January 30, 2003 | 27 Dhu-l-Qidah 1423 Hijriah
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veiled4allah
veiled4allahthe horrifying situation in North Korea
Ya Allah, this is what gives you nightmares. I've been reading about the gulags of North Korea, in which an estimated 400,000 people have died since 1972. Up to 200,000 people are still imprisoned there today, according to this report....
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veiled4allahthe troubles of Ivory Coast
Inspired by Jonathan Edelstein's recent series of posts about the civil war in Ivory Coast (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9), I spent the evening learning more about the background of this conflict. An excellent overview is...
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veiled4allahearly stages of campus activism
Yesterday I attended a meeting of the Human Rights Club at college. Today was the open forum on human rights that the club was sponsoring. It went pretty well, all things considered. One of the speakers (who is also one...
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A Quranic Journal
A Quranic JournalSurah Abasa ayah 10
Fa anta an hu talahha To him you are neglectful This concludes the story started in ayah 1. The following is an excerpt of commentary on this passage, from Tafsir Ibn Kathir: It is related on the authority of...
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A Quranic JournalSurah Abasa ayah 9
Wa huwa yakhsha And he is afraid Comment: This continues the story started in ayah 1...
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The Clipboard
The ClipboardHas Ashcroft Violated Ethics Rules?
In addition, Ashcroft implied that Hamdi was responsible for the death of CIA agent Johnny Spann, who had been recently killed in Afghanistan. He did not, however, cite any evidence to support such a charge. Nor has he brought an...
