By Colin Todhunter 03 June, 2013 Countercurrents.org What happens when you allow commercial interests free rein over a nation state’s food and agricultural policies? Consumers and farmers end up paying the price. Take the current predicament of wheat contamination in the US . Genetically engineered (GE) wheat is not approved …
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Three months after the first list of accredited hujjaj was published, South Africa’s haj quota of 2,500 has been filled. That was the confirmation from the South African Haj and Umrah Council (Sahuc), given on VOC’s Breakfast Beat on Monday morning. According to Sahuc secretary general, Shaheen Essop, the process …
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The death of an Aalim, the loss of the world. It was indeed a sad day for humanity when on 2nd June, after Maghrib salaah (prayer) Hadrath Maulana Shah Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Saheb Rahmatullah Alay of Karachi, the Jalaludin Rumi of our time passed away in Pakistan after a duration …
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By Gul Jammas Hussain 01 June, 2013 Countercurrents.org Since 2001, when Islamabad joined Washington’s war on terror against Pashtuns in Afghanistan, Pakistan has been sinking into the quicksand of extremism and terrorism. The U.S. war caused numerous civilian causalities in the Pashtun areas of Afghanistan which kindled sentiments of revenge …
Read More »02 June, 2013 Countercurrents.org In Turkey , the police forces retreated from Taksim in Istanbul . The retreat was ahead of a march by the Republican People’s Party (CHP). But before the police withdrawal a brutal crackdown targeting demonstrators protesting the demolition of the Gezi Park went on …
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Samar Fatany Countries around the world have started preparations for the 20th anniversary of the International Year of the Family (2014). Governments, civil societies, academic and private sectors as well as national, international and regional groups of family experts, practitioners and researchers have have begun addressing the role of …
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Countercurrents.org More than two million people, marched a few days ago against Monsanto, the agro-monster, in more than 400 cities in 52 countries. There are confusion among many regarding GMO. The following information provided by Earth Open Source* helps understand the issue: Genetically modified (GM) crops are promoted on the …
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By Niles Williamson 30 May, 2013 WSWS.org On Wednesday, the US launched a drone strike in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal region, killing at least seven people. The strike, the first since Pakistan’s May 11 elections and Obama’s speech on drone policy last week, was a clear message that Washington intends …
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Faizel Patel Would you offer a bribe to pass your driver’s licence test? In a recent survey conducted by consumer insights company Pondering Panda 2768 respondents, aged between 18 and 34, were interviewed across South Africa, and asked about their opinion regarding corruption in traffic departments. The results were shocking. …
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28 May 2013 Soldiers storm Aqsa Dozens of female Israeli soldiers on Monday stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound in Jerusalem’s Old City. The Al-Aqsa Foundation for Endowment and Heritage said that the soldiers in their uniforms stormed the complex through the Al-Magharebah gate that connects the mosque with the …
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