Monthly Archives: July 2013

Denial of Airspace to Bolivian Leader Resonates at U.N. By Thalif Deen

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 11 2013 (IPS) – The growing political uproar over the unlawful denial of European airspace for a jet carrying Bolivian President Evo Morales has spilled over into the United Nations.   Bolivian President Evo Morales. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas The 120-member Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), the largest single political grouping in the world body, has expressed its “deep concern over …

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Egyptian Army’s Firepower Overwhelmingly U.S.-Supplied By Thalif Deen

Protesters battle police in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on the second anniversary of Egypt’s January 25 revolution. Credit: Khaled Moussa al-Omrani/IPS UNITED NATIONS, Jul 9 2013 (IPS) – When the dust settles from the ongoing deadly confrontations between the Egyptian armed forces and thousands of Islamist protesters in the streets of Cairo and Alexandria, the eventual winner will be the United States …

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Islam Is A Peaceful Religion | Oxford Union – Mehdi Hasan

Muslim journalist Mehdi Hasan, political editor of the Huffington Post, warns Anne-Marie Waters that her "astonishing claims" might endanger her future as a Labour Party candidate, but assured her "don't worry, the BNP will take you". Hasan asks why, if Islam is "responsible for killing," such a tiny percentage of believers actually participate in violence. He asks the audience if …

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Channel 4 to ‘provoke’ viewers with live call to prayer during Ramadan – Adam Sherwin

The broadcaster will provide extensive coverage of the Muslim period of prayer to challenge those who associate the religion with extremism and terror Channel 4 has said it will broadcast the Muslim call to prayer live every morning during Ramadan as a deliberate act of “provocation” aimed at viewers who associate Islam with terrorism and extremism. The broadcaster, which was …

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