Muslim Issues

Are we truly believers? Political Prisoner Babar Ahmad

Every sin we commit delays the arrival of Allah’s Victory. Every Salah we delay extends the incarceration of a captive at Guantanamo Bay. Every drug we take allows another Quran to be flushed down the toilet. Every hour we waste watching TV allows another Muslim to be kidnapped and extradited into the hands of savage beasts. Every time we gaze …

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Supreme Court Upholds Rights Of Muslim School Girl – Sri Lanka

The Supreme Court took a firm stand in upholding the rights of Muslims yesterday February 19, 2013. In SC (F/R) No: 688/2012 the Petitioner a twelve year old Muslim girl complained that her Fundamental Rights were violated when the Principal of the school she was attending at the time in Yatiyantota refused to allow her to attend school in the …

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ARE THE MUSLIMS BARKING AT THE WRONG TREE? By AGA Barrie P.Eng.

  The hatred wave against Muslims of Sri Lanka is not subsiding. Few irresponsible citizens of the country have demonstrated and have taken part in incidents which promotes hatred. The way it is planned, programmed and executed, the common Muslims are forced to think and almost convinced that it is the work of the majority community Buddhists aided and abetted …

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New Documentary Reexamines the Iraq War “Hoax” By David Corn

An MSNBC film, hosted by Rachel Maddow and based on Michael Isikoff and David Corn's book, finds new evidence that Bush scammed the nation into war. A decade ago, on March 19, 2003, President George W. Bush launched the invasion of Iraq that would lead to a nine-year war resulting in 4,486 dead American troops, 32,226 service members wounded, and …

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North Korea Defies World Body with Third Nuke Test By Thalif Deen

  Kim Sung-hwan, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea and President of the Security Council for the month of February, delivers a Council press statement strongly condemning the nuclear test conducted by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Credit: UN Photo/Mark Garten UNITED NATIONS, Feb 12 2013 (IPS) – North Korea, which conducted its …

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Sri Lanka’s Political Lab Rats By Sharmini Serasinghe

  Each time I hear the term 'Sinhala Buddhist' uttered in today's context I can't help but feel an uneasy sense of foreboding tingle up my back. To me it sounds like a time-bomb waiting to explode. As a Sinhalese and a Buddhist by faith, I have every right to ask, "What on earth is a Sinhala Buddhist anyway? Is …

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