Holding on to a Cinder

The Rule of Law...

2008-02-20T08:21:00.004Z

"Who knows what might have happened?" she said. "It need not have been an armed stand off. They could have stopped the plane from taking off, and brought in negotiators from the Foreign Office. Can you allow people from other countries to put the police in a situation where they can't enforce British law?""this matter was of national significance to the Jewish community... any police action could

Al-Aqsa Landslide Sounds the Alarm

2008-02-19T14:07:00.001Z

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — A landslide at part of Al-Aqsa Mosque esplanade has sounded the alarm over the ongoing Israeli excavations near Islam's third holiest shrine.Worshippers witnessed a crater at the esplanade as they were en route to the Friday prayer, Al-Aqsa Online reported Saturday, February 16.The crater is two meters in length and 1.5 meters in width."I was cleaning the mosque's esplanade

Death Penalty for Detainees

2008-02-11T18:53:00.000Z

Military prosecutors have decided to seek the death penalty for sixGuantánamo detainees who are to be charged with central roles in the Sept. 11,2001, terror attacks on the United States, government officials who had beenbriefed on the charges said.More

Next Stop: Mexico City

2008-02-11T18:51:00.000Z

Women Only Buses

Turkey: Hijab Ban Lifted

2008-02-10T11:23:00.000Z

ISTANBUL: Turkey's Parliament took a major step on Saturday toward lifting a ban against women's head scarves at universities, setting the stage for a final showdown with the country's secular elite over where Islam fits in the building of an open society.Turkish lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favor of a measure supported by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to change Turkey's Constitution

Turks protest over headscarf plan

2008-02-02T17:53:00.000Z

By Sarah Rainsford BBC News, IstanbulThe issue is highly controversial in a mainly Muslim country. Thousands of Turks have rallied in Ankara to protest against a government plan to allow women to wear the Islamic headscarf in Turkish universities.The protestors fear such a move would usher in a stricter form of Islam in Turkey, which is a secular state.Turkey's parliament is expected to approve a

Underwear

2008-01-21T11:20:00.000Z

Paxman complains that M&S underwear "no longer provide adequate support' and that they are "wearing out much more quickly":)i'm seriousOKAY heres proof if you dont believe me!Come on Paxman - JOIN THE BOYCOTT

Timberland: Old news, but interesting.

2008-01-14T07:29:00.000Z

Timberland boss: Israeli message is not reaching USBy Etgar Lefkovits, JPostIsrael has failed in the public relations war against the Palestinian Authority, and is likely to lose the support of the American public unless it stops reacting and starts communicating its own point of view, Jeffrey Swartz, president and CEO of the Timberland Company said yesterday."I'm a shoe guy, and if I did as

Exclusive interview with Imam Anwar

2007-12-31T20:52:00.000Z

Interview conducted by Moazzam Beggwww.cageprisoners.com

Dodgy dossier

2007-12-13T20:42:00.000Z

The Policy Exchange report alleging that 25% of Mosques in Britain sell 'extremist' books has been found to be deeply flawedNewsnight followed up their concerns about their authenticity of the evidence underpinning the 'report' and here is their expose:Newsnight reportInterview with Dean Godson, Research Director of Policy ExchangeAlso comments from Peter Baron re the allegations of "disastrous

2007-11-16T17:42:00.000Z

DaysWithoutCharge

2007-11-14T22:51:00.000Z

2007-11-07T18:30:00.000Z

Hello, Peace

2007-10-23T19:44:00.000+01:00

A special phone service linking Israelis and Palestinians, called Hello Peace, has facilitated nearly a million telephone conversations since it began operating in November 2000.http://www.hellopeace.net/ Radio4 Programme: Calls Across The Wall

Down Memory Well

2007-10-06T21:21:00.000+01:00

Babar AhmadLast night I lay awake unable to sleep,As I let my soul wander too deep.My heart was in doubt about Your Promise,No-one could give me solace.My soul left my body and my body left my cell,As I pulled up my pail from Memory Well.I journeyed back to the time of my birth,Not knowing then what it was worth.What I discovered was a chest of treasure,As I realised You had blessed me without

Khaled Mudallal

2007-10-01T22:03:00.000+01:00

"Support Khaled Mudallal's right to education!"http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/letkhaledstudy?eMore info:Khaled al-Mudallal is a Palestinian and a Business and Management student at the University of Bradford. He is currently trapped in Gaza due to the restrictions on freedom of movement imposed by Israel. Khaled needs to return to Bradford urgently to begin the third year of his degree

The Shock Doctrine

2007-09-13T21:09:00.000+01:00

A short film.

