August, 2009

• 18 August

  SMELLY FISH IN OIL: MORE BLASTS IN TROUBLED IRAQ

  On June 30, US combat troops withdrew from Iraqi cities and confined themselves to bases. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s government declared it a major victory for the Iraqi people and his government, though the US troops are still seen moving around in the cities from which they withdrew in violation of the troop withdrawal agreement. Amidst a lull in combat …

  Read More »
• 17 August

  What Actually Happened in Fatah’s Elections? By Esam AL-Amin

  CIA-Trained Security Chiefs Elected to the Palestinian Leadership “He is our guy.” George W. Bush speaking of Palestinian security chief Muhammad Dahlan, June 4, 2003 August 14, 2009 “Counterpunch” — The U.S. government has been meddling in the Palestinian internal affairs since at least 2003. Its effort is to transform the Palestinian national movement for liberation and independence into a …

  Read More »
• 16 August

  Cricket, Nation and Religion

  The sight of dozens and dozens of Sri Lankan Muslim youth cheering the Pakistan team and celebrating its victory over Sri Lanka at the last two one-day matches was something that had disturbed quite a few in this country. When a prominent local Muslim politician was asked for his interpretation of this scenario, he quipped, “Yes it is quite disturbing. …

  Read More »
• 16 August

  Next New Moon

  The following diagrams (courtesy of crescentmoonwatch.org) show the visibility of the new crescent Moon over the first three days of the lunation. The unshaded areas indicate regions from which the Moon cannot be seen. The Moon becomes more easily visible from the regions of increasing colour intensity i.e. the Moon will be seen easily from the regions shown in red. …

  Read More »
• 16 August

  History lessons for Muslims, By Aijaz Zaka Syed

  My new place in Hyderabad, India, is a little, two-story affair that looks rather large to us after spending seven years in a two-bedroom apartment in Dubai. It’s not great, but offers a rare view of the magnificent Golconda Fort built by the Qutub Shahis. When threatened by the Moghals, the last Qutub Shahi King Abulhassan Tana Shah withdrew himself …

  Read More »
• 16 August

  A French Revelation, or The Burning Bush, By JAMES A. HAUGHT

  Incredibly, President George W. Bush told French President Jacques Chirac in early 2003 that Iraq must be invaded to thwart Gog and Magog, the Bible’s satanic agents of the Apocalypse. Honest. This isn’t a joke. The president of the United States, in a top-secret phone call to a major European ally, asked for French troops to join American soldiers in …

  Read More »
• 16 August

  sponsorship of students for Preston Interntaional College

  Assalamu alaikum, Greetings from Preston International College – Chennai, Tamil Nadu – India. This is Suhail B coordinator admission and Promotion for PIC. I am incharge of handling the sponsorship of students for Preston International College (PIC). Dr. Bilal Philips told me to contact you for the sponsorship of students so that we can provide them scholarships. We have 3 …

  Read More »