Month: October 2006

Arm thine enemies: How democratic can you get? The Untracked Guns of Iraq (NY Times) Human rights award recipient describes Syrian experience The Horrors of Extraordinary Rendition (Counterpunch.org) We’d have thought 3,000 deaths per month would be enough: Language on Iraq — When Is It Civil War? (Reuters) The real Tariq Ramadan: A Radical Idea:…

Would he still say it’s not torture if al-Qaida did it to him? Cheney Confirms That Detainees Were Subjected to Water-Boarding (McClatchy) Speaking of torture, ever wonder how we got into Iraq in the first place? Confession That Formed Base of Iraq War Was Acquired Under Torture: Journalist (AFP) Iraq experience may end rather than…

Rampant corruption continues in post-Saddam Iraq: Iraqi Officials ‘Stole Millions’ (BBC News) Palestinian farmers demand access rights to their own land for olive harvest only to find more difficulty in selling crops due to heavy restrictions: Olive Harvest Sparks Tensions (BBC News) Muslim World deals with continuing violence during Eid: Violence Casts Shadow on Muslim…

Eid Mubarak! Adil Shamou asks “What has my new country the United States, done to my old country, Iraq?” What Has Invasion Unleashed in Iraqi? (Baltimore Sun) A woman’s right to be heard in Islam: As Ramadan Ends, One Woman Loudly Leaves Her Mark (Christian Science Monitor) Israel denies American residents visas: Stricter Policy Splits…

Keith Olbermann speaks out on the Military Commissions Act: ‘Beginning of the end of America’ (MSNBC) Pressure on Hamas could have unintended consequences: The Palestinian Test Case (The Economist) Rami Khouri argues that “ending violence is a good thing in itself:” Why Israel Should Grab Hamas’ Truce Offer (Daily Star) A Muslim social scientist argues…

Baggage handlers file joint discrimination suit: Muslim Airport Workers Lose Clearances (Washington Post / AP) Victim awarded $2000: British Panel Reprimands School in Veil Dispute (Washington Post) Staying the course into Hell: White House Rejects Some Iraq Options (Reuters) Israeli forces use tear gas, stun grenades, rubber bullets and water cannon against worshippers: Palestinians Flock…

Ashqar attributes his prosecution to the administration’s desire to coerce him into indicting Palestinians: Palestinian Puzzle: A Business Professor in Springfield Goes on Trial Today On U.S. Charges of Supporting Hamas. He Strongly Denies It. (Washington Post) Volley in a campaign against violence directed at civilians: Muslim Scholars Write the Pope – and Everyone Else…

Thailand’s Prime Minister, subsequent to talks with Malaysian counterpart, promises to reach out to Muslim minority in order to end the fighting that has claimed 1700 lives since 2004. Thai PM: Muslim Problem Will Be Resolved (Washington Post) American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee: “Refusing to release the nationalities leaves open a possibility that immigration laws are being…

Bush hosts iftaar at the White House and praises Muslims: Bush Honors Muslims Aiding in Terror War (AP/Washington Post) Lebanese ask: Who is the UN really protecting? U.N. Force Only Protects Israel: Top Shi’ite Cleric (Reuters/Washington Post) In his late 70s and disabled, man was held for over three years in Guantanamo: one son is…

Thirty-eight Muslim scholars have written an open letter to the Pope regarding the errors in his speech at Regensburg: Open Letter to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI (Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago) The Arab League offers to dispatch a force of Arab and Muslim troops as peacekeepers to Darfur: Arabs to the Rescue?…