Prisoners of faith

2007-09-04T20:54:00.001+01:00

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2007-07-20T12:25:00.000+01:00

Israel frees 256 prisoners in bid to boost Abbas

Iran's Jews spurn cash lure to emigrate to Israel

2007-07-14T10:59:00.001+01:00

http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,,2125486,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfrontIran's Jews have given the country a loyalty pledge in the face of cash offers aimed at encouraging them to move to Israel, the arch-enemy of its Islamic rulers. The incentives - ranging from £5,000 a person to £30,000 for families - were offered from a special fund established by wealthy expatriate Jews in an

Shaker Aamer - Guantanamo Detainee

2007-06-13T00:29:00.000+01:00

3 Days

2007-06-13T00:22:00.000+01:00

The hour of need…is the hour of need.It is not the hour of play,nor the hour of joy,nor the hour of comfort.It is the hour of need.The hour of need…is the hour of need.It is not a day,nor a week,nor a month.It is an hour.The hour of needis a window of opportunity.It is longer than a minute,but shorter than a day.If you wait too long,the window will shut,and the opportunity will be lost.The hour

Reminder

2007-06-10T11:40:00.000+01:00

Hamas at Hays

2007-05-28T10:37:00.000+01:00

It's only when you hear a person from Hamas talking that you realise how rare it is to hear a person from Hamas talking.Ghazi Hamad, the spokesperson for the Palestinian government, a survivor of an assassination attempt (last week) who spent five years in Israeli jails, was interviewed on stage at the Hay festival on Saturday

Jamil el-Banna

2007-05-28T10:34:00.000+01:00

Stark choice for Guantánamo detainee: stay in jail or face torture in home country· The government was under pressure last night to allow a London man held in Guantánamo Bay for four years to return to Britain after the US cleared him for release from the notorious prison. Jamil el-Banna was detained by the US in 2002 after Britain sent the CIA false information about him. He had also failed to

Azeris Decry Adhan Ban

2007-05-28T00:36:00.000+01:00

Juma Mosque in AzerbaijanBAKU — The ban of amplifiers in raising Adhan across Muslim Azerbaijan has stirred furor among lay people and activists, who called the move a breach of freedom of religion and reminiscent of the abhorrent communist Bolshevik era. "Hearing the call to prayer is important, it is a reminder of your spiritual duty," Aziz, 50, told Agence France-Presse (AFP) Saturday, May

Nobel laureate cancels UK trip over Israel boycott

2007-05-24T19:28:00.000+01:00

Nobel laureate cancels UK trip over Israel boycottAn academic and Nobel laureate has cancelled a planned visit to a London university because of what he perceives to be "a widespread anti-Israel and anti-semitic current in British opinion".But today in a letter to his host at Imperial, Michael Duff, Prof Weinberg said he was withdrawing from the trip.In the letter, the professor said his decision

The Mothers of Yemen

2007-05-18T20:16:00.000+01:00

Audio slideshow: The mothers of Yemen Photographer Abbie Trayler-Smith talks to Riazat Butt about Oxfam's midwife training program in Yemen. Oxfam, in conjunction with the Guardian and the Times, are also organising a photography exhibition, The World Can't Wait outside the National Theatre on London's South Bank. The exhibition depicts the reality of life without basic healthcare, sanitation,

Standing up for the Sisterhood

2007-05-10T00:41:00.000+01:00

by Yvonne RidleyThere are times when we women are our own worst enemies. And I despair at the way the global sisterhood is often fractured and splintered by women who do more damage than any chauvinists. A classic example was brought to my attention recently after a group of long-suffering neighbours smashed their way into a Pakistan brothel and kidnapped the owner.Hooray! I hear most feminists

Turkey’s glorious past, uncertain future

2007-05-08T10:32:00.000+01:00

www.muslimedia.comIf a country’s architecture can be taken as indicating its status in the world, that of Istanbul reflects fairly accurately both Turkey’s past and its present. While the grandeur of its historic buildings are vivid reminders of past glories, the blandness of its contemporary buildings–concrete and glass boxes–reflects the disrupting influence and ultimate vacuousness of its

2007-04-29T11:09:00.000+01:00

Army threatens to step in if Islamist minister wins

2007-04-29T10:19:00.000+01:00

"Rehn issued the salvo after Turkey's general staff weighed in on the dispute, saying they would not flinch at intervention if it meant upholding the Muslim state's cherished secular values."The country's secular elite has voiced grave concerns over the government's choice of Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul as a presidential candidate, given the politician's Islamist beliefs - his wife and daughter

Wake up Muslims.....

