Yearly Archives: 2012

What does the Egyptian election portend? By Latheef Farook

     “Will it be the climax of a revolution, or will it tear the country asunder?”  Egypt is an ancient country with a recorded history of more than 7,000 years. Known for its pyramids and the River Nile this Mediterranean country linking the Middle East and Africa with Europe was the centre of a flourishing civilization, while most of …

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Sri Lankan Muslim Elected New Mayor of Harrow, UK

Councillor Nizam Ismail, a Sri Lankan Muslim, has been recently elected as the new Mayor of Harrow. Ismail, a long-time member of the London borough of Harrow, representing the Queensbury ward, was elected as the new Mayor of Harrow. He is the first Sri Lankan origin Muslim Mayor in this country.   Harrow boasts of being one of the most …

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Opportunity to Join Muslim Aid Sri Lanka

Terms of Reference – Public Relations Officer     Muslim Aid is an international relief and development agency working to alleviate the suffering among the world's poorest and most needy communities regardless of race, creed or nationality. Muslim Aid deploys long-term development projects on education, skills training, Islamic Microfinance to tackle the root causes of poverty. Objectives Muslim Aid Sri …

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Saudi Arabia’s oil war plan hinted

Saudi Arabia and its Sunni allies may right now be boosting oil production, aiming to plunge the market price to as low as US$60 per barrel. The ultimate goal is to cripple the economies of Shiite Iran and Iraq, an insider view suggests. The insight comes from Barton Biggs, hedge fund manager running Traxis Partners, who spoke with a Saudi …

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