March, 2011

• 10 March

  Is Islam the Problem? By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF

  

  A wise visitor from outer space who dropped in on Earth a millennium ago might have assumed that the Americas would eventually be colonized not by primitive Europeans but by the more advanced Arab civilization — and that as a result we Americans would all be speaking Arabic today. Yet after about 1200, the Middle East took a long break: …

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• 10 March

  Saudi Arabia’s musk revolution By Simon Henderson

  

  “The king is dead, long live the king,” is a call which, in its Arabic form, is sure to be heard before too long in Saudi Arabia. In the latest chapter of the saga of the House of Saud, the ailing and aged King Abdullah returned to the kingdom on Feb. 23 after a three-month absence, which included two back …

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• 8 March

  Popular Uprisings Raging Middle East and North Africa. Indictment on the West and its Media, By Latheef Farook

  The unprecedented, peaceful and historic popular uprisings raging in the Middle East and North Africa remain clear indictment on the United States led Europe and their media   known for spreading lies. It was with the support and blessings of the west and its media that tyranny which caused untold to misery to millions in the region flourished for decades.   …

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• 4 March

  Divine Speech Prologue -By Nouman Ali Khan

  

  The Qur'an is stunning in its beauty, captivating in its words, overpowering in its message, enchanting in its harmony and baffling in its subtlety. This description means little to most, whose only exposure to the Qur'an is in translation. Join us in this remarkably unique single weekend seminar in which we will explore the unparalleled literary beauty of the Qur'an. …

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• 4 March

  Why the Dollar’s Reign Is Near an End By BARRY EICHENGREEN

  

   The single most astonishing fact about foreign exchange is not the high volume of transactions, as incredible as that growth has been. Nor is it the volatility of currency rates, as wild as the markets are these days. Instead, it's the extent to which the market remains dollar-centric.   Consider this: When a South Korean wine wholesaler wants to import Chilean …

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• 3 March

  Obama’s Secret Plot To Bring 100 Million Muslims to the US — By David Corn

  

  In the past few years, paranoid conservatives have cooked up all sorts of conspiracy theories about President Barack Obama. Some have claimed he has a secret plan to confiscate guns. Others have said he has a secret plan to confiscate IRA accounts. Still others have contended he's setting up clandestine FEMA concentration camps. And, of course, there's the big one: …

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• 3 March

  An Empire of Lies By Jonathan Cook

    Last week the Guardian, Britain's main liberal newspaper, ran an exclusive report on the belated confessions of an Iraqi exile, Rafeed al-Janabi, codenamed "Curveball" by the CIA. Eight years ago, Janabi played a key behind-the-scenes role — if an inadvertent one — in making possible the US invasion of Iraq. His testimony bolstered claims by the Bush administration that …

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