2007-04-14T14:36:00.000+01:00

Logic

2007-04-11T23:26:00.000+01:00

The Greatest Losers

2007-04-10T12:36:00.000+01:00

The importance of maintaining Islamic values in political activismby Fahad AnsariAs Muslims around the world rallied in defence of the Haram in al-Quds, Fahad Ansari was concerned by some of the attitudes he found during a protest in London...Say: “Shall we not inform you regarding the greatest losers concerning their deeds? [They are] those whose efforts have been wasted in this life, while they

Death

2007-04-03T23:22:00.000+01:00

Fake maps

2007-04-02T17:27:00.000+01:00

According to Craig Murray's website, the writer, broadcaster and ex UK ambassador to Uzbekistan, the maps used by the British Amry are inaccurate. The line drawn purporting to show Iraqi waters and Iranian waters in the Shatt Al Arab is wrong. Apparently in that region the the border has never been clearly identifiable.Check it out here: www.craigmurray.co.uk

Call that humiliation?

2007-04-01T14:28:00.000+01:00

No hoods. No electric shocks. No beatings. These Iranians clearly are a very uncivilised bunch Terry JonesSaturday March 31, 2007The Guardian I share the outrage expressed in the British press over the treatment of our naval personnel accused by Iran of illegally entering their waters. It is a disgrace. We would never dream of treating captives like this - allowing them to smoke cigarettes, for

OH MY GOD

2007-03-29T16:23:00.000+01:00

this will hurt your eyes and ears. I apologies for any offense caused.Hes a crookHes corruptHes a fat balding [______]Hes MC ROVE

Tony Benn & Iraqi Lady VS John Bolton & Des Browne

2007-03-24T19:08:00.000Z

Palestinian Humuliation inflicted by Israelis

2007-03-24T17:14:00.000Z

Source: IslamOnline.netClick here to see videoWARNING: disturbing scenes, including dog being set on elderly Palestinian women! (followed by a pathetic and belated attempt to free her by one of the soldiers, the other war criminals join him on the scene - why release the dog in the first place!!)

Smile...your on camera

2007-03-22T22:49:00.000Z

2007-03-22T20:06:00.000Z

(With thanks to Ki for sharing)Look into my eyesAnd tell me what you seeYou don't see a damn thing,'cause you can't possibly relate to me.You're blinded by our differences.My life makes no sense to you.I'm the persecuted Palestinian.You are the American red, white and blue.Each day you wake in tranquility.No fears to cross your eyes.Each day I wake in gratitude.Thanking God he let me rise.You

The Easiest Targets

2007-03-21T23:13:00.000Z

Sheikh Feiz: Prepare yourself

2007-03-21T00:09:00.000Z

Ali Al Tamimi

2007-03-20T21:09:00.000Z

Please visit www.freeali.org

Woman arrested over police rape claims

2007-03-14T00:50:00.000Z

Eight civilians were killed and 35 hurt in the attack The Associated Press is to complain to the US military after journalists said US soldiers deleted footage of the aftermath of an attack in Afghanistan. President Hamid Karzai said 10 people died when coalition forces opened fire on

Soccer Regulators Give Hijab Red Card

2007-03-04T19:51:00.000Z

The expulsion of a Canadian Muslim footballer from a match for wearing hijab has taken a dramatic and global dimension after the game's ultimate regulators backed the decision, Canada's The Gazette daily reported on Sunday, March 4. "It's absolutely

Israeli use of Human Shields!!

2007-03-04T15:28:00.000Z

Its in Turkish, with some music.This is a practice illegal under international law as well as 'Israeli Law'!!!

