November, 2010

• 8 November

  Last Rites for the World’s “Reserve Currency”, By Mike Whitney

  Millions of Americans have no idea what Quantitative Easing is or how it will effect them personally. That's why Wednesday's announcement that the Fed will purchase another $600 billion in US Treasuries merely reinforced feelings of helplessness and a sense that government spending is out-of-control. Unfortunately, Ben Bernanke's rambling explanation of QE2 in a Washington Post op-ed on Thursday only …

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• 8 November

  Yemen orders arrest of al-Awlaki

  

  US-born preacher's arrest sought after he and a relative fail to appear for a second time before a terrorism court. A Yemeni judge has issued an order that the US-born Muslim preacher Anwar al-Awlaki has to be caught dead or alive, for alleged links to al-Qaeda and involvement in the killing of foreigners. Mohsen Alwan, in a ruling on Saturday, …

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• 8 November

  A slave and scholar, Omar Ibn Said led an exceptional life, By Michael Futch

  

    Omar Ibn Said spent much of his life as a slave on a Bladen County plantation, but some claimed he was reared as a Muslim prince in Africa. The deeply religious man lived a life of celebrity, the subject of national newspaper and magazine stories despite his lowly status in the antebellum South. Said (who last name also is …

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• 8 November

  Islamic Identity.- A Good Muslim is a Good Human Being, By Dr. Adel Elsaie

  Islamic identity is your utmost possession. It is the only identification that matters on the Day of Judgment. It is your faith, your religion, your moral values, and your whole life. This identity is the one that makes you recognize Allah as the One and Only God of this Universe. This identity is the one that makes you wake up …

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• 8 November

  Israeli police raze mosque amid protests From Shira Medding, CNN

  (CNN) — Israeli police officers razed a mosque they said was built illegally in the southern city of Rahat as residents hurled rocks at them. Hundreds of police officers accompanied by land authority officials arrived in the city on Saturday night. They had bulldozers and trucks, and said they were carrying out a court order, according to Mayor Faiz Abu-Sahaban. …

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• 6 November

  The Prophets – as told in the Holy Quran by Marina Ismail

  

    The Prophets – as told in the Holy Quran by Marina Ismail tells the stories of the lives and times of all the 25 Great Prophets of Islam from Adham (Adam) to Muhammed  (OWBP), as revealed in the Holy Quran. The Holy Quran relates the stories of these Prophets and Messengers; their good character, their piety and their trust in Allah. …

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• 4 November

  Sri Lankans among 500 Most Influential Muslims

  

  Three prominent Sri Lankans have been named among the topmost influential Muslims of 2010 in a recently released publication The 500 Most Influential Muslims 2010 edited by Dr. Joseph Lumbard and Dr Aref Ali Nayed. Among them is M.I.M. Rizvi Mufti, the head of All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU), an organization that plays an active role as the Islamic religious …

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