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View a 360 Degree Virtual Tour of Masjidul Aqsa
Masjidul Aqsa, virtual tour
Canada Drops Plans to Ban Veiled Voting
The federal government has no plans to move forward with proposed legislation to force veiled women to show their faces when voting, the minister of state for democratic reform said Thursday.
Many Guantanamo Cases Referred to US Prosecutors
Washington – Dozens of Guantanamo Bay detainee cases have been referred to federal prosecutors for possible criminal trials in the nation’s capital, Virginia and New York City, officials told The Associated Press on Monday as a second strategy for trying the detainees emerged within the Obama administration.
Rashid Khan Improves Health Care in Africa
AHWATUKE,AZ– Rashid Khan, a 26 year old Mountain Pointe High School grad, who entered the Peace Corps, has been lauded by the Peace Corps for co-developing of a new software that “revoltionizes health care in Namibia.”
The CMU Black Hole
Not much is known about the new federal prisons called Communications Management Units (CMUs), that house primarily Muslims and political activists, except that they are located in Terre Haute, Indiana and Marion, Illinois.
PAKPAC Condemns Attacks on Christians
The Pakistani American Public Affairs Committee (PAKPAC) joins all our fellow Pakistani Americans in condemning the recent incidents in Pakistan, when a small but organized group of thugs attacked a village in Gojra, Pakistan and took innocent lives of Christian minority community members and then destroyed their homes.
Jews Plan Israel Boycott
The JC has revealed plans developed by Jews For Justice For Palestinians (JFJFP) to cause maximum damage to Israel by extending boycotts.
The Terminal
For many Southeast Asian immigrants that descend upon the Middle East each year to work as laborers in some of the richest countries in the entire world, living in an airport terminal is often a reality that they have no choice but to accept as they embark upon a new phase in their lives to serve others as chauffeurs, office boys, janitors and housemaids.
Deputy Says Bin Laden Truce Offers Still Valid
CAIRO—Osama bin-Laden’s deputy said in a video message released Monday that the al-Qaida leader’s offers of a truce with the U.S. and Europe remained on the table, though he ridiculed President Barack Obama as “the new face of the same old crimes.”
Afghan War Could Last ‘For Decades’:
We underestimated the Taliban, says Minister
Blessings in this Life and the Next
Since I have been in the funeral business I have seen what we call “death” come in many ways and forms.
‘Coalition of the Willing’ Comes to an End in Iraq
The war in Iraq was truly an American-only effort Saturday after Britain and Australia, the last of its international partners, pulled out.
The Dark Years Are Here
“In this newsletter we will outline what is likely to be the devastating effect of the credit bubbles, government money printing and of the disastrous actions that governments are taking…”
Imam El-Amin Upbeat After Loss in Detroit City Council Primary
Detroit–August 5–Imam El-Amin of the Muslim Unity Center appears largely unfazed by the setback of not winning the primary for the Detroit City Council.
Community News (V11-I33)
Charlotte NC Muslim women’s shelter / Somerville NJ Muslim wins scholarship / Mississippi group gets okay for mosque / Minneapolis private Muslim school to open
Houstonian Corner (V11-I33)
Fundraiser for Houston mosque / First Islamic Radio Program in Houston, 15 years later
Once Upon a Destined Time
Prose by Siddiq Ather
Still: Secret Bush-Era Prisons
Despite President Barack Obama’s declaration that the United States is not and never will be at war with Islam, government practices suggest otherwise.
CNN Report on Converts to Islam
Cool story about two American women converts to Islam
