October 26, 2002 | 19 Shaban 1423 Hijriah
From: 
veiled4allah
veiled4allahfrustrations with computers and bureaucracy
For some weird reason, I've been having trouble when filing my unemployment claims the last couple of weeks. After I submit my information, a message telling me that my claim has been accepted is supposed to signal that the information...
From: 
The Clipboard
The ClipboardTorture and Rape Stalk the Streets of Chechnya
Sometimes those who survive wish they were dead, as in Zernovodsk this summer, when townspeople say they were chased on to a field [by Russian soldiers] and made to watch women being raped. When their men tried to defend them,...
From: The Clipboard
The ClipboardThought Police
Despite this modicum of defiance, everyone agrees that Section 215 has begun to exact a toll. "Right after 9/11, Americans seemed eager to learn more about the world," says Larry Siems, director of International Programs at the PEN American Center....
From: 
A Quranic Journal
A Quranic JournalSurah al-Ghashiyah ayah 10
Fi jannatin 'aliyah In a lofty Paradise The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Tafsir Ibn Kathir: They will be given luxurious houses where they will hear no vain talk...
