February 01, 2005 | 21 Dhu-l-Hijjah 1425 Hijriah
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A Quranic Journal
A Quranic JournalResources on Surah at-Tahrim
The commentary on Surah at-Tahrim that is cited below is taken from Tafsir Ibn Kathir (follow "next" link to view tafsir). You can read additional commentary by Abu'l-Aala Maududi....
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The ClipboardTrain wreck of an election
Iraq is a train wreck. The man who caused it is not in trouble. Tomorrow night he will give his State of the Union speech, and the Washington establishment will applaud him. Tens of thousands of Iraqis are dead. More...
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veiled4allah
veiled4allahdeath threat for hijab
Steve Gilliard points to this story about a Belgian man who faced death threats for employing a Muslim woman who wears hijab (the headscarf): "You are a bad Belgian and you have signed your own death warrant." That was the...
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The ClipboardCIA Corrects Itself on Iraq WMDs
In what may be a formal acknowledgment of the obvious, the CIA has issued a classified report revising its prewar assessments on Iraq and concluding that Baghdad abandoned its chemical weapons programs in 1991, intelligence officials familiar with the document...
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The ClipboardUS must regain moral ascendancy
As a result of 9/11 attacks, the US was indisputably in a position of moral ascendancy - that is, the unambiguous and near-universal perception that your cause is right. It is more than sympathy. It's "actionable sympathy." Moral ascendancy is...
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The ClipboardVideos Show Guantanamo Prisoner Abuse
Videotapes of riot squads subduing troublesome terror suspects at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay show the guards punching some detainees, tying one to a gurney for questioning and forcing a dozen to strip from the waist down, according...
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The ClipboardN.Y. Using Terrorism Law To Prosecute Street Gang
The Bronx district attorney has accused members of the St. James Boys street gang of shootings "committed with the intent to intimidate or coerce a civilian population." The other charges include murder, attempted murder, various weapons charges and assault. But...
