August 29, 2003 | 1 Rajab 1424 Hijriah
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The Clipboard
GAO's Final Energy Task Force Report Reveals that the Vice President Made A False Statement to Congress
The Report quietly - but tellingly - notes that the Vice President's team "solicited input from, or received information and advice from nonfederal energy stakeholders, principally petroleum, coal, nuclear, natural gas, and electricity industry representatives and lobbyists." (Emphasis added.) In...
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veiled4allah
leadership and responsibility in Islam
In a lengthly essay called "Gender-based Exclusionism at a Muslim Student Association" (part one, part two), Shabana Mir discusses her attempts to increase women's participation in the Muslim Students Association at her campus, especially in leadership positions, and where her...
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The Clipboard
Iraqi Civil War Brewing
It is still not known who set off the explosion that killed him at the shrine of Ali, grandson of the Prophet Mohammad. It could have been Sunni Arab factions who fear the rise of Shi'a dominance in Iraq, or...
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veiled4allah
a must read
Billmon wrote an incredibly moving post yesterday about his experiences growing up in the South before and during the Civil Rights era. We've come a long way since then but we must never forget how much wrong was done that...