October, 2009

• 30 October

  A salute to Erdogan, a salute to Turkey, By Khalid Amayreh

  The recent Turkish decision to exclude Israel from an aerial military exercise over Turkish territory is another indication that Turkey will not allow itself to be blackmailed by criminal international Zionism. Following the decision, Zionist officials and media sought to mitigate its impact on the increasingly troubled relations with Turkey by claiming that it had little to do with the …

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• 29 October

  Nuke Gaza, By Jeff Gates

  Israeli officials are right to worry. Gazans too. Yet Americans should worry even more. Israel’s “legitimacy” will not last. Of course, that assumes its legitimacy was deserved. That issue also is now called into question in light of the consistency of Israeli behavior over the past six decades. The emerging issues are these: When and how will the recognition of …

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• 29 October

  Will warmongers fragment Pakistan?

  Sandwiched between US, European, Israeli and Indian designs and Pakistani Quislings! Will Pakistan, the only Muslim nuclear country, survive the present Western conspiracies or will be fragmented as it was done in Iraq? This is the   fear expressed   in view of the combined forces of United States, Europe and Israel which destroyed Iraq and Afghanistan have now extended their designs …

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• 28 October

  Zooming in on the Yemeni conflict, By Gregory D. Johnsen

  Princeton, New Jersey – In mid-August, just prior to the start of Ramadan, the Yemeni government launched an all-out offensive on rebel positions in the northern governorate of Sa’ada. Leaving no doubt as to its intentions, the government dubbed the campaign “Operation Scorched Earth”. The fighting between the government and the Huthis, as the rebel group is known, has been …

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• 27 October

  Khutbah from Medina

  Healing Belongs to Allaah Imam al-Madina al-Munawarrah ‘Abdul Muhsin Ibn Muhammad al-Qasim All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allaah, his household and companions. Fellow Muslims! This world is an abode of trials in which no man is safe from an illness that disrupts his life or weakens …

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• 27 October

  The Position of Slavery in Islam, By Abul Ala Mawdudi

  Appendix A Excerpted from “Human Rights in Islam” by ‘Allamah Abu Al-‘A’la Mawdudi. Chapter 3, subsection 5 – Al Tawhid Journal, vol. IV. No. 3 Rajab-Ramadan 1407. 5. Individual’s Right to Freedom: Islam has clearly and categorically forbidden the primitive practice of capturing a free man, to make him a slave or to sell him into slavery. On this point …

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• 27 October

  Maruthamunai weavers: Bonding cultures, Jayanthi Liyanage in Kalmunai

  Maruthamunai is a village situated 2.3 km away from the north of Kalmunai at the 390 mile post in the administrative division of Kalmunai Divisional Secretariat. It belongs to the Ampara District of the Eastern Province. Maruthamunai has been known for its family-based and factory-based handloom weavers throughout the years. According to the report of the Eastern Social Mobilizing Organization …

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