16 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
*Pakistan: Justice denied* The problem with political crises in Pakistan is that they take everyone by surprise, not least the man ostensibly in charge, President Pervez Musharraf. This time last week he called in his chief justice, Iftikhar Chaudhry, for a quiet chat at Army House. The two men h

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Pakistan treads carefully in kingdom of the Taliban

2007-04-16 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
Well, the UK and the US tread carelessly in kingdom of the Zionism! Who cares, Arif Bhuiyan. UK Another comment from Nate Nixon, Atlanta, GA. USA: I think the taliban or afghanistan have all the right to protect there land as well any nations of peoples, the last time I look at the world map

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Pakistan: The end of the general

2007-04-16 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
*Pakistan: The end of the general.* By turning on Pakistan's judiciary and media, Musharraf may have hastened his regime's end Omar Waraich writes on Pakistani politics and culture ** General Pervez Musharraf has little patience with traditional notions of democracy. Pakistan's president, who se

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Studentships / Scholarships / RA / TA.

2007-04-15 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
Studentships / Scholarships / RA / TA. Saturday, 14 April 2007 Source: From following Institutes' publications (printed & web-sites) Please forward to your contacts. * * One Mr. Munim, Associate Professor from JU, Bangladesh, gratefully informed he was granted a 3-year fully-funded Commonweal

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Revealed: America’s covert mission to kidn ap top Iranian security officials.

2007-04-04 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
Revealed: America’s covert mission to kidnap top Iranian security officials. - The botched US raid that led to the hostage crisis. - Exclusive Report: How a bid to kidnap Iranian security officials sparked a diplomatic crisis. By Patrick Cockburn A failed American attempt to abduct two senior Ir

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Don't confuse terrorism with Islam, says EU.

2007-04-01 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
* Don't confuse terrorism with Islam, says EU. * By Bruno Waterfield in Brussels Friday, 30 March 2007 The European Union has drawn up guidelines advising government spokesmen to refrain from linking Islam and terrorism in their statements. Brussels officials have confirmed the existence of a cl

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] New rulers of Bangladesh are finally cleaning up.

2007-03-28 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
*New rulers of Bangladesh are finally cleaning up.* By Rosemary Behan from Dhaka. March 28, 2007. As Bangladesh celebrates 36 years of independence, a caretaker government, backed by the military, has declared a hugely popular "jihad against crime and corruption". All political activities have be

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Studentships / Scholarships / RA / TA.

2007-03-27 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
Studentships / Scholarships / RA / TA. Tuesday, 27 March 2007 Source: From following Institutes' publications (printed & web-sites) Please forward to your contacts. 1. The Bloomsbury Colleges 10 PhD Studentships. Starting from October 2007. Further information can be obtained by visiting

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Vladimir Putin: Russia is Europe's natural ally.

2007-03-26 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
*Russia is Europe's natural ally. *By Vladimir Putin. (Vladimir Putin has been president of Russia since 2000) March 25, 2007. Two thousand years ago Roman soldiers united enormous territories from Britain to Athens, from the Rhine to the Iberian peninsula, by the sword. Europe has survived many

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Collection of some comments on Mr. Livingstone's apology.

2007-03-25 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
Ken Livingstone's apology for London's role in the transatlantic slave trade is welcome, and highlights the often forgotten part the capital played in the brutal enslavement of millions of Africans (Why I am saying sorry for London's role in this horror, March 21). As well as operating as a major

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Robert Fisk: The crushing fear that stalks America.

2007-03-25 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
*The crushing fear that stalks America.* The country is not at war. It is the US military that is engaged in an Iraqi conflict By Robert Fisk. March 24, 2007 There's a helluva difference between Cairo University and the campus of Valdosta in the Deep South of the United States. I visited both thi

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Why I am saying sorry for London's role in this horror.

2007-03-25 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
Thanks to Mr. Livingstone. *Why I am saying sorry for London's role in this horror.* The state failure to issue an apology for a crime as monstrous as the slave trade diminishes Britain in the eyes of the world. By Kenneth Robert Livingstone (Mr. Livingsrone is the Mayor of London) Wednesday Ma

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Honour for anti-slave trader, 200 years late.

2007-03-25 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
*Honour for anti-slave trader, 200 years late.* By Marie Woolf, Political Editor. March 18, 2007 The tomb of the father of the abolitionist movement is to be given listed status in recognition of his pivotal role in outlawing the slave trade. Granville Sharp, who campaigned tirelessly to see sla

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Studentships / Scholarships / RA / TA.

2007-03-25 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
Studentships / Scholarships / RA / TA. (Including some Job info) Saturday, 24 March 2007 Source: From following Institutes' publications (printed & web-sites) Please forward to your contacts. 1. University of Lincoln. Department of Psychology. 3 PhD Studentships commencing in June 2007. Ref. HR10

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] The Gold Coast.

2007-03-25 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
The Gold Coast had long been a major bone of contention between European nations seeking to take advantage of the natural and human resources of West Africa. The Portugese first moved into the area and built forts on the coast to allow them to trade with the local tribes. They discovered that the

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Jehovah's Witness Foster mother guilty of abusing children!

2007-03-21 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
Mother is a word synonym to love or my world to all children, even a foster mum means the same to a infant. Some pictures of abused children were very disturbing to add here. *Jehovah's Witness Foster mother guilty of abusing children!* A Jehovah's Witness foster mother has been found guilty of

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] When Muslims ignore the Prophet?

2007-03-19 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
I think this is a long ignored question to answer! Also, every civilisation in the world has done things that are wrong *When Muslims ignore the Prophet?* Don't have a black skin and come from Darfur By Adam LeBor. (Adam LeBor is author of Complicity with Evil: the United Nations in the Age

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Robert Fisk: Washington tries to save face by pushing democracy in Lebanon.

2007-03-19 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
*Washington tries to save face by pushing democracy in Lebanon.* By Robert Fisk. * US power games in the Middle East. * America's latest puppet regime. * As the West looks anxiously at Iraq and Afghanistan, dangerous cracks are opening up in Lebanon ­ and the White House is determined to prop

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] West Bengal: Indian Mutiny.

2007-03-19 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
*West Bengal: Indian Mutiny* * The world's largest democracy should listen to its farmers. * Blood is the price as visions of the future clash with love for the past. * West Bengal's farmers are ready to die rather than see their land turned into Chinese-style economic zones. * Farmers put India's

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Mrs Beckett sees no evil!

2007-03-18 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
*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

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Guantanamo regime 'undermines legal case against terror suspects'

2007-03-17 Thread Arif Bhuiyan
*Guantanamo regime 'undermines legal case against terror suspects'* Ben Russell 16 March 2007 The case of the al-Qa'ida leader Khalid Sheikh Mohammed provides compelling evidence of the "injustice, inhumanity and illegality" at Guantanamo Bay, a leading human rights lawyer said yesterday. Clive S

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