October, 2012

• 23 October

  Children Under Attack in Pakistan and Afghanistan By Dave Lindorff

  

  Six children were attacked in Afghanistan and Pakistan this past week. Three of them, teenaged girls on a school bus in Peshawar, in the tribal region of western Pakistan, were shot and gravely wounded by two Taliban gunmen who were after Malala Yousufzai, a 14-year-old girl who has been bravely demanding the right of girls to an education. After taking …

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• 23 October

  Arab Spring and the Israeli enemy By ABDULATEEF AL-MULHIM

  

  Thirty-nine years ago, on Oct. 6, 1973, the third major war between the Arabs and Israel broke out. The war lasted only 20 days. The two sides were engaged in two other major wars, in 1948 and 1967.  The 1967 War lasted only six days. But, these three wars were not the only Arab-Israel confrontations. From the period of 1948 …

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• 16 October

  Setting Buddhists Worldwide against Muslims Part of global campaign against Islam and Muslims? By Latheef Farook

  

  It appears the United States, Europe and the   Zionists which successfully managed to put the Christian west and the Hindus in the subcontinent against Muslims are turning their attention to set up Buddhist worldwide against Muslims.  This is what many columnists and others speculate following the unexpected attacks on Buddhist temples, Buddhists and their houses and commercial units by mysterious …

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• 16 October

  Turkey Shows Double Duplicity on Syria By Kaveh L Afrasiabi

  

  With the blessing of the US and its other North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) partners, as well as its own national legislature if not the entire Turkish population, some of whom have been holding mass rallies in opposition to Ankara's war policy vis-a-vis Syria, the Turkish government has resorted to a double hypocrisy. On the one hand, it has exploited …

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• 13 October

  May God bless adorable Malala! – S.H.Moulana – Riyadh

  

    The United Nations General Assembly last year adopted a resolution to designate October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child to recognize girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world. The day will also promote equal treatment and opportunities for girls around the world in areas such as law, nutrition, health care, education, training …

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• 12 October

  Freedom of Expression vs. Respect for the Prophet By Raya Shokatfard, Freelance Writer – USA

  

  Deep inside every conscious Muslim's heart is a feeling of serenity and peace even in midst of tyranny, dispute and injustice. Why? Because they believe justice will be granted, not always from humans, but surely from the one who created Humans. Muslims believe that sometime justice is given in this world and sometimes in the next. Yet, no doubt total …

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• 12 October

  Bosnian woman 1st mayor to don hijab

  

  mra Babic, the newly elected mayor of the Bosnian town of Visoko, is the first mayor to wear hijab. Wed Oct 10, 2012 10:36AM Islam is very clear regarding the woman. It reserves for her a place in the public life and all those who interpret it correct know that this is the way it is.” Amra Babic, mayor of …

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