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Maximum sentence for the minimum crime
17 March 2010 09:01

Maximum sentence for the minimum crime

(Islam Times) - With California's budget crisis spiraling out of control, the case of Robert Ferguson shows the twisted priorities of the state's lawmakers, says Eric Ruder.

Coming Out of the Shadows march for undocumented youth in Chicago
17 March 2010 08:59

Out of the shadows and into the streets

(Islam Times) - On the fourth anniversary of the first mega-march of the immigrant rights movement, when tens of thousands took the streets of Chicago, immigrants again stepped out of the shadows to speak out against the everyday injustices they face.

An Afghan man views the site of the Kandahar attacks near Kandahar prison, Sunday. Taliban suicide bombers struck across Afghanistan
16 March 2010 08:45

Lawful Outlaws

(Islam Times) - Ejtebaa discusses the recent terrorist attacks in Pakistan as well as their implications. Interesting read.

Dreams shattered in Black America
15 March 2010 09:46

Dreams shattered in Black America

(Islam Times) - Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor documents the devastating foreclosure crisis in the African American community--and sets out the historical backdrop of housing issues and racism.

Glenn Beck has stirred the pot again.
14 March 2010 17:12

Jesus at the Tea Party

(Islam Times) - Ed Kilgore describes the backlash to Glen Beck's radical remarks.

Paul Pierce
14 March 2010 17:01

Truth about Celtics will be revealed beginning with visit to Cleveland

(Islam Times) - Whether they want to admit it or not, the season has come down to this for the Celtics: Eighteen games to figure out who they are, what they are and whether they should still be included among the select few potential champions of this NBA season.

Sanctions against Iran doomed to Failure
14 March 2010 10:12

Sanctions against Iran doomed to Failure

(Islam Times) - A Pakistani official stated that placing financial sanctions against Iran is a strategy that will not bear the desired results.

Bahrain: Tension and protests on the eve of the Formula 1 races
14 March 2010 09:55

Bahrain: Tension and protests on the eve of the Formula 1 races

(Islam Times) - On the eve of the Formula 1 car races in Bahrain, the citizens have raised the stakes by taking their struggle a step forward through several means. First they are writing anti-regime slogans on walls especially in areas close to the racecourse in the South of the country.

US Incites against Hezbollah under Slogan of… Human Rights!
13 March 2010 11:34

US Incites against Hezbollah under Slogan of… Human Rights!

(Islam Times) - Day after another, the United States proves itself to be Israel's strategic ally in the region.

Saudi Arabian police bothering a Saudi Arabian Shia
13 March 2010 11:18

Saudi Shia Muslims at risk of torture and ill-treatment

(Islam Times) - In an attempt to consolidate the political and religious dictatorship on the multi-confessional people of the Arabian Peninsula , the Saudi regime has being using the methods of repression and the governmental terrorism to vilify the adherents of the other Islamic schools of jurisprudence....

Palestinians Should Now Declare Their Independence
13 March 2010 10:15

Palestinians Should Now Declare Their Independence

(Islam Times) - Could the Israeli government make it any more obvious they have no intention of sharing the Over-Promised Land with its other inhabitants?

An Apology to Tehran … Yours Faithfully, Yemen
11 March 2010 14:47

An Apology to Tehran … Yours Faithfully, Yemen

(Islam Times) - Armed clashes took place in the province of Saada between the Yemeni security forces and Al-Houthi’s fighters, and lasted for sporadic and erratic periods. In theory, the said war underwent as well a critical stage between Al-Houthi’s fighters and the Saudi entity’s forces.

US – China: Provoking the Creditor, Hugging the Holy man
11 March 2010 11:11

US – China: Provoking the Creditor, Hugging the Holy man

The Obama administration’s escalating provocations against China may come at a very high price. It would be unrealistic to assume that China will continue to remain impassive before the territorial threats, economic pressures and diplomatic insults without retaliating. China may decide to dump a large ...

Collapse of the American Empire: Swift, Silent, Certain
11 March 2010 11:05

Collapse of the American Empire: Swift, Silent, Certain

"One of the disturbing facts of history is that so many civilizations collapse," warns anthropologist Jared Diamond in "Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed." Many "civilizations share a sharp curve of decline. Indeed, a society's demise may begin only a decade or two after it reaches its ...

Iraqi Elections: Where is Iraq Heading?
11 March 2010 10:44

Iraqi Elections: Where is Iraq Heading?

There is no doubt that the people of Iraq were remarkable in participating by the millions in the second national election since the U.S. occupied the oil-rich country in 2003 but whether this momentous event marks a new beginning in the strife-torn country remains to be seen.

Fiction of Marja as City Was U.S. Information War
10 March 2010 11:49

Fiction of Marja as City Was U.S. Information War

For weeks, the U.S. public followed the biggest offensive of the Afghanistan War against what it was told was a "city of 80,000 people" as well as the logistical hub of the Taliban in that part of Helmand. That idea was a central element in the overall impression built up in February that Marja was ...

Our Dirty Little Secret: Who
10 March 2010 11:43

Our Dirty Little Secret: Who's Really Poor in America?

Two old friends, civil rights activist David Mixner and former U.S. Senator (and my oft co-author) Don Riegle (D-MI), believe that in the economic recovery, not enough attention is being given to 'who's really poor' now. David and Don have for years advised me -- and others -- on the issue of poverty ...

Barack Obama
10 March 2010 11:14

Obama does Bush one better

(Islam Times) - Why is Barack Obama getting away with constitutional outrages that would have caused an outburst of protest if George Bush committed them, asks Eamonn McCann.

The new International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general, Yukiya Amano
9 March 2010 11:41

UN atomic boss feels the heat

(Islam Times) - The new head of the International Atomic Energy Agency is raising feathers with his approach to the Iranian nuclear program.

The Saudi Entity: Ambitions, Occupation, and Violations against Yemen
9 March 2010 10:19

The Saudi Entity: Ambitions, Occupation, and Violations against Yemen

(Islam Times) - Yemen was during the previous era dominated by two different regimes. In north Yemen, Hamidaddin’s regime (Hashemite Mutawakkilite Kingdom) was ruling. Whereas, in the south there was the British Mandate and the ruling of the Sultans (Federation of South Arabia)

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