Apr 11 2011
A mission to ‘civilise’ the East, again? By Hayrettin Yucesoy, 11 Apr 2011 09:43 … As was announced recently by UK prime minister David Cameron, Britain, Germany, France and the US have begun talks to support Libya’s transition away from a violent dictatorship and to help create the conditions where the people of Libya can choose their own future. It …
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Apr 10 2011
Beware men of power who turn to writing books By Robert Fisk, Saturday, 9 April 2011 … Lebanon is a great place to pick up the linguistic ticks of the region’s – hopefully still falling – dictators. And I owe it to Alexandre Najjar to raise in the literary section of the French-language L’Orient Le …
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Apr 03 2011
The Collapse of Globalization By Chris Hedges, Mar 27, 2011 … The uprisings in the Middle East, the unrest that is tearing apart nations such as the Ivory Coast, the bubbling discontent in Greece, Ireland and Britain and the labor disputes in states such as Wisconsin and Ohio presage the collapse of globalization. They presage a world …
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Apr 02 2011
Five myths about Muslims in America By Feisal Abdul Rauf, Friday, April 1, 3:28 PM … I founded the multi-faith Cordoba Initiative to fight the misunderstandings that broaden the divide between Islam and the West — each perceived as harmful by the other. Millions of American Muslims, who see no contradiction between being American and being Muslim, …
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Apr 02 2011
Note: I usually reserve this image for all things Glenn Beck, but the not-so-good reverend’s antics are so outrageous that they deserve this rare exception. Terry Jones is an embarassment to all who call themselves Americans and Christians. – Monsieur d’Nalgar Pastor Who Burned Koran Demands Retribution By Lizette Alvarez and Don Van Natta Jr., April …
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Mar 31 2011
[tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TY6Y_I_2iU[/tube] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TY6Y_I_2iU “Fordson” is a feature length documentary film that follows four talented high school football players from Dearborn Michigan as they gear up for their big senior year rivalry game during the last ten days of Ramadan, a month when Muslims traditionally fast every day from sunrise to sundown. The story is set against …
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Mar 24 2011
Florida pastor burns Koran in ‘execution’ By Guy Adams in Los Angeles, Wednesday, 23 March 2011 … A fundamentalist pastor who drew international attention to his tiny Florida church by threatening to mark the anniversary of 9/11 by burning copies of the Koran has finally followed through on his promise, several months late and with …
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