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The sweeping victory of Narendra Modi, Hindu nationalist Bharata Janata Party, BJP, prime ministerial candidate, responsible for the killings of thousands  Muslims in Gujarat in 2002, is a victory for  Hindu ultra nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-RSS-and corporate conglomerates and not for the Muslims. The RSS worked tirelessly, since its establishment almost 90 years ago, to come to power. This dream …

By: Dr Chris Allen Here’s a controversial statement: the recent anti-halal hysteria has nothing to do with the welfare of animals. It’s just good old-fashioned Islamophobia. This is not to say that some people don’t have sincere concerns about the way in which animals are slaughtered: they do. But these are not the people now jumping on the anti-halal bandwagon. …

May 10 2014 "ICH" –   This goes deeper than the usual war lies. We've had plenty of those. We weren't told the Taliban was willing to turn bin Laden over to a neutral nation to stand trial. We weren't told the Taliban was a reluctant tolerator of al Qaeda, and a completely distinct group. We weren't told the 911 …

The Arab League on Thursday warned of serious consequences of a controversial Israeli plan, dubbed the Prawer plan, to destroy dozens of unrecognized Bedouin villages in Negev and evacuate tens of thousands of locals. "This plan contradicts substantially with efforts to provide an atmosphere conducive to the success of Palestinian-Israeli peace talks," the pan-Arab body's chief Nabil al-Arabi said in …

During an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council Saturday both the Russian and U.S. ambassadors to the international organization delivered statements on Russia's decision to send troops into the Crimea region of Ukraine. Russian Ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin went first, delivering an extended statement defending Russia's actions despite warnings from President Barack Obama to respect Ukraine's …