A cry of iman from Myanmar

2007-03-02T20:28:00.000Z

http://www.kavkazcenter.com/eng/content/2007/02/25/7541.shtmlPublication time: 25 February 2007, 15:37Dear Brother in Islam, Salam Alaikum!I am a Muslim youth belong to Rohingya community of Arakan State of Burma also known as Myanmar. My name is Kareem.Rohingyas are under serious genocidal threat in Burma since they are denied the right to citizenship in Burma in 1982.There is no security in

Bollywood Badboyz

2007-03-02T20:09:00.000Z

WARNING: Video contains some music and violent scenes

Fabricated evidence in US 'terror trial'

2007-03-01T11:56:00.000Z

False quotes shake up terror trial The mystery of how and why a government wiretap summary falsely attributed anti-Jewish slurs to officials of a Muslim charity remained unanswered Tuesday as federal prosecutors pledged to look into the matter.In court papers filed late Monday, the U.S. attorney's office in Dallas said it was trying to determine how the recently declassified summary of a

Anti-Women violence down

2007-02-25T12:20:00.000Z

ISLAMABAD — Mukhtar Mai, a gang rape victim, believes that violence and discrimination against women in the Muslim world are on the down swing, denying any link between the tradition-motivated practices and the Muslim faith. "For the last four years, I have been associated with women and organizations dealing with such issues, and I have observed that such incidents are on the decline," Mai

World Chechnya Day

2007-02-25T01:24:00.000Z

By Fahad Ansari "On February 23, 1944 we were hurriedly put onto the "studebaker" trucks, taken to the railway station and there loaded into freezing-cold rail-wagons. We were beset by pestilence almost the moment we left. The people were dying of starvation and hypothermia. The relatives of the deceased were hiding the corpses of their beloved and dear ones in the hope of burying them properly

double standards...again

2007-02-24T11:09:00.000Z

Free the Egyptian blogger! But... "It's nice to see everyone raising their voices to protest the sentencing of Egyptian blogger Abdel Karim Nabeel to four years in prison. International criticism of escalating Egyptian repression can only be good, whether the criticism is official or NGO or public. I add my voice to those who call for a revisiting of the verdict and for his

Bangladesh State of Emergency: Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer believes diplomatic missions made it happen.

2007-02-21T18:38:00.000Z

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Matiur Rahman Nizami considers activities of different diplomatic missions in the last one week as the main reason for declaring the state of emergency."Activities of different diplomatic missions round the week and the statement of United Nations secretary general have played major role in

Letter to Iran from israel

2007-02-15T15:49:00.000Z

Click image to read it.

WOT Week: Starts 19th. SOAS

2007-02-15T00:26:00.000Z

Trailer Above

US soldiers shooting a dog

2007-02-14T01:12:00.000Z

Imagine the headlines if this was a Muslim

2007-02-13T20:16:00.000Z

Ex-BNP man 'wanted to shoot PM' Robert Cottage feared the UK was heading for civil war A former British National Party (BNP) candidate who held explosive chemicals

Zionist settlers abuse Christianity

2007-02-12T15:15:00.000Z

Tel Rumeida is a small Palestinian neighborhood deep in the West Bank city of Hebron. Palestinian families from whom these settlers occupied lands, live directly next to these settlers and are often virtual prisoners in their homes, subject to the settlers' violent attacks and destruction of property.Here is what they have to put up with daily.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpo6pGAy1GI If only

Symbols of our Ummah today

2007-02-10T23:06:00.000Z

These snowmen are as useful as the protestors who came out tonight to defend al-Aqsa but who refused to pray their maghrib salah on time (see below): they look good, have all the right gear, the kiffayahs, the hizbullah caps, try to look menacing, but when things get a little hot, they melt away into irrelevance.

Hollow Slogans will not Free al-Aqsa

2007-02-10T22:49:00.000Z

The onslaught upon masjid al aqsa continues and our silence is deafening. Today a maximum of about 100 people turned up for a vigil outside 10 Downing Street to protest against the continuing violation of the 1st qibla, the 2nd masjid ever built and the 3rd holiest place in the world. Only 100!!!!! 1 in 7 people in London are Muslim but onyl a total of 100 people from around Britain showed up.

Masjid Al Aqsa under attack

2007-02-09T18:34:00.000Z

Reported by Aljazeera & BBCAlso the pathetic Egyptian Authorities prevent protesting Muslims from Praying!(Glorified be He Who carried His servant by night from the Inviolable Place of Worship to the Far Distant Place of Worship the neighborhood whereof We have blessed, that We might show him of Our tokens! Lo! He, only He, is the Nearer, the Seer.) (Al-Israa’ 17: 1)

China Executes Uighur Activist

2007-02-09T18:27:00.000Z

CrackPot

2007-02-03T21:24:00.000Z

I dont know whether to laugh or cry (how did these people get in power!)The President who claims he can cure aids on Mondays The smallest country in Africa is this morning playing host to one of the longest queues on the continent, as hundreds of people line up for miracle cures for asthma and Aids, promised by the Gambian President. Scientists have

