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UNITED NATIONS, Sep 27, 2011 (IPS) – If Palestine fails to achieve full statehood recognition at the United Nations, the only other viable option is to get "enhanced" observer status with the 193-member General Assembly, the U.N.'s highest policy making body. But that proposed new status has already triggered Israeli and Western fears that Palestinians may also logically win the …
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October, 2011
- 3 October
Dr Mohammad Ibrahim: A Great Humanitarian By Muhammad Abdul Mazid
National Professor Mohammad Ibrahim was a great and successful physician, a gifted teacher, a talented organiser and a reformer. His contribution in the field of medicine in general and diabetes in particular has been nothing less than phenomenal. He spent the major part of his life in the government health services in different key positions after getting the MB degree …
Read More » - 1 October
Erdogan urges UN sanctions on Israel by crescentandcross
In interview with Time magazine Turkish PM says Israeli-Palestinian conflict would have been resolved long ago if UN had imposed sanctions on Israel; says Israeli gov’t not honest about flotilla Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is advocating imposing UN sanctions on Israel. In an interview with Time magazine the Turkish leader said that had prospective UN sanctions been …
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September, 2011
- 30 September
Muslims Didn’t Do It – The Wisdom Fund
2000+ military, intelligence, industry professionals do not believe the official account of 9/11 "All the proffered evidence that America was attacked by Muslims on 9/11, when subjected to critical scrutiny, appears to have been fabricated." — David Ray Griffin, Professor Emeritus, author of 11 books on 9/11 – including the just published "9/11 Ten Years Later: When State Crimes Against Democracy …
Read More » - 30 September
The Muslim Heritage of Eastern Sri Lanka – by S.H.M.Jameel and Asiff Hussein
The Muslim Heritage of Eastern Sri Lanka edited by S.H.M.Jameel and Asiff Hussein is a record of the traditional society, lifestyle and culture of the Muslims of the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. The Muslims of Sri Lanka have a rich heritage and this is no better seen than in the Eastern Province which has the highest concentration of Muslims …
Read More » - 26 September
Defying U.S., Palestine Seeks U.N. Recognition for Statehood By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 23, 2011 (IPS) – If there were any lingering doubts the Palestinians would not be able to garner the support of an overwhelming majority of member states at the United Nations, they were laid to rest when the 193-member General Assembly Friday gave a rousing and rapturous welcome to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. As delegates from the …
Read More » - 26 September
Politics Throws Palestine Under the Bus Analysis by Jim Lobe*
WASHINGTON, Sep 24, 2011 (IPS) – The right-wing government of Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu could not be more pleased. Not only did the allegedly most "anti-Israel" president ever repeat, for the nth time, that "America's commitment to Israel's security is unshakeable," but also made crystal clear that Washington will veto any Palestinian application to the U.N. Security Council for …
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