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Be aware, this sin will get you a ticket to hell: Egypt’s Grand Mufti, Shaikh Ali Gomaa, has issued a fatwa against the display of statues in private homes. Many Egyptians have small knock offs of busts of Ramses and other mementos of ancient Egyptian culture.
Just add it to the list of stupid FATWA’S!
‘We’re not the Taliban. We love Jesus. We love Moses’ - New Palestinian culture minister, Attallah Abu al-Sibbah speaking to The Guardian
So far so good, but what about real life under Hamas? Well, Attallah was kind enough (and stupid enough) to tell us the following:
As the new Palestinian culture minister, he will not be [...]
Reuters Iraq Newsmaker Debate (Part 2): Back at Reuters, the guys didn’t start yet, but the IRC is hot on virtual drinks. Join the party
Reuters Iraq Newsmaker Debate (Part 1): Hello, we are about to start. Launch video, Launch audio, both Live Now!
Stay tuned. Live coverage begins in less than two hours. Join us in the web coverage of the Reuters Iraq Newsmaker debate.
A live webcast of the panel discussion, real-time blogging from around the world, a live chat, and related news will be avaliable here.
Let’s have good news from Iraq, please. No! Not possible? Why?
Rebecca MacKinnon - Global Voices: How does the nature, quality, and content of media coverage of the Iraq war ultimately impact the lives of people in Iraq, the Middle East and around the planet?
In your country, how does the media’s Iraq coverage rate? Fair and [...]
Dahr Jamail writes from Iraq about what he has encountered as an independent journalist:
Having stood with soldiers anticipating that each moving car would turn into a bomb and each passerby into a suicide bomber, I have tasted the stress and fear these soldiers live with on a daily basis. When one of their fellow soldiers [...]
A leaked top-secret memo from the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) says the war in Iraq has “exacerbated” the threat by radicalising British Muslims and attracting new recruits to anti-western terror attacks.
The four-page memo, entitled International Terrorism: Impact of Iraq, contradicts Blair’s public assurances by concluding that the invasion of Iraq has fomented a jihad or [...]
Amy Goodman: In this second part of conversation, Chomsky discusses a wide range of issues that are making headlines today — including Iraq.
Chomsky said:
Now, take the war in Iraq. When you talk about the government propaganda system we have to recognize that that includes the media. It includes the media, the journalists and so on. [...]
Here is an “official” report on the March 22nd Event in New York City. There were some really great people there speaking on behalf of Rachel and her work and Palestinian rights.
Check it out here: http://www.rachelswords.org/actions/march-22/ [Hat tip: Dave]
Another friend’s email, I feel lucky today
These are just some of the photos from Qalqilya. There were taken two day ago during an invasion by the Israeli foreces in the City. It has only been two days but already many more such incidents have taken place, yesterday evening on the streets close to [...]
Friend’s email:
Dear Haitham,
Thanks Haitham for the great blog that you provide. I found this link interesting in relation to your post about the hijab… http://www.hrw.org/women/overview-mena.html. It is the Human Rights Watch report on the Middle East and Africa. This is a pretty respected organization and provides a diffrent interpertation of sexual assualt that I [...]
To my pro-Bush friends, you will like this:
(Embedded player not working for ya? Watch it at Youtube .)
NYT report:
American intelligence agencies and presidential commissions long ago concluded that Saddam Hussein had no unconventional weapons and no substantive ties to Al Qaeda before the 2003 invasion.
But now, an unusual experiment in public access is giving anyone with a computer a chance to play intelligence analyst and second-guess the government.
Under pressure from Congressional Republicans, [...]
Smart:
(AP) CORONA, Calif. Two Corona pastors who minister to the adult film industry have hit a roadblock in their crusade. Their publishing company is refusing to print bibles with the brand “Jesus Loves Porn Stars” emblazoned on the cover.
Pastors Mike Foster and Craig Gross are the founders of the anti-porn Internet ministry XXXchurch.com. They hand [...]
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