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December 03, 2004 | 20 Shawwal 1425 Hijriah

From: A Quranic Journal A Quranic Journal

Surah al-Mulk ayah 25

Wa yaquluna mata hadha al-wa'du in kuntum sadiqina And they say: When will this promise come, if you are honest? The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Tafsir Ibn Kathir: Meaning, 'when will this gathering...


~ posted by Al-Muhajabah, a student of the Quran, at 05:31 PM to
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From: The Clipboard The Clipboard

U.S. Free-Trade Deals Include Few Muslim Countries

But Bahrain, an island nation with a population of 678,000, is an exception in securing access to the giant U.S. market. Excluding oil, imports from Muslim countries have increased by just 3.2 percent since 2000, their growth suppressed by tariffs...


~ posted by Al-Muhajabah, a fair and balanced niqabi, at 05:26 PM to trade
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From: The Clipboard The Clipboard

Is This American?

Quoted in full because I can't pick just one part to excerpt. Ivins expresses my feelings perfectly. It is both peculiar and chilling to find oneself discussing the problem of American torture. I have considered support of basic human rights...


~ posted by Al-Muhajabah, a fair and balanced niqabi, at 05:21 PM to torture, guantanamo
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From: veiled4allah veiled4allah

young, Muslim, and British

Thanks to an email tip from George, I found a special section by the British newspaper The Guardian about young Muslims in the UK. The Guardian held a conference with 100 young British Muslims and has a large number of...


~ posted by Al-Muhajabah, a member of the reality-based community, at 06:44 AM to muslims
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From: The Clipboard The Clipboard

PR Meets Psy-Ops in War on Terror

These efforts have set off a fight inside the Pentagon over the proper use of information in wartime. Several top officials see a danger of blurring what are supposed to be well-defined lines between the stated mission of military public...


~ posted by Al-Muhajabah, a fair and balanced niqabi, at 06:11 AM to propaganda
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From: The Clipboard The Clipboard

U.S. Can Use Evidence Gained by Torture

Statements produced under torture have been inadmissible in U.S. courts for about 70 years. But the U.S. military panels reviewing the detention of 550 foreigners as enemy combatants at the U.S. naval base in Cuba are allowed to use such...


~ posted by Al-Muhajabah, a fair and balanced niqabi, at 06:06 AM to torture
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From: The Clipboard The Clipboard

Man on a mission

Update 12/10: Looks like Kerik is out (also here and here), supposedly because "questions have arisen about the immigration status of a housekeeper and nanny he employed". Quite so. In the first weeks after the US invasion of Iraq last...


~ posted by Al-Muhajabah, a fair and balanced niqabi, at 05:59 AM to homeland, security
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