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Mike Tyson Interview, Speaks About Islam
Mike Tyson interview
Mustafa (al-)Barghouti
The Future of Palestine in Relation to the Arab Spring
Mohamed Sanu Taken in 3d Round NFL Draft
Rutgers University’s record-setting wide receiver Mohamed Sanu will be making his catches for the Cincinnati Bengals in the NFL.
Saudi Arabia May Lift Ban on Women’s Sports Teams
Saudi Arabia has set up a ministerial committee to consider allowing women’s sports teams despite there being great opposition to female exercise from religious conservatives, al-Watan daily newspaper reported this past week
Bernard Hopkins Loses Rematch with Dawson
The ageless Bernard Hopkins went down in defeat this past week to Chad Dawson in a celebrated rematch.
Saudi King Discusses Key Issues with Lieberman
The custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah held wide-ranging talks with US Sen. Joseph Lieberman, chairman of the US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, the at Al-Yamamah Palace earlier this week.
Netanyahu Looks Increasingly Isolated on Iran
The former head of Shin Bet – Israel’s equivalent of the FBI – launched an unprecedented and astonishing attack on the integrity, honesty and judgement on Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu and … Ehud Barak
Harvard and M.I.T. Team Up to Offer Free Online Courses
In what is shaping up as an academic Battle of the Titans — one that offers vast new learning opportunities for students around the world — Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Wednesday announced a new nonprofit partnership, known as edX, to offer free online courses from both universities.
GET Emergency Education–Recognition from Congresswoman Sheila Lee
Houston news re. Ghazali Education Trust
Community News (V14-I19)
Muslim man steals from IL mosque / Afshan Khan CEO of women’s organization / Albanians honored for holocaust role in NY
Flint Islamic Center Hosts Bazaar
Flint–April 28–The Flint Islamic Center hosted its Spring Bazaar Saturday from 2pm to 8pm, providing a venue for Muslim businesses to sell to Muslim customers.
The Beginning of a New World Order
The financial crisis has seen the global economy turned on its head. And it is China rather than America that is set to dominate through both soft and hard power
Why Do Palestinians Pay for Germany’s Sins?
No matter who you are, no matter what greatness you’ve achieved in your life or what gifts you’ve given to the rest of humanity, if you criticize Israel, you must expect to become persona non grata.
The Balkan Lessons for Syria
How many more innocents have to die in Syria before the international community decides to act?
Coffee: Yemeni Sufis’ Gift to the World
The word coffee, the fuel of modern civilization and enabler of the Industrial Revolution, was not in the English language until 1601.
Jemima Khan: Galloway Became Muslim in a Secret Ceremony
George Galloway Calls in lawyer over Jemima Khan’s claim that he converted to Islam in a secret ceremony more than a decade ago
Iraq’s Radiation: Not Going Away
According to Al Jazeera, the Pentagon used more than 300 tons of depleted uranium in Iraq in 1991. In 2003, the US military used more than 1,000 tons.
When Bullies Attack
An 11-year-old Iranian girl was brutally beaten by a group of younger boys at her school in Abu Dhabi on April 19th. The principal of the school is protecting the boys.
Prophet Muhammad (s) Was the Original Sufi!
“O God, break with thy blows this shell of self, until thy light is reflected in glory from the hidden mirror at the foundation of my soul. – A Sufi Prayer
