December, 2011

• 16 December

  “Yankee Go Home” Iraq Celebrates US Army Withdrawal By Reuters

   Iraqis burned American flags, brandished banners and thronged the streets of the western city of Falluja to celebrate the withdrawal of US troops. Some 3,000 people flooded the mainly Sunni city carrying Iraqi flags, banners with "Falluja: The City of Resistance" printed on them, and photos of Falluja residents killed by US forces after the 2003 US-led invasion. Part of the crowd …

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• 13 December

  US Troops Begin Operations on the Jordan-Syria Border By Sibel Edmonds

  

  According to first-hand accounts and reports provided to Boiling Frogs Post by several sources in Jordan, during the last few hours foreign military groups, estimated at hundreds of individuals, began to spread near the villages of the north-Jordan city of "Al-Mafraq", which is adjacent to the Jordanian and Syrian border.   According to one Jordanian military officer who asked to …

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• 13 December

  Exploitation of Islam; Non projection of Quran, Rise in Masjid building activities in the West; Misuse of funds; Vested interests of Masjid Management-Boards/Comittee; Need for regular elections and accountability:

  Our Ajmi Muslims due to lack of Quranic knowledge and understanding suffer from deviations, Shirk, Bidah, falsehood, grudge, enmity, extremism, sectarianism, Maslak and Fiqah differences, bad behaviours, sins and evils, un Islamic customs and practices, exploitation of Islam by vested interests, groups and parties, misguidance by Taghoots, Pirs, Faqirs, Aamils, Babas etc. Our Aalims/Moulvis particulalry Masjid Imams hardly  project Quran and Allah's directives in all walk …

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• 11 December

  Saudi Warning Could Escalate Nuclear Arms Race By Thalif Deen

  UNITED NATIONS, Dec 9, 2011 (IPS) – The world's nuclear powers – both declared and undeclared – have come primarily from Asia: China, India, Pakistan and possibly North Korea. The Middle East was dominated by a single nuclear power – Israel, which has refused to publicly declare its status.  But that domination has been threatened by Iran, which the Western …

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• 7 December

  A Glimpse into Islamic Banking Software Systems by Mr. Muath Mubarak

  The evolution and development of Information Systems  (IS) in the banking sector can be traced back to the 1800s, from the introduction of the telegraphic system in the US. Today, sophisticated systems and state of the art technology are widely used in the banking sector, and multi-channel banking makes it much easier and less rushed for us all. The emerging …

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• 7 December

  False Perceptions Underpin Anti-Migrant Sentiments By Thalif Deen

  

  UNITED NATIONS, Dec 6, 2011 (IPS) – The rising tide of anti-migrant sentiment worldwide is caused primarily by the biased, polarised and negative debate on migration, according to a new study released here. In its latest World Migration Report released Tuesday, the Geneva- based International Organization for Migration (IOM) said people in destination countries tend to significantly overestimate the size of the …

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• 6 December

  Iran is not Iraq By Yvonne Ridley

  I felt quite uneasy when our man in Tehran, Dominick Chilcott, said the attack on the British Embassy was state-supported.  What doesn't he understand about people power? Surely he should have learned a lesson from the Arab Spring that when angry people rebel it's impossible to stop them.  To say the Iranian police stood by and did nothing when our …

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