February 07, 2003 | 5 Dhu-l-Hijjah 1423 Hijriah
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The Clipboard
The ClipboardWhere Are the Islamic Moderates? Some Answers
An alternative approach to overcoming Muslim hostilities is within our reach, but it comes with stiff requirements. First, we must give up the idea that modernization means Westernization. Second, we must accept that moderation with staying power will be moderation...
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veiled4allah
veiled4allahfor the idealistic dreamer in all of us
How rare to read something this upbeat and hopeful about the situation in Israel and Palestine. Calling All Nine Million Plus By: Deb Reich* Somewhere inside each and every Palestinian and Israeli is a noble human soul -- the most...
From: veiled4allah
veiled4allahsome info on the space shuttle Columbia
My sister works at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California. She has a lot of of contacts with astronomers. She received some interesting photos and information via email about the Columbia disaster: an astronomer caught some images from his observatory....
From: veiled4allah
veiled4allahGod help us, haven't they done enough already to our civil liberties?
Justice Dept. Drafts Sweeping Expansion of Anti-Terrorism Act Link found via Counterspin Central Update 2/8: Good analysis and reactions at Shadow of the Hegemon, The Liquid List, Warblogging.com, The Agonist, and Oliver Willis...
From: The Clipboard
The ClipboardIsrael: Iraq Aids Palestinian Terror, But No Links to Al Qaeda
Boaz Ganor, an Israeli counter-terrorism expert, said he knows of no Iraqi ties to terror groups, beyond Baghdad's relationship with Palestinian militias and possibly Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda. After the Sept. 11 terror attacks, Israel's intelligence began looking into...
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The ClipboardWar and Wisdom
President Bush and Colin Powell have adroitly shown that Iraq is hiding weapons, that Saddam Hussein is a lying scoundrel and that Iraqi officials should be less chatty on the telephone. But they did not demonstrate that the solution is...
From: veiled4allah
veiled4allahway to go, sis!
Congratulations to sister Sadia Salam. Her abstract painting Colour 1 has been accepted to the Art Museum of London, Ontario!...
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A Quranic Journal
A Quranic JournalSurah Abasa ayah 30
Wa hada'iqa ghulba And gardens of trees Comment: This continues the description started in ayah 24...
From: A Quranic Journal
A Quranic JournalSurah Abasa ayah 29
Wa zaytuna wa nakhla And olives and dates Comment: This continues the description started in ayah 24...
From: veiled4allah
veiled4allahdoes Islam allow honor killings?
Zack Ajmal has been posting recently about honor killings (1 and 2). To make it clear, honor killings are FORBIDDEN by Islam. Honor killing is murder and must be punished accordingly. Honor killing was one of many abuses of women...
