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Neither Justice nor Morality: Just Impunity from Crimes against Humanity

March 4, 2013   Politics & News
Source : PalestineChronicle | Written By : William A. Cook “The world is ruled by neither justice nor morality; crime is not punished nor virtue rewarded, one is forgotten as quickly as the other. The world is ruled by power and power is obtained with money. To work is senseless, because money cannot be obtained through work, but through exploitation of others. And if we cannot exploit as much as we wish, at least let us work as little as we can. Moral duty? We believe neither in the morality of man nor in the morality of systems.” – Tadeusz Borowski, This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen. This hideous and degrading picture of the Read more ...
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Cameron in Blunderland

February 24, 2013   Politics & News
Source : PalestineChronicle | Written By : Felicity Arbuthnot “The refuge of the morally, intellectually, artistically and economically bankrupt is war.”– (Martin H.Fischer, 1879-1962.) It has not been an auspicious couple of weeks for UK Prime Minister David Cameron. His Cabinet colleagues, largely a bunch of millionaires, have accused the unemployed of being work-shy and a burden on the taxpayers – never mind that businesses are closing in near industrial numbers and that often hundreds, if not thousands, apply for one job. Additionally, according to the Literacy Trust:  “One in six people in the UK struggle with literacy. This means Read more ...
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One-sided US Veto

September 26, 2011   Politics & News
Source: Palestine Chronicle - By Neve Gordon and Yinon Cohen | 09/20/2011 US President Barack Obama's decision to use the US' veto prerogative if the United Nations votes to recognise a Palestinian state will constitute a blow to those seeking peace in the Middle East.His administration's claim that peace can only be achieved through dialogue and consent rather than through unilateral moves ignores the complex power relations that constitute peace-making between Israelis and Palestinians. History teaches that peace is achieved only when the conflicting sides believe that they have too much to lose by sustaining the conflict. And, at this point Read more ...
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Allahu Akbar! What does it mean to you?

September 23, 2011   Islam, Personal
If you were to believe the magic box sitting in your living room, then you might think of bearded men with turbans screaming. You might imagine atrocious “honor killings” in remote villages and feel frightened. How could such a beautiful expression of gratitude be transformed into one associated with fear and unease?The truth is that Allahu Akbar is supposed to be the epitome of gratitude manifested into words. It is an expression of comfort; a release from the daily harm we commit unto our own selves. Muslims and non-Muslims alike have used this expression as a slogan for their own agendas. Ultimately though, a re-connection with the true meaning Read more ...
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Globalization Unchecked!!

February 26, 2011   Miscellaneous, Politics & News
Globalization Unchecked : How Alien Media is Suffocating Real Culture - By  RAMZY BAROUD Source : www.ramzybaroud.net A Muslim family sits across of me in cafe, in a largely Muslim Asia country. An older woman shyly hunches over and desperately trying to avoid eye contact with the giant plasma screen TV, blazing loud music on the popular music video channel, MTV. The scantily dressed presenter introduces her ‘top song’ for the week. Beyonce, dressed in so very little, annoyingly reiterates that she is “a single lady.” The old woman’s son is mesmerized by what he sees. He pays no attention to his mother, young wife or even his own son who wreaks Read more ...
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Picture Perfect : Moments from the Blessed month of Ramadan

December 18, 2010   Islam, Picture Perfects, Ramadan
Allah - the Most High - said: "The month of Ramadan in which the Quran was revealed, a guidance for mankind and clear proofs for the guidance of the Criterion between right and wrong. So whosoever of you sights the crescent for the month of Ramadan, he must fast that month." [Surah al-Baqarah 2:185] Allah's Messenger sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "lslam is built upon five: Testifying that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah and the Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, establishing the Prayer, giving the Zakah, performing Hajj to the House, and fasting in Ramadan." [Related by al-Bukhari (1/48) and Muslim (no.16), from Ibn 'Umar radiallahu Read more ...
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Picture Perfect : Hajj – The Journey of a Lifetime

November 27, 2010   Hajj & Umrah, Islam, Mosques, Picture Perfects
Moving images, striking panoramas, majestic mosques and minarets, special aerial images, intimate scenes of rapturous pilgrims - these are just a few rare close up moments of one of the Most important cities in the world, Makkah and Madinah. These pictures are recent (most from 1431 Hijri [2010]) and I believe these images will awaken the understanding of religion, brotherhood and of Hajj, the journey of a Lifetime. Photo Courtesy : http://www.flickr.com/photos/29070131@N02/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/noushadali/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/alshreif/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/55363625@N04/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/aljazeeraenglish/ And Read more ...
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Palestine : A Single State, with Liberty and Justice for All

October 25, 2010   Islam, Politics & News
Prior to the establishment of Israel, Palestine had been multi-religious and multi-cultural. Muslims, Christians and Jews, Armenians, Greek Orthodox, to name a few, all had a place there; and all lived in relative harmony. Other nations fought wars and waged epic struggles to attain the kind of coexistence that was already a reality in Palestine. But while the world strives toward the noble truths that we are all created equal, Israel legislates the notion of a Chosen People with exclusive rights and privilege for Jews. Where countries have worked to integrate their citizens to create the richness of diversity, Israel is working in reverse, employing Read more ...
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Makkah Time : The new alternative for GMT

August 14, 2010   Islam, Politics & News
Source : ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The giant clock of Makkah is all set to tick home a new time standard, as some scholars believe that it will be an ideal alternative to the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).Many scholars are of the opinion that Makkah Time can provide the world an alternative to the GMT. These people have scientific arguments to back their contention, as Makkah is situated in the center of the world. At a conference in Doha in 2008, Muslim clerics and scholars presented “scientific” arguments that Makkah time is the true global meridian. They said that Makkah is the center of the world. “Putting Makkah time in the face of Greenwich Read more ...
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The Reality of Our Existence

June 7, 2010   Islam, Sahabas & others
Al-Asma'i reported that the ruler Ar-Rashid once ordered for many delicacies to be prepared for him. He wanted to have a party for himself, so he had a hall decorated for him and invited the famous poet Abul-'Ataahiyyah. When the party began, Ar-Rashid looked at Abul-'Ataahiyyah and said, "Describe the pleasures of the world that we are enjoying." Abul-'Ataahiyyah began: "Live in comfort as long as you please, Under the shades of high and wonderful castles." "Wonderful, wonderful. Please continue," said Ar-Rashid. Abul-'Ataahiyyah continued, "All that you desire is brought to you Quickly, both in the morning and in the evening." "Wonderful, wonderful," Read more ...
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