June, 2012

• 3 June

  The Leveson Inquiry into the British press – oh, what a lovely game By John Pilger

  Rupert Murdoch is a bad man. His son James is also bad. Rebekah Brooks is allegedly bad. The News of the World was very bad; it hacked phones and pilloried people. British prime ministers grovelled before this iniquity. David Cameron even sent text messages to Brooks signed "LOL", and they all had parties in the Cotswolds with Jeremy Clarkson. Nods …

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• 3 June

  Saudi Arabia’s oil war plan hinted

  Saudi Arabia and its Sunni allies may right now be boosting oil production, aiming to plunge the market price to as low as US$60 per barrel. The ultimate goal is to cripple the economies of Shiite Iran and Iraq, an insider view suggests. The insight comes from Barton Biggs, hedge fund manager running Traxis Partners, who spoke with a Saudi …

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• 2 June

  Dambulla Kahiriya Jumma Mosque – Symbol of Muslims’ rights and dignity By Latheef Farook

    It is almost a month and half since a mob brought in from outside the area, led by a Buddhist monk, and vandalized Dambulla Khairiya Jumma Mosque on Friday 20 April 2012 in violation of all laws of the country and all known human decency. The beleaguered Muslims await justice while the mob remains free backed by some undisclosed …

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May, 2012

• 31 May

  Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem flag row – AFP

    Soldiers on Monday violated the status quo on the esplanade of the mosques in east Jerusalem by raising Israel's flag, the head of theIslamic Waqf organisation that oversees the compound charged. "More than 180 soldiers from a special Israeli army unit today raised a large Israeli flag opposite the mosque of the Rock, which is a grave provocation," Sheikh Azzam al-Khatib told AFP. The sprawling esplanade containing …

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• 30 May

  The Mind’s Eye. Musings and Reflections of Dr. M.A.M.Shukri

  

  Published by: Naleemiah Institute of Islamic Research. Printed by: Printel (Pvt) Ltd     Pgs:165 Price:Rs.350   Reviewed by Asiff Hussein   It is with immense pleasure that I pen these thoughts to this valuable collection of essays by Dr.M.A.M.Shukri on various aspects of Islam which were published in learned journals throughout a good part of his distinguished academic career.    …

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• 29 May

  An Ongoing Disaster Libya, Africa and Africom By Dan Glazebrook

    The scale of the ongoing tragedy visited on Libya by NATO and its allies is becoming horribly clearer with each passing day. Estimates of those killed so far vary, but 50,000 seems like a low estimate; indeed the British Ministry of Defence was boasting that the onslaught had killed 35,000 as early as last May. But this number is constantly growing. …

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• 29 May

  North ‘not just for Tamils’- Gota – DM

    Defence secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has said it is not appropriate to view the north of the country, over which a separatist war was fought, as a predominantly Tamil area. Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, who many credit with defeating Tamil rebels, also told the BBC there were few civilian casualties in the war's closing phase. Human rights groups say tens of thousands …

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