February, 2010

• 10 February

  U. professor becomes first Muslim superior court judge, By Asraa Mustufa

  A University political science professor became the first Muslim ever to be appointed to the Superior Court in New Jersey on Jan. 27 when he was sworn in to the Family Division of the Court in Somerset County. Hany Mawla, 36, is also the youngest to be appointed to the Superior Court in the state, said Hesham Mahmoud, media chair …

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• 9 February

  Netanyahu faces arrest in Hamas hotel murder if Mossad link proved

  The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, will be at the top of Dubai’s wanted list if the Israeli foreign intelligence service Mossad is proven to be behind the killing of a senior Hamas official, the Dubai Police chief said yesterday. Lt Gen Dahi Khalfan Tamim told The National that “Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, will be the first to …

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• 8 February

  பலஸ்தீனர்களுக்கு எதிரான மனித உரிமைமீறல்களை இஸ்ரேல் தொடர்ந்து மேற்கொண்டு வருகின்றது: ஐ.நா. அறிக்கை

  ஆக்கிரமிக்கப்பட்ட ஜெரூசலம் – கடந்த சனிக்கிழமை (06.02.2010) ஐ.நா.வின் மனிதாபிமானச் செயற்பாட்டு ஒருங்கிணைப்பு அலுவலகம் (OCHA) வெளியிட்டுள்ள அறிக்கையில், இஸ்ரேலிய ஆக்கிரமிப்பு அதிகாரசபை பலஸ்தீன் மக்கள் மீதான பல்வேறு மனித உரிமை மீறல்களைத் தொடர்ந்து மேற்கொண்டு வருவதோடு எத்தகைய நியாயமான காரணங்களுமின்றி அவர்களின் வீடுகளைத் தகர்த்துவருவதாகவும் குற்றஞ்சாட்டியுள்ளது. கடந்த ஒரு வாரத்தில் மாத்திரம் 16 பலஸ்தீன் பொதுமக்கள் இஸ்ரேலிய ஆக்கிரமிப்புப் படையினரால் தாக்கப்பட்டுக் காயமடைந்துள்ளனர் என்றும், 2010 ஆம் வருட ஆரம்பமுதல் இத்தகைய தனிநபர் தாக்குதல்களின் எண்ணிக்கை 67 ஆக அதிகரித்துள்ளது எனவும் அந்த …

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• 7 February

  The Truth About US Justice, By Yvonne Ridley

  Many of us are still in a state of shock over the guilty verdict returned on Dr Aafia Siddiqui. The response from the people of Pakistan was predictable and overwhelming and I salute their spontaneous actions. From Peshawar to Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore and beyond they marched in their thousands demanding the return of Aafia. Even some of the US media …

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• 5 February

  Oh, Democracy! What crimes are committed in thy name, By Ameen Izzadeen

  Democracy is described as the best of the worst forms of government. Democracy does not mean holding elections alone. It means the existence of strong institutions which, like the pillars that hold up a building, strengthen democracy. Such institutions act as checks against abuse of power by elected leaders in whose hands people place a trust to govern them. In …

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• 3 February

  Swiss Antagonist of Minarets Embraces Islam

  RENOWNED Swiss politician Daniel Streich, who rose to fame for his campaign against minarets of mosques, has embraced Islam. A member of the Swiss People’s Party (SVP) and a well-known politician, Daniel Streich was the first man who had launched a drive for imposition of ban on mosques minarets, and to lock the mosques in Switzerland. The proclamation of Streich’s …

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• 3 February

  In the West Bank’s stony hills, Palestine is slowly dying, By Robert Fisk

  n the richest of the Occupied lands, Israeli bureaucracy is driving Palestinians out of their homes. Robert Fisk reports from Jiftlik “The Independent” – -Area C doesn’t sound very ominous. A land of stone-sprinkled grey hills and soft green valleys, it’s part of the wreckage of the equally wrecked Oslo Agreement, accounting for 60 per cent of the Israeli-occupied West …

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