Muslim Issues

As the nation vies for membership in the European Union, support for the move among the populous is waning Peter O'Neil writes. Millions of Europeans arrive here each year to visit historic sites like the Blue Mosque; to savour the aromas of roasting kebabs, barbecued fish and apple-flavoured water pipe smoke; and to haggle with merchants at the energy-oozing Grand …

  The end of the civil war in Sri Lanka last year has given hope to thousands of Muslims exiled from the north of the country by the Tamils. In October 1990, the Tamil Tigers accused the Muslim minority of collaborating with the mainly Sinhalese government and expelled them from the region. Some were given only hours to leave, but …

At last somebody has said it in the most explicit way possible. The somebody also said: “The problem is Zionism and the solution is dismantling the Zionist framework and instituting a secular democracy that does not discriminate between Israelis and Palestinians.” The somebody was Miko Peled, a Jewish peace activist who was born in Israel and lives in America. He …

Better late than never, a very senior Palestinian official in Ramallah, Yasser Abed Rabbo, found the right way to challenge Israel and the U.S. As reported by AFP on 13 October, he said, "We officially demand that the US administration and the Israeli government provide a map of the borders of the state of Israel which they want us to …

Injustice in the age of Obama Barack Obama, a former law professor, should have a healthy respect for civil liberties, but his actions suggest not.  Cindy Sheehan Since being the defendant in about six trials after I was arrested for protesting the Iraq and Afghanistan occupations, it’s my experience that the police lie. Period. However the lies don’t stop at …