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The Whitewashing of Ariel Sharon
Source : PalestineChronicle | By Ramzy Baroud
The death of former Israeli leader Ariel Sharon enlivened US media’s interest in the legacy of a man considered by many a war criminal, and by some a hero. In fact, the supposed heroism of Sharon was at the heart of CNN coverage of his death on January 11.
Sharon spent his last eight years in a coma, but apparently not long enough for US corporate media to wake up from its own moral coma. CNN online’s coverage presented Sharon as a man of heroic stature, who was forced to make tough choices for the sake of his own people. “Throughout, he was called ‘The Bulldozer’, a fearless leader who got things Read more ...

Friday Khutbah : Syria Crisis – O Bilad al-Sham! You are in Our Hearts!!
Friday Khutbah : Syria Crisis - O Bilad al-Sham! You are in Our Hearts!!
Khutbah by Sh. Yasir Qadhi | Transcribed by Sameera | Source: MuslimMatters
[The following is the video and transcript of Shaykh Yasir Qadhi's khutbah on the Syrian crisis, delivered on February 10, 2012. The transcript includes slight modifications for the sake of readability and clarity.]
Part 1
My dear brothers and sisters in Islam, one of the very few lands that our Prophet (peace be upon him) has mentioned in numerous traditions, and in fact even before him, Allah has mentioned by reference in the Quran is the land of Sham, which is now the land of Syria, Jordan, Lebanon Read more ...