Suspicion

2007-02-02T21:15:00.000Z

A very interesting comment by Moazzem Begg on the Guardian Website following the recent terror raids.His comments are not limited just to our reactions to sensational journalism by the media, but applies equally to stories we hear about our fellow Muslim brothers and sisters from third persons, i.e. rumors etc.I remember a very learned scholar once asking serious questions about whether the

Verily to Allah we Belong and to Him we return

2007-02-02T15:03:00.000Z

Inna lillahi wa ina ilayhi wa rajioonLink

Top 10 Dilemmas of the Muslim soldier in the British Army

2007-01-31T21:13:00.000Z

Quite interetsing points made below - but this is exactly what they want us to do. Die for Britain. Die for Blair. Die for the Queen. But whatever you do, dont die for Allah. Interesting how this latest terror plot revolves around the issue of kidnapping "good Muslims" to maybe make "martyrs" of them. Top 10 Dilemmas of the Muslim soldier in the British Armyhttp://www.7cgen.com/index.php?

Cameron's Crusade: Nobody is Immune

2007-01-31T20:30:00.000Z

http://www.conservatives.com/pdf/unitingthecountry.pdfTake time to read the document above - nobody is spared, all are considered extremist. The usual suspects - HT, MAB and MPAC are mentioned. MCB come in for a hiding. IHRC are also attacked for stimulating Muslim anger. But warm welcomes to new members of the extremist element in our community - Islamic Society of Britain, FOSIS and the

Maktabah: Temporarily Closed

2007-01-31T20:18:00.000Z

Our favourite bookstore has been raided. The plot as complex, intricate and unbelievable as ever. Basically, a plot to kidnap, hold hostage and carry out a recorded beheading of a British Muslim soldier (Her Majesty's army of course) and then .. well there is no more. Thats it! I suppose wait a few dyas to get arrested. This isn't bleedin Iraq. I mean, why bother - let them go over and get a

Two Words

2007-01-27T15:41:00.000Z

Bukhari No 7123.Abu Zur'a related from Abu Hurayra that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "There are two words which are beloved to the All-Merciful, which are light on the tongue and heavy in the balance: Glory be to Allah and by His praise. Glory be to Allah the Immense (Subhana'llahi wa bihamdihi Subhana'llahi'l-'adhim)."Listen to this - Ma'shaAllah!

Guns for Hire

2007-01-27T15:24:00.000Z

Blackwater is a company that began in 1996 as a private military training facility in -- it was built near the Great Dismal Swamp of North Carolina. And visionary executives, all of them former Navy Seals or other Elite Special Forces people, envisioned it as a project that would take advantage of the anticipated government outsourcing.Well, here we are a decade later, and it’s the most powerful

disturbing

2007-01-26T18:26:00.000Z

Jimmy backtracks

2007-01-26T18:20:00.000Z

"Despite two months of a highly publicized campus debate over whether Carter would or would not be invited to campus, sparks did not fly at Tuesday’s event," reports the Jewish Telegraph Agency. Carter used the event to backtrack one of his main claims. "In response to a question criticizing a section of his book that appears to justify the use of terrorism, Carter admitted it was a mistake….

The jail, the torturer, and the most unlikely defence witness

2007-01-26T17:13:00.000Z

Now this is a test ...The jail, the torturer, and the most unlikely defence witness "Two years after US soldiers used bolt-cutters to break Moazzam Begg's shackles and release him into British custody, America has found a new way to torment the man leading the campaign to close his former prison.""Attorneys acting for one of the guards accused of torturing captives held in the "war on terror"

From Aladdin to Lost Ark, Muslims get angry at 'bad guy' film images

2007-01-25T11:38:00.000Z

From Aladdin to Lost Ark, Muslims get angry at 'bad guy' film imagesCrude and exaggerated stereotypes are fuelling Islamophobia, says studyLucy Ward, social affairs correspondentThursday January 25, 2007Guardianhttp://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1997959,00.htmlPopular films ranging from Hollywood blockbusters to children's cartoons are depicting "crude and exaggerated" stereotypes of

DPP: There is No War on Terror

2007-01-25T11:16:00.000Z

'There is no war on terror'Outspoken DPP takes on Blair and Reid over fear-driven legal response to threat http://www.guardian.co.uk/frontpage/story/0,,1997397,00.html Clare Dyer, legal editorWednesday January 24, 2007The director of public prosecutions, Sir Ken Macdonald, put himself at odds with the home secretary and Downing Street last night by denying that Britain is caught up in a "war on

