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April 27, 2005 | 18 Rabi al-Awwal 1426 Hijriah

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UN investigator who exposed US army abuse forced out of his job

The UN's top human rights investigator in Afghanistan has been forced out under American pressure just days after he presented a report criticising the US military for detaining suspects without trial and holding them in secret prisons. Cherif Bassiouni had...

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The Draft: Between Iraq and a Hard Place

After two years of intensive fighting in Iraq, the Pentagon is feeling the strain in every military muscle and has been looking for relief in just about every direction but one -- the draft. All across the United States today,...

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do not let hatred drive you to injustice

Hesham Hassaballa writes about The Most Profound Statement In The Qur'an. According to him (and I agree), this is probably: Believers, stand out firmly for God, as witnesses to fair dealing, and let not the hatred of others toward you...

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