Volume 12
Community News (V12-I49)
Ali Hussain at Cornell wins prestigious Marshall Scholarship / Halal Businessman in Virginia passes away / Muslim prayer held at Fairfield University / Portland jail attack could be anti-Muslim hate crime
CCN Holds Third Annual Banquet
It was another evening of inspirational talk as Compassionate Care Network (CCN) celebrated it third annual banquet on Saturday, Nov 20, 2010 at the Holiday Inn Northshore in Skokie, IL.
Robert Fisk: Oceans of Blood and Profits for the Mongers of War
As casualties continue to mount in Afghanistan, so does the cost of war after nine years
Pakistani Journalist Upset by Bush’s ‘Plagiarism’ of his Works
A journalist from Pakistan objects to passages from President Bush’s book.
Why Poverty Spreads Across America
Pockets of poverty, like the sores of some malignant disease, are spreading across America, as its states and cities go broke and bankrupt.
The Specter of Defeat Haunts Lisbon
Afghan war overshadows NATO conference in Lisbon
How to Choose a Good Husband
I wrote the counterpart to this article last year. It was titled “How to Choose a Good Wife.”
Now We Know. America Really Doesn’t Care About Injustice in the Middle East.
There’s a wonderful moment in the cables when the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, explains to a US congressional delegation on 28 April last year that “a Palestinian state must be demilitarised, without control of its airspace and electro-magnetic field [sic], and without the power to enter into treaties or control its border”. Well goodbye, then, to the “viable” (ergo Lord Blair of Isfahan) Palestinian state we all supposedly want. And the US Congress lads and ladies appear to have said nothing.
“Glamping” Trip
By Sumayyah Meehan, MMNS Middle East Correspondent “Camping: nature’s way of promoting the motel industry.” – Dave Barry As the unforgiving heat of summer finally subsides in many regions of the Middle East, many denizens of the Gulf region set their sights to enjoying the cooler weather while it lasts. One of the most popular [...]
Iranian Nuclear Scientist Killed in James Bond-Style Attack
Assassins on motorbikes killed a top Iranian nuclear scientist and injured a second in James Bond-style hits.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s Eid Speech
Transcript of speech given by the Prime Minister at No 10, Downing Street, 22 November 2010. Prime Minister: Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron at 10 Downing Street in London November 25, 2010. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor Thank you very much for that, and can I say how incredibly welcome you all are. There are really three things [...]
Obituary: Omer Khalidi
The untimely death of Dr. Omar Khalidi leaves a huge void in the field of Indian Muslim studies in general and in Hyderabad studies in particular.
Wikileaks Catastrophe
US embassy cables leak sparks global diplomatic crisis
The Blessed Tree
Miraculous tree
The Failure of the Merkava
The Merkava’s failure
Very Young Converts (“Reverts”) to Islam
Very young converts to Islam
Riaz Siddiqi Honored
ASTC Press Release HOUSTON — Mr. Riaz Siddiqi of Houston has received the first Asia Society Texas Center Award for Distinguished Achievement in Business and Philanthropy. The Pakistani-American businessman was recognized for his work with organizations ranging from Grace Flight of America, which provides free air transport for medical patients in need, to the American [...]
Saudi Ruler Urges Muslims of the World to Bury Differences
Mina (Saudi Arabia): Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has made a passionate call to the Muslims of the world to bury their differences and unite.
An American Bribe That Stinks Of Appeasement
In any other country, the current American bribe to Israel, and the latter’s reluctance to accept it, in return for even a temporary end to the theft of somebody else’s property would be regarded as preposterous.
