Volume 13
Al Qaid Sets Records at Wheelchair Games
United Arab Emirates world champion Mohammad Al Qaid set two new world records and another Asian record on his way to three gold medals on the fourth day of the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation Games yesterday.
Irfan Pathan Recalled to Indian Cricket Team
Irfan Pathan, who was once hailed as India’s solution for its all-rounder woes, has been thrown a lifeline with a recall into the Indian team for the last two One Day Internationals (ODI) against West Indies
Biggest Allies of Pakistan Are the Pakistani-Americans: Congresswoman Lee
Support for Pakistan earthquake survivors
Community News (V13-I50)
Shahid Khan buys Jaguars / Lafayette Islamic Centre community kitchen / Calumet IN prayer room nixed / Tulsa OK police captain anti-Muslim lawsuit nixed
Mission Impossible for Pakistani Progressives?
The small but enthusiastic group of “progressive” Muslims arrives at a hotel conference room in Pakistan’s capital with the tools they hope will help blunt extremism in the unstable U.S. ally.
Muslim Spelling Bee
Tausif Malik, a Chicago entrepreneur from India, perceived a need for a platform of competition in which children could engage from around the world, and chose spelling.
What Europe and America Have in Common
What Europe and America Have in Common
American Enterprise Institute Admits The Problem With Iran Is Not That It Would Use Nukes
Suddenly the struggle to stop Iran is not about saving Israel from nuclear annihilation.
Boston Police Confiscate Sink From Protest Camp
After a four day court battle, Suffolk Superior Court Judge Frances McIntyre ruled to extend a restraining order blocking the City of Boston from clearing out the tent city at Dewey Square.
Tariq Ali on The Jasmine Revolutions–Impact on Palestine?
Tariq Ali
Zardari Suffers Heart Attack, May Quit
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, who abruptly left the Pakistan capital for Dubai, has suffered a minor heart attack and some in the US government believe he may even resign on account of ‘ill-health’, a media report said.
Travels from Bangladesh
Travel in Bangladesh
More on the ILM Foundation – Expansion and Service
By Susan Schwartz, TMO The ILM Foundation will be familiar to readers of The Muslim Observer. ILM is the Arabic word for “knowledge” and also stands for the virtues of intellect, love, and mercy. Many sub groups have been seeded by ILM including the Coalition to Preserve Human Dignity (CPHD), Go for the Game, Islam: [...]
Veena Malik and the Realities of Pakistani Womanhood
… the model and actress now known as Veena Malik has sent shock waves roaring through her homeland.
The Women of Karbala
By Asghar Ali, Engineer Women of the Ahlul Bait at the feet of Zul-Janah (the horse of Sayyidinal Hussain (kw)) who returns after the martyrdom of its rider. TRADITIONAL Muslim set-ups place many restrictions on women. They cannot even venture out of their homes; most are required to restrict themselves to performing household chores only. [...]
The Candidates on Islam
Wilfredo Amr Ruiz, Muslim Chaplain, Attorney and Political Analyst Republican presidential candidates (L-R) Texas Governor Rick Perry, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, businessman Herman Cain, former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA), U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann (R-MN), stand at attention during the singing of the national anthem during the CNN GOP National Security debate in [...]
The Importance of Breastfeeding to the Muslim Child
The mothers shall give suck to their offspring for two whole years, if the father desires to complete the term. But he shall bear the cost of their food and clothing on equitable terms…If they both decide on weaning, by mutual consent, and after due consultation, there is no blame on them.
Travels from Bangladesh
Questions arise on International Crimes Tribunal
Foreign Policy in Focus: The Under-Examined Story of Fallujah
Seven years after the U.S. invasion of Fallujah, there are reports of an alarming rise in the rates of birth defects and cancer.
