International

Day 4 in Gaza

Gaza Strip, 30 Dec, 2008–The Israeli air force is still launching the heaviest bombardments in Gaza ever. The fourth day of Israeli military operation started with heavy bombings west of Gaza City; they also killed 2 children and…

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Nigeria: Muslim Groups Demand Holiday On First Day of Hijra Year

Islamic groups in Nigeria has demanded that Muharram 1, marking the beginning of every Islamic year should be declared a public holiday by the Federal Government just as January 1 is so declared every Gregorian year.

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Former PM Hasina Wins Landslide in Bangladesh

DHAKA (Reuters) - An alliance led by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina won a massive parliamentary majority in Bangladesh’s first election in seven years, officials said on Tuesday, but a rival party complained of irregularities.

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Opinion

Gratitude for the Past Year

Some have wondered why I write for a Muslim paper or why it has me as a columnist.

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Investments

Higher Wages or Bubblenomics: What’s it gonna be?

A strong economy must be built on a solid foundation of steadily rising wages. If wages don’t keep pace with production, the only way the economy can grow is through the expansion of debt, which leads to disaster.

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National

Report: Unrest Caused by Bad Economy May Require Military Action

El Paso - A U.S. Army War College report warns an economic crisis in the US could lead to massive civil unrest and the need to call on the military to restore order.

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Uncertainty Shrouds 17 Unusual Detainees

The question of what to do with 17 Uighur men held at Guantanamo is one of the challenges awaiting an Obama administration seeking to close the prison camps.

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Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Urges Seven Point Plan for Peace

Editor’s Note: While President-elect Barack Obama vows to pull back from Iraq and focus military action on Afghanistan, Taliban leader Mullah Omar is working hard to negotiate his way out of this situation. Jalal Ghazi is the associate producer of the Peabody Award-winning show “Mosaic: World News from the Middle East,” and writer of the column Eye on Arab Media for New America Media.

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What Obama Doesn’t Know

“Much has been hidden from the new president by the Bush team”

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