The Detroit News
Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign apologized Wednesday after volunteers asked two Muslim women not to stand or sit behind the candidate at a rally in Detroit this week out of concerns about the appearance of traditional Muslim dress in published and broadcast visuals of the events.
The incident is one of a series involving the [...]
Here is a time-waster news of the day:
This undated photo made available by Danish public broadcaster DR1 shows 18-year-old Iraqi-born, Huda Falah who DR1 says it has chosen as the winner.
Iraqi-born Huda Falah was on Tuesday named Miss Headscarf 2008, beating 46 contesters in the competition organized by Danish public broadcaster DR.
Huda, 18, won the [...]
An equitable distribution of Collateral Language!
Why this fanatical preference for waging the ‘war on terror’ against only ‘Islamofascism’ today? [An earlier version of this essay appeared here.]
Personally, I think that the fanatics of all ‘religions’ can be equally fascists.
It would not bother me so much if all such ‘fundamentalist’ fascist fanatics would be thusly labeled [...]
Image by Carlos Latuff
Is Big Brother at your mosque?
On the first Friday of each month, Mohammed Elsisy, an Egyptian-born software engineer, usually drives from his home in Irvine, Calif., to the King Fahad mosque in Culver City, Calif., to deliver the khutba, or sermon.
Elsisy thought the first Friday of this past June would be no [...]
It is a common trend amongst rabid Zionists and notorious Islamophobes to quote some isolated and mistranslated verses from the Qur’an for the purpose of collectively libeling Muslims and presenting Islam as a regressive and violent belief system.
Needless to say, so far, such repetitive attempts have been found futile if not actually counter-effective. Not a [...]
Listen carefully to the results at the nd f the clip. They are scary!
A group of Israeli settlers torched an historic mosque in the town of Al-Khader, near Bethlehem, on Tuesday. The settlers used 20 beehives as fuel for the fire, after stealing the beehives from a Palestinian farm located near the mosque.
The Al-Hamadiyya Mosque is the main center for prayer for most of the villagers in Al-Khader [...]
The following is some information that I have found concerning something that is going on which should concern everyone who is troubled by misinformation, trickery, and support of brutal Israeli/Zionist policies.
A few weeks ago while “surfing” the internet, I came across an article which had JUST hit the internet that morning, YELLOWPAGES.travel & SearchBoth.com Officially [...]
A while ago, the International Herald Tribune had an article about how Muslim fashion designers are getting more creative:
But young Muslim entrepreneurs around the world are making their own fashion statements, modestly, challenging the status quo in their communities as well as stereotypes outside.
[...]
Specialty fashion houses and companies starting distinct ranges intended for fashion-conscious women [...]
A self explanatory video clip:
Israeli teens don't like Russians
2 Israeli teens assault elderly men playing chess because "they don't like Russians" The indictment reveals that the two had arrived at the park where they approached the immigrants. One of them blew smoke in one of the older men’s faces, and proceeded to hit him on his arm with a ... UNICEF Rejects Support From Israeli Billionaire, Leviev
Some good news: Adalah-NY - UNICEF Rejects Support From Israeli Billionaire Known for Constructing Settlements on Palestinian Lands Diamond Mogul, Lev Leviev, Facing Increasing Pressure for Human Rights Violations A senior advisor to UNICEF's Director said in a letter today that UNICEF will reject all partnerships with, or financial support from, Israeli billionaire ... UN Report: Palestinian's Right to Worship
Religious and cultural rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem is a new UN 19 pages report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. It provids shocking -but not surprising- information about the situation. Excerpt: Nablus, located 65 kilometres from Jerusalem, is the largest Palestinian city in the West Bank. ... AIPAC, The Jewish Holy Worriers
Unlike the Rolling Thunder, the Veteran group that descends on Washington, DC every Memorial Day to remind us and the nation, certainly the Congress of the brave men and women who gave up their lives for the love of the country and to remind us and the nation of the ... Obama campaign apologizes for excluding women in hijab
The Detroit News Sen. Barack Obama's campaign apologized Wednesday after volunteers asked two Muslim women not to stand or sit behind the candidate at a rally in Detroit this week out of concerns about the appearance of traditional Muslim dress in published and broadcast visuals of the events. The incident is one ...