The Many Faces of a Detainee

2007-01-25T11:12:00.000Z

larger image http://tayyibun.com/Cage.jpgmore info: www.cageprisoners.com

niqab ban

2007-01-23T22:25:00.000Z

I was walking to college today, a few paces behind a Muslim sister in niqab. Suddenly a women rushes up to her and a flurry of words are exchanged. A man rushes into the fray.Then i saw a camera....they wanted an interview. She had no time for that and went about her own business.I guess this explains it...Daily MailI hope this doesn't sound like a rant but...It is upsetting to see Muslims

We are ALL Terror Suspects

2007-01-22T18:23:00.000Z

After reading the story below, I challenge anyone to honestly claim that this is not a war against Islam. What we are being told is that those 2 million Muslims who travel to Makkah every year are all potential terrorists. For those people who refuse to write campaign letters, attend demos or speak out against the government for fear of being put on a watch-list, are they now going to abandon

here we go again

2007-01-21T19:24:00.000Z

Muslim Pc refused to shake hands Sir Ian Blair questioned the validity of the refusal A Muslim woman police officer refused to shake hands with the head of the

Training for Terrorism??

2007-01-20T22:24:00.000Z

Training for terrorism?So it would seem, from what the media is throwing up. The latest conclusive evidence against these brothers is these photographs of them praying together in the Lake District, years old chemistry notes from college and someone writing Bismillah on top of their notes. I think I ought to say thank you to my dear Mum for getting me into a routine of writing '786' on top of my

Dispatches: What's the Big Deal?

2007-01-20T22:18:00.000Z

Here it is the whole film, as out of ocntext as it can be, but in fairness barely anything incorrect in what the preachers say. Its very easy at this stage to distajnce ourselves from these "wahhabis" but every Muslim should ask themselves, is anything they said on gays, jihad, women, hudood, al walaa wa'al baraa, etc not from the Quran and Ahadith?Excellent replies by Yasir Qadhi and Abu

An Insult to Pigs

2007-01-20T21:50:00.000Z

Apologies about the image above but I was terrified of causing offence by posting an image of Jade Goody without any make-up on. I say this at the risk of offending any animal rights activists out there. Finally, Britain's finest example of its tolerant multicuturalism has got the boot for her incessant attacks on a nation of over 1 billion people. So why is this Channel 4 filth making its way

America Strikes Pakistan...Again!

2007-01-19T21:36:00.000Z

The markings on the unexploded missile shownto journalists were clearly indentifiableLink

'Freedom fries' up for sale

2007-01-19T21:26:00.000Z

Ex-US congressman jailed for graft Ney pleaded guilt to having accepted gifts and money in return for official favours [AFP] Bob Ney, a former Republican congressman, has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison, the US department of justice has said.Ney, who was sentenced on Friday, pleaded guilty to having solicited and accepted gifts and money from Jack Abramoff, a

The Indian Mutiny: Rejection of Empire

2007-01-17T17:36:00.000Z

John Game writes that the Indian mutiny against the British Empire in July 1857 is an inspiration to today’s anti-imperialistsThis year is the 150th anniversary of the greatest armed rising against British imperialism the world has seen. It began as a mutiny of the largest army in Asia – the East India Company’s Bengal Presidency Army – and turned into a general rising of the peasantry across the

The Perfumed Prisons

2007-01-17T16:50:00.000Z

Kuwait royal sentenced to death

2007-01-16T12:09:00.000Z

It is not clear how closely related Sheikh Talal is to Emir Sheikh Sabah Reports from Kuwait say a member of the ruling family has been sentenced to death for drug trafficking. Correspondents say it is thought to be one of the first times that such a sentence has been given to a member of

Stranger in the World

2007-01-11T23:25:00.000Z

What is in the best interests of a child?To be raised by a drug-addict mother and her abusive boyfriend away from her father, brothers and sisters, in an area where she constitutes a tiny minority among a oppressive majority? Or to live in the native land of her father with him and her brothers and sisters, where she is not regarded as a foreigner, a terrorist or the Other, where she is free to

As if they haven't got enough land already, they try to monopolise the moon as well!

2007-01-06T01:24:00.000Z

Israelis purchase land on moonWebsite selling land on moon reports flow of Israeli shoppers following NASA's decision to build base on moon. The cost – NIS 250 (USD 60) per half dunam, in the meantime land sold outIn December over one thousand Israelis had purchased land on the moon. The price of each plot of land with an area of half a dunam (about 0.123 acres) is NIS 250 (about USD 60) as