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Amath M’baye Turns Pro
University of Oklahoma junior Amath M’Baye has announced that he will forgo his senior season men’s basketball and will enter the National Basketball Association Draft. He is graduating early, and he announced plans to hire an agent.
Analysis: Spills Flame Canadian Oil Debate, But Won’t Curb Flows To U.S
Two high-profile oil spills won’t stem the now-record flow of Canadian oil into the United States, despite the frenzy that the spills triggered among friends and foes of the Keystone XL pipeline to the main U.S. refineries.
Contemporary Islamic Conscience in Crisis
Over-definition of norms makes it possible to legitimise attitudes that may be legally licit, but do not respect Islamic ethics in matters of behaviour
Tehran Conference Critically Examines ‘Hollywoodism’
More than 40 writers, filmmakers and scholars from the US, France, Italy and other foreign countries, together with dozens of Iranian cinema specialists, journalists, officials and others, gathered at the large Azadi hotel in north Tehran for a four-day “Hollywoodism” conference to critically examine the formidable role and often harmful social-political impact of the US film industry
When George Bush Invaded Iraq, Life Imitated Art
a look at Christendom’s view of the Middle East, by Robert Fisk
Parvez Musharraf: Premiership is far from the cry!
opinion / column of Asif Jamal
Palestinian Group Unveils New Metro-North Ads Calling For End To ‘Israeli Apartheid’
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – New ads to soon run at Metro-North stations call on the U.S. to stop aid to Israel. The American Muslims for Palestine kicked off its national advertising campaign Tuesday by unveiling some of the ads it plans to run at Metro-North stations in the coming weeks. The group, which bills itself [...]
US delegation organizer to Narendra Modi big Republican donor
The controversy over the real motivations behind a US delegation which met Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi continues to grow by the day.
Russia Today Report: 20,000 Converts to Islam
video re. conversion to Islam
UN: Water as Vital to Security as Defense
By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle A man collects water from a public well in the indigenous Nicaraguan community of Pacayita in Masaya, Mar. 21, 2013. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas OSLO, March 22 (Reuters) – Stresses on water supplies aggravated by climate change are likely to cause more conflicts and water should be considered as vital [...]
Syrian Opposition Opens First Embassy, Says World Lets It Down
A Syrian opposition bloc recognized by the Arab League as the sole representative for Syria opened its first embassy in Qatar on Wednesday in a diplomatic blow to President Bashar al-Assad.
Insight: Egypt’s Revolution Fails To Bring Police Reform
One day at dawn last summer, police stormed into the central Cairo slum of Ramlet Bulaq…
Egypt Catches Divers Cutting Internet Cable Amid Disruptions
Egypt’s coastguard caught three divers cutting through an undersea Internet cable on Wednesday
ADC Urges President Obama to Lead a Genuine Policy to End the Occupation
With the conclusion of his trip to the Middle East last week comes reflection over the messages President Obama conveyed and the role of the United States in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Two Steps Back & One Step Forward
The tumultuous political clouds have always hovered upon Pakistan but the best thing is, the circumstances may look gloomy, the conditions may be uncertain, infrastructure may be downtrodden albeit no matter how the situation is, the nation is always ready for a better tomorrow
Analysis: Egypt’s Opposition Scents Chance In Election Debacle
To Egypt’s opposition, a court ruling throwing the electoral process into limbo offers an opportunity to force Islamist President Mohamed Mursi into compromise as the country heads towards chaos.
Haitian Americans Lead Fight Against Cholera Outbreak
Haitians are still stinging from the dismissal last February by the United Nations of their claim for justice on behalf of hundreds of thousands of people who have fallen ill and 8,000 who have died and continue to die since UN peacekeeping troops leaked raw sewage into the Artibonite River.
Actress Embraces Islam
Filipino actress Queenie Padilla converts to Islam
Insight: Egypt’s Revolution Fails To Bring Police Reform
By Alexander Dziadosz CAIRO (Reuters) – One day at dawn last summer, police stormed into the central Cairo slum of Ramlet Bulaq, broke open the doors of its mud-brick houses, beat women and children, stole money and phones and arrested many working age men. “They didn’t leave anything,” said Karima Ahmed, a mother of six [...]
