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Christopher Hitchens and the Quest for Grade-A Muslims

by RAINman on 31. Aug, 2010 in Newsletter Links

by M. Junaid Levesque-Alam
Antiwar Forum – August 28, 2010
Almost 50 years ago, Frantz Fanon raced against death to finish his famous indictment of colonialism, The Wretched of the Earth. In that book, he wrote:
“Western bourgeois racial prejudice as regards the nigger and the Arab is a racism of contempt; it is a racism which minimizes [...]

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New York mosque controversy worries Muslims overseas

by RAINman on 24. Aug, 2010 in Newsletter Links

Some can’t understand the fuss over a house of worship and how a democracy promoting religious freedom could even be having such a debate. Others are offended at the conflation of the 9/11 attacks with all Muslims.
By Borzou Daragahi,
Los Angeles Times         August 23, 2010
Reporting from Beirut
The heated debate across America over construction of the so-called [...]

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Mosques, Muslims and America in Darkness

by RAINman on 23. Aug, 2010 in Newsletter Links

by: William Rivers Pitt
William Rivers Pitt is a Truthout editor and columnist.  He is also a New York Times and internationally bestselling author of two books: “War on Iraq: What Team Bush Doesn’t Want You to Know” and “The Greatest Sedition Is Silence.” His newest book, “House of Ill Repute: Reflections on War, Lies, and [...]

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L.A. religious leaders support NYC mosque

by RAINman on 23. Aug, 2010 in Newsletter Links

71 Muslim, Jewish, and Christian leaders sign petition saying that Muslims have the right to build a house of worship ‘like any other American.’
By Jewish Journal and Jonah Lowenfeld
Haaretz     Sun, August 22, 2010
At a press conference Friday morning, religious leaders from a variety of faiths gathered at the Islamic Center of Southern California in [...]

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Ramadan 2010 USA: From Miami to Mecca, how 1.6 billion Muslims celebrate

by RAINman on 12. Aug, 2010 in General

Ramadan 2010, USA-style, includes streaming footage of Friday prayer sermons as Muslims seek to counter rising anti-Islamic sentiment. Saudi Arabia unveils a new clock, while Morocco makes do with makeshift tents after 1,256 mosques were closed.

By Christa Case Bryant, Staff writer
Christian Science Monitor – August 11, 2010
Jerusalem
Ramadan 2010 USA started Wednesday as Muslims from Miami to [...]

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Ramadan goes hi-tech with phone apps to help Muslims fast and pray

by RAINman on 12. Aug, 2010 in Newsletter Links

Ramadan apps lets believers browse the Qur’an and ensures they are facing Mecca at prayer time

Haroon Siddique
guardian.co.uk –  11 August 2010
As millions of Muslims around the world began observing the holy month of Ramadan today, modern technology has stepped in to help them through the 30 days of fasting.
Perhaps inevitably, applications for the [...]

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John L. Esposito : GOP Candidates’ Viral Fear Mongering

by RAINman on 03. Aug, 2010 in Newsletter Links

John L. Esposito is University Professor and Founding Director of the Centre for Muslim-Christian Understanding. He is co-author of Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think, and author of the newly released book The Future of Islam (2010).
Middle East Online  – 2 August 2010
Education is a priority for many Muslims, [...]

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Rachid Bouchareb: my film about the 7/7 London bombings

by RAINman on 07. Jul, 2010 in General

How do you turn the July 7 London bombings into a film? Director Rachid Bouchareb tells Stuart Jeffries how it all started with two unlikely leads
Stuart Jeffries
guardian.co.uk – 6 July 2010
The shoot should have been a disaster. The male lead was dying and wore an oxygen mask between takes. The female lead was struggling with [...]

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Muslim Baiters Get No Bite for Their Ignorant Statements

by RAINman on 07. Jul, 2010 in Newsletter Links

Two efforts at Muslim-bashing were tried in the US, and both failed. Cause for concern, yes. But cause for some hope as well, says James Zogby.
James Zogby is the president of the Arab American Institute.
Middle East Online  -   2010-07-06
Two separate incidents of Muslim-bashing occurred in the United States last week. Because they involved comments by prominent [...]

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“I Consider Myself … a Muslim Soldier.”Cause and Effect in the War on Terror

by RAINman on 23. Jun, 2010 in Newsletter Links

By Glenn Greenwald
Salon.com – June 22, 2010
American discussions about what causes Terrorists to do what they do are typically conducted by ignoring the Terrorist’s explanation for why he does what he does.  Yesterday, Faisal Shahzad pleaded guilty in a New York federal court to attempting to detonate a car bomb in Times Square, and this Pakistani-American [...]

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UKIP makes ‘ban the burka’ call

by RAINman on 05. May, 2010 in General

See video: Lord Pearson on 5 live Breakfast phone-in http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/election_2010/8659445.stm
The leader of UKIP has said the Islamic veil, the burka, should be banned as it represents fear and is a security risk.
Speaking in a phone-in on BBC 5 live, Lord Pearson said there was a “problem” within Islam because some people used the Koran to [...]

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French Muslims feel victimised amid veil ban row

by RAINman on 04. May, 2010 in General

Bullets fired at mosque, halal butcher amid ‘rise of racism and Islamophobia’ in France.
Middle East Online – 30 April 2010
PARIS – Muslims in France say the government’s plan to fine women for wearing the veil is one in a string of political ploys that stigmatise them and pander to anti-Islamic prejudice.

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