More than one in 10 under 25s in the UK now describe themselves as Muslim

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Census figures show Christianity in sharp decline whilst belief in Islam dramatically increases Heather Saul Friday 17 May 2013 inShare http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/census-figures-show-christianity-in-sharp-decline-whilst-belief-in-islam-dramatically-increases-8621271.html A fresh analysis of the 2011 census has shown that … [Read more...]

Dropping the Q bomb

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Ejaz Khan 16 May 2013 02:07 (South Africa) “They” said that al-Qaeda was going to bomb the World Cup stadia in 2010. The only bomb that fell was Lionel Messi’s failure to score a single goal in the entire tournament. The closest thing to “terrorism” was Nigel De Jong’s karate kick on Xabi Alonso in the World Cup final, and all that he got was a yellow card. Now “they” say … [Read more...]

The forgotten heart of the Nakba

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  Ebrahim Moosa – Cii News | 15 May 2013 Palestinians who live in the Diaspora have a special word to describe it. The ‘Shatat’: An Arabic phrase that conveys the gaping wound of Palestinian dispossession, all resulting from the Nakba – a catastrophic series of events that led to the forced expulsion of 800,000 original inhabitants of Palestine from their homeland to the West … [Read more...]

Burma: Lest We Don’t See, A Genocide Is In The Making

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By Bonojit Hussain 14 May, 2013 Countercurrents.org I “We have to ask ourselves whether we may have over-romanticized its (Burmese pro-democracy movement within and outside of Burma) battles against the junta as a broader quest to bring pure, universal human rights to Burma, when in fact we had little evidence of a wholesale commitment to the principle of tolerance.” – Francis Wade … [Read more...]

Quota increase unlikely

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With just a few months until the start of the 1434 haj season, pilgrims have been urged to finalise their contracts with their operators of choice by Friday, so the arrangements in the Saudi Kingdom can be made well ahead of time by the South African Haj and Umrah Council (Sahuc). Speaking to Breakfast Beat on Tuesday, Sahuc secretary general, Shaheen Essop, said the contracts between the haj … [Read more...]

No AQ link: Dockrat

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The Dockrat family has hit back at a Daily Maverick report claiming that it is operating a terrorist camp in South Africa with links to Al Qaeda, describing it as “self evidently mischievous”. Finally breaking the family's silence on Tuesday, Farhad Ahmed Dockrat, in a written statement, said the article “smacks of inherently improbable and farfetched assertions.” Farhad stated that the … [Read more...]

Terror claims denied

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An online expose detailing the goings-on into an alleged Al Qaeda training camp outside Pretoria has evoked sharp criticism from Muslim commentators. On Tuesday, media monitoring group Media Review Network (MRN) said the publication has “given credence to allegations which lack substance and credibility”. The Daily Maverick on Monday reported that the police's Crimes Against The State … [Read more...]

‘Al Qaeda in South Africa’ expose

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Professor Hussein Solomon fingered in ‘Al Qaeda in South Africa’ expose’   Professor Hussein Solomon is the master architect behind today’s Daily Maverick article on alleged ‘Al Qaeda’ activities in South Africa. This was the view articulated by veteran community activist and journalist Zahid Asmal on Cii Radio today as the Muslim community responded to journalist De Wet … [Read more...]

The Palestinian “Catastrophe”

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The Media Review Network South Africa would like to announce and share a special day of commemoration for the people of Palestine, Nakba Day. May is a very significant month as it marks a special day of commemoration that is observed by Palestinians and Arab Israelis. It is observed on the 15th to commemorate the events that led to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fleeing or being forced … [Read more...]

Death is Preferable to Life at Obama’s Guantanamo

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By Marjorie Cohn Global Research, May 10, 2013 Url of this article: http://www.globalresearch.ca/death-is-preferable-to-life-at-obamas-guantanamo/5334556 More than 100 of the 166 detainees at Guantanamo are starving themselves to death. Twenty-three of them are being force-fed. “They strap you to a chair, tie up your wrists, your legs, your forehead and tightly around the waist,” Fayiz … [Read more...]