By Yousef Drummond “God, having thus created man, put into him a light which is called reason, which was to unite the flesh, the sense, and the soul in a single end – to work for the service of God (emphasis mine – for Almighty Allah’s [SWT] Sake Only)[1]”. I will say at [...]
By YVONNE RIDLEY WELL the tabloid media is going to have a real feeding frenzy over the next few days after international soccer star Ryan Giggs was dramatically revealed as the figure behind the so-called super privacy injunction. Now that the secret’s out they’ll be picking over every aspect of his private life hunting for [...]
By YVONNE RIDLEY I WONDER what the US Administration makes of the idiom that includes the words pot, kettle and black. The reason for this recent musing comes from revelations that a stash of pornography was found during the infamous Abbottabad raid in Pakistan by US Navy seals. Not only did the Obama gang boast [...]
By JAWED ANWAR (This article was written on April 27, 2011 before May 2 Federal Election) YES! I agree Stephen Harper has no sympathy for Muslims. The blood of Israelis is the costliest, and the blood of Muslims is the cheapest for him. He behaves more like Israel’s Prime Minister rather than Canada’s Prime Minister. [...]
By LINH DINH SINCE September 11, 2001, Bin Laden had been mostly an absence. His few video or audio tapes were highly suspect, and speculations about his death had often surfaced. On July 11, 2002, Amir Taheri wrote in the New York Times, “Osama bin Laden is dead. The news first came from sources in [...]
By YVONNE RIDLEY AS the news of Osama bin Laden’s death filtered out onto the streets of America it triggered unsightly scenes of undiluted hysteria, chest-thumping and back-slapping which has sadly become a trademark of the vengeful ‘hang’em high’ lobby that emerged from the rubble of 9/11. And just like George W Bush did on [...]
“Palestinians have not been excluded from the Arab awakening that was dawning on the region and Israel is not immune from its ripple effect” DR. ASHRAF EZZAT Benjamin Netanyahu “The Arab world is experiencing an earthquake” … thus commented Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minster, on the power of popular uprisings sweeping across the Middle East and [...]
By TOM HENDERSON A GIRL at Clearbrook High School in Friendswood, Texas, just happens to come from a Muslim family. She's not a terrorist. She's just another freshman trying to adjust to high school and navigate the dark waters of adolescence. Yet, her algebra teacher thought he could have some fun at her expense following [...]
By WAHEEDUDDIN AHMED IN the Op Ed page in the New York Times of May 4, 2011, Robert Klitzman, a psychiatrist, who lost his sister on 9/11, writes: “When the members of Al-Qaeda attacked on 9/11, Americans wondered, ‘Why do they hate us so much?” Many here believe they dislike us for our “freedom,” but [...]
By MATT BRAUER AS I watched the images of animated crowds gathering outside the White House and in lower Manhattan last Sunday night, I could not help but wonder exactly what was being celebrated in the chants and songs resounding in the streets. In spite of the unquestionably murderous acts perpetrated by Osama bin Laden